Advent and Christmas 2023
Advent Services
All services and programs are in person unless otherwise noted. Some in-person services and activities will also be broadcast on our website and/or Facebook Live, available on demand, or online only on Zoom or Webex. Learn more about watching our services online here.
Understanding Advent
Advent Approaches
A short article about the approach of Advent 2022 and how Trinity Church Wall Street will observe the season.
Watch the Movement Choir's daily Advent dance devotionals
Meditate on the four traditional themes of Advent through the medium of dance. Each devotional is approximately one-minute in length, and allows members of the Movement Choir to share expressions of Advent through the Japanese butoh style of dance.
Advent and Christmas Events
Friday, December 1, 2023
An Advent Online Retreat
Join Samantha Trolice, Program Manager for Spiritual Formation at Trinity Retreat Center, to explore the themes of Advent and the gospel readings.
This free retreat will take place over five half-hour sessions via the Trinity Retreat Center Facebook page throughout the weekend at these times; all times are Eastern. Registration is not required.
- Friday 7–7:30pm
- Saturday 10–10:30am, 2–2:30pm, and 8–8:30pm
- Sunday 4–4:30pm
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Holy Eucharist
A simple celebration of the Holy Eucharist, with a brief sermon and communion.
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Holy Eucharist
A simple celebration of the Holy Eucharist, with a brief sermon and communion.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Trinity Youth Afterschool Holiday Open House
Members of Trinity Youth and their families are invited to celebrate the winter holidays at Trinity Afterschool! We’ll watch a feel-good movie, enjoy musical performances by Jazz House Kids and the Trinity Youth Choristers, decorate cookies with the Sylvia Center, and more!
Questions? Email Jayla Allen, Program Associate for Trinity Youth, at JAllen@trinitywallstreet.org.
Handel's Messiah
Join us for Handel’s Messiah on December 13, at 7pm, in Trinity Church, a cherished holiday tradition that has captivated New York audiences since it was first presented by the church in 1770. Deemed by The New York Times as "transcendent and awe-inspiring," Trinity’s unique Messiah is performed in a sacred space, on period instruments, with soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Ryan Brandau, guest conductor. Ticketed.
Tickets for all three performances are now sold out, but you can join the waitlist to be notified if any tickets become available, or tune in online to the livestream on December 14.
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Handel's Messiah
Join us for Handel’s Messiah on December 14, at 7pm, in Trinity Church, a cherished holiday tradition that has captivated New York audiences since it was first presented by the church in 1770. Deemed by The New York Times as "transcendent and awe-inspiring," Trinity’s unique Messiah is performed in a sacred space, on period instruments, with soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Ryan Brandau, guest conductor. Ticketed.
Tickets for all three performances are now sold out, but you can join the waitlist to be notified if any tickets become available, or tune in online to the livestream on December 14.
Friday, December 15, 2023
Handel's Messiah
Join us for Handel’s Messiah on December 15, at 7pm, in Trinity Church, a cherished holiday tradition that has captivated New York audiences since it was first presented by the church in 1770. Deemed by The New York Times as "transcendent and awe-inspiring," Trinity’s unique Messiah is performed in a sacred space, on period instruments, with soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Ryan Brandau, guest conductor. Ticketed.
Tickets for all three performances are now sold out, but you can join the waitlist to be notified if any tickets become available, or tune in online to the livestream on December 14.
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Holy Eucharist
A simple celebration of the Holy Eucharist, with a brief sermon and communion.
Sing, Choirs of Angels: Holiday Concert and Sing-Along
Join us on December 17, at 3pm, in Trinity Church for a holiday extravaganza full of Christmas carols and other festive songs. The program will include sing-along Christmas carols and other festive works featuring the combined vocal power of all of Trinity's vocal ensembles: The Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street, the Trinity Youth Chorus, St. Paul's Chapel Choir, and Downtown Voices, joined by NOVUS NY Brass, The Choirs from the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), and, of course, Trinity's own congregation.
Admission is free, and registration is required for in-person attendees. Seating will be first come, first served. This performance will also be livestreamed on Trinity website.
Special Compline by Candlelight
Join The Choir of Trinity Wall Street on December 17, at 8pm, in St. Paul's Chapel for Compline by Candlelight, an ancient rite of prayers to end the day. Featuring works by Piers Connor Kennedy, Judith Weir, Jonathan Woody, Herbert Howells, Jan Sandström, Hannah Kendall; curated and led by Timothy Parsons.