The community is invited to ring in the holiday season at The College of St. Scholastica’s annual Advent Vespers service and tree lighting event, starting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3.
The Advent Vespers service begins at 4:30 p.m. in Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel, which is between Tower Hall and St. Scholastica Monastery on campus.
The service will conclude with a candlelit procession to the front steps of Tower Hall, where the Lighting a Tradition event will start at about 5:20 p.m. Students, faculty and staff will gather for a countdown to the lighting of the campus holiday lights, followed by Christmas carols and a reception with cookies and hot cocoa.