Huntingdon College
News Release
November 5, 2018
For more information, contact: Su Ofe, (334) 833-4515; news@hawks.huntingdon.edu
Huntingdon Invites Public to 2018 Christmas Events
Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College invites the public to attend the College’s traditional Christmas Celebration and A Service of Lessons and Carols, Thursday, November 29. Festivities will begin with the arrival of St. Nicholas at 6:30 p.m., led by the Huntingdon Marching Scarlet and Grey, at the front entrance of campus. St. Nicholas will proceed to the Library Atrium, where he will be available to visit with children. Outside, the crowd will sing carols led by the band, and a special guest will light the trees outside Flowers Hall. Following the tree-lighting, all are invited to attend the beautiful tradition, A Service of Lessons and Carols, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall. The service features performances by the Huntingdon Concert Choir and the Huntingdon Chamber Ensemble, interspersed with biblical readings and ornamentation of the Chapel tree by members of student organizations.
Events are as follows:
- 6:30 p.m., Arrival of St. Nicholas and Christmas parade, campus front entrance
- 6:45 p.m., Caroling and Tree Lighting, Flowers Hall front entrance
- 7:00 p.m., A Service of Lessons and Carols, Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall
The above events are free and open to the public as part of Huntingdon’s Cultural and Community Events Series, sponsored by Baptist Health.
To learn more, contact the Office of Communications at (334) 833-4515 or news@hawks.huntingdon.edu.
Huntingdon College has been named a top 6 regional Best Value and top 11 regional college in the South by U.S. News and World Report; among a list of Colleges that Change Lives, by Washington Monthly; among the Best Colleges in Alabama and the Best Small Colleges in America by College Consensus; and among the Best Colleges: Region by Region (South) by the Princeton Review. Through the Huntingdon Plan, full-time day students are provided a laptop computer, books and information resources, active learning experiences, and senior-year travel-study opportunities—all within regular tuition and fees. Huntingdon’s Evening Studies program offers degree completion programs at 10 locations across the state. Huntingdon College continues a legacy of faith, wisdom, and service through a liberal arts academic tradition grounded in the Judeo-Christian heritage of the United Methodist Church.
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Suellen (Su) Ofe
Vice President
for Marketing and Communications
Huntingdon College
1500 E. Fairview Ave., Montgomery, AL 36106
(334) 833-4515; Cell (334) 324-6591
