Houlton Wesleyan Church plans Holiday concert

HOULTON, Maine — The public is invited to the Christmas by Candlelight concert on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Houlton Wesleyan Church. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. The concert participants, residents of Aroostook County and New Brunswick make up a 50-member choir, 30-member orchestra, 75-member children’s choir, and a drama team.
    Since September, the concert participants have been traveling weekly from as far away as Caribou, Island Falls, and Fredericton to prepare for this Christmas by Candlelight presentation. Familiar Christmas carols will be sung by candlelight. All these participants will be presenting the account and significance of the birth of Christ.
“Three hundred years before the birth of Christ, God was silent to His people,” said Stan Harris, fine arts director at Greater Houlton Christian Academy. “The Israelites were in turmoil at God’s silence, looking and listening for something from God. Then, after three hundred years, God broke his silence with a gift to His people. This gift would become the greatest gift to humanity. Come hear and see the message of this gift on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Houlton Wesleyan Church.”