Winter Solstice Experience

On Friday, December 22, 2023, First Parish in Lexington will present a Winter Solstice Experience at 7:30 pm. With music, ritual, candles, dancing, and darkness, we will experience the quiet of the longest night, and welcome the sun as we wait for her return. Led by Rev. Anne Mason, with Minister of Music Rip Jackson, this event will be a mystical experience exploring earth-centered imagery, with an invitation to cherish the darkness. You are invited to set aside your frenetic everyday concerns and take this hour for your own inward journey. The solstice is honored by indigenous religions worldwide, and we will have music, dance, and poetry that honor many of these traditions. A group of intergenerational dancers will weave movement and ritual to celebrate the peace of the darkest night of the year and the triumphant return of the sun’s nourishing light. The musicians will include vocal soloists Chelsea Cannon, Liz Savir, and Natalie Brierre, soprano sax player Katie Runde Sanchez, along with guitar, electric bass, piano, electronic synthesizer, drums, rain stick, gong, Tibetan singing bowl, and other atmospheric musical instruments. They will sing music from diverse genres, including Paul Winter, Loreena McKennitt, Enya, and original music by Rip Jackson. A free-will offering will be taken and public parking will be provided in the church’s rear. For more information call 781-862-8200 or visit www.fplex.org.