On Sunday, October 22 at 5:00 pm, a Choral Evensong (Rite One) will be offered at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 35 South Franklin Street, Wilkes Barre. St. Stephen’s Choir will be joined by local singer friends and guest singers from the Choirs of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Harleysville, PA and All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Princeton, NJ. Organist and Choirmaster Canon Mark Laubach will be assisted by Sue Ellen Echard (Minister of Music and Organist, COHS Harleysville) and Kevin O’Malia (Organist and Director of Music, All Saints’ Church, Princeton).

Choral music will feature compositions by Robert Lehman, George Mursell Garrett, Herbert Murrill, and Felix Mendelssohn. Organ music performed by Canon Laubach will include compositions by Max Reger, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, and Louis Vierne. Offerings of money, food, and clothing will support St. Stephen’s Food Pantry and Clothing Closet.