Celebrate Christ Jesus' life and light through music, songs, and scenes from the Holy Land.
Christmas Presence is an artistic collaboration between Christian Science lecturer, Chet Manchester, and the soloist for The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Julia Wade. Chet and Julia share their talents with interfaith audiences worldwide, and their message about the spiritual meaning of Christmas will inspire people of all ages and backgrounds.
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This is a replay. The lecture was Webcast live from The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, MA,
on Sunday, Dec 20 at 1 pm ET (UTC 18:00)
Chet Manchester is a member of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship living in the Boston area. He has worked professionally as an artist, creative director, and video producer in Kenya, France, and on both U.S. coasts. Chet helped to produce the exhibits and films that opened at The Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston in 2002 and, since then, has spearheaded many new ideas and programs for the spiritual enrichment of young people under the banner of “TMC Youth” at The First Church of Christ, Scientist. His lectures, podcasts, and blogs can be found regularly at tmcyouth.com.
Chet’s love for creativity, youth, and the Bible flows naturally into his work as a public speaker and healer. He lives with his wife and two children in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts.
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Julia Wade is a Classical Crossover performer and recording artist whose work spans musical genres from classical to Broadway to pop. She has performed nationally and internationally in musical theatre, opera, cabaret, and concert work, including such venues as The Rome Opera, Carnegie Hall and NYC’s Don’t Tell Mama, as well as touring her Inspirational concert, A Canvas of Colors, across the country.
At present, Julia is deeply focused on Inspirational music. She is currently Soloist at The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, MA (The Mother Church) and her solos can be heard each Sunday on tfccs.com. Julia has performed on over a dozen recordings and is on the Watchfire Music label where she has released four solo inspirational CDs with a fifth currently in production. To listen to Julia’s music, including songs from Story for the Ages, featured in Christmas Presence, visit: watchfiremusic.com.