This holiday The Festival of Lights is changing, but maintaining it’s magic. The Festival of Lights continues to be one of Pacific’s most cherished holiday celebrations, and this year it will be extended to two Sundays instead of only one. Students, faculty, staff and all other members of the Pacific family are all welcome to enjoy a variety of different delightful festivities.

Each year the festival of lights adds lights to the walk way of Morris Chapel and surrounding trees.

The first Sunday of December, December 4^th will include a holiday reception and the Greek house lighting.

The reception will take place in the Summit and the Redwood Room. Holiday Karaoke will be held at the Summit in the Static Attic. Hot cocoa and refreshments will be served in the Redwood Room where everyone is invited to take part in gingerbread cookie decorating. Pacific’s Greek houses will be lit this evening for everyone to enjoy. The event is scheduled to last from 7:30 to 8:00pm. On the following Sunday, Sunday the 11 th the President will host his open house, there will be an interfaith service in the Morris Chapel and the traditional holiday tree lighting.

The Festival of Lights traditionally includes a interfaith service at Morris Chapel, an open house at President DeRosa and Mrs. DeRosa's home and the lighting of the Holiday Tree.

Pacific faculty, staff and their families are invited to the holiday open house at the home of President and Mrs. Don DeRosa and their family. The event begins at 4:30 and will end at 6:15 leaving time for guests to walk over to Morris Chapel for the interfaith service. The open house will consist of a buffet dinner and children’s entertainment. Guests are asked to bring a gift for a less fortunate child this season. Gifts will be distributed through the St. Mary’s Dinning Hall.

The interfaith service is an opportunity for the entire Pacific family to share in the many religious holiday traditions present on the campus. Students, faculty and staff will participate in the service through traditional music and speaking. After the service everyone is invited to walk over to the holiday tree adjacent to Burns Tower where at 7:00 pm a carillon concert and sing-a-long will partner the lighting of the holiday tree.

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