A BENEFIT for the YCAP Yamhill County Food Bank. Free-will monetary offerings will be received.
The 2026 Community Christmas Cantata Choir is excited to announce our one hour presentation of “A Thrill of Hope”. This choral cantata, presented in our 40th season, was arranged and orchestrated in 2003 by Camp Kirkland, and blends narration with a collection of Christmas music in contemporary and traditional styles. The upbeat and moving music is expected to appeal to most tastes and ages.
ALL performances will be interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) for the hard of hearing. Performance arrangements include:
- December 5, Saturday, 11:00am, SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 530 East Edgewood Drive, Newberg, 503-538-2622
- December 6, Sunday, 6:00pm, SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 1500 Southwest Old Sheridan Road, McMinnville, 503-472-7841
- December 11, Friday, 7:00pm, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 300 Flower Lane, Dayton, 503-864-2474
- December 13, Sunday, 6:30pm, ST JOHN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 445 N Maple St, Yamhill, 503-662-4291
- December 16, Wednesday, 7:00pm, CHURCH ON THE HILL, 700 Northwest Hill Road, McMinnville, 503-472-8476
- December 19, Saturday, 3:00pm, JOYFUL SERVANT LUTHERAN CHURCH, 1716 North Villa Road, Newberg, 503-538-0475
- December 21, Monday, 7:00pm, ST JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1145 Northeast First Street, McMinnville, 503-472-5232
This schedule may be impacted by inclement weather. If in doubt, contact the church or the director to confirm a performance after noon on the day of the anticipated performance.
Broadcast of the December 5 program at Newberg Adventist Church may be available. Contact the church in advance for access. YouTube live-streaming of the December 19 event is anticipated on the Joyful Servant Lutheran Church channel.
There are nearly 60 participants in the over-all production, including the six-part, non-denominational, cross-generational choir; Youth Chorus; ASL Choir; narrator; and orchestra (piano, synthesizer, percussion, guitar, electric bass, flute, clarinet and cello). Many faith traditions are represented from about a dozen Oregon communities, three Oregon counties and multiple states. Since 1987, this group has assembled annually in early October solely for the purpose of preparing the Christmas cantata. Several soloists are involved. All participants are volunteers and contribute for their own materials.
Several in the choir are extremely sensitive to fragrances, so audience and congregation members are encouraged to be as “fragrance-free” as possible.
The public is enthusiastically invited and will be warmly welcomed. Hosting congregations are asked to offer refreshments and child care, and all will receive a free-will monetary offering in support of YCAP’s Yamhill County Food Bank. In this manner, nearly $391,500 was raised during the 2004 through 2025 cantata seasons!