• Wednesday, Dec. 2  Light the Campus and Hanging of the Greens

Everyone is invited to this annual event marking the beginning of the holiday season on campus.

Beginning at 5 p.m., food for adults and children will be served in the University Center. Craft tables for children will be open from 4:15 until 6. Students from the Wanda L. Bass School of Music will fill the air with festive music.

At 6:15, a candlelight processional to the chapel leads into the Hanging of the Greens service at 6:30. This service marks the beginning of Advent with hymns, readings, and the presentation of the greens by the Spirit of Grace liturgical dancers.

• Dec. 11-12 250 musicians will present Christmas Vespers

A holiday ensemble of more than 250 OCU singers and orchestral musicians will celebrate the 31st annual Christmas Vespers on Dec. 11 and 12 in Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel.

"The program is designed to inspire and comfort people and allow a sense of wonder and joy to enter their lives," said Professor Judith Willoughby, associate director of choral activities and the Wanda L. Bass Choral Chair.

"This program blends familiar carols for the audience with scripture, poetry, and some of the greatest seasonal music of all time," said Dr. Randi Von Ellefson, OCU’s director of choral activities.

Tickets, $10 each, $5 for OCU students, are at the door or call 405-208-5227.

An organ and orchestral music prelude begins at 7:30 p.m. The main program begins at 8 p.m.

The concert will feature the OCU Symphony Orchestra and four OCU vocal ensembles.