Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will offer Love Feasts in Moravian Tradition Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. A tradition of the Moravian Church since 1727, Love Feasts include serving specially-baked buns and coffee or apple juice to worshipers.

All adult worshipers will be given a lighted beeswax candle dressed in a red paper “ruff.” Children will substitute a small flashlight for a candle.

Love Feasts include traditional and Moravian carols sung by everyone. Featured also will be anthems by Adult Choir, Joyful Noise Ringers, Christ Our Shepherd Brass, Christ Our Shepherd Flute Choir, and the Moravian Trombone Choir of Christ Our Shepherd.

Karl Dietmeyer founded and conducts the flute, brass and trombone choirs, while David Beecher leads the adult choir and handbells.

James C. Hagberg also conducts the choir for the Love Feasts. Some of the soloists are Norman Roobol, Delee Rehak, Ken Olander and Amelia Merriman

Additions to this year’s Love Feasts include Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia” and Christmas Cantata by Daniel Pinkham. The former is unaccompanied and sounds a bit medieval. The latter, while taking some of its cues from plainchant, is accompanied by double brass choirs and is full of surprises. Its concluding “Alleluia” is huge and triumphant.

The church is at Peachtree Parkway and Ga. Highway 54 in Peachtree City.

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