Boar's Head Festival, St John Forest Park IL

Boar's Head Festival, St John Forest Park IL Over two thousand years ago, God gave the world the greatest gift ever given, his Son. Jesus came a St.

The colorful ceremony of the Boar's Head has been part of the Christmas celebration in England since the Middle Ages. In Medieval England the boar was considered the sovereign of the forest, a ferocious beast that was a danger and menace to all and, consequently, became a symbol of evil. The presentation of the boar's head at Christmas signifies the triumph of the Christ Child over sin. Over the c

ourse of centuries the entertainment offered as part of the festival has changed, but basic to all occasions has been the Boar's Head Procession, a restaging of the nativity story, and the silent pageantry to accompany the music. The tradition of the Yule Log (whose embers burn all year and then light the next year's log) was added, symbolizing our "Light of the World." The Festival came to America in colonial days where it was first observed in New England. From these beginnings, the Boar's Head Christmas Festival has spread to be celebrated in many Christian settings. John Lutheran Church continues this ancient tradition, giving it new life through music and pageantry.

If you enjoyed our Boars Head Festivals, please consider joining St John Lutheran Church for our brand new musical event...
11/30/2018

If you enjoyed our Boars Head Festivals, please consider joining St John Lutheran Church for our brand new musical event, The Gaudete Festival! We are no longer producing a Boars Head festival so please join us for this entirely new musical celebration!

01/19/2017

It is the season of Epiphany and St John Lutheran Church welcomes you to come celebrate the season with us! The choirs have been hard at work preparing some beautiful music so......Hear Ye Hear Ye! This Sunday, January 22nd, please join us for The Epiphany Music Feast! This is a two part event. Part one is a music concert that will take place in the church beginning at 4:00pm. Attendance is free of charge!

Part two takes place immediately afterwords in the school gym. For this portion of the evening you will be entertained with more music while you enjoy a delicious catered Madrigal dinner! Reservations are required for the dinner and seating is limited so please contact the church office at 708-366-3226 to purchase tickets. Tickets for the dinner are $25.00 (cash or check only). We hope that you can join us!

11/13/2015

Thank you all for your continued support of the Boars Head Festival! Unfortunately, I have the difficult task of relaying the message to you all that we will not be putting on the Festival this year. We have run into some unforeseen obstacles that have caused us to make this decision. We are by no means saying that St John will never perform the Festival again but at this time we don't have a date in mind for our next production. So, until we see you at an upcoming Boars Head Festival, we wish you and your family a joyous Christmas season. May you celebrate the birth of our Savior not just during the month of December, but all year long!

12/21/2014

We are so happy to see so many of our friends stopping by our page! Our Boars Head Festival takes place every other year so we hope to see you all in 2015! We wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

11/14/2013

The printer just delivered the new flyers for this years Boar's Head Festival!!! Would you like to post one at your workplace? Do you have friends or neighbors that you would like to invite? Let us know and we would be happy to share some with you! Flyers will be available at services this week as well. :-)

New Shepherd.......New Costume! When we added a new Shepherd to the cast, our costume designer fired up her sewing mach...
10/29/2013

New Shepherd.......New Costume! When we added a new Shepherd to the cast, our costume designer fired up her sewing machine and started creating yet another a new costume! Can't wait to see what her imagination cooks up this time!

The Boar's Head Festival adult choir has started rehearsals and the music is coming together beautifully!
10/28/2013

The Boar's Head Festival adult choir has started rehearsals and the music is coming together beautifully!

These are some photo's taken at a dress rehearsal prior to the 2011 performance. As you can imagine, this is a huge und...
10/25/2013

These are some photo's taken at a dress rehearsal prior to the 2011 performance. As you can imagine, this is a huge undertaking and therefore The Boar's Head Festival is an "every other year event" for the members of St John Forest Park. Mark your calendar and plan to join us December 14 - 15, 2013!

10/25/2013

We are thrilled to announce that St John Lutheran Church located in Forest Park IL will once again be presenting The Boars Head Festival! Please join us as we transport you back to Medieval England. The beautiful music, fluid dances and ornate costumes are sure to leave you with the true message of Christmas in your heart. Performances are at 4:00pm on both Saturday December 14 and Sunday December 15th, 2013.

We are also delighted to have guest music director Dr. Maurice Boyer at the helm of our choir and orchestra this year! Be sure that you arrive early as pre-festival music will begin at 3:15pm. Come enjoy the soothing sounds of the Boars Head Festival choir, choirs from Walther Christian High School as well as the lovely sounds of the Home Street Players!

Tickets are available at the door and are $18 for General, $15 for Students and Senior. We recommend purchasing in advance and those prices are $15 for General, $12 for Students and Seniors. We accept MasterCard, Visa and Discover. To order tickets, call 706-366-2593.

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Forest Park, IL
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