Julotta

The 170th Julotta, an early morning Christmas service, will be held at at ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø Lutheran Church in Andover, Ill.

The service celebrates the Swedish heritage of the congregation. It begins in candlelight singing ¡°Silent Night¡± and ends with the dawn of Christmas morning.

The church¡¯s first pastor, Lars Paul Esbj?rn (1808-1870), was  the first president of ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø & Theological Seminary.