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Pastor's Corner: Service held for people with a blue Christmas

Friday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m., Van Orsdel United Methodist Church will host its second annual “Blue Christmas” service. But just what is a “Blue Christmas” service? I hear you ask. Let me try to answer that for you now.

For many people, the approaching Christmas holiday does not bring with it the joy and happiness that is advertised on television or in greeting cards. Consequently blue, as in the blues; as in “I’m feeling blue.” Believe it or not, many people do not experience the Advent/Christmas season as a period of joy and celebration. For many — and perhaps for more of us than would care to...

 

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