Friday, December 16, 2011 is our Blue Christmas Service. Named for the line from the song ("I'll have a blue Christmas without you"), this is a special service of worship and healing that acknowledges that for many people Christmas is a time of loneliness, sorrow, alienation, or sadness. This service offers a way for people to accept those feelings, and still feel surrounded by the compassionate love of God.
This is a more quiet, somber service focussing on the comfort of God during the dark times -- seeing Christmas not only as a holiday of light, but a light that shines through a very real darkness.
Everyone will be offered an opportunity to come forward and light a candle in memory of someone, to mark a significant personal event, or simply to acknowledge their need for light in their lives. There will also be an opportunity, those who wish it, to say a few words to share feelings or to remember a loved one who has been lost.
If, as Christmas approaches, you are feeling more blue than merry -- if you are feeling that rejoicing is hard work -- this service is designed for you.
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