Above: St. Mark’s Church is advertising its Blue Christmas Service (image of cropped church flyer)
If Christmas festivities all around have you feeling blue, you may want to attend the annual “Blue Christmas” service a week from tonight.
This time of year, I post a lot about Christmas celebrations and fun. But for some people, the season brings more sorrow than joy. That’s especially true if you’ve suffered a recent loss or are dealing with a difficult situation.
St. Mark’s Church and Pilgrim Church are holding their joint annual Blue Christmas service for folks who might find the holidays a challenge. The annual community church service to offer solace will be held next Wednesday, December 18, 7:00 pm at St. Mark’s Church. The service is open to all.
St. Mark’s Church asked me to share:
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” right? Not always. For many the season of Christmas reminds them of losses, loneliness, and grief. The parent who died on December 30 years ago, the layoff right after Christmas last year, having no family. The fact that everyone else is singing “fa la la la la,” only highlights their own sorrow.
Yet Jesus has words of comfort for you too! . . .
This is a time to acknowledge our grief and lift it up before God. To be assured that you, too, are precious and not alone. To find the light in the darkness. Join us for this service, hosted together with Pilgrim Church.
In past years, they explained that the “quiet service of prayers, readings and candles allows a chance to find solace as we enter the Twelve Days of Christmas.”
