CORRECTION:Blue Christmas Service at Richmond Beach Congregational Church, UCC, December 11

CORRECTION: The service is on Sunday, December 11, 2011.  You are still welcome to attend.

Come if you are hurting; come to pray for those who are hurting. Together, we will be in prayer and honor that which has changed or gone in our lives.

For many of us, Christmas is a bittersweet time of year. It is a time for remembering both persons and events that have been a part of our lives in the past, but that are now changed or gone. 

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

We are hurting and cannot get into the festivities as others seem to be able to. It's at such times that we need to make the space and take the time to acknowledge our sadness and concern. We need to know that we are not alone.

The Blue Christmas service is a time for us to join in prayer, to ask God for comfort and to recognize the pain that we and friends are experiencing. It is a quiet, meditative worship service that makes time for remembering, sharing our hurting places with God, and preparing our hearts for the coming of Christ.

You are welcome at this service, on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 4pm at Richmond Beach Congregational Church, UCC. Our address is 1512 NW 195th, (corner of Richmond Beach Rd and 15th NW). Directions.

--Marcia McLaughlin, Spiritual Director, Richmond Beach UCC