"I wish I had a river I could skate away on"NY churches offer ``Blue Christmas'' services
Not everyone is happy around Christmas time.
Two Westchester churches are offering "Blue Christmas" services this week for people who are grieving, upset, or just not in the holiday spirit.
The Rev. Gawain de Leeuw (Gah-WAIN' de LEE'-oh), rector of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in White Plains, says "the holidays are tough on people."
The Katonah United Methodist service is Thursday evening. St. Bart's gets blue at 5 p.m. Sunday.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--bluechristmas1218dec18,0,2150233.story
A Christmas that’s blue? This service is for you
A special “Blue Christmas” service will be hosted by Lahaina’s Holy Innocents Episcopal Church on Christmas Day at noon.
“Christmas can be a painful time for some,” said Holy Innocents’ Priest-in-Charge, Father Bill Albinger.
“It may be their first Christmas without a loved one who has died. It may be the loss of a job, a family member serving in Iraq, or other causes of great anxiety and worry. Christmas may be a time that, for whatever reason, has always been difficult.”
We are constantly reminded of the happiness of the season in stores and malls, on television and radio, and that, according to Father Bill, may make people even sadder. It may remind them of their loss or their present economic concerns.
http://www.lahainanews.com/story.aspx?id=9797
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