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On Dec. 21 at 3 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church will offer a “Blue Christmas” — a Service of Light for the Longest Night. The community is invited to join in a quiet service of healing prayers, Scripture readings, and music to acknowledge that God is present for those who mourn, and that God’s light shines in the darkness.
For those who have experienced loss due to death, illness, separation, or financial setbacks, Christmas can be a time of sadness.
“All are welcome to experience the healing presence of Christ. Please come and invite your friends,” St. Stephen’s said in a press release.
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of SpokaneFāVS.com, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.
