Remembering the meaning of Christmas
Elkton Presbyterian Church held a Christmas Eve candlelight service with lessons and carols. Pastor Ann Ross told children that Christmas centers on Jesus birth, not Santa, and gave each child a wrapped gift. Her sermon cited Joshua Bell’s subway violin performance as a parable of overlooked beauty.
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Elkton UMC Reimagines Christmas With Alternatives
Elkton United Methodist Church embraces alternative Christmas inspired by rethinkngchristmas.com. Pastor David Reynolds leads a season of outreach with a chili feast and neighborhood caroling open to nonmembers, drawing about 40 participants amid cold weather.
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Post Office Struggles With Holiday Mail Volume In Elkton
Elkton clerks and Postmaster Crystal Townsend face a holiday rush as 40 000 letters pass through the office in the five days before Christmas, with daily averages around 6500. A sick regular and late Richmond deliveries compound the workload as Rose Shifflett and Renee Flynn rush to sort the incoming mail.
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