The public is invited to celebrate the Christmas season at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church for a Blue Christmas service on Dec. 31 at 4:30 p.m. The service is specifically for anyone experiencing grief or loss, and acknowledges the pain and loneliness that can prevail around the holidays.
The church also holds Christmas Eve services, including the Music of Christmas at 9:30 p.m., and a Christmas Day service at the church in Los Olivos. More information is available at 688-4454 or smitv.org.
This article appears in Dec 17-24, 2015.