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Brian McKnight toRelease "Bethelenf
for the Holiday
oined on new release by Boyz II
M en, D ave K oz, Mrs. N at King
Cole A nd the M cKnight Family Choir
The Brian M cKnight ’s ANYTIME
continues to hold strong on the al
bum charts and has ju st spaw ned a
fourth chart rising single, “H old M e,”
M cK night changes pace w ith his first
holiday release, B E T H L E H E M .
T h e m u lti- p la tin u m s in g e r/
s o n g w r ite r
to o k
p u ttin g
B ETH LEH EM together very person
ally. “T he holiday season is so m uch
about fam ily and love,” explains
M cK night, "so I asked m y w ife, my
brother (a m em ber o f the group T ake
6), m y children, m y m om , and my
extended fam ily (aunts, uncles, and
cousins) to w ork w ith m e on m aking
BETHLEHEM w ith “Hail M ary," and
B rian ’s sons BJ and N iko appear on
the h eartw arm ing track “ I t’s A ll
A bout L ove.”
O f course C hristm as can also be a
tim e o f reflection and solitude, and
M cK n ig h t’s plaint tenor conjures up
that side o f the season as w ell, m ost
notably on the m elancholy version o f
the holiday classic “ H ave Y ou rself A
M erry Little Christm as.” Delivering a
special holiday m essage on the ‘Si
lent Night” interlude is M rs. N at K ing
C o le , w ho takes the opportunity to
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M cK night has been keeping busy
over the past year touring. T he Los
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A M eaningful Christmas Where Less is M ore
ast Decem ber a letter appeared
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l _ / i n the widely syndicated col
umn "D ear A bby.” It quite eloquently
voiced a nagging concern felt by many
people during the Christmas season.
In part, the letter read:
Every year for as long as I can re
member, I’ve sworn I’11 never celebrate
another Christmas like the last one, but
the holidays are near again, and I
haven’t done anything to change it.
Along with the expense comes a feeling
o f wastefulness, one gift becom ing lost
am ong all the others. M y husband
retired this year, and w e’re living on a
lot less m oney now, but even if our
finances were greater. I’ve lost the de
sire to contribute to this em pty com
mercialism. I don’t w ant to stop giving
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completely, but 1 long to have a more
meaningful holiday with my family, shar
ing the gift o f ourselves and not our
wallets.
The letter was aptly signed. Search
ing for Answers.
In response to Searching for An
swers many more like her, Irvington
Covenant Church, at 4069 NE M artin
Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, in the old
Cost Cutters building, is presenting a
wonderful Christmas series. Each Sun
day through Christm as, they will ex
plore the topic, “M aking Christmas
Meaningful.”
This four-week A dvent celebration
includes special worship services cen
tered on specific characteristics o f the
person o f Jesus Christ, whose birth is
celebrated December 25. In addition.
individuals and families can obtain a
tabletop A dvent Calendar. This practi
cal tool has daily Scriptures, prayers
and inspirational readings for each day
in December. Even more importantly,
it’s filled with easy, low-cost ideas for
creating meaningful memories and
simple celebrations that will touch the
hearts and souls o f family and friends.
Irvington Covenant Church wel
comes visitors during its Advent Cel
ebration. PastorHenry Greenidgesays,
“W e w ant to help respond to folks like
Searching for Answers in the “Dear
A bby’ column. Far too often our inten
tions at Christmas are sincere, but our
efforts leave us feeling diminished and
impoverished! Instead, this should be
a delightful time, as people cut back on
the trivial and focus on the meaningful.
That will happen as we make wise
choices and follow through on what
satisfies our true longings for the sea
son. Those longings will never be met
through excessive materialism or busy
ness but through giving to others in a
meaningful way, focusing on the real
ity that G od himself, the Creator o f the
universe, cam e to earth.”
Pastor Henry Greenidge encourages
anyone w ho would like to be a part o f
the “M aking Christmas Meaningful"
Seasonal A dvent Celebration to visit
Irvington Covenant Church, or call 287-
5226 for more information. Worship
services are held every Sunday at 10
a m .a n d on Christmas Eve at6:30p.m .
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The True Vine Church family and the Paradise Church family have united as one, to be identified
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