Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Church Closed on Account of Christmas

I understand that in years when Christmas falls on Sunday it creates some scheduling headaches for the nation's institutions. The NFL must hate those years, like this one. But you'd think that one group that wouldn't have any problems with it would by Christian churches. After all, they generally have Sunday services and what better day to have a service than the day on which they celebrate the birth of their savior? Well, apparently, folks just don't show up. That's why several "megachurches" have cancelled services for December 25. Of course, when you get into the details of these arenas of worship, it starts to make sense:

Cindy Willison, a spokeswoman for the evangelical Southland Christian Church, said at least 500 volunteers are needed, along with staff, to run Sunday services for the estimated 8,000 people who usually attend. She said many of the volunteers appreciate the chance to spend Christmas with their families instead of working, although she said a few church members complained.
Wow, that's quite a production.

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