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LIST: Opportunities to serve the Houston area on MLK Day Updated:  Tags:  HOUSTON – In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, organizations across Houston are using the holiday to further his legacy through acts of service throughout the community. Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- observed each year on the third Monday in January -- is recognized as a day of service, according to the AmeriCorps. This year, MLK Day falls on Monday, January 18. Here are opportunities to get involved in the Houston area: MLK Day of Service at Houston Food Bank When: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, January 18

First Christian Church This Sunday’s message by Pastor Gregory Chambers is titled “At the Heart of Christmas” and the Scripture reading is Luke 1:26-38. The church, 401 N. Dixon St., is having in-person worship in the sanctuary at 10 a.m. The service will also be livestreamed on Facebook. Open Communion is celebrated each Sunday. The church will have two unique worship opportunities on Christmas Eve. At 6 p.m. there will be a service of carols, Communion and candlelight as we rejoice at the birth of the Christ Child. At 11:15 p.m., there will be a time of celebration as the clo...