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pkeith@altoonamirror.com Christmas, like all the other holidays since March, will be celebrated differently, so if there’s less mirth in your ho-ho-ho it’s OK — you’re not alone, local mental health, grief and religious officials said. In some Christian faith traditions a “blue Christmas service” is a more low-key and subdued service designed to comfort those who grieve, said Sarah Rosser-Olivieri, director of Youth Ministry at Hollidaysburg First United Methodist Church. “It’s a service we have separate from the Christmas Eve or cantata services. It’s focused around indivi...
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