Because Christmas is a working holiday for clergy, observing and celebrating it as they did before ordination is often not possible. And for clergy who are alone and far from family, it can be a difficult personal time. Stacy Sergent, a new member of the clergy, has found ways to deal with the wonderful, but sometimes personally difficult, holiday. To read her insights, click here.
Shared experiences
Editor’s note: This the final installment of a three-part series of Lutherans reflecting on their families’ experience of Japanese American incarceration. When Stacy D. Kitahata, an ELCA member and third-generation…