‘Christ in Christmas’

  • Volunteer Courtney Yaple, right, helps a shopper at the Holiday Needs Program distribution Tuesday at the VFW in Lake Leelanau. Onehundred, fifty-six families — more than 450 people — will have a wonderful Christmas because of the generosity of the community. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
    Volunteer Courtney Yaple, right, helps a shopper at the Holiday Needs Program distribution Tuesday at the VFW in Lake Leelanau. Onehundred, fifty-six families — more than 450 people — will have a wonderful Christmas because of the generosity of the community. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
  • Tables at the VFW hall in Lake Leelanau were filled with all sorts of ‘presents’ to be distributed through the county’s holiday needs program. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
    Tables at the VFW hall in Lake Leelanau were filled with all sorts of ‘presents’ to be distributed through the county’s holiday needs program. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
Reporter’s note: A look into how a Christian-based holiday is observed in Leelanau schools represents the second of a four-part series relating the birth of Jesus Christ with how we celebrate Christmas. The first part, published in the Enterprise last week, dealt with Biblical roots for Christmas feasts. Stories about Jesus’ place in Christmas songs and why the holiday doesn’t end on Dec. 25 will…

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