LIKE MANY OF YOU, we have favorite movies we watch at this time every year. Most of them are secular comedies that provide a reprieve from the stress and busyness of the season. At least one is a Hallmark Christmas movie – you really only need to watch one as they all have the same… Read More Find Your Way to HIM This Christmas – A Christmas Reflection by Pastor Pam Sutherland
On Saturday, December 9th. the annual Dante Christmas Parade wound its way through the community. The weather was unseasonably warm and the rain that had fallen earlier in the morning had subsided. It was a fine day for both the young and not so young to come out and celebrate the Joy of Christmas along… Read More Dante Virginia’s 2023 Christmas Parade
SPONSORED BY THE ST. PAUL – CASTLEWOOD KIWANIS CLUB Although rain fell throughout the day and into the evening, it didn’t dampen the Christmas spirit of today’s parade participants and spectators. People of all ages turned out in large numbers to enjoy the occasion. There’s something about a parade that brings out the best in… Read More The 2023 St. Paul Virginia Christmas Parade
SMALL TOWN LIVING AT ITS FINEST — In 2012, there were so many participants in St. Paul’s Christmas Parade that it gridlocked in the downtown area. The SPPD had to untangle the snarl so everyone could go home. I was among the hundreds of spectators who turned out to see the parade and was fortunate… Read More Remembering the 2012 St. Paul Virginia Christmas Parade
The Advent/Christmas Season is upon us and the calendar is filling up with opportunities to celebrate and focus on the true meaning of Christmas while enjoying some of the more secular traditions as well. What are some of your favorite Christmas traditions? Many of our traditions are timeless, they have been carried on from one… Read More Share Gratitude & Honor the True Spirit of Christmas – by Pastor Pam Sutherland