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• Ministers suggest contacting relatives or going to church on holidays

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - As euphoric as Christmas is for many people, others find it a bleak reminder of the negatives in their lives, but Odessa ministers say there are ways to find the bright side of the holiday.

The Revs. Leland Maples, Rodrigo Munoz, Vernon Groce and Leland Hart suggest breaking one’s isolation by visiting friends or neighbors, contacting distant relatives and finding a church with Christmas Eve or Christmas Day services ...

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