We have a church service which is followed by a program which is followed by a gift exchange! The church is not a large building but usually there are about 75 folks who attend.
This year our community pastor is out of the village on vacation and we have a visiting pastor, Larson King, from Nunivak Island.
After the service there is a Christmas program that has many different groups of children who have practiced and learned various songs and skits. An elder, Velma Brown, has organized the program for many years.
We also heard numerous selections from the White Mountain Choir in full and also separately as men and women!
After the program is over people have the opportunity to share greetings that have come from a far, either by phone, card, or email. The evening ends with the passing out of gifts. Presents that are for families, friends, cousins or your pick name have been put under the the tree. The men, high school age and up, grab the presents and shout out the name with a hearty, "Merry Christmas to ..." and pass them out. It is a hectic but happy exercise.
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