St Mark's Chapel Harsens Island

On Harsens Island, St Mark's Chapel has been overlooking freighters and other ships gliding by in the channel for more than 100 years. They have a beautiful outdoor nativity display. They also observe the custom of Oplatek, those thin rectangular wafers that are shared amongst family members at Christmas time. It begins before the meal and as each piece is broken off and shared, we tell people how important they are to us and ask them to forgive and to forget any misunderstandings or blunders on our part. It's pretty humbling. God's blessings.

St Paul's Church, Harsens Island, The Three Kings are almost there..

While exploring Harsens Island, we came across this life size nativity with clothes blowing in the wind in front of St. Paul's Church on Orchid Blvd.   On this day called Epiphany, the Magi were said to have arrived in Bethlehem and presented the Christ Child with gifts.

Historic Trinity Lutheran Church of Detroit

Historic Trinity on Gratiot in Detroit is a church we love to experience, especially this time of year. To celebrate the season, the congregation is displaying more than fifty decorated trees, 650 Angels, and 250 creches from around the world. This 1850 church near Eastern Market has maintained a vigil over
downtown Detroit through good

times and bad times. It is always an uplifting experience when we step through their doors!