A “Joyful Country Christmas” in the Historic Highlandlake Church
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Barbara Logsdon delivers the opening prayer during the 17th Annual “Joyful Country Christmas” candlelight program in the Historic Highlandlake Church in Mead on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Joshua Buck / Times-Call
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Christine McLaughlin bows her head in prayer during the 17th Annual “Joyful Country Christmas” candlelight program in the Historic Highlandlake Church in Mead on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. McLaughlin’s great-great-great grandfather built the church, she said, and the town of Mead is named after her family. “We learned to walk in this church,” she said. Joshua Buck / Times-Call
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Nick Roben holds his daughter Yzabelle, 6, and son, Nick, Jr., during the 17th Annual “Joyful Country Christmas” candlelight program in the Historic Highlandlake Church in Mead on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Joshua Buck / Times-Call
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People depart the 17th Annual “Joyful Country Christmas” candlelight program at the Historic Highlandlake Church in Mead on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. “We try to keep (the service) as country and old-fashioned as possible,” Pauli Smith said. “You can’t get much simpler than this.” Joshua Buck / Times-Call
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After a fire scare a few years ago candles were abandoned for the “Joyful Country Christmas” candlelight program in the Historic Highlandlake Church in Mead and now parishoners are given battery-powered bulbs. Photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Joshua Buck / Times-Call
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Philip Mitchell delivers the message for the 17th Annual “Joyful Country Christmas” candlelight program in the Historic Highlandlake Church in Mead on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Joshua Buck / Times-Call
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About 90 people attend the 17th Annual “Joyful Country Christmas” candlelight program in the Historic Highlandlake Church in Mead on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Joshua Buck / Times-Call
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Boyce Logsdon reads the Christmas story from the Book of Luke during the 17th Annual “Joyful Country Christmas” candlelight program in the Historic Highlandlake Church in Mead on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011.
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Falling snow and icy roads didn’t stop about 90 people from gathering for the 17th Annual “Joyful Country Christmas” candlelight program in the Historic Highlandlake Church on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. The Roberts family performed holiday music, while Philip Mitchell delivered the message of the evening. ”We try to keep (the service) as country and old-fashioned as possible,” Pauli Smith said. “You can’t get much simpler than this.”
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