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I also saw the letter. It did come to stake presidents. It said no shortened blocks this year.
Eric
Clerk
Queen Creek Arizona Stake
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From: Bishop Custer<mailto:bpcuster at yahoo.com>
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Subject: RE: LDSC: M* question on Christmas Eve Services
Never saw that letter, or any letter direct to the Bishops.
Bishop Custer
Oakland (YSA) Ward
Pittsburgh, PA
Clyde Morrell <clyde_morrell at byu.edu<mailto:clyde_morrell at byu.edu>> wrote:
>
>There was indeed a Salt Lake letter. I believe it said approximately
>"Hold 3 hour blocks, unless your latest block runs past 4:00 p.m., in
>which case that block can be shortened."
>
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Subject: LDSC: M* question on Christmas Eve Services
There's a current post on Millennial Star asking about whether or not
the
Church issued a letter this year allowing Bishops to abbreviate services
on
Sunday (Christmas Eve). The report seems to be that some Bishops are
abbreviating services to 1 hour on Sunday, while others are maintaining
that in the absence of a letter from Salt Lake allowing it, they will
hold
a full 3-hour block of services.
Last year, if memory serves, the Church allowed Bishops to hold 1 hour
services on Christmas day (a Sunday). The question is whether or not
they
can choose to do so this year.
You can read the post and comments at:
http://www.millennialstar.org/index.php/2006/12/17/who_knows<http://www.millennialstar.org/index.php/2006/12/17/who_knows>
In my mind, part of the question is how much leeway to Bishop's have?
Can
they simply decide to hold shorter services without a letter from Salt
Lake?
Kent
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