First Presbyterian Church will be joining with Grace Episcopal Church and Emanuel Lutheran Church this year for a Blue Christmas service, which will be held on Thursday, Dec. 11 at FPC at 7 p.m. A Blue Christmas service, sometimes called a Silent Christmas service, is a service for people who aren't feeling particularly festive at this time of year, whether that is due to the loss of a loved one, or stress, family estrangement, job loss, depression, whatever it is, the Blue Christmas service gives people space to recognize those emotions, to name them, and to bring them to Jesus.