Fellow Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

it's once again that special time of the year during which we celebrate the day when - over 2000 years ago - the Holy Virgin Mary gave birth to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by giving thanks, praise and veneration to him. However it is also a time of joy, of merryment and of feasting, whether you're coming together with your loved one or taking in the cold weather outside with a hot bewerage in your cup and preferably a trusty pet in your lap. It is a time of high theological importance and of festivities, in which ever shape or form you decide to engage with it. I hope that despite all the troublesome things which are happening these days - be it a strained political situation, mabey personal struggles you're currently trying to beat or other matters still - you and yours find christmas to be a time of respite and fullfillment still and wish everyone of you a merry and blessed christmas! God save and bless all of you and your loved ones!

- Hohenstein

P.S: Our orthodox bretheren of course celebrate christmas at another date. I wish merry and blessed christmas to you once you come around celebrating it :)