Leigh Sherrill Tue, 12/22/2020 - 8:00am
Delivering pies from Southport General Store to island residents are, from left, back row: Sandra Seifert, Maddie Kaler, Mrs Claus, Laura Blake, Valarie Gamage, Carol Zalucky; front row, Mabel Kaler, Addie Lambert and Grady Gamage. Alice Mutch photo
Well, first of all Merry Christmas to all my readers. Second if you are in ‘last minute’ mode, the Island Store is open on Christmas Eve until 2 p.m. and closed Christmas Day. On New Year’s Eve the store will be open all day, better to buy your spirits, but closed New Year’s Day.
On Christmas Eve, instead of the gathering at All Saints by-the-Sea, a worship service filmed this fall at the chapel will be available for viewing at allsaintssouthport.org, beginning at the usual time 10 p.m. The film of the service will be archived so that you can also view it later. You can also attend an in-person, candlelight worship service at the Southport United Methodist Church beginning at 4