Presbyterian pastors of Copperas Cove, Killeen and Lampasas invite community members to a Service of Light Shining in the Darkness at First Presbyterian Church of Copperas Cove at 4 p.m.

The service is for those for whom the Christmas season is not necessarily a time of joy: friends and family of the Fort Hood shooting victims, those who have lost loved ones in the past year and are facing the first Christmas without them, students and service members separated from their families, recently divorced, and those who suffer from seasonal depression.