Highway 191 Cross hosting Christmas Story

Students in the People Pride, Inc. scholarship program sing Christmas carols after the reading of the story of Christmas Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at Calvary Cross. (Odessa American File Photo)

People Pride Scholarship Program students and John Bushman, program founder and chairman of the Investment Corporation of America, will gather Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Calvary Cross on Highway 191 for an explanation of the true meaning of Christmas.

Students from Odessa elementary schools will attend with their parents and teachers.

The event is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. at the Calvary Cross, on the south service road of highway 191 about 3 miles east of Faudree Road. Parking will be offered on a new parking area adjacent to the cross, accessed from 191, parking will not be allowed on the shoulder of the service road. Please use caution entering and exiting.

“It’s a special time but we want the kids to know the true meaning of Christmas,” Bushman stated in a news release. “We take this time to gather our scholarship students and honor them with this special story.”

Damian Christian, local singer, will perform along with students. Kyle Rodgers, minister of St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church, will help facilitate the program.