Following the preparation of upcoming Christmas celebration in the city, the Christian community observed the annual joint Christmas celebration today at Shepherd Memorial Church. The blissful program consisted of carol singing, Christmas message delivered by the priest and joint prayers by the devotees.

Scores of people from various areas of Udaipur gathered at the oldest Church of the city, Shepherd Memorial, at Chetak today evening.

According to the Secretary of Church, Leonard Lazarus Christian, it was the 46^th Joint Christmas Celebration of all 10 churches of Udaipur. The program started in the evening at around 6:15 PM, with carol singing by groups of devotees who came from all the Churches. Thereafter, Bishop Joseph Pathalil, delivered the sermons from Holy Bible.