Contact: Deborah Hamilton, Hamilton Strategies, 610-454-1538; Beth Racine, 215-833-6116, elizabethracine@gmail.com; both for TrueChristmasCards.com
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- TrueChristmasCards.com, LLC, announces the launch of the first-ever, complete line of Christmas cards which uniquely combine a true Christmas message celebrating the birth of Christ along with a beautiful religious image and your favorite family photo.
"Every year I struggle with Christmas cards," says founder Beth Racine, who had always wished for a beautiful card with a true Christmas message that would also incorporate the photo of her children that she likes to include each year.
"My heart is broken by the way Christmas has become secularized and the resulting lack of beautiful cards that celebrate JESUS and the true meaning of the Christmas season." said Mrs. Racine. "Staying in touch with friends and extended family during the Christmas season is, oftentimes, one of our few chances to communicate with each other. My faith is important to me, and I didn't want to leave Jesus out of His own celebration just for the convenience of including my children's photo."
This year, the graphic designer decided that she would be the one to address this problem with the help of a talented team of family, friends, and consultants.
The Philadelphia-area start-up had planned to do a limited test with one church this year, but the response was so overwhelming that the "one church" test quickly became churches and schools in a number of states around the country.
When church pastors and the principals of the schools see the cards, they recognize a wonderful tool for evangelism. "One of our most blessed Holy Days has been secularized to the point that it is sometimes difficult to find the Christ in Christmas," says Rev. Michael Picard, pastor of the Church of St. Andrew in Newtown, PA. Father Picard was the first pastor to react to the cards, and he has quickly made them available to his parishioners.
In addition, TrueChristmasCards.com donates a percentage of the competitively-priced cards back to the church or faith-based non-profit organizations that participate.
Ordering is done online, and the cards ship in 3 days. There are many designs from which to choose at www.TrueChristmasCards.com. During this inaugural year for TrueChristmasCards.com, orders will be limited to the first 5,000 orders. Subsequent orders can be placed on the list for Christmas 2008. The deadline for Christmas 2007 is December 18.
"Our goal is to get Christ back in Christmas ... one Christmas Card at a time!"
