The pipe organ played, the congregation sang and, for the last time on Christmas morning, a retiring minister put on his black robe and blue stole.
The Rev. Tom Oxtoby speaks Sunday in his final service at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Tom Oxtoby receives a little inspiration from his wife, Shirley Fleming-Oxtoby, on Sunday before delivering his Christmas sermon at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Sacramento, the last service as he retires and moves back to Detroit.