In his 26th annual Bartholomew family Christmas story, Roger Barr addresses the impact of the social and political chaos we live in. His annual reading to benefit the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center Food Shelf will be held on Sunday, December 3, beginning at 2:00 P.M. The reading will be held in the television studios at the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) at 550 Vandalia Avenue in St. Paul. The reading will feature guest readers assuming the roles of familiar and new characters. The reading will be “filmed” live and edited for broadcast on SPNN’s cable channels during December. The story has also been submitted to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. At this writing, no publication date has been set.