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Christmas Pageant 2004

at Trinity Church, Lime Rock

Our 62nd Christmas Pageant!!

Mary, this year, was a real Trinity Christmas Pageant veteran. A few years ago, she was cast as a little angel -- and you can see her elsewhere on this site in that role, teamed, back then, with this year's Angel Gabriel!

The Infant Jesus of last year's Pageant returned this year as an animal. Joseph had been an animal in 2001 and a shepherd in 2002. Two shepherds reprised their roles from last year and did it with real panache. And between the Gospeller, the Angel Narrator, and the Assistant Director, there were more than 20 years of Trinity Christmas Pageant experience.

We welcomed a new Baby Jesus this year (as we do most years since this is not a role it is easy to repeat). And the many baptisms we've seen at Trinity in the past few years yielded a bumper crop of angels (one is tempted to refer to them as a heavenly host) and plenty of animals this year.

And, shortly before Christmas, we were delighted to welcome two new families to the Sunday School, and to add four new players to the cast at the dress rehearsal.

(Click on any of the pictures to see a larger version).

The Baby Jesus visits a rehearsal for familiarization -- and is very popular with the animals	One of the "big little angels" and her mom.	Both big little angels exploring the altar.
At dress rehearsal, Christine works with the cast on "Away in a Manger"	Beginning to rehearse the animals.	This year we went back to the Gospel and added a role for Elizabeth to our Pageant. Here she is!
Our shepherds, visiting Bethlehem	Occasionally the cast members make suggestions to other cast members	Here, the Shepherd's Angel and the Heavenly Host bring the glad tidings to the shepherds as a dad watches and helps.