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Christmas Pageant 2004

at Trinity Church, Lime Rock

Our 62nd Christmas Pageant!!

Trinity's very first Christmas Pageant was held during World War II, under the leadership of then-Priest-in-Charge, Fr. John Mulligan, Chaplain of the Salisbury School and Priest in Charge at Trinity.  At the time Fr. Mulligan staged the first Christmas Pageant here at Trinity, Trinity had been without a full-time Rector for a quarter century, owing to the demise of the Barnum Richardson Company and the local iron industry to which Trinity owed its beginnings and, for many years, its financial underpinnings.

Through the years, our Pageant has taken several shapes.  For a time, medieval "mystery plays" were enacted.  On occasion, the Pageant has been presented in the afternoon of the Sunday of Advent 4.    For the past few years, our Pageant has been performed as part of the family Holy Eucharist on Christmas Eve. 

Parenthetically, that does give us an opportunity for "one last rehearsal" just before the Pageant itself -- and we are thankful for that chance!  Here are some pictures from that last run-through:

 Caroline, Martha, and Alice

Shepherd's Angel, Elizabeth, and Big Little Angel are all ready

 Alice and Grandmother

...and Grandmother is here to help out as well!

 Courtney's costume

Getting Mary's costume "just right"

 Martha at the creche

Trinity's crèche makes a great backdrop for a picture

 Rachel at the creche

Angel Gabriel provides a photo op as well

 Martha and Rachel at the altar

Shepherd's Angel and Angel Gabriel at the altar

 Martha and Paige

After a last-minute consultation with the coach for the speaking roles

 Group scene

Waiting for the run-through to begin

 Rachel in the pulpit

Angel Gabriel tries out the pulpit -- preparing to be Angel Narrator at some future Pageant!

 Caroline, Jesse, Martha and Alice

Elizabeth talking with Joseph's Angel, the Shepherds' Angel, and the Big little angel

 Courtney and Rachel

The final run is underway: the Annunciation

 Rachel and Courtney

Mary and Angel Gabriel hear one last time to speak slowly and LOUD!

 Jesse and Michael

The Angel speaks to Joseph in a dream

 Caroline and Courtney: Hail Mary

"Hail, Mary, the Lord is with thee..."

 Jesse saying no room in the inn

"I'm sorry,  we have no rooms at all...but we do have a stable..."

 Waiting for the Baby Jesus

Mary and Joseph awaiting Angel Gabriel and the Baby Jesus

 Baby Jesus missing due to nap

Baby Jesus was taking her nap at this point, so we pretended she was there.

 Martha and the Heavenly Host

The Shepherd's Angel (and the Heavenly Host) bring glad tidings of great joy...

 Shepherd at manger

Shepherd at the manger as Mary has a costume adjustment

 Moms prepping little angels

Now, the younger children arrive.  Here, the moms are preparing the Little Angels

 More little angel prep

Preparing the Little Angels is no simple matter!

 Lizzy preparing an angel

...no simple matter at all!

   

Finally, everyone was ready.  Unfortunately we didn't succeed in getting everyone together for a formal cast picture this year (things can get a little hectic in those final moments, especially as the congregation begins to arrive and excitement builds), but everyone did end up in exactly the place they were supposed to be for the Pageant to begin.

To the Pageant Performance to go to the next page for Pageant 2004

Christmas Pageant at Trinity Lime Rock to go to our main Christmas Pageant Page

Main Sunday School page to go to our Sunday School Page

 Offering Companionship Along The Way

 

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Website updated Wednesday, August 18, 2010 09:53 AM