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Christmas Pageant 2004
at Trinity Church, Lime Rock
Our 62nd Christmas Pageant!!
We heard the organ begin "O Come All Ye Faithful" and the Pageant was finally underway.
 The Crucifer led the procession to the Station at the crèche. Our Gospeller, our Narrator Angel, and our Assistant Director/prompter were also acolytes, and the Senior Warden was in the procession too.
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 After the Opening Acclamation and the Old Testament Lesson, the Pageant began. Here's the Angel Narrator. |
 The Gospeller introduced the role of Mary's kinsman Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. |
 The Annunciation |
 An Angel speaks to Joseph in a dream |
 Elizabeth with Mary. |
 "...but I DO have a stable for the animals. It's not much, but you could sleep in the straw." |
 "Thank you! We really appreciate it; you don't know how much! Please show us the way!" |
 Angel Gabriel bringing the Baby Jesus |
 "Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus lays down His sweet head" |
 "The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay..." |
 "The little Lord Jesus (not exactly) asleep in the hay." |
 Our Angel Narrator has just noted that the stable must have been a bit chaotic that night, with all the angels and animals there. |
 Music has always been a highlight of our pageants. Our Gospeller, our Angel Narrator, and our Innkeeper sang "Hush-a-bye, Sweet Baby" and "To Hear the Angels Sing" and sang the first verse of "Silent Night" as a trio. |
 Our cast shows what troupers they really are as Baby Jesus decides to visit the prompter and the animals wander here and there. |
 It looks like the Little Angels are getting ready to manage that rambunctious animal. |
 The Angel Narrator, back at her station. |
 One wonders exactly what the Gospeller was telling the prompter at this point! |
Then, the Gospeller said "The Holy Gospel of our Lord" to end the Pageant itself.
The Rector thanked the cast, and the congregation gave them a well-deserved round of applause.
This year we decided to involve the cast in the remainder of the service more than we had in the past. Mary, Joseph, Angel Gabriel, and the Innkeeper took the offering, assisted by the two Bigger Little Angels. The prompter, the Gospeller, and the Angel Narrator returned to their Acolyte roles and received the offering.
And the Rector invited the cast to join her at the Altar for the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist itself.
Then, following the Christmas Blessing, to "Joy to the world" the procession, now augmented by the complete cast in costume, moved down the main aisle.
And with that, Trinity's 62nd Christmas Pageant came to an end -- but not entirely. Shortly afterward, cast members were overheard discussing who would fill which role in Trinity's 63rd Christmas Pageant.
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