The Star Pageant and Carol Sing

On Sunday, December 13 NHCC held its annual Christmas pageant, which tells an adapted story of the Nativity.  After the pageant, the congregation moved to the parlor for refreshments and song.

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The angel tells Mary, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus."

"Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night."

"Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."

"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God..."

...the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby.

  Also present, as the pageant has it, were angels and a variety of animals.  (Can you find a tiger?)

Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."  When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

When [the Magi] had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt.

Shepherds and others.

Mary and baby Jesus.

Some of the animals.

After the pageant, everyone moved to the parlor for refreshments and Christmas carols.

Musical accompaniment came in a variety of forms, some by youth still in costume.

Yee-yeon had a little help at the piano.

Plenty of goodies for all.

How big was it?

Lots of singing.

Not all costumes were from the pageant.