Christmas Past

Okay, so I know this is long over due, but I did tell you I had a rough holiday so sue me! 


Anyhoo, Christmas would not be complete without the advent story - so here for your viewing pleasure, are the C&S players in the telling of the birth of our Savior:

Luke 2

¹ In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that 

a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. ² 

(This was the first census that took place while 

Quirinius was governor of Syria.) ³ 

And everyone went to their own town to register.

⁴ So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in
Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David,
because he belonged to the house and line of David. 
⁵ He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged
to be married to him and was expecting a child.
⁶ While they were there, the time came for the baby
to be born, ⁷ and she gave birth to her firstborn,
a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed
him in a manger, because there was no guest
room available for them.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields
nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night

shepherds

their flocks

⁹ An angel of the Lord appeared to them,
and the glory of the Lord shone around them,
and they were terrified. ¹⁰ But the angel said to them,
“Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will
cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of
David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah,
the Lord.  ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find
a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”  

¹³ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host 

appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on 

earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

¹⁵ When the angels had left them and gone into 

heaven, 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.”

 ¹⁶ So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, 

and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 

¹⁷ When they had seen him, they spread the word 

concerning what had been told them about this child, 

¹⁸ and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds 

said to them. ¹⁹ But Mary treasured up all these things 

and pondered them in her heart.²⁰ The shepherds 

returned, glorifying and praising God for all the 

things they had heard and seen, which were 

just as they had been told.

Matthew 2:9-12

⁹ After they had heard the king, they went on their way,
and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of
them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 
¹⁰When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 
¹¹ On coming to the house, they saw the child with
his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him.
Then they opened their treasures and presented him
with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 

¹² And having been warned in a dream not to go back to
Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

And this concludes the 2011 Christmas Pageant!


ps, I don't know how to fix that font size thingy...grrrr