  Katie lights third advent candle
Narrators, Ian Christine, Gordon
King Herod , aka Bill Webster
Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus
THe Shepherds meet
Wiseman seeks baby Jesus
angel Katie
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| | | Christmas Nativity - 16 December 2018 |
Finalé lineup. Herod, Joseph, Mary, Shepherds, Gabriel and Angels, Wisemen, Calcas.
 Our
third Sunday in advent started with Katie lighting the third candle,
followed by a short video explaining the meaning of Joy, where we we
explored the unique type of joy to which God’s people are called.
It’s more than happy mood, but rather a choice to trust that God
will fulfill his promises. You can hear all about it, or watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvOhQTuD2e0
We sang hymn 295 who would think, followed by a prayer and reading from the bible.
We then welcomed the players in our Pageant of Christ’s Nativity.
 The Prologue
Our
narrators, played by Ian Dickson, Christine Jackson, and Gordon
MacDonald, set the scene with the prologue, introducing the prophet
Isaiah who storms on to the stage to a drum roll and clash of cymbals.
Isaiah tells us of Gods blessing to mankind, a second start. A lass
will will bear a boy who will lead us back to peace and joy. As Isaiah
departs he narrators wonder if his prophecies will come true.
We sang Hymn 316 'Love comes down at Christmas', before following the story.
Scene 1 - The Annunciation
Mary,
played by Joan Cape, enters to be visited by the Angel (meaning messenger) Gabriel,
played by Charlie Sprott, who tells Mary that she will bear a son. Mary
argues that as she is unwed it can’t be done. However when
Gabriel tells her it will be the son of God, she will serve the Lord.
Later Mary and Joseph, played by Neil Cape, are wed and head to
Bethlehem for the Roman census.
We sing Hymn 304 'O little town of Bethlehem'.
 Scene 2 - The Shepherds
We
hear of Joseph wedding to Mary and their journey to Bethlehem for the
census. On their journey Mary and Joseph stop to rest and bump into a
shepherd called Sim, played by Margaret Black, looking for a lost
sheep. Soon two other shepherds, played by Elaine Jacobs and Fiona
Hutcheson, wrap Sim in a cloak to keep him warm and eat before they
rest until the morning light. Sim looks up while they eat and spots the
bright star in the heavens. This was the sign foretold that the
shepherds would know as the new born boy, heavens joy.
To the
sound of 'Gloria in Excelsis' the angels enter, played by Janis Hogg,
Jenny Ramage, Helen McCall, Ruby Sprott, and little Katie, to tell the
shepherds of the new born king. As the angels depart, again to 'Gloria'
the shepherds set off for Bethlehem.
We sang Hymn 296 'While humble shepherds'.
Scene 3 -The manger
We
catch up with Mary and Joseph in the stable, there being no room at the
inn. Baby Jesus is born in a manger. The shepherds arrive to see the
new born Messiah, offering their modest gifts. The shepherds left and
spread the word all around Bethlehem that night.
We sang Hymn 310 'See him lying in a bed of straw'.
 Scene 4 - Herod the King
We
switch to King Herod, strutting on his palace walls, while his herald
Calcas, played by Rev John Urquhart, enters to a drum roll and clash of
cymbals to read Herod's decree, that no one will pass unless they pay 5
gold coins. Calcas departs to the cymbals once more, before we see a
wiseman, played by Sheila Haig, appear. Soon a second wiseman, played
by Mary Paterson, appears completely lost. At this our third wiseman,
played by Margaret Webster, appears and they all join together. They
travel to Jerusalem and the palace of King Herod.
Calcas
meets them and introduces them to Herod as seeking a new boy king.
Intrigued Herod offers free passage for a hundred days to seek this new
king. But as the wisemen leave Herod instructs Calcas to cutoff their
heads when they return and kill the upstart child king.
We sang Hymn 331 'Unto us a child is born'.
Scene 5 - Epiphany
 We
return to Bethlehem where Mary, Joseph and the child Jesus are
preparing to return home, after paying their tax to the Roman's.
The wisemen appear to a trumpet fanfare, kneeling and offering gifts of
gold, incense, and Myrrh. The wisemen say they have to return to Herod
but tired they res on a grassy bank.
As they rest the angels
appear, to the strains of 'Gloria in Excelsis', to warn the wisemen not
to return to Herod. They leave in separate directions.
 Joseph
has a dream the night before he, Mary, and Jesus set off home. An angel
warns Joseph that Herod will play a trick. to a clash of cymbals Joseph
wakes Mary and the three head off, to a clash of cymbals, before Herod
finds them.
And so our story was told. Herod died as tyrants will, but Christ returned and is with us still.
We finished with Hymn 320 'Joy to the world'.
You can listen to the rest of the service,sermon, hymns and blessing
Published - 20 December 2018
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