christmas play

Who knew it would be so much work and yet totally worth the effort to put on a Christmas play?

One week ago today we had our first ever Christmas play at our church. Despite getting 10 inches of snow that morning, we still had the event - and all of the kids showed up. There were actually quite a few people in the audience as well and the play went off really well. It was amazing. Hearing the people in the audience laugh, comment, and enjoy themselves was great. The play they did was called the Fear Not Factor which was about the angels in heaven being given the assignment to talk to Mary, Joseph, and then the shepherds about the coming of Jesus. It was a very funny play with a strong message at the same time - perfect for their first time.

We also had a small refreshment time after the service where we had some snacks out on the wood floor and people were able to talk to the 'actors' face to face. What a great way to spend a Sunday morning - I'm sure the organizers didn't enjoy it as much as I did, but were glad it went so well.

Here are a few pictures of the event.

The snow we woke up to that morning...

The entire cast of the Fear Not Factor.

Cloe (Taylor) and Ellie (Royale) delivering lines.

Mary and Joseph.

Gabriel (Lake) and Michael (Jessica) in the middle of a dialogue.

Refreshments afterward.