In true St Luke’s style the kids pulled it out of the bag once again! We always have a bit of a worrying rehearsal the day before, when no one seems to have a clue what they are doing, but it never matters on the day. Mary and Joseph were perfect – Mary even got the baby Jesus out of the crib to give him a cuddle. Once we’d found a crib that is; he nearly had to sleep in a box…
Many of the characters were portrayed by children dressed as birds in this lovely version of the nativity story. All the birds had the right amount of comedic value; some of the children even knew all their lines and remembered most of the song words. The shepherds forgot to run off to Bethlehem in excitement to go to see the new baby Jesus, and decided they’d rather have an extra few minutes on the stage but it didn’t matter at all. They were extremely cute and who knew sheep could sing? I love how it all comes together so well on the day – there really is no Nativity like a St Luke’s Nativity.
Lindsay Parish