Again this year St. Ann's is presenting an open-to-the-community Christmas Pageant on Sunday, December 13, 2009 during the 10:00a.m. Holy Eucharist.  
      Once again this year the traditional-yet-not-totally-traditional retelling of the Christmas Story will be narrated by Sheba the Stable Fly.  Tigger and Elmo will be there, too.
       Here's how the no-rehearsal pageant works:  Any person (young or otherwise) who wishes to participate in the pageant is asked to arrive between 9:15 & 9:45 a.m. on Sunday morning.
       Participants may dress in your own costume, dress in one of our costumes, or choose to participate without a costume at all (with clothes, of course, just not a costume.)  We'll have a wide variety of costumes available - traditional and otherwise . . . in all sizes -- for those so inclined.
       We'll have accessories, too, if anyone needs a beard or moustache, or . . . any number of other items and options.  (Past pageants have included a moose, a bumblebee, a cat, a pumpkin and several Disney characters.)  Creative additions are always invited to participate our Nativity scene.
       As the service begins participants are in the congregation.  Then, as the service unfolds and the Christmas story is narrated, the various groups of characters take their places at the manger scene. 
       No rehearsal is required, nobody has to arrive at the church too terribly early, and we all have a wonderful time remembering and reenacting the wonderful story of the Christmas manger.
       If you have questions, please don't hesitate to call (815) 355-6840 - or write Rev. Pat Conley