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Living nativity Sign up to drive Thru or wander without vehicles
How Many Miles to Bethlehem?
Since we are trying to safely space families out, we are providing three opportunities to make your journey through to Bethlehem. Outside, facing the streets surrounding the church grounds, we will have seven spaced out live nativity areas focusing on different parts of the journey. We will have live animals as well. Safely make the journey with your family in your vehicle or on foot. You will begin the journey slowly entering the parking lot from Himes Ave, where you will receive a map. Your journey will end in front of the sanctuary for hot cocoa.
Please click on one of the options to sign up.
How Many Miles to Bethlehem? A Living Nativity:
Welcome on the long road to Bethlehem. We are so glad we can make this journey together especially in these uncertain times.
Drive-Thru: If you feel comfortable, please roll down your windows a bit & turn the sound up so the actors can also hear the narration as well and "react" to the play.
Wanderers, we ask you to wear your masks during the Journey to Bethlehem. We know you may want to connect with old friends and even make new ones on this Journey to Bethlehem. To be abundantly cautious, we ask if you would like to catch up with each other, to please refrain from chatting between families until the end of the journey. Space is provided for safe distanced fellowship in the open area in front of the beverage station.
Drive-Thru: If you feel comfortable, please roll down your windows a bit & turn the sound up so the actors can also hear the narration as well and "react" to the play.
Wanderers, we ask you to wear your masks during the Journey to Bethlehem. We know you may want to connect with old friends and even make new ones on this Journey to Bethlehem. To be abundantly cautious, we ask if you would like to catch up with each other, to please refrain from chatting between families until the end of the journey. Space is provided for safe distanced fellowship in the open area in front of the beverage station.
Soundtrack for Living Nativity
'second stop - caesar augustus' palace
third stop - the inn keeper's inn
fourth stop - the wise men & sadie the camel
fifth stop - the stars
sixth stop - the angels
seventh stop - the shepherds
eighth stop - the nativity scene with the holy family
ninth stop - head on over for hot chocolate
Volunteer Documents & instructions
Thank you to our volunteers!
- Brothers of Joseph (John Wells, Jeff Hill, Don Fuller, Bert Chimarro, John DeBevoise, Wally Wilcher): stable and corral build
- Macy McClintock: costume dissemination
- Alex Workman: costume dissemination
- Marty & Leigh Drake: set build & design
- Don & Anna Orr: lighting
- Don, Shannon, Benjamin, Elizabeth Pierson: Luminaries
- Rick & Maggie McClintock: sound & traffic control
- Mindy & Lily DiFranco, Shannon & Elizabeth Pierson, Claire LeBlanc, Taylor Parker: Beverage Station
third SUNDAY OF ADVENT - Joy!
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Christmas Eve - December 24th
The animals are returning! You may now sign up for the Courtyard Christmas Eve Service found on our websites. The child-friendly service will be at 5:30 pm and the live animals and holy family will return, the brass quartet will sound, and nativity in a bag will allow us to all to experience the birth of Christ. You are able to sign here for all in person services. We will also have a virtual Family Service. |
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FAMILY advent box
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Here are just a few glimpses of how families are celebrating Advent in their homes. Send any of us your pictures too.
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Who is mary?
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This Sunday at 10:00 am, we will be exploring "Who Is Mary?" from the scriptural perspective of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. I invite you to read the first and second chapters of both gospels in preparation for the class. Consider what each of the authors says, implicitly or explicitly, about Mary. Maybe jot a few notes as you read so we can share and discuss together what we see and hear from the texts.
Simply email Nicole to get on the zoom list each week - nicole@palmaceia.org |
children's advent Lending Library
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Children’s Advent Lending Library available in the Fellowship Hall during Advent to check out and take a book home to read.
Check out at book anytime from 8:00am-6:00 pm Sunday-Fridays during Advent
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Check out at book anytime from 8:00am-6:00 pm Sunday-Fridays during Advent
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Godly Play Advent
Light the Next Candle of Faith in Godly Play Zoom at 9:30 am on Sundays!
Light a candle for Christmas Eve
A beloved tradition of Christmas Eve worship is the candle lighting. As we continue worshipping with most of our participants worshipping virtually, we are seeking to create some connectivity of that moment. If you're willing and able to assist us we would be grateful. If this stresses you out -- simply delete this email and know that others can do this simply.
What you'll need is a candle -- whatever you have at home will work and a way to record.
Please follow these simple instructions in order to help us create the effect of passing the virtual light. Attached is an example...I just filmed this so it is in the light of day...for a Christmas Eve effect you may want to record your clip more towards the evening.
Virtual Candle Lighting Instructions:
* Film horizontally
* Begin with the lit candle out of frame to the candleholders right.
*Slowly move the candle from out of frame to the right to out of frame to the left - pausing for a second with the lit candle in front of you.
*Look at the light as this is filmed (Note: this isn't intuitive. The first time I looked at the camera and not only does it look goofy but would have been dangerous should I actually have been passing a candle flame!)
*If there are multiple members of your family you may be in the same video with the end people beginning and ending with the lit candle out of frame. As you pass the light to the members of your family holding unlit candles remember the unlit candle is tilted to take the flame from the lit candle.
*Text or email candlelighting clips to Beth DeBevoise debevoisepr@gmail.com by Friday, December 18th.
What you'll need is a candle -- whatever you have at home will work and a way to record.
Please follow these simple instructions in order to help us create the effect of passing the virtual light. Attached is an example...I just filmed this so it is in the light of day...for a Christmas Eve effect you may want to record your clip more towards the evening.
Virtual Candle Lighting Instructions:
* Film horizontally
* Begin with the lit candle out of frame to the candleholders right.
*Slowly move the candle from out of frame to the right to out of frame to the left - pausing for a second with the lit candle in front of you.
*Look at the light as this is filmed (Note: this isn't intuitive. The first time I looked at the camera and not only does it look goofy but would have been dangerous should I actually have been passing a candle flame!)
*If there are multiple members of your family you may be in the same video with the end people beginning and ending with the lit candle out of frame. As you pass the light to the members of your family holding unlit candles remember the unlit candle is tilted to take the flame from the lit candle.
*Text or email candlelighting clips to Beth DeBevoise debevoisepr@gmail.com by Friday, December 18th.