On Christmas Eve at Winter Park Presbyterian Church, we gathered at 4:00pm for a new and bit experimental worship service. We hoped that some people - of all ages - might be able to come at 4:00pm who couldn't normally come to our 7:00pm worship service.
Though we sang very traditional hymns and shared the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke, we also included elements intended to reach out to young children. We used glowsticks instead of candles. We had plenty of crayons, and we had "A Really Quick Christmas Pageant." The script for that pageant is below, and it starred everyone in worship. With each bold word, we all made a sound effect or a motion. For example, the donkey (everyone's hands above head as ears) said "hee-haw."
An Angel appeared to Mary
“AH!” Said Mary
“A baby,” said the angel.
“God’s servant,” said Mary.
“To Bethlehem,” said Caesar Augustus.
She rode a donkey (“Hee-haw”)
“We’re here! We’re tired!” said Mary and Joseph.
“There’s no room in the inn!” said the innkeeper.
A cow said, “Moo,”
A donkey said, “Hee-haw,”
A sheep said “Baa,” in the manger.
The baby Jesus said, “Waah,” in the manger.
An angel appeared to shepherds
Watching their sheep.
“AH!” said the shepherds.
“A baby” said the angels.
“Where?” said the shepherds.
“The manger,” said the angels.
A cow said, “Moo,”
A donkey said, “Hee-haw,”
A sheep said “Baa,” in the manger.
The angels sang, “Glo—o—o—o—ria, in excelsis Deo!”
The shepherds went to the manger.
A cow said, “Moo,”
A donkey said, “Hee-haw,”
A sheep said “Baa,” in the manger.
The baby Jesus said, “Waah,” in the manger.
The shepherds sang, “Glo—o—o—o—ria, in excelsis Deo!”
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