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2019 Christmas Pageant Cast List

Centennial Christmas Pageant 

CLICK HERE to order pageant cast t-shirts. Order by 3:00 p.m. on December 20 and have them in time for rehearsal on December 23.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR REHEARSAL: Open to all children in grades 3-6

Sunday, December 22 • 10:15-11:00 a.m. • Foote Room
Kathleen Radspinner, director

Pageant Choir Songs:
  • O’Come O’Come Emmanuel (Adult/Children at beginning)
  • Lo How A Rose E’ve Blooming
  • In the Lonely Midnight
  • Glory be to God on High (*Both)
  • Angels We Have Heard on High (Both)
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem (Children)
  • The First Noel (Children)
  • Max’s Lullaby
  • We Three Kings
  • O Come All Ye Faithful (Both)
  • Joy to the World (Both)
  • Seven Fold Amen

PAGEANT REHEARSAL
Monday, December 23 • 1:00– 4:00 p.m.
Check-in begins in the Parish Hall at 12:45 p.m.
Please note that one parent from each family is expected to stay for the entire rehearsal on December 23.
  • Check in starts at 12:45 p.m. in the Parish Hall. You’ll be asked to review your child(s) name for the program – please make sure to do this!
  • At 1:00 p.m. we review the rehearsal plan and then the cast will go downstairs to their designated rooms. When the runners come to get you – be ready.
  • We rehearse the first time without costumes; please no shoes or boots.
  • After this run through the cast will go back downstairs and put on their costumes. There is NO eating/drinking (except water) once participants are in costume.
  • We will meet back in the Sanctuary 2:15-2:45 p.m. for photos. This is when parents should take photos (photos and videos are not permitted during the pageant on Christmas Eve). 
  • At 2:45 p.m., we will run through the pageant again with costumes as our final rehearsal. When your role is done, please carefully hang up costume in your room and come back up to the Sanctuary for a quick wrap up by 4:00 p.m.
  • Please make sure to feed your child before the rehearsal. We move through this quickly and do not have a snack break.
 
PAGEANT REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
12:30 – 12:50 p.m.: Check-in, Parish Hall, parent assignments are posted
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.: Welcome and pageant intro in the Sanctuary
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.: First rehearsal, no costumes, with lead parents coaching newer volunteers
2:15 – 2:45 p.m.: Costumes on, photos taken in Sanctuary
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.: Dress rehearsal
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.: Wrap-up, Sanctuary

If you are an Angel, Mary, Heavenly Host, Cherub or Acolyte, you need to wear:
  • White socks
  • White leggings or sweats
  • White long sleeve top
If you are Joseph, King, Page, Shepherd or in the Choir, you need to wear:
  • Black socks
  • Black leggings or sweat
  • Black long sleeve top
 
CHRISTMAS EVE PERFORMANCES
All cast members are to be at the church at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24. The pageant services begin at 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.  Each service lasts just under one hour. Plan to arrive early for parking, etc. You can take photos with your family and child in costume downstairs after the second service, and then help with clean up. Official pageant photos will be made available online after the pageant. If you provide your email on the registration, we will send you the link.

PARENT VOLUNTEER ROLES
Plan to be at the rehearsal on December 23.
One parent from each family is expected to volunteer during one of the performances on December 24. We need your help to supervise cast rooms, assist with costume changes, and help with other behind the scenes tasks. Volunteer roles will be assigned at rehearsal.
  • Parent chairs (Mary and Joseph parents): Assist director with parent check-in, training for ushers, room chaperones, prompters, and greeters
  • Registration at rehearsal and pageant check-in (king/angel parents)
  • Chaperone cast rooms (2 per room minimum required)
  • Costume ironing: We always need to iron costumes during the first  rehearsal. Some may need slight mending/hemming. If you can bring an iron and/or board, please bring it to the Parish Hall on December 23. Thank you!
  • Lighting assistance* (there is a core team, need 1 or 2 additional)
  • Prompters* (must have 2, prefer to have the same 2 people for both performances, critical role for the pageant timing)
  • Greeters: 4 needed, stationed throughout the church before each service
  • Ushers*: 4 needed, head ushers will also assist with offering collection 
  • Nursery care: Will ask families to sign up for nursery care
  • Post pageant clean-up: Everyone helps, lead coordinator needed
  • Room clean-up: One person responsible for ensuring rooms are cleaned both days​

    _Christmas Pageant Registration Form

    *Indicates key volunteer roles. If you had this job in a previous year and are able to train someone, please make a note in the comments below.





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