Christmas Eve Pageant
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2023 Children’s Christmas Eve Pageants at
St. Jude Catholic Parish
Children ages 4 to 12
4 and 5 year olds: Littlest Angels
6 and 7 year olds: Drummer Boy, Young Shepherds, the Star or Stable Animals
8 and 9 year olds: Guardian Angels, Stable Animals, or Prop holders
10 and 11 year olds: Older Shepherds, Kings
11-12 year olds: Mary, Joseph, the Angel Gabriel, the Narrator
Christmas Eve Mass Times (December 24th) The children come to the Lecture Hall to dress for the pageant for rehearsal & the main event. Little angels come with their t-shirts over their clothing. Parents will drop off and pick up at the Lecture Hall.
4:00pm Mass: Last names with A-M your practice time is:
Dress Rehearsal will be on Saturday, December 23 @ 9:00am-10:30am in the church
6:30pm Mass: Last names with N-Z your practice time is:
Dress Rehearsal will be on Saturday, December 23 @ 11:00-12:30pm in the church
Attendance at assigned Dress Rehearsal is required to participate in the Pageant!
Costumes: Costumes are provided for Angel Gabriel, Guardian Angels, Mary, Joseph, Shepherds, Stable Animals, Star, and Kings.
Parents provide the littlest angels costumes. They will wear large, white, crew neck adult size t-shirts with silver or gold garland tied around their waist and head. Parents provide this. They must be dressed in costume when they come to rehearsal. They DO NOT wear wings.
Narrators and Choir Members wear holiday clothes—even at dress rehearsal.
Choir members rehearse on Wednesday’s from 4:30-5:30pm. Contact Jeanie Adamson at [email protected] if interested in the choir.
Three parent helpers are needed to help with the pageant at each of the Mass times. Let Julie or Toni know if you can help. You must be able to attend the dress rehearsal, be at the specific mass time early, and not have a younger child to watch.
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