St. Mark’s Preschool Christmas Pageant

St Mark’s Episcopal Church held their 12th Annual Preschool Christmas Pageant followed by a hot chocolate bar in the courtyard. In the Christmas pageant, each child is dressed in costume as a character of their choice from the first Christmas in Bethlehem. Preschool Teacher Peggy Totten organizes the pageant.

In the play, the children tell the story of how on the first Christmas, Joseph and Mary traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem where Jesus was born and placed in a manger. Angels proclaimed him a savior for all people, and shepherds came to adore him. The three kings also bring gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Bethlehem which the children act out in the pageant by placing gifts next to the doll representing a baby Jesus.

As the story of the first Christmas is told, the children make their way up to the stage to Christmas songs sung by Shane Totten, such as Silent Night and O Little Town of Bethlehem. After all of the children in the pageant make their way to the stage, they all sing Feliz Navidad with maracas, Jingle Bells with bells, and There Was a Little Baby, to conclude the performance.

The St Marks Christmas Pageant is a heartwarming holiday tradition and a great opportunity for families to come together and celebrate Christmas with their little ones.