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father Stephen father Carlos father Jay mrs. Lewis faculty parents family and friends of Saint Elizabeth School good afternoon and welcome to the 2020 Christmas Pageant we are here today in joyful anticipation of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ the Old Testament written play 700 years before the birth of the Messiah foretells this wondrous event as it is written in Isaiah chapter 9 verses 5 through 6 for a child is born to us a song is given to us upon his shoulders Dominion rest they named him Wonder counselor. Hero father forever and Prince of Peace is Dominion is vast and forever peaceful so let us remember to keep this the season of Faith love joy and especially peace the story of the birth of the Child Jesus has become an extraordinary event this newly betrothed couple Mary and Joseph follow the law and travel to Bethlehem be part of the census because Joseph was of the House of David the baby was born in the poorest of places surrounded by the animals that live there reading according to Luke Chapter 2 verses 1 through 7 and those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be in this was the first enrollment by Queen areas was governor of Syria so all went to be enrolled each to his own town and Joseph to went up From Galilee in the town of Nazareth to Judea city of David that is called Bethlehem because he was at the house and family of David to be enrolled with Mary is betrothed who is with child while they were there the time came for her to have her child and she gave birth your first born son she wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a Manger because there was no room for them in the end at no other time in history has such an event have the impact that the birth of the child had on the world the Angels Animals Shepherds and the Magi Came To Worship this baby the Messiah promised all people who are waiting for thousands of years the promise has now been fulfilled reading according to Luke chapter 2 verse 8 through 14 now there were shepherds living in that region and keeping night watch over their flock the angel of the Lord of and the glory of the Lord Shone around them and they were struck with great fear the angel said to them do not be afraid for behold I Proclaim to you the good news of great joy that will be for all people for today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord and this will be a sign for you you'll find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a Manger and suddenly there was a multitude of heavenly host with the angel praising God and saying glory to God in the highest and on Earth peace to those whom his favor rests reading according to Luke chapter 2 verses 15 through 20 when the angels went away from them to heaven the shepherd said to one another let us go then to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place which the Lord has made so they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph and the infant lying in the manger when they saw this they made known the message that they have been told about this child all who heard it were Amazed by what controlled by the Shepherds and Mary kept all these things reflecting on them in her heart then the Shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all they've heard and seen just as it had been told today this child also brought anger because the world as it was known would change forever the first of the ruler connerth to know of this event was King Herod when the Magi went to inquire about the birth of the Messiah after Herod went to meet with the Magi you begin to fly against this newborn baby reading according to Matthew Chapter 2 verses 1 through 6 when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King behold Magi from the East arrived in Jerusalem saying where is the newborn king of the Jews we saw his star at is rising and I've come to do him homage when King Herod heard this he was greatly and all Jerusalem with him assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born they said to him in Bethlehem of Judea for thus it has been in through the prophet and you Bethlehem land of Judah are no means least among the rulers of Judah since from you shall come a ruler who was to Shepherd My People Israel reading according to Matthew Chapter 2 verses 7 through 12 dinner is called the Magi secretly and ascertain from them the time of the Stars appearance he sent them to Bethlehem and said go and search diligently for the child when you have found him bring me word the I to Maaco and do him homage after Their audience with the King they said out and behold the star that they had seen in its Rising preceded them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was they were Overjoyed at Cinestar and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother they know and did him homage then they opened their treasures and offered him Gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh and having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod they departed for country by another way reading according to John chapter 3 verses 16 through 19 for God so loved the world that he gave his only son so the everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life for God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world but that the world might be saved through him whoever believes in him will not be condemned but whoever not believe has already been condemned because he has not believed in the name of the only son of God the birth of the Messiah brought joy to all those who waited and this story will be told from generation to generation this baby Jesus will bring Justice into this world and someday peaceful Triumph he was born in an obscure Village the child of a peasant woman he grew up in another Village Way worked in a carpenter shop until he was 30 then for three years he wasn't in Iraq Reacher he never wrote a book he never held an office he never had a family or on the house he didn't go to college he never traveled more than 200 miles from the place he was born he did none of the things one usually Associates with greatness he had no credentials but himself he was only 33:1 public opinion turned against him his friends deserted him he was turned over to his enemies I went through the mockery of a trial he was nailed to a cross between two Seas when he was dying his executioners gambled for his clothing the only property he had on Earth he was dead they buried him in a grave for the pity of a friend 19th centuries have come and gone and today he is the central figure of the human race the leader of Mankind's progress all the armies that ever marched all the Navies that ever sailed all the parliaments that ever sat and all the kings that ever rained put together have not affected life on her as much as that one solitary life thank you one and all for celebrating with us with each one of you we would also like to take a moment to thank all the teachers that helped us with the pageant without them this would have never been possible do not like to ask this is Luis to please come up and say a few words I would like to first thank our 8th graders the class of 2021 for performance today and for their many practices I also want to thank the teachers who worked with the children because this was our this is a very different production than is typical many of our parents look forward to this as this is part of the rite of passage when you are in 8th grade at Saint Elizabeth School but mrs. Carissa mrs. housler turbo geo and mrs. DeWitt work with the students to make sure that they had this opportunity to perform this very important Christmas pageant for the school and for the community at Large all of the teachers in the school helped to develop these young men and women but I think that when they perform the Christmas Pageant and the passion later on in the year it really shows all the hard work they have put in to their school life and also that of the teachers who are so proud of everything that they do so we'll do our school Community is not here today we are very proud of you the fact that you are able to do this and that you were able to do it in such a serious and faith-filled way so thank you 8th grade for your performance today on castlebar School and Parish I want to wish all of our families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year I also want to thank you for your generosity this school year we we raise money for the Sacred Heart or sister School the Little Sisters of the Poor we did our clothing drive so we did many different activities to help others who need our help we are very blessed here at Saint it's cool we have so much to be thankful for on a regular basis as we look to 2021 and the new year we look with hope that perhaps this virus will be controlled and that many of our fellow Americans will have a better 2021 than they had in 2020 so many lives were lost so many jobs were lost so many homes were lost and they're 2021 will bring us different challenges I'm sure but you are very generous as a community and you are very kind and caring and your helping others who are not as fortunate as we are so on behalf of our School and Parish I think our students and their families for their generosity during this very difficult time and again we wish you a very merry Christmas and we wish you a safe happy and healthy New Year so may God continue to bless you are 8th grade students and all the families of Saint Elizabeth School thank you again for this wonderful performance

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