December 24th 2006 was a Sunday, so the Christmas tree and the crib was put up the previous day. Gifts were arranged under the tree for the children. The Crib was set up and kept hidden from view, until the mass commenced. The alter was decorated with beautiful flowers. We made the shed look as beautiful as we could.
Soon after Sunday mass the curtains went up, and the children got into their costumes, many of the adults stayed back to watch the tableau. Everything went off very well. As a tribute to the cast I wish to mention all their names here. Niveda, Anita, Aishwarya, Richi, Sally, Chris, Jeshilya, Abhilash, Risho, Johnny , Andrew, Priyanka, Roger, Abinaya, and Genanie. The people applauded the whole cast and everybody kept saying it was the best play they had ever seen. After that Santa distributed gifts to each and every child, the children enjoyed each and every moment of the day. Father Antony received his surprise gift, it was a huge greeting with the signatures of all the children.
Church Friends...
That same night we had Christmas Mass at 10pm. We had an unexpectedly large crowd, there was hardly any place to accomodate everybody. Baby Jesus was placed in the crib during the mass and the crib was blessed. It was our first Christmas and we were all very happy. After mass everybody was served cake and coffee.... nobody felt like going home.
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i can still smell that..............
i can still smell that..............
i can still smell that..............
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