CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME – 2025

(NATIVITY PLAN)

SCENE - 1 ANGEL APPEARS TO MARY

In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee named Nazareth. He
had a message for a girl promised in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was a descendent of King David.

The girl's name was Mary. The angel came to Mary and said, "Peace be with you! The Lord is with you and has

greatly blessed you!" But Mary got afraid at the saying and started thinking what sort of greeting it might be.
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid Mary for you have been blessed by God. You will conceive and will
give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High

God. Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. He will rule over the descendents of Jacob forever
and of his kingdom there shall be no end" Mary said to the angel, "I am a virgin, how then can this be?" The

angel said, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of God, the Most High will rest upon you. A child

will be born from you who will be holy and will be called the Son of God. Remember your relative Elizabeth. It is
said that she cannot have children but she herself is now six months pregnant, even though she is very old.

For there is nothing that God cannot do.

" And Mary said, "I am the Lord's servant, may it happen to me as you have said." And the angel departed.

[SONG - O COME ALL YE FAITHFULI]

SCENE - 2 MARY VISITS ELIZABETH
Soon afterwards Mary got ready and hurried off to a town in the hill-country of Judaea. She went into

Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greetings, the baby moved within her.
Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and said in a loud voice, "You are the most blessed of all women and
blessed is the child you will bear."
SCENE - 3 ANGEL APPEARS TO JOSEPH
Now Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they got married, Mary found out that she was going to have a
baby by the Holy Spirit. Joseph was a man who always did what was right but he did not want to disgrace Mary.

So he started making plans to break the marriage privately. While he was sleeping, an angel of the Lord
appeared in his dream and said, "O Joseph, descendent of David! Do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For
it is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived. She will have a son and you will name him Jesus because he will
save the people from their sins. When Joseph got up he understood the matter and then he married Mary as the
angel of the Lord had told him to do.
SCENE - 4 JESUS JS BORN
In those days, Caesar Augustus, the Emperor ordered a census to be taken throughout the Roman Empire. This
was the first census and at that time Quirinius was the governor of Syria. Everyone went to their own town to
get themselves enrolled. Joseph, being descendent of David, went with Mary from the town of Nazareth in

Galilee to the town of Bethlehem in Judea, the city of David, to get enrolled. While they were in Bethlehem, the

time came for Mary to have her baby. Joseph approached to all the inns in that area for their stay. Since there
were no rooms in the inn to stay, they found a shelter in a cowshed. There Mary gave birth to her first born son,

wrapped in swaddling cloth and laid him in a manger.

[SONG - SILENT NIGHT ]

In that region, there were some shepherds who were spending their night in the field keeping watch over their

flocks. Suddenly an angel appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them and they were filled

with fear. The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy to you. Today in the city
of David, your Saviour, Christ the Lord is born and this will be sign for you all - you will find a baby wrapped in
cloth lying in a manger) Suddenly a great army of heavenly hosts appeared with the angel singing praises to God

- Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those with whom he is pleased.
 CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME – 2025
(NATIVITY PLAN)

[SONG - WHILE BY MY SHEEP ]

SCENE - 6 SHEPHERDS GO TO WORSHIP JESUS
When the angels went away into the heavens the shepherd spoke to each other. Let us go over to Bethlehem

and see the incident that has happened which the Lord has made known to us."They went in haste and reaching

there, they found Mary, Joseph and the baby wrapped in cloth lying in a manger. And when they saw it they
made known the saying which had been told to them about the child.
[SONG - HARK THE HERALD ANGELS ]
SCENE - 7 KING HEROD AND THE WISE MEN
Now, Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea, during the time, when Herod was the king Wise men

from the East came to Jerusalem and met king Herod. They asked Herod Where is the baby born to be the king
of Jews? We have seen his star in the East and have come to worship him ”When Herod heard this, he and the

whole Jerusalem got upset immediately he called for a meeting of all the chief priests and the scribes of Jews

and asked them "Where is the Messiah to be born?" They answered, "In the town of Bethlehem in Judea for this
is what the prophet has written-Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, you are by no means the least among the
leading town of Judea because from you shall be born a ruler who will guide my people of Israel”. Then Herod

called the wise men secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared, He then sent them
to Bethlehem saying "Go and make careful search for the child and when you find him, let me know so that I too,

may go and worship him."

[SONG-THE FIRST NOEL]
SCENE - 8 WISE MEN WORSHIP JESUS
The wise men left and on their way they saw the same star in the East. They became very happy and were filled

with great joy) The star started moving ahead of them till it came to rest over a place where the child lay. They
went inside the house and when they saw the child, with his mother Marry, they knelt down and worshipped

him. Then opening their treasures they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The wise men got a
warning in their dream not to go back to Herod, and they returned to their country through another way.
[SONG - WE THREE KINGS ]
SCENE - 9 FINISHING (Everyone will appear)
Sing a new song to the Lord; he has done wonderful things!

By his own power and holy strength he has won the victory the Lord announced his victory, he made his saving
power known to the nations.

He kept his promise to the people of Israel with loyalty and constant love for them.

All people everywhere have seen the victory of our God.

Sing for joy to the Lord, all the earth; praise him with songs and shouts of joy!
[SONG - JOY TO THE WORLD ]