Photos: Annual Live Nativity in Bonnots Mill
Dec. 13, Bonnots Mill Community Betterment Association
Andrea Boss stands in for the Blessed Mother during the seventh annual Live Nativity, sponsored by the Bonnots Mill Community Betterment Association on Dec. 13.
The streets of Bonnots Mill were decked with lights and luminaries during the seventh annual Live Nativity, sponsored by the Bonnots Mill Community Betterment Association on Dec. 13.
Ed DeOrnellis, Cindy DeOrnellis and Margie Stuecken kept watch of their flocks by night, with Cookie, Cheezit and Roanie the sheep, all provided by Mr. and Mrs. DeOrnellis.
Angels Carol Haslag and Myra Rackers proclaim tidings of great joy to the shepherds.
Three Wise Men Mike Rackers, Jerry Haslag and Jacob Buhr follow the star to Jesus’s birthplace in Bethlehem.
Angel Emma Stuecken looks down upon Joseph and Mary, portrayed by Dillon and Andrea Boss, and the newborn Jesus in the manger.
Shepherd Doug Starke and Peaches the sheep approach the Holy Family.
Shepherd Doug Starke and Peaches the sheep approach the Holy Family.
The cattle are lowing near the manger. Pictured are Daisy and her calf, Frankenstein — so named because he was born on Halloween. They belong to Anna Starke.
The cattle are lowing near the manger. Pictured are Daisy and her calf, Frankenstein — so named because he was born on Halloween. They belong to Anna Starke.
Lights and a cutout Nativity display adorn the well maintained former Methodist church in Bonnots Mill.
Lights and a cutout Nativity display adorn the well maintained former Methodist church in Bonnots Mill.
A simple, illuminated cross adorns the outside of St. Louis of France Church at the top of Church Hill Street during the Live Nativity.
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Members and friends of St. Louis of France Parish in Bonnots Mill reenact the circumstances leading up to Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem, during the Bonnots Mill Community Betterment Association’s seventh annual Live Nativity on Dec. 13. Visitors encountered each scene by driving through the hilly streets of town. Carol Haslag and Myra Rackers stood in for the angels. The Three Wise Men were Mike Rackers, Jerry Haslag and Jacob Buhr. Ed DeOrnellis, Cindy DeOrnellis and Margie Stuecken kept watch of their flocks by night, with sheep provided by Mr. and Mrs. DeOrnellis. Dillon and Andrea Boss stood in for Joseph and Mary, with angel Emma Stuecken and shepherd Doug Starke. (13 photos)
