12/04/2025
๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐:๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐:๐๐ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ. ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก will continue its traditional re-creation of the birth of Christ as a Living Nativity presentation.
Visiting the ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for many viewers, as well as the participants. New visitors are invited to join in the tradition at ๐๐๐ ๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ to help celebrate the Christmas season. Visitors are invited to stop in the Church to warm up and enjoy soups, chili and hot drinks.
The cast, consisting of members of Shepherd of the Hills and Christ Episcopal Churches and other volunteers from the community, includes the Holy Family, angels, shepherds and wise men, all outdoors. Many others are involved as support staff behind the scenes. T๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ณ๐๐ฅ๐๐ณ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐, who have been involved since 2018. Donations of nonperishable food and cash will be accepted and given to Loaves & Fishes Ministries of Canon City, which distributes food boxes to Fremont County families in addition to other services it provides.
Upon arriving at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 801 N. Sheridan, Canon City, visitors may drive through and observe the Nativity from their vehicles, or they can park their vehicles and stop in for a bite inside the fellowship hall or walk along the changing scenes as the story is told through Bible readings and music. Visitors will be participants in the reason for the season, the story of the birth of Christ the Savior in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago.