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A member of Van Orsdel United Methodist Church escorts an alpaca at the living Nativity last December. The church members portray the participants in the birth of Christ each year. They will do so again at 5 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Between 5 and 7 p.m Saturday, those passing by Van Orsdel United Methodist Church will witness the re-enactment of a biblical event that embodies the true meaning of Christmas for Christians: the birth of Jesus Christ.
The living Nativity scene has become a time-honored tradition for the church. Each year, parishioners brave the cold to breathe life into an episode usually known through artist renderings and biblical interpretations. Throughout it all, Christmas music plays in the background.
"It's almost like you can be there in your mind like that," said Ray Toth, a longtime parishione...
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