Gallery: Live Nativity pageant at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church

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Posted December 16, 2022 | Photos By Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette
  • Claudia Freudenburg, right, plays instruments that she was selling in the Bethlehem marketplace as she interacts with visitors on a guided tour during the 18th annual Live Nativity pageant at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Numerous members of the congregation came together to feature scenes taken from the New Testament Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke that detail the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus for Christmas. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • Doris Charleston sells bread in the Bethlehem marketplace during the 18th annual Live Nativity pageant at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Numerous members of the congregation came together to feature scenes taken from the New Testament Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke that detail the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus for Christmas. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • George Feamster portrays a Roman Guard during the 18th annual Live Nativity pageant at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Numerous members of the congregation came together to feature scenes taken from the New Testament Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke that detail the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus for Christmas. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • Shepherds Zoey Young, 5, Bradley Hartfiel, 7, and Kendall Jungk, 5, left to right, pray together as angels appear above them during the 18th annual Live Nativity pageant at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Numerous members of the congregation came together to feature scenes taken from the New Testament Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke that detail the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus for Christmas. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • Shepherds Kendall Jungk, 5, Bradley Hartfiel, 7, Melissa Hartfiel and Zoey Young, 5, left to right, take care of their flock of sheep during the 18th annual Live Nativity pageant at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Numerous members of the congregation came together to feature scenes taken from the New Testament Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke that detail the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus for Christmas. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • From left: John Baker, Stacy Valentine and Ray Foren, portray the Three Wise Men during the 18th annual Live Nativity pageant at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Numerous members of the congregation came together to feature scenes taken from the New Testament Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke that detail the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus for Christmas. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • Mary and Joseph, portrayed by Elle Saco-Rhoden and Jonathan Staffa, sit with Baby Jesus, Maverick Saco-Rhoden, 4 months, in a manger during the 18th annual Live Nativity pageant at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Numerous members of the congregation came together to feature scenes taken from the New Testament Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke that detail the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus for Christmas. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • Angels Samantha Hartfiel, 14, left, and Julianna Jungk, 9, appear above people to announce the birth of Jesus during the 18th annual Live Nativity pageant at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Numerous members of the congregation came together to feature scenes taken from the New Testament Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke that detail the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus for Christmas. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
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