Theme: Personal Letters To The Christ Child

Appropriate for both Christmas and Advent. Staging for this play is very simple and requires little space, though placing characters on different levels would enhance the effect. A spotlight is suggested to highlight each character as each one speaks. These characters may also be effectively used individually, one for each Sunday in Advent.

Setting: Stage with five stools; stools should be placed in various areas in front of the sanctuary. (Mary and Young Child are staged close together.) Each character has a letter he or she has written. These should vary in envelope size, type, and color of paper

Characters:SIMEON: The wise and gentle prophet who waited for Jesus' birth MARY: The mother of Jesus FATHER: A man who is the spiritual head of his house…