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Turn up and take part Nativity Service Nothing makes the Sunday school leaders come out in a cold sweat more than when the dreaded words "Nativity Service" are mentioned in a planning meeting - usually in June. The increasingly sporadic nature of church attendance makes rehearsing for a play nigh on impossible but everyone wants to see a nativity performance and it is a great way to connect with family members who don't normally come to church.  The attached plan is for a turn up and take part nativity service (often called a 'Scratch Nativity') from start to finish, which requires no rehearsal at all from any of the cast except for a lead and a narrator who should be someone the children are comfortable with and is good at working with children. Ideally a child should be given a chance to practise a reading too. Without a rehearsal, children often struggle with the unfamiliar words.  Turn up and take part Nativity Please enjoy and if you give it a go and it work...

 Simple Narrated Nativity Service Your Sunday School isn't a drama group so you probably haven't got the time to plan anything complicated. A narrated play where there isn't dialogue and the characters can read from a cue card is ideal in this situation. The coloured cast names have speaking parts. Pick people who will practise and learn their lines and tell their parents so they do! Cast (12+): Mary                               Joseph                           Elizabeth                     Herod                            Soldier          ...