What a year it has been! As we are in the season of Advent, we have also begun the new Church’s calendar. It is with so much anticipation as we continue with our St Agnes tradition of our Road to Bethlehem production as our special gift to the community. Although we have had to reimagine the production this year (without our dear animals), the students involved continue to do us so proud by their enthusiasm in playing their characters with such generous spirits.
A very big thank you to our wonderful Road to Bethlehem Cast for 2020 and the singers and musicians led by Ms Juarez and Mr Mangion. These students were the heart of the entire experience as their enthusiasm to be a part of this story was shown through the wonderful role, they all played.
Character | Played By |
Mary | Bianca Fragomeli |
Joseph | William Palaki |
Archangel Gabriel | Eliana Frendo |
Angels | Maryam Marjana Kanha Eng Montana Saric Ritika Prasad Jasmin Kalifh Helenna Soriano |
Anne | Angelica Prasad |
Joachim | Jon Timbol |
Elizabeth | Elissa Elbacha |
Zechariah | David Miguel |
Soldiers | Randall De Leon Brynon Murphy Liam Nash Gabriel Matocinos |
King Herod | Rylee Heinemann-Jones |
Shepherd's | Joleanne Magallanes Ema Manas Larissa Mitchell |
3 Wise Men | James Que Lilah Bagro Farida Zaheer |
Inn Keeper | Christian Ramos |
Narrators | Aarya Metha Mary-Rose Ahad Melos Kebede Mr Giancarlo Ison |
Townspeople | Vonzelle Acuesta-Lowe Martha Nucup |
Liturgy leaders | Samantha McGrath Teresa Bouchmouni Aaliyah Kennedy |
The Road to Bethlehem Production would not have been possible for the many staff members involved. It goes without saying that Bethlehem would not be possible without the staff Bethlehem team. It was truly a community effort. A special thank you goes to Mrs Janet Green, the creative wisdom and maker of all the Bethlehem costumes. Not only that, every school Mass is touched with the work of Janet, who brings my vision to life and does all things with so much grace and humbleness. She has left St Agnes with a beautiful legacy and it’s because of her work in delicately designing and fitting every single costume on every student every year is really where the heart of Bethlehem is. On behalf of the entire St Agnes community, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Please join in saying a prayer as we journey to the star, to meet God face to face as one of us:
Lord Jesus, we remember
that you were born into this world
on the first Christmas day.
Help us to remember,
that you were born in a stable
and cradled in a manger,
and so keep us from coveting wealth
and comfort and ease and luxury
which you never enjoyed.
Help us to remember,
that there was no room for you
in the inn,
and grant that our lives
may never become so crowded
that there is no room in them
for you.
Help us to remember,
that to you there came the shepherds
and the wise men,
and grant that learned and simple,
high and humble,
great and small,
may be joined in worshipping you
and loving you.
Help us to remember,
that you grew up in an ordinary home,
and went to school
and worked in a carpenter’s shop;
and so grant that we may think
task too humble and too common
our hands to touch,
when you, the Lord of Glory,
lived among the common things.
This we ask, for your love’s sake.
It is for this reason we at St Agnes have chosen to break open the covers of the Christmas story so that the story of the birth of the Son of God will we written on our mind so that Jesus can be reborn this Christmas in the cradle of our hearts.
May our loving Father bless us all as we follow the star and begin the road to Bethlehem this Christmas. May peace, joy and hope live in our homes and in our hearts.
Pace e bene,
Mrs Mary Reyes
Head of Mission