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	Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. - Isaiah 1:18

It's a double dose of the Nativity

Boroughs Daily News

Wednesday 22 December 2004, 4:36 pm
Keywords: Christian Topics , News Articles

By Charles W. Bell

The Church of the Epiphany, the historic Episcopal parish on the upper East Side, will present its Nativity Pageant tomorrow, but with a production twist so unusual that even the Rev. Andrew Mullins is shaking his head.

The tradition at Epiphany is to cast the youngest baby in the starring Nativity role. The problem is that this year, the youngest babies are twins, David and Eva Kim, who were born about four months ago.

Both will appear in the pageant - at the same time. This will require a little rewrite of the script, something Mullins is considering.

There is nothing new about improvising the church's pageant. Some dogs are dusted lightly with talcum powder to serve as sheep. Other dogs have toy horns attached to their heads and, voilà, reindeer! There also is a camel - two church members dressed in a two-hump outfit.

As for the babies, he said he is still working out some of the problems.

One is what to do when the Angel Gabriel presents the Baby Jesus to Mary. Another is whether the three Magi should present two sets of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Mullins is not overly worried. "I know we'll have a pageant," he said. "Beyond that, I think we better leave a little room for a miracle."

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