Shepherds rest by a warm fire at the living Nativity scene held at the Anza Baptist Church, Saturday, Dec. 19. Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photo
Members of the Anza First Southern Baptist Church donned costumes for living Nativity scenes to honor and celebrate the birth of Jesus, Saturday, Dec. 19.Live actors and even animals took part in the special event that took place at the church in Anza.“It was a chilly evening but quite a few people came out,” Renette Davies said. “Some stayed a while and enjoyed visiting while sitting around a propane campfire pit in the church parking lot, enjoying candy canes and cocoa.”Kayte Gorino, event coordinator, estimated that about 100 people attended the Christmas celebration.The Nativity scenes took months to plan. In the summer, the leaders of the Anza Baptist Church met together to brainstorm and discuss ho
