LAUREL HILL — All roads lead to Bethlehem this time of year, and in Laurel Hill this Saturday, that includes the town’s annual Christmas parade route and living nativity.
The city's fifth annual parade — starting at 3 p.m. at Industrial Park on New Ebenezer Road — will wind through town before concluding at the Second Avenue post office.
Afterward, Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church hosts its annual Living Nativity, sharing the Christmas story with hundreds of attendees from throughout North Okaloosa, neighboring counties and Alabama.
The event is co-sponsored by First Presbyterian Church of Crestview, with support and cast members from other Crestview and Laurel Hill churches, including some Crestview High School Thespian Society members.
The “journey to Bethlehem,” also celebrating its fifth year, is set for 5:30-8 p.m. Participants take a spiritual, approximately 20-minute stroll along a luminary-lined path, encountering figures from the Bible who share the story of Christ’s birth.
Refreshments and fellowship follow.
WHAT: Laurel Hill Christmas Parade
WHEN: 3 p.m. Dec. 12
WHERE: From Industrial Park on new Ebenezer Road, up Fourth Avenue, over to Third Avenue, and concluding at the Second Avenue post office
COST: Free to enter and watch. Contact City Clerk Nita Miller, 652-4441, to register an entry
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WHAT: Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church Living Nativity
WHEN: 5:30-8 p.m. Dec. 12
WHERE: 8114 Fourth St.; park at the Laurel Hill School track, Fourth Street at Park Avenue
WHAT: Approximately 20-minute “journey to Bethlehem” performed by actors portraying biblical figures. Refreshments and fellowship follow.
COST: Free; donations accepted
DETAILS: Groups welcome; Contact Jean West, 682-2835 for information
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This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Saturday, Laurel Hill celebrates Christmas