Visitors gather for the Christmas Island Lighting Ceremony in Maytown on Saturday. Every year, the Maytown Assembly of God Church, located at 2920 Tierney St. SW, hosts Christmas Island: a life-size nativity scene that is free and open to the public through Christmas. Every evening until Dec. 25, it will be open from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m., with goodies and warm drinks available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
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A nativity scene sits illuminated at the center of the Christmas Island Saturday in Maytown.
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Cookies and warm beverages were available to visitors in Maytown for the Christmas Island Lighting Ceremony on Saturday.
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Kids walk up for a closer look at lights during the Christmas Island Lighting Ceremony in Maytown on Saturday.
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Visitors gather, some holding umbrellas as rain falls, during the Christmas Island Lighting Ceremony in Maytown on Saturday.
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Scriptures are displayed on signs near statues of angels with wings in motion during the Christmas Island Lighting Ceremony in Maytown on Saturday.
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A sign remembers “Pops” Coley, during the Christmas Island Lighting Ceremony in Maytown on Saturday.
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Lights illuminate sculptures and scriptures during the Christmas Island Lighting Ceremony in Maytown Saturday night.
