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A Night in Bethlehem

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Bethlehem Chairs

    • Brother Steve Mauss
      • Cypress Stake
      • 714-209-6680, steven.mauss@gmail.com

    • Brother Ron Nunnally
      • Cerritos Stake
      • 818-512-3362, rdnunnally@aol.com

    • Brother Joel Ward, Lead Chair
      • Long Beach East Stake
      • 562-841-7175, joeldward@me.com

For more information

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Light the World

A Night in Bethlehem

A free interfaith community event

2nd weekend in December

Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings

2025 | 2026 | 2027

Hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Held at the Long Beach East Stake Center

4142 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos

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Our Purpose

    • Celebrate the gift of God’s Son to the world.

    • Light the World by using our talents to bless others and inviting everyone to do the same.

    • Strengthen relationships by engaging with the community in activity planning and at the event.

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What is

A Night in Bethlehem?

The TAX

The TOWN

The SHOW

The RECEPTION

Journey thru four distinct but connected experiences

    • A free interfaith community event

Optional

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    • The Tax
    • Voluntary donations of food, clothing, and toys

    • All donated items will be distributed to local community organizations (partner needs listed at anightinbethlehem.org)

    • Donations will be measured (weighed and/or counted) and updated as it happens

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all

the world should be taxed…

And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. - Luke 2: 1,3

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2. The Town

    • Replica town of Bethlehem

    • 18 immersive activities

    • Period costumes

    • Christ-centered scripture at each activity

    • Bethlehem staff:

“Shalom <<First Name>>”

**Crafts, “Who are you making this for?”

Animals

Bakery

Bethlehem Inn

Carpentry**

Chickens

Dreidel

Jewelry Making**

Outfitters Photo Op

Pottery**

Slingshot

Tannery**

Weaving**

Obtain 10 free shekels at the Hanukkah Welcome House

1 shekel = 1 activity

Fishing

Fruit Stand

Hebrew Dancing

Hebrew School**

Heroes Photo Op

House of Stones**

“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” - Micah 5:2

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3. The Show

    • Live Nativity Show & Choir

    • Light of The World Script in 9 languages

    • Light The World Playbill

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

- Luke 2:7

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4. The Reception

    • Cookies & hot chocolate

    • Live instrumental music

    • Guests invited to:

      • Share how they will Light the World with service on ornament

      • Hang a Light the

World ornament

on a Christmas tree

      • Ideas in playbill

    • 36 Christmas trees

    • 6 photo opportunity stations

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. - Matthew 5:16

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Folded pass along cards (PACs)

Inside

Front

Back

    • 9 languages: Chinese, English, Khmer, Korean, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

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ANightinBethlehem.org

For tickets or to volunteer visit

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Ticket Times

    • Two times appear on each ticket:
      • Town entrance time
      • Show time

    • Town entrance = 1 hour before show

    • Allow time for:
      • parking
      • registration
      • tax (optional)

# Town Show

    • 5:30 pm 6:40 pm

2. 6:20 pm 7:20 pm

3. 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

# Town Show

4. 5:00 pm 6:00 pm

5. 5:40 pm 6:40 pm

6. 6:20 pm 7:20 pm

7. 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

# Town Show

8. 5:00 pm 6:00 pm

9. 5:40 pm 6:40 pm

10. 6:20 pm 7:20 pm

11. 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

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Invitations

ADJACENT STAKES to Long Beach East

(Cerritos, Cypress, Long Beach, Sunset Beach):

With approval from your stake presidency, invite your ward and stake choirs to participate

    • Rehearsals 2nd & 4th Sun. of each month (Sept. - Nov.), 4-6 pm at Long Beach East Stake Center

ALL communication councils:

Invite your community partners and their

families and accompany them at the event

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    • Join in preparation activities
    • Participate in the show or choir
    • Help during the event (tax)
    • Attend A Night in Bethlehem with family and friends

  • How many pass along cards do our community partners need to extend invitations?
  • Obtain approval to list organization name and needs at ANightinBethlehem.org by Nov. 1st
  • Names and costume sizes due to costume specialists by Nov. 5th

Cerritos, Cypress,

Long Beach East

Communication Council

INVITATIONS

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Preparation Activities

Monthly community service evenings or group projects

Monthly props & decor collection drives

Weekly construction activities

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Thank you!