Las Posadas
Las Posadas Questions and Answers for Parents
What time should we be at the park?Parents and children (K-5) should gather around the gazebo by 6:10 PM, when the procession begins.
Does everyone need to dress up?
All students should come as a shepherd, angel, sheep or Bethlehem villager. Parents are encouraged to dress up also – throw a towel over your head or drape a blanket over your coat, and bathrobes, of course, are always in style on this night.
Where do we get a light?
Students will receive a light from their teacher. Parents and siblings can get lights near the stairs to the gazebo.
How many times will we sing that song we always sing?
We will sing it many times and we want your voice too. Sheet music is available to all parents when you pick up your lights. When we walk from place to place we don’t all sing, but when we stop in front of the doorway we will all sing the song about three times before Joseph knocks on the door.
Where should parents be in the procession?
During the procession students will walk with their classmates. You and any younger siblings are welcome to join them. We encourage you to help the teachers keep all the children together as a class. We are a big group so try to pack in close when we stop so that our procession is not strung far off down the street. Some classes will stop ahead of the main star and will need to turn around to see Mary and Joseph.
What time should we be at the park?Parents and children (K-5) should gather around the gazebo by 6:10 PM, when the procession begins.
Does everyone need to dress up?
All students should come as a shepherd, angel, sheep or Bethlehem villager. Parents are encouraged to dress up also – throw a towel over your head or drape a blanket over your coat, and bathrobes, of course, are always in style on this night.
Where do we get a light?
Students will receive a light from their teacher. Parents and siblings can get lights near the stairs to the gazebo.
How many times will we sing that song we always sing?
We will sing it many times and we want your voice too. Sheet music is available to all parents when you pick up your lights. When we walk from place to place we don’t all sing, but when we stop in front of the doorway we will all sing the song about three times before Joseph knocks on the door.
Where should parents be in the procession?
During the procession students will walk with their classmates. You and any younger siblings are welcome to join them. We encourage you to help the teachers keep all the children together as a class. We are a big group so try to pack in close when we stop so that our procession is not strung far off down the street. Some classes will stop ahead of the main star and will need to turn around to see Mary and Joseph.
Schedule for the evening
- 6:10pm, Students and teachers gather in the park
- 6:30pm-7:00pm, Procession around park
- 7:00pm-7:30pm, Concert in the gym
- 7:30pm, Children say goodbye to their teachers at normal dismissal places and go home
