NewsDecember 20, 2021

Saint Francis Healthcare System recreated the scene of Jesus’ birth with it’s outdoor Live Nativity Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at the Saint Francis Cancer Institute in Cape Girardeau. Healthcare System colleagues, board members and volunteers took on the roles of angels, Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus, and the event featured live animals including cows, camels, horn sheep and a donkey.

Volunteers dressed as angels dance in the Live Nativity Scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Volunteers dressed as angels dance in the Live Nativity Scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Volunteers participate in the Live Nativity Scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Volunteers participate in the Live Nativity Scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Volunteers dressed as Joseph, Mary and a live baby Jesus participate in the Live Nativity Scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Volunteers dressed as Joseph, Mary and a live baby Jesus participate in the Live Nativity Scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
A volunteer dressed as an angel holds hands with a child attending the live nativity scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
A volunteer dressed as an angel holds hands with a child attending the live nativity scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
A volunteer participates in the Live Nativity Scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. 
A volunteer participates in the Live Nativity Scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. 
A volunteer dressed as Mary holds a live Baby Jesus during Saint Francis Healthcare System’s Live Nativity Scene Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at the Saint Francis Cancer Institute in Cape Girardeau.
A volunteer dressed as Mary holds a live Baby Jesus during Saint Francis Healthcare System’s Live Nativity Scene Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at the Saint Francis Cancer Institute in Cape Girardeau.
Attendees gather to look at the Live Nativity Scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Attendees gather to look at the Live Nativity Scene created by Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
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Saint Francis Healthcare System recreated the scene of Jesus’ birth with it’s outdoor Live Nativity Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at the Saint Francis Cancer Institute in Cape Girardeau. Healthcare System colleagues, board members and volunteers took on the roles of angels, Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus, and the event featured live animals including cows, camels, horn sheep and a donkey.

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