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Rylee Gorton cradles the neck of a donkey during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Kim Crews, left, serves as an angelic narrator while Jimmy Wilferth runs a sound board during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Duc Nguyen, portraying Joseph, grimaces while receiving help with a headdress during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Danah Brandel is seen with other actors portraying a heavenly choir near the bright star during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Nicole Nguyen, right, smiles while holding a sleeping, 4-month-old Maverick Glaus during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Suzie the camel is seen with handler Catherine Neal during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Saint Francis Healthcare System Vice President of Foundation and Marketing Jimmy Wilferth chats about the origins of nativity scenes with children during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Wilferth said the live nativity was planned for about a year and was inspired by the medical center's namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, who invented the first nativity scene in 1223.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Mona Nenninger laughs while helping her husband, Joe, adjust his shepherd's headdress during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Saint Francis Healthcare System's Chief Performance Improvement Officer Stephanie LaPierre, center, dressed as a wise man, greets visitors during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Nicole and Duc Nguyen, dressed as Mary and Joseph, sit with 4-month-old Maverick Glaus, portraying baby Jesus, are framed in the shepherd's crook of fellow actor Danielle Torbet, far left, during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Tony Lyle, 8, pets a donkey during a live nativity Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)