St. Gabriel's nativity set - vintage art and a longstanding tradition

Reporter's note: Nita Jergeson called asking if I'd like to do a story about an old nativity set on display at St. Gabriel's Church in Chinook. I was interested and went the Sunday after New Years to see the nativity set. I was expecting a table top small statues around a stable, like most nativity sets I'd seen in other churches.

This set was made up of figures that were displayed on the floor because of their size. It was a large, spectacular scene with all the figures associated with a nativity set and added angels above the doorway to the wooden stable. It took a while to take in the beaut...