Valerie Farran, 7, and sister Penelope Farran, 9, start the Christmas Luminary Hike with their parents, Luke and Lisa Farran of Lake Zurich, on Sunday at Quentin Road Baptist Church.
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While Google Maps may have told them they were in Lake Zurich, the hundreds of families who've visited Quentin Road Baptist Church over the past two weekends may have felt more like they were in Bethlehem.
A very bright Bethlehem.
The Lake Zurich church on Sunday hosted the final day of its Christmas Luminary Hike, which takes visitors on a walk through time in search of Baby Jesus. Along the way, walkers interact with townspeople, shepherds, angels and wise men who shared the story of Christmas.
"We've been here before and it's just really beautiful, you get to see all of the live actors and it's just a very wonderful way to interact," said Lisa Farran of Lake Zurich, who hiked the trail Sunday evening with her husband. Luke, and daughters Valerie, 7, and Penelope, 9.
Terry Ronczkowski of Hawthorn Woods portrays a very stern King Herod during Sunday's Christmas Luminary Hike at Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich. "He was an awful man," Ronczkowski said, "But somebody's got to do it."
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Angels appeared Sunday during the s Christmas Luminary Hike at Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich.
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Santa Claus listens to a child's requests Sunday during the Christmas Luminary Hike at Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich.
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Valerie Farran, 7, right, and sister Penelope Farran, pose for a photo for their parents, Luke and Lisa Farran, during Sunday's Christmas Luminary Hike at Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich.
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Adam and Anna Zembrzuski of Barrington take a family selfie with their daughter, Nel, 8, on Sunday while visiting the Christmas Luminary Hike at Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich. "We just want to experience the very nice things here," Anna said.
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