The Rev. Joe Curtis directs children to come up to the Nativity scene and place straw around the baby Jesus before Christmas Eve Mass on Sunday at St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
A concert of carols ushered in Christmas Eve Mass on Sunday afternoon at St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek. Parishioners crowded into the church early to enjoy the music.
After the music concluded, the Rev. Joe Curtis called up the children before the start of the Mass to help him place baby Jesus in the manger.
Clarinetist Monica Gil of Vernon Hills, left, and her sister, Sara, on violin, play a duet of Christmas songs before Christmas Eve Mass on Sunday at St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com