Annual Festival of Nativities at SJRCC

Celebrate the Season of Advent at our Second Annual Two-Day Festival of Nativities on Saturday, December 16th and Sunday, December 17th from 11 am to 4 pm ET at the St. Joseph Retreat & Conference Center in Tipton. 

Join us in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ by viewing more than 80 nativity displays setup throughout our main building. This family-friendly event offers a peaceful place for guests to reflect upon Christ’s sacred birth as they usher in the Christmas season. Light refreshments will be served. 

RSVP for this free event HERE!

St. Joseph Retreat & Conference Center, 1440 W. Division Road, Tipton, IN  46072 stjosephretreat.org 

Do you have a nativity set you’d like to display at this event, contact Marketing Specialist Twyla Arnold, (765) 412-1616 or [email protected] to participate! 
 

Celebra la temporada de Adviento en nuestro Primer Festival Anual de Nacimientos de dos días el Sabado, 16 y el Domingo, 17 de Diciembre de 11am a 4pm ET en el centro de retiro y conferencia de San José en Tipton. 

Únete a nosotros para celebrar el nacimiento de Jesucristo al ver más de 80 exhibiciones de nacimientos instaladas en todo nuestro edificio principal. Este evento familiar ofrece un lugar tranquilo para que los invitados reflexionen sobre el nacimiento sagrado de cristo mientras marcan el comienzo de la temporada navideña. Se servirán bocadillos ligeros. 

Reserva para este evento gratuito aquí 

St. Joseph Retreat & Conference Center, 1440 W. Division Road, Tipton, IN 46072 

¿Tienes un Nacimiento que le gustaría exhibir en este evento? Comuníquese con Twyla Arnold, Especialista en Marketing, (765) 412-1616 o [email protected] para participar!

At the Festival of Nativities, guests celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ by viewing nativity displays setup throughout our main building. This free, family-friendly event offers a peaceful place for guests to reflect upon Christ’s sacred birth as they usher in the Christmas season.

Inspired by the Mepkin Abbey Annual Creche Festival in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, the staff at the retreat center hosted the first annual Festival of Nativities December 17, 2022. More than 200 guests visited 80 nativity sets.

The nativity scene has been around since 1223 when St. Francis of Assisi was inspired by a trip to the Holy Land. He used living people and animals to stage Jesus Christ’s humble beginnings. The living scene was soon recreated in other Catholic countries in the form of three-dimensional figurines, also known as a crèche. With Mary and the Christ child at the center, the scene also featured Joseph, shepherds, wisemen, angels and animals. The crèche gained popularity and has spread across cultural and political boundaries to become a traditional Christian symbol of Christ’s birth.