New Nativity Scene Graces Front Lawn at St. Francis Church

St. Francis of Assisi Church, at 4700 Long Beach Blvd. in Brant Beach, has a new seasonal addition to the parish grounds: a life-size Nativity set, which, said The Rev. Francis DiSpigno, church pastor, “has already become a meaningful place of reflection during Advent.”

DiSpigno offered gratitude to the “ad hoc Outdoor Nativity Committee,” including Tina Kelsall, chair of the Arts and Environment Sub-Committee of the Parish Liturgy Commission, which coordinates the decoration of the inside of…