Okay, now that we’ve had a few days to recover, but while memory is still somewhat fresh, how was Holy Week for you? What was great? What are you thinking about? Share in the comments!
Tagged holyweek, openthreadsWe had our wake on Friday (see earlier posts here and here for more background). It was attended by a small handful of folks, most of whom came later in the evening. We ended up hosting it in our living room once again, as the other available spaces seemed too big, and having [...]
Tagged burial icon, good friday, good friday wake, holyweek, meditationWe went to a Maundy thursday dinner and liturgy at a church where M. did a field study, and where she still occasionally preaches and tells Godly Play stories. There was a simple dinner at six, and then the liturgy at seven, starting in the fellowship hall with readings followed by foot washing, and [...]
Tagged children, children in liturgy, communion, eucharist, exclusion, Maundy ThursdayContinuing with Egeria’s description of of Holy week in Jerusalem, c. 380.
Tagged early christianity, Egeria, Holy Week, holyweek, liturgies, Maundy ThursdayAs (Western) Christians head into Pascha next week, our Jewish brothers and sisters will be celebrating Purim, and the Velveteen Rabbi shares a lovely reflection on Purim, Pesach, and the cycles of the Jewish Festival year. I really liked this bit at the end:
“We begin our festival year by relying on God to save [...]
A draft script (PDF download) is now available. This will continue to change over the next several days, but I wanted to share what I’m working with right now. Feedback is certainly appreciated, please add comments to the most recent post on the wake.
Tagged good friday, good friday wake, liturgy scriptsNow that Holy Week is here, I was going to have only very light blogging, as this is pretty much the busiest week of the year for this blog’s target audience. Then I remembered that I’ve been meaning for a while to take a close look at Egeria’s description of Holy Week Liturgies in [...]
Tagged early christianity, Egeria, holyweek, liturgies, palm sundayThe bulletins are probably all on their way to being printed/copied, your plans are likely pretty much set, so here’s a quick reminder of the Holy Week open threads–some interesting discussion on a few, but there’s plenty of room for lots more. What are you excited about? Anxious about?
Palm/Passion Sunday
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter Vigil
Blessings on [...]
Tagged openthreadsHere’s a couple more images from Miranda. The one on the left goes fairly obviously with the Liturgy of the Palms. The one to the right was designed for a particular Good Friday service at a church she works with. The combination of bread, wine, and a crown of thorns makes it [...]
Tagged art, eucharist, good friday, hosanna, hosannah, images, maundy, palm sunday, palms