The New York Times had an interesting article recently, describing the Russian Orthodox practice of “Epiphany Baptisms”, which apparently involves cutting a cross-shaped hole in the ice on a river or lake, and then taking a plunge in:
“Monday was Russian Orthodox Epiphany, and roughly 30,000 Muscovites lined up to dunk themselves in icy rivers [...]
More light!
Adam at A Wee Blether reads a church bulletin and has a revelation:
“As the darkness deepens and winter comes, each week we light one more candle to speak of our hope for the coming light. Much has been made of the symbolism of the Advent wreath, each candle given a particular meaning. Actually, it [...]
Today is the first Sunday of Advent, and marks the beginning of a new church year; as such, it seems a good time to reawaken this blog after a long season of change.
Miranda finished her seminary degree and is now finished with school for the foreseeable future (hooray!), and was ordained to the Holy [...]
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 scripts