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Palm
Sunday — Way of the Cross
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On
Sunday 20th March, Combined Churches of Warragul participated in their annual
‘Way of the Cross’ walk through Warragul CBD.
More
than 200 people took part, alternating with singing a verse of Lord of the
Dance, then silently following those carrying the cross. At the
cenotaph, the cross was raised and fixed into position. Rev Bruce Wood
addressed the gathering; the final verse and refrain of Lord of the Dance
was sung.
The cross remains in the cenotaph garden during the Easter
season, as a symbol of meaning and significance behind events that speak of
Easter.
Lord
of the Dance — A metaphor for life “I danced/lived in the morning . . .”
Upon
arrival, we were handed a small white stone; to ‘represent the rough
edges of our lives’
We
entered in silence; blinds drawn — light subdued
Glow
of projected images from the ‘screen’
Stillness
— ‘hush of expectation’
Dramatic
readings; congregational singing; reflections
Striking
of hammer on wood—stark contrast to the quietness
Raising
of a black draped cross
Singing:
‘Were you there when they crucified my Lord?’
and
the final instruction —
Please
leave in Silence
A
powerful Service!
Sunday
27th March
The
Choir singing - "but now has Christ arisen . . ."
Rev
Bruce Wood
Streamers
to Celebrate the Joy of Easter Day
Rev
Bruce Wood waiting to receive and bless the offering
The
joy of the risen Christ expressed in a floral cross
On Easter Day, a
sign proclaiming “He is Risen” was affixed to the cross in the cenotaph
garden
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