tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post7362711562825769254..comments2023-11-20T10:17:40.928+00:00Comments on Good in Parts: looking backKathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-50940629215366189682009-04-14T17:17:00.000+01:002009-04-14T17:17:00.000+01:00Hundreds of years ago, when I was Anglican, we use...Hundreds of years ago, when I was Anglican, we used to start Holy Week with a Deanery Passover meal, using "A Parish Passover" liturgy (the host church provided the necessary bits and pieces) and then a bring-and-share meal. This always went down well and helped people get in the mood for Holy Week.<br /><br />I think if you want people to come to services like Good Friday next year, you may well have to invite them personally. Announcements never apply to me, do they?!Mrs Redboots (Annabel Smyth)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11270027663691257254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-9068005500466539732009-04-14T15:36:00.000+01:002009-04-14T15:36:00.000+01:00We lit ours with a match (in our tradition a fire ...We lit ours with a match (in our tradition a fire might be thought alarmingly pagan...)and in the dawn damp it took six tries... eventually the vicar did it - must be a special grace of incumbency.<br />On the other hand, at my new church at midnight the flames were fierce and leaping and I feared for the vestments and the church itself, which was only reopened in 2007 after its post fire rebuild.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-14777207957665323572009-04-14T10:28:00.000+01:002009-04-14T10:28:00.000+01:00>>it's a real struggle to light a taper ...>>it's a real struggle to light a taper from a blazing fire in a dustbin<br /><br />our taper lit OK, but the Paschal Candle went out three times - not quite sure what the symbolism of that is!Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360878379989903535noreply@blogger.com