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April 2003: Stations of the Cross

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Run from late afternoon to enable children to take part and to give more time to go round.

0. explanation sheet [moya]

1. jesus condemned to die

Walking towards the station breaks a sensor beam that triggers the sound of a jeering crowd. On the TV are washing hands and a meditation. [mike + adam]

2. jesus carries his cross

write sins on little crosses [moya]

'Think of a sin you wish to offload onto Jesus and to receive help and forgiveness for. Write it in pencil on a cross and carry it with you. At station 11 there will be instructions on how to offload it.'

3. jesus falls 1 [steve]

concrete paving slab with the words 'I am the stone that makes them stumble'

4. jesus meets his mother

people who've inspired your faith - who do you inspire? - book of life write names in [mark/deborah]

5. simon carries the cross

Add a stone symbolising your sin to the rucksack. Put it on to feel the burden. [jonny]

6. Veronica wipes Jesus' face [anna]

The non-biblical tradition is that Veronica wiped the sweat and blood from Jesus' face. The cloth she used then bore the image of the face of Christ.[mike will bring face-print game]

7. jesus falls 2 [steve]

concrete paving slab with the words 'I am the rock on which they fall'

8. women of jerusalem - [mark/deborah]

making painted handprints

9. jesus falls 3 [steve]

concrete paving slab with the words 'I am the stone that the builders rejected'

10. jesus is stripped

kindling sticks dipped purple paint sandpaper writing [jackie][mike]

11. jesus is nailed to the cross

Nail the little cross you made at station 2 to the big cross. [moya]

12 . jesus dies - dead bouquet [jonny]

Flowers are tied to the mesh like the scene of a road accident or street murder. A meditation on Christ's death plays on the computer.

13. the deposition from the cross

This evokes a military field hospital [the Iraq war had just taken place] with empty bed. The monitor is flatlining. [flatline on oscilloscope + whistle][mike][mark - camp bed]

14. jesus is laid in the tomb

Outside, we lay a stone on the tomb and light a candle.

cafe

tv/video for kids in schoolroom
cafe in first room - draw folding screen and enter thru door
need to instruct parents re taking small kids round and telling them the story - not unsupervised
hot cross buns, tea, coffee, juice, wine


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Station 1: Jesus is condemned to death
Walking towards the station breaks a sensor beam that triggers the sound of a jeering crowd. On the TV are washing hands and a meditation.

Station 2: Jesus carries his cross
'Think of a sin you wish to offload onto Jesus and to receive help and forgiveness for. Write it in pencil on a cross and carry it with you. At station 11 there will be instructions on how to offload it.'

Station 3: Jesus falls the first time.

Station 4: Jesus meets his mother
Take one of the hearts, write the name of someone special in the back, and decorate the front.

Station 5: Simon of Cyrene carries Jesus' cross
Add a stone symbolising your sin to the rucksack. Put it on to feel the burden.

 

Station 6: Veronica wipes Jesus' face
The non-biblical tradition is that Veronica wiped the sweat and blood from Jesus' face. The cloth she used then bore the image of the face of Christ.

Piecing together an image of Christ painted on rectangles of silk.

 

 

Station 7: Jesus falls a second time.

Station 8: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem.

 

Station 9: Jesus falls a third time.

Station 10: Jesus is stripped.

We sand purple paint off kindling wood.

Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the cross
Nail the little cross you made at station 2 to the big cross.

 

 

 

 

 

Station 12: Jesus dies
Flowers are tied to the mesh like the scene of a road accident or street murder. A meditation on Christ's death plays on the computer.

 

Station 13: Jesus is taken down from the cross
This evokes a military field hospital [the Iraq war had just taken place] with empty bed. The monitor is flatlining.

It's also a nod to installation artist Mike Nelson.

Station 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb
Outside, we lay a stone on the tomb and light a candle.

 

 

Jonny and Mike serve in the cafe.

Hot cross buns.

Moya carries the cross.

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