Grace ran 2 events: life-bittersweet and the last supper

saturday 'life - bittersweet'
this combined elements of our february 98 lent service, about noise and journeying into the desert, with elements of our july 98 'life' service - postcards, the bittersweet ritual.

1. intro/welcome

2. song

3. track 'inner city life' by goldie + oscilloscope - noise internal and external meditation + traffic

4. meditation - journey into the desert

5. song: 'calm me o lord' [from the grace CD]

6. introductory thoughts on life - when we get away, chance to step back and reflect on life

7. postcards - did jesus experience these? (anger/road rage/sexual desire etc etc)

8. story - pleasure and pain

9. bittersweet ritual - lemon and honey + tracks 'bittersweet symphony' by the verve + 'easter song' by a man called adam

10. song

11. blessing

monday - the last supper
so-called because it was the last communion service at greenbelt 98 and, if the festival had not continued, would have been the last greenbelt service ever!

photos here

1. intro/welcome

2. song

3. the table - thoughts on leonardo image of last supper and our contemporary interpretations (people at GB having meals/mcdonalds/etc)

4. invitation - all are welcome - isaiah 55.....

5. song

6. small groups

7. food - eat in groups and share memories - about christ (remember me) and greenbelt (it's the last one in its current format) - the storytelling could be facilitated by a couple of stories from the front

8. confession - handwashing after meal, confession and absolution + track forgiven

9. cup and bread (after supper he took the cup......) - words of institution and sharing bread and wine in groups

10. songs

11. prayer for future of gb and everyone going back to home situations

12. song

13. blessing and incense (burn some incense and give everyone a few grains to take away to offer up on fires around GB or at home as ongoing prayer)

later that night steve did a meditation 1am-2am tuesday in the arts cafe based on john 21.