{"id":2035,"date":"2017-04-23T17:56:14","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T07:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2017-04-23T22:22:32","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T12:22:32","slug":"ecumenical-good-friday-services-easter-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=2035","title":{"rendered":"Ecumenical Good Friday Services &#038; Christ Church Easter Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2036\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2036\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Good Friday1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2037\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Good Friday2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2039\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2039\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Way of the Cross1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross1-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross1.jpg 1556w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2040\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2040\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Way of the Cross2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross2-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Way-of-the-Cross2.jpg 1326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2038\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2038\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Good Friday3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday3-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On Good Friday the Grain Shed Church of Christ congregation hosted the \u00a0ecumenical (inter-church) service. About 300 Christians representing most of the denominations in Swan Hill attended.\u00a0 Prayers &amp; Reflections were led by several local ministers.\u00a0 Cornerstone students performed a wonderful skit that we unfortunately didn&#8217;t video but you can see it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TFnnQ3vVxXo\">here<\/a> performed by another group.<\/p>\n<p>The service was followed by a walk in the beautiful sunshine to remember the \u201cWay of the Cross\u201d, \u00a0pausing for the relevant readings and singing &#8216;Jesus remember me when you come into your kingdom.&#8217; as we left each station. Our final station was back at the Church where Fr Matthew Thomas the new Catholic priest said grace before hot cross buns.\u00a0 This is our second year Ecumenical Worship Service and our third year of the &#8220;Way of the Cross&#8221; walk.<\/p>\n<p>At <span data-term=\"goog_1289875453\">3.00pm<\/span> in the afternoon, although not advertised, several Anglicans returned to their church to observe the traditional time of reflection on the death of Jesus. The church, stripped of decoration \u00a0the night before, revealed a bare wooden altar with just a rough, empty wooden cross leaning against it, only a crown of thorns at the head.<\/p>\n<p>On Easter Day the church was\u00a0 filled with flowers, joyful singing, and beautiful sunlight streaming through the stained glass windows \u00a0on the east and north walls. Many visitors joined the regular congregation celebrating \u00a0the Resurrection and happily stayed for hot cross buns at morning tea.<\/p>\n<p>May the expectation of Palm Sunday, the service of Maundy Thursday, the sorrow of Good Friday, the patient waiting of Holy Saturday and the joy of Easter Day be ours this week and always.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2036\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2036\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Good Friday1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2037\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Good Friday2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Good-Friday2-768x576.jpg 768w,  \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=2035\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Zkbl-wP","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2035"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2047,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035\/revisions\/2047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}