[Magdalen] Tenebrae

[Georgia DuBose]

Praying for the grandson now.

We just finished Tenebrae. A number of us heard the cries of our own
hearts in the readings.

Georgia+

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com> wrote:
> The Tenebrae service at St. Mary's in Barnstable, MA was most interesting.
>
> The basic notion of the diminishing light, by extinguishing candles, was
> kept.  But the thrust of the message was directly related both to Holy Week
> and to the lives of the youth who designed the service.  We had readings
> from scripture and music from contemporary culture that underlined the
> darkness that descended on Jesus during Holy Week.  But at the same time
> the themes of the readings and music were also issues confronted by young
> people, and by all people throughout their lives:  oppression (for being
> different); betrayal; loneliness; despair; accusation; judgment; death.
> The service ended, as is traditional, with Psalm 51, the hidden candle, the
> loud noise, and the exit in silence and darkness.
>
> One of my housemates has a 14 year old grandson who is experiencing pretty
> much all of these issues, so there was some heavy duty praying for him
> going on during this service.
>
> Eleanor
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Our church is doing Tenebrae tomorrow (Wednesday) evening.  It will be the
>> first time I've gone.  This service was designed by our youth -- I'll be
>> very interested to see what it is like.
>>
>> Eleanor
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Ian Gomersall <ian.gomersall at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear All
>>>
>>> I realise Tenebrae may not be in some people's Holy Week schedule but I do
>>> think its worth considering including at least one year, in a form
>>> suitable
>>> to the church its set in.
>>>
>>> Last night we had Tenebrae and it was very much appreciated by those who
>>> attended - and we had, for a wet Monday evening, a surprisingly large (for
>>> us) number.
>>>
>>> Have a look at: http://wp.me/ptISx-1nQ
>>>
>>> I'd be interested to know other people's thoughts on it, and what worked /
>>> wasn't so good about it.
>>>
>>> Best wishes
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>>> *Ian Gomersall*
>>>
>>
>>