[Magdalen] Tenebrae

[Eleanor Braun]

Our service was designed by the teenagers - I think they had some guidance
on the selection of readings, but they chose the music.  It very much
reflected their concerns.  And it was about one hour long.

Eleanor

On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm not convinced that this is an appropriate service for children. It's
> long and dark and I doubt they capture the nuances.  And, if they haven't
> been prepared beforehand for the bang, what's the point of their being
> there?  Of course there will always be some who are 'old enough' to
> understand what's going on, but I do wonder.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>
> On 3/31/2015 1:19 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
>
>> We did one once that featured a sudden loud BANG on tympani. Scared the
>> bejesus out of some kids present, who screamed the house down.
>>
>>