Origin: Cityside Quiet Service Sunday 17 March, 2002. 5th Sunday in Lent. Based on a previous year’s service.
Theme:
To read the Easter story in a large chunk.
Mood:
Sombre
Setup:
20 metres(yards) of 2.4 metre(8 foot) wide white fabric draped the length of the ceiling over bars and dropping down to floor at each end and pulled back to the walls, projector showing slides onto white fabric ‘ceiling’, purple video loop on 5 television sets around the walls, communion altar at opposite end to image, cushions on floor to lie on and watch images on end/ceiling, three candles burning.
Gear:
Screen, slide projector, communion elements, slides, fabric.
Handouts: prayer of abandonment, Jesus quote, Tolkein quote, image.
Running order:
- Prelude: TRACKs ex Passion, Peter Gabriel. TRACK runs softly continuously behind images and readings. :SLIDE: Welcome…
1a. Introduction Link: Ask ‘why?’ of each painting – why did artist include that person/object, draw that, that way. Allow God to speak to you through these interpretations of the scenes.
(Announce title/artist for each slide; slide up before readings. 4 minutes per slide)
2. SLIDE: (Jesus in the Garden) Title and artist unknown to me.
READING: Matthew 26/36-46. (Jesus in the Garden)
3. SLIDE: Christ Delivered to the People (Sir Stanley Spencer, 20th century)
READING: Matthew 26/47-56
4. SLIDE: The Mocking of Christ (Matthias Stomer, 17th century)
READING: Matthew 27/15-30
5. SLIDE: The Road to Calvary (Benzo Gozzolli, 15th century)
READING: Mathew 27/31-44
- SLIDE: The Raising of the Cross (Procaccini, 17th century)
7. SLIDE: The Crucifixion, (Matthias Grinwald c 1510-15)
8. SLIDE: The Giving Up (Brett Whitely, contemporary Australian)
READING: Matthew 27/45-46, 50, 55-56.
9. RESPONSIVE READING: (back of handout) Prayer of Abandonment (Charles de Focauld)
10. SLIDE: The Act of Joseph of Arimathea (Tadao Tanaka, Japan)
READING: Matthew 27/57-61
11. SLIDE: The Holy Women at the Sepulchre (Peter Paul Rubens, 17th century)
READING: Matthew 28/1-9
12. SLIDE: The Resurrection (Dieric Bots, 15th century)
13. SLIDE: Broken bread/Candle. (Stop TRACK)
Link: Words of institution; self help communion whenever wish to. Leave whenever you’re ready
TRACK: ‘Were You There…?’ Kathleen Battle #12 (No TRACK follows until POSTLUDE)
- SLIDE: I Am (Colin McCahon, New Zealand, contemporary) slide remains up…
- POSTLUDE: TRACK:
(Reflection on this service…
- Should have presented communion elements at # 1 as first image. ie the Last Supper, then leave elements until ready for communion near end.
- Check texts at #3. In fact check all texts against slides to make sure they fit well.
- Running time approximately 45 minutes. Comfortable. People stayed up to 75 minutes.
- What about putting in Peter Denies Jesus at # 3 to 4? Even with no slide it is a significant piece of the story.
- Readers need to be louder and stronger. Maybe even rehearse them!
- The Procaccini and the Tanaka are quite dark and not easy to discern.