He Has Risen!
Christ is Risen! I had a very meaningful Holy Week this year. Because of my work with the children's ministry at St. Margaret's, all the services I attended had some sort of children's focus. The Good Friday Walk through the Passion gave children an opportunity to wave palms, eat together, have their feet washed and journey with Jesus to the cross and finally ended in the tomb. The Easter Vigil on Saturday had readings from Scripture illuminated for children to experience and understand. They also had a front row seat to watch the baptisms of two babies. The Easter Sunday service started with a procession of children holding helium balloons. Here are the balloons before we handed them out. Once the children reached the front of the church, the balloons were then gathered into bunches and secured (or.... spoiler alert .... they were suppose to be secured) to a railing on the chancel as the children went to sit with their parents. BUT... 2018 w...