Maundy Thursday
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Maundy Thursday
Thursday is Maundy Thursday.
We set up two chairs after the sermon and fill two basins with water and set aside a few fluffy white towels and have the two ministers kneel next to the chairs and invite anyone who wants to, to come up and sit in the chairs.
The kneeling people wash the feet of the people in the chairs and then hand them the towels. Two more volunteers come up and get their feet washed then take the towels and wash the next persons and so on until everything who desires to participate does so. People are not selected ahead of time and everyone chooses to particpate or not on their own.
Some people come up eagerly, others out of curiosity and some not at all. Somehow I like the idea that everyone must make a decision to participate or not. I suggest that holding someone's feet in one's hands and washing those feet can be transformative.
pastorkeith
We set up two chairs after the sermon and fill two basins with water and set aside a few fluffy white towels and have the two ministers kneel next to the chairs and invite anyone who wants to, to come up and sit in the chairs.
The kneeling people wash the feet of the people in the chairs and then hand them the towels. Two more volunteers come up and get their feet washed then take the towels and wash the next persons and so on until everything who desires to participate does so. People are not selected ahead of time and everyone chooses to particpate or not on their own.
Some people come up eagerly, others out of curiosity and some not at all. Somehow I like the idea that everyone must make a decision to participate or not. I suggest that holding someone's feet in one's hands and washing those feet can be transformative.
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It is something that Catholics and Protestants can do together to express what binds them together, while other things point out what separates them.Walden wrote:Foot washing is a profound part of the Church's teaching.
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This is the most perverse thread I have ever seen. We have gone from the deliberate attempt to confuse everybody whether it is Maundy or Thursday, to foot fetishists, to public nudity, and now to draping your lily over the altar. Is there no end to this depravity?
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Come on Deej, footwashing is good for the sole.djm wrote:We have gone from the deliberate attempt to confuse everybody whether it is Maundy or Thursday, to foot fetishists, to public nudity....
Why do you have to be such a heel?
We started doing a Maundy Thursday service with footwashing about 3 yrs ago. The idea was brought in by our choir director, who grew up in a different denomination (Church of the Brethren). Not only do I think the service is wonderful, but it's really encouraging to see change and flexibility in our church
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I note that the same basin and towels are shared by the entire congregation, which looks to me like a good way to ensure the subsequent spread of toenail fungus is shared by the entire congregation as well.
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Our Lord God Almighty in his Son Jesus Christ can surely overcome a toenail fungus.gonzo914 wrote:I note that the same basin and towels are shared by the entire congregation, which looks to me like a good way to ensure the subsequent spread of toenail fungus is shared by the entire congregation as well.
great for them....what about the rest of us?Cranberry wrote:Our Lord God Almighty in his Son Jesus Christ can surely overcome a toenail fungus.gonzo914 wrote:I note that the same basin and towels are shared by the entire congregation, which looks to me like a good way to ensure the subsequent spread of toenail fungus is shared by the entire congregation as well.
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The God who cures toenail fungus is the creator of us all.Denny wrote:great for them....what about the rest of us?Cranberry wrote:Our Lord God Almighty in his Son Jesus Christ can surely overcome a toenail fungus.gonzo914 wrote:I note that the same basin and towels are shared by the entire congregation, which looks to me like a good way to ensure the subsequent spread of toenail fungus is shared by the entire congregation as well.
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Cranberry wrote:The God who cures toenail fungus is the creator of us all.Denny wrote:great for them....what about the rest of us?Cranberry wrote: Our Lord God Almighty in his Son Jesus Christ can surely overcome a toenail fungus.
- or if you prefer -Credo in unum Deum Lamisilium omnipotentem; factorum coeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium . . .
I believe in one God, Lamisil Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible . . .
Crazy for the blue white and red
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow