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Passover Meal
Maundy Thursday Service
Thursday, April 21, 2011
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Burtenshaw Hall
(Sign Up Form at the bottom of the page)
Why
are we having a Passover Meal at St. Aidan's?
In Luke 2:41 we read:
"Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the festival
of the Passover." And in Luke 22:15 we read, "With
fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you
before I suffer." Jesus chose one of the most
sacred and the oldest Jewish celebration, a celebration of
redemption, to establish His New Covenant.
What is a Passover Dinner?
In scripture it is called
the "Festival of Unleavened Bread, Pesach or Passover."
As the name implies, it is a Meal. It is a Jewish
Celebration that is over 3000 years old. Like our celebration
of Thanksgiving, where we share fellowship, share Love, share
our scripture and our redemption, as well as our abundance.
It is a Ceremony, with rules and regulations that come to us
through custom and convention. During the dinner,
there is a Bible Study of the Book of Exodus, of God saving
Israel from slavery and spiritual misery, and of our own
stories of redemption.
It is a deep spiritual experience to participate in an ancient
tradition that Jesus observed, and connecting it to our
Eucharist. "It is a Commandment to observe
Passover throughout the generations as a practice for all
times." Exodus 12:17.
It is a fulfilling of our mission to "Know Jesus Christ and to
make Him known" by taking part in one of the most important
Jewish celebrations.
While scholars disagree on whether The Last Supper was
actually a Passover Dinner, they do agree that Jesus used the
language, food and ritual of the Passover to help His
disciples understand the meaning of His death in the context
of their culture, and we will be celebrating The Last Supper
at the conclusion of the Seder.
Who is invited?
All are invited, including
children. Since the dinner and Passover Service will last from
6:30 until approximately 8:00, and the Maundy Thursday service
will last from 8:00 to 9:00, there will be childcare for those
too young for an attention span of that amount of time.
Each family attending the Seder
Meal will be required to bring a dish that their Host/Hostess
assigns to them, either Kugle or salad (recipes will be
given).
Sign up will be closed on April
3 in order to get the tables and food assignments arranged.
Questions?
Harmony
Kiser -
harmony.kiser@comcast.net - 770.205.7899
Lynda
Frederickson -
lynda.frederickson@cherokee.k12.ga.us
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