Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: tblake@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Thomas Blake) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Passover for Christians Message-ID: Date: 20 Mar 91 07:51:21 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: State University of New York at Binghamton Lines: 40 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article emory!dragon!cms@gatech.edu writes: > > I have a book called "The Passover Meal: a ritual for Christian >homes" by Arleen Hynes. At our parish, we celebrate a Seder Meal on >Maundy Thursday. I was wondering if anyone out there celebrates the >Jewish Passover according to this Christian method? For the Seder, at >Saint Bede's, we have lamb, all the traditional foods, the four >questions, etc. We try to celebrate in the same way Jesus celebrated >Passover with his disciples. > >-- > Sincerely, >Cindy Smith Cindy, In our parish we have celebrated what I refer to as a Pseudo-Seder on Maundy Thursday fairly consistantly for the last decade or so. (In this time we have had 4 pastors, the latest has termed our gathering a "New Testament Dinner" she posts a list of appropriate dishes, and members of the congregation sign up to bring various items. Following dinner, we celebrate communion around the tables. This year at my suggestion we will also be viewing a rather good video entitled "In Rememberance" as I recall. I was first introduced to this video on an "Emaus Walk", and reccomend it to anyone out there responsible for setting program in the church. It is appropriate for youth on up through adults, and gives an introduction to the Last Supper, the rituals and the participants. The first time we celebrated a Seder, our pastor at that time got a copy of the ritual as it would be celebrated by a Jewish fellowship. We did not perform the entire ritual, but he read us the part to remind Israel of all the Lord had done for them, then continued with appropriate reminders of the New Testament. I found this to be quite a meaningful ceremony. Tom Blake SUNY-Binghamton