Today, April 8th, a large group, dressed as biblical characters, and representing Marlborough Churches Together, brought the Christian Easter message to shoppers in Marlborough High Street. Three key scenes from the Easter story were dramatised and performed, starting at the Town Hall and ending in St Peter’s churchyard. The scenes were interspersed with singing and audience participation.
Organiser, Helen Stokes, told Marlborough.news, “For many years Marlborough Churches Together undertook a march of witness which ended with a parade from St Mary’s to St Peter’s Church. This year has seen something of an updated revival of that event.
An invitation was extended to members of all the churches and the community as a whole to take part in a semi-dramatised procession down the High Street, with three dramatised scenes on the way.
The first scene on the Town Hall steps gave an overview of how Christians understand the life of Jesus and included a depiction of Jesus’ arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. Scene Two outside the Jubilee Centre gave a glimpse of Peter’s denial and Jesus’ trial and conviction by the Jewish leaders. Jesus was led from there to St Peter’s Churchyard where the crucifixion was enacted. The presentation ended with reference to the resurrection and a rousing rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’ was the finale.
The procession took place in glorious sunshine. Many of the cast and onlookers were very moved by what they saw and plans are already in place to make The Easter Procession a fixture in future years.”
Easter Day services are as follows: 6am Sunrise service, Martinsell Hill; 8am Holy Communion St Mary’s, Marlborough; 9am Holy Communion St John the Baptist, Minal; 10.30am Family communion St Mary’s, Marlborough; 10.30am Family Communion St George’s, Preshute; 11am Easter Sunday Mass,St Thomas More Catholic Church, Marlborough; 4pm easter Sunday service and refreshments after, Emmanuel Church, Marlborough.
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