Here’s an email I sent to the Via Crucis creators (feel free to comment or email your evaluations and thoughts as well):
Via Crucis :: Immersion 2008 is over. Really it is. You’ve probably moved on into new and exciting (or same-old and boring) things, as have I. But we need to put Via Crucis 2008 to rest and to do so I wanted to share some reflections and illicit yours. Check out these blog posts and quotes…
Blog Posts:
http://hopehasreturned.blogspot.com/2008/03/via-crucis.html
http://www.captivethoughts.net/?p=1736
http://thewholepeace.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/
The reflections of one of my students:
“It was amazing to see what something so simple as this event could do to bring together different denominations, and people who otherwise would probably not meet, or be friends with each other. It was a chance to lay aside stupid technicalities and minute differences in belief, and take up one uniform task of bringing the passion and love of Christ to people in a different light than usual. …. An event like Via Crucis really brings into grasp the audacity of Christ. This is far more powerful an experience than drinking half and ounce of juice and eating a piece of stale bread. Overall Via Crucis was an amazing experience, from planning and not really knowing what it was about, to it being done and knowing on a more personal level of what Christ went through for each and every one of us.”
The reflections of a youth pastor:
“I took a drive down to Norwood today to experience via crucis immersion 2008 with two of my 8th grade students. As we left the church and began to process the experience one girl stated that she now understood what Easter was all about. Wow! We were all deeply moved by sharing together in the journey.”
I would love to gather your reflections and thoughts (evaluations, critiques, or ideas for next time). Feel free to send me links to blog posts, email me, or call. I’m already getting ideas for 2010 Via Crucis :: Immersion and I would love for you all to be involved again! We have 2 films being created about Via Crucis and I will share those as they become available. The music is still available from Opening Night - http://www.viacrucisimmersion.com/music.html.
Blessing upon you all and Thank You for how you followed Jesus in the Via Crucis,
ak
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Aaron,
Thanks for offering Via Crucis to the community. A group of six of us from Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship came and experienced it the evening of Maundy Thursday and then enjoyed some time in the Speckled Bird afterward. I think the very act of re-interpreting the Stations, however that was done, was itself something that helped me ponder Holy Week in a whole new way this year. I especially enjoyed the garden — Station 1 (could have stayed in there a while and just prayer) — as well as the Station with the accusing fingers that we were to walk through.
I’m so glad we’re neighbors and look forward to continued interaction with you and the community.
Oh yeah, and thanks for the blog link over to thewholepeace. Hope you don’t mind that I did the copy and paste thing with the Via Crucis logo to put on the blog. It’s always nice to use an image when it’s available.
All the best. Joel
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