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Via Crucis :: Immersion - in re(ar)view

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

Via Crucis 2008

Via Crucis 2008

Originally uploaded by **CRT**

Click this photo to view Cindy’s Flickr set of Via Crucis :: Immersion 2008 images. Like DG she’s a great photographer and captured the event well. I love the warm colors of many of her photographs, which I think evoke the atmosphere of the event at night. I particularly like this photo of the crown of thorns… not sure I can describe it well, but Charlie Levine created it out of nail and glue and other “industrial-type” items. So, it’s kinda like a 21 Century dystopian crown of thorns… very cool.

the death of sin

the death of sin

Originally uploaded by D.G.Flickr

Click the photo to go to DG’s Flickr set of Via Crucis :: Immersion 2008 photos. He has a great eye and sense of color. I think he captured the tone of the experience well.  Plus he played with some cool new featues on his camera, so there you go.

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Here are DG’s words that he posted about this particular image:

“the most senses filled station, the Death of Christ. They had this cross on the floor and all around you was videos on each wall, and sound surrounding you. The video was filled with images and videos of Christ dieing and other painful events from all over the world. Amazing! I wanted to keep the color of the picture of the same as the time I took it (lots of blue in the videos being played above.”

Via Crucis :: Immersion 2006 video featuring Aradhna’s Yeshu Raja

Aradhna