The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #20579   Message #214955
Posted By: SDShad
20-Apr-00 - 09:05 AM
Thread Name: Holy Cow, Moses, Mackerel, Toledo....
Subject: RE: Holy Cow, Moses, Mackerel, Toledo....
MMario--

Indeed, we're celebrating Maundy Thursday tonight at our Congregational church. Our minister conducts a Tenebrae service this day each year, with candles, darkness, Communion by "intincture" (sp?) which basically means dipping the bread in the wine, apparently a very old practice. It's one of the few times of the year we use real wine for Communion. He really creates a very sacred space with this ceremony.

Oh, yeah, and we'll be singing McGrath's "White Snow of the Springtime" at Tenebrae tonight. Wish us luck!

Chris