Ilkeston - Blessed Are ....
w/e 01 April 2018
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
  The
Ilkeston Area Churches got together again on Good Friday for
a Silent Walk of Witness through the town centre. The theme of
this year's walk which included dramatic readings and hymns at
various points on the way was The Beatitudes all of which of
course begin with "Blessed are ..."
Opening worship took place in the URC Church (Green Spire) on
Wharncliffe Road and some of the congregation are seen here leaving
the church to reassemble on the Market Place.
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The assembly point was outside the Town Hall where, when all
were gathered, a reading was followed by the singing of "There
is a green hill" to the tune "The house of the rising
sun". (Hear a 1966 recording as sung by The Cobblers at YouTube)
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The procession in a two-abreast column then headed for the Lower
Market.
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The walkers gathered in a semi-circle for another reading.
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This was followed by the singing of "When I survey the wondrous
cross".
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The walk continued down Bath Street following a simple wooden
cross in silence except for the beat of a solitary drum.
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The next stop for another dramatic reading was outside the Nationwide
and here the hymn was "I danced in the morning".
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A line in the official hymn sheet read "In our silence we
thank God for His gift of Jesus" and passers-by were reminded
how blessed we all are by a number of placards held high by some
of the walkers.
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"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send
you out to fish for people." Matthew 4:19 NIV
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The final stop on the walk was outside St Andrew's Methodist
Church for a reading and an invitation to go into the church
for refreshments. That's not the end though as the story continued
on Easter Day at Dale Abbey.
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