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|The South Marysburgh Mirror 9] | | What’s County Culture to you? St. Philip’s Heritage & Horn Trips.. Music & Wine.. Roots ‘ n Wings Hockey & Home craft.. Agriculture & Art.. Settlers & Dreamers. Sailors & Storytellers.. Reflections on the past and present life You & Me...... of St. Philip's Anglican Church, Milford. Come and enjoy storytelling, discussion, ° entertainment and food at the Celebrating Seder by Fran Larkin 1* Annual County Cultural Rally March 31, 2007 from 9am to 4pm This year the congregation of St. Philip's and their invited guests will gather in community to share a Passover Prince Edward Community Centre, Picton Seder Supper as part of Holy Week. Tickets: $10 till March 15, $15 after & at the Passover, which lasts seven days, is the oldest and door. Available at: Books on the Bay (Picton), most important religious festival in Judaism. It commemo- Green Gables (Bl field), Wight’s rates God's deliverance of the Hebrews from slavery in (Wellington), Rossmore Stop Roomore) Egypt. It is a time of celebration, thanksgiving, and renewal. Contact 613-476-1159 for details The Seder (Hebrew for ‘order’ because the meal follows a defined order) is a communal feast, rich in liturgy and sym- bolism, which allows for the retelling of the ancient story of the Exodus, all the while, exhorting the Jewish people to re- member their identity as the People of God. Everyone in the family from the oldest to the youngest participates. Senior to Cycle - Cont'd from page 4 facts on toads that came from my two children's "Why would a Christian church celebrate a Jewish books, Tom E. Toad, and the Loads of Toads Activity holiday?", you may ask. I certainly asked that question the Book. There is a little blurb about a Hog-nosed first time I encountered this type of event at St. Bartholo- snake, and many other critters I pass on the various mew's Anglican Church in Ottawa. Subsequently, the Seder trails. Notes on the dangers. Notes on places of inter- turned out to be one of the most meaningful parts of Holy est yet to see. Week for me as it helped set the scene for Christ's Passion. I think you might enjoy this blog. I certainly enjoy doing it, and thank my family for their support Many Christians have come to see celebration of in this venture. . Seder as a bridge between Old and New Testaments times. I would welcome any comments you wish to _It is a way to honour the Old Testament traditions and herit- send. There's a 'comments' button where you can age which we share with our Jewish brothers and sisters. leave any advice - I need lots, except the advice not to We are reminded that Jesus was a Jew. In the last week of his life, he traveled to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover with Continued on page 11 his disciples. He used the occasion of the Passover meal to explain his ministry to his disciples one last time. It was J during this Last Supper that Jesus introduced us to the New P a t $s Ja ms Covenant of Holy Eucharist, which we use to this day as a memorial to remind us of his death and resurrection. In the Jams Chutneys Relishes Eucharist, Christ is present to us. Just as God delivered the Hebrews from slavery those many years ago, Jesus suffered Diabetic jam also and died on the cross to deliver us from the slavery of sin Gift Baskets available fro m $10 and death. We recognize that, through his wondrous sacri- fice, we, too, became the People of God. Ready-made or made to order We dding favo urs Can there be any greater reason for celebration? Visit our jam house! 113 Morrison Point Road Phone 476-6929