Maundy Thursday in Jerusalem, March 20, 2008

International Communion Service,

Redeemer Lutheran Church

We gather for a procession,

singing Lenten songs

in different language

groups.

We process through the

narrow streets of the Old City down the Via

Dolorosa.

Out St. Stephen’s Gate, looking at the Mt. of Olives.

Up the Mt. of Olives to Gethsemane.

Into the grounds of St. Mary Magdalene, the Russian Orthodox Church.

A candlelight service on the

steps of the church

overlooking Jerusalem

concludes the evening.

Until tomorrow morning at 6:30 am on the Via Dolorosa to walk

the Stations of the Cross.