"Ride On! Ride On In Majesty"
March 24, 2010
posted by Kat Lehman
written by Joe Jackloski
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Kingston, Pennsylvania
Re-enacting Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, parishioners and friends of Grace Episcopal Church, Kingston will gather for a grand Procession of the Palms around the parish neighborhood at 9:00 a.m. on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010.
Leading the procession will be Henry, a 15 year-old therapy donkey depicting how Christ entered Jerusalem. The procession will end at Grace Episcopal Church's great steps as children spread palms for the triumphal entrance and the celebration of the Eucharist to follow. Henry is one of three therapy donkeys from Young’s Funny Farm, a
non-profit organization in Berwick. Henry was adopted from the Bureau
of Land Management's Adopt a Wild Horse & Burro program and was
obtained in Nevada in 1995.
"Come and see!" In the Gospel of John (John 1.38-39) two disciples of
John the Baptizer follow after Jesus and ask him, "Rabbi, where are you
staying?" Jesus replies, "Come and see." Father Hartman said that,
“When I think about how best to describe Grace Episcopal Church I can
think of nothing better to say than, ‘Come and see!’”
Grace Church, for
over 118 years, has been the Episcopal presence in Kingston and remains a
vibrant faith community today. With its mission, “To love one another
and those around us,” Grace opens its big red doors as a neighborhood
and community church. ‘Come and see!’
[H/T to Joe Jackloski for posting this to the
Bakery list]
Pictured in the photo (front) The Reverend John F. Hartman, Rector, (rear) Nancy Pleskach, Church Administrator, and Ted Merce, Church Vestry Member, and, of course, Henry.
Photo by Neil A. Young