Categories: places, art, church
Tags: cake, York, Easter, sculpture, theatre, church
Date: 04 April 2008 21:01:37
Yes I know it was two weeks ago, but I've only just now got round to downloading some photos. However, I've just noticed that flickr doesn't seem to do the "view different sizes" thing that I usually use to get the code to put photos up, so can't quite figure out how to put photos here. What's all that about? Anyway, in the absence of individual photos, here's the set on flickr for the whole weekend, hopefully suitably captioned.
We stayed in York, housesitting for some friends. On Good Friday we went to York Minster, where we saw the final hour of the Riding Lights performance (they do a dramatic retelling of the Good Friday story, interspersed with prayers, reflections and hymns, over 3 hours, but we didn't go to all 3 hours), which was really good.
On Easter Saturday we went to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. HD had been before, on a friend's stag do, but I hadn't and was really keen to see it, and I have to say it didn't disappoint, it was fabulous. It was the first time I'd seen any Andy Goldsworthy sculptures "in the flesh", so to speak, and there was also an Antony Gormley which I spotted from a fair way away, amongst lots of other interesting sculptures. The day started off sunny but by the end we got caught in a snowstorm. I'd definitely recommend a visit to anyone who's in the area (it's near Barnsley), I thought it was great.
On Easter Sunday we went back to the Minster for the Easter morning service. Archbishop John Sentamu preached - the sermon was pretty straight-down-the-line evangelical victory-snatched-from-the-jaws-of-defeat type Easter message, but nothing wrong with that. I thought he was lovely, and I must admit that as he processed in I felt like I was in the presence of someone really special (well obviously I was, Jesus was there, but you know what I mean!). Apparently David Cameron was in the congregation as well, but I didn't see him (can't say I'm too disappointed about that!). After the service we went to have lunch with a friend (HD's best man and his wife, and a few others), and then off to Visions for their early service (once a month they meet in the afternoon rather than the evenings so that parents with small kids can make it). It was great to see people again, and we also ate even more - after my Easter egg breakfast and vast lunch, I was really full, but lots of people had baked cakes for after the service, so it would have been rude not to have any :)
Next bit of the week will follow when I've put photos up.