SPECIAL EVENTS

THE 'WAY OF THE CROSS' GOOD FRIDAY Good Friday, April 6th, 2007
On Good Friday Christians from many denominations will again take part in the 'Way of the Cross'. The route is marked by 14 superb bronze sculptures which tell the story of the journey of Jesus from the Last Supper to the Cross.
The walk will commence at 10.15 am at St Francis Church Lonsdale St and conclude at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Where We Will be Walking........
1: Start at St Francis Church, Cnr. Lonsdale and Elizabeth St. at 10.15 am. (Please be there early)
2: Little Lonsdale St, near Daimaru
3. Swanston St Church of Christ
4. Wesley Uniting Church, Lonsdale St
5. St Peter's Eastern Hill, Albert St
6 & 7 St Patrick's Cathedral
8. Trinity German Lutheran Church
9. Collins Place, Collins St (Not yet permanently placed)
10 Scots Church, Collins St
11. Collin's St Baptist Church
12. St Paul's Cathedral, Swanston St
13. St Paul's Cathedral, Flinders Street.

Station 14 : Easter Sunday Dawn Service
An ecumenical service will be held at St Johns Southgate on Easter Sunday. Those taking part will gather outside St Paul's Cathedral at 6.30 am and walk to the 'Resurrection' bronze at St Johns where the service will be held.

The 'Way of the Cross' Project
Over a number of years MCCIA worked on a project to initiate an ecumenical walk through the City of Melbourne on Good Friday, to remember Jesus walk to the Cross. The walk is marked by a series of 14 'stations', bronze sculptures placed outside various City Churches. At each station those participating pause for prayer, readings, reflection and song. The first walk was held in 2000. Recent walks have attracted over 3000 people who joined together for worship and to witness to the people of Melbourne.
A brochure is available for those who wish to take the walk at a different time.

The Sculptor
The sculptures are by a young Melbourne artist, Anna Meszaros, whose work is of a very high quality, creative and thought provoking in its interpretation of the biblical texts. We believe it is the kind of work people will find inspiring and culturally enriching.

The Stations
'The Last Supper' - (St Francis Church, Cnr Elizabeth and Lonsdale St)
'The Garden of Gethsemane' - (St Francis) Matthew 26:36-39
'Jesus before the Sanhedrin' - (Swanston St Church of Christ) Mark 14: 60-64
'Jesus before Pilate' - (Wesley Church, Lonsdale St) John 18:33-37
'Jesus whipped and crowned with thorns' - (St Peters Eastern Hill) John 19:1-3
'Jesus carries his cross' - (St Patrick's Cathedral) John 19:17
'Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene' - (St. Patrick's Cathedral) Mark 15:21
'Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem' - (Holy Trinity Lutheran, Parliament Pl.) Luke 23:27-28
'Jesus is stripped and nailed to the cross'. - (Yet to be permanenlly placed) Luke 23:33-34
'Jesus and the good thief' - (Scots Church - Collins Street) Luke 23: 39-43
'Jesus speaks to Mary and John' - (Collins Street Baptist Church) John 19:25-27
'Jesus dies on the cross' - (St Paul's Cathedral - Swanston Street) Luke 23: 44-49
'Jesus is buried' - (St Paul's Cathedral - Flinders Street) John 19:38-42
'Jesus rises from the dead' - (St John's Southgate, over the river) John 20: 1-9