Palm Sunday and Stations of the Cross (April 1)

This morning I went to Palm Sunday mass at St. Anthony's church. I loved the mass because not only were their palms so different from ours back at home but this mass had music (the 6pm does not) but we also started mass outside with a blessing of the palms and a gospel reading then we all processed into the church singing a Hosanna song.

These were the most 'normal' palms I found out of the assortment we could pick from. A lot seemed to be olive branches

I was also very happy to see an advertisement spot in the back of the bulletin telling people I was looking for work as a babysitter. I introduced myself to the priest after. He is an awesome priest, very friendly, loves his community, especially the kids and he is always just so happy and smiling.

Whoops should have said 10 or less years but did not think about it until after it was posted in the bulletin. Goes to show my sense of time. 

Later that afternoon I went to Stations of the Cross with Claire (Natasha's flatmate). It was at a beautiful sculpture Park at Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium. The cemetery was huge and gorgeous. It was a beautiful day that turned ugly as we were going through the stations of the cross. I decided to walk them instead of watch from a distance, but it was a very short 'walk' but I am so glad I went and experienced the Stations of the Cross in a cemetery.

Anglican section

Fountain in the center near the main office

The Family Volts

Stations of the Cross

Jesus was nailed to the cross station

How the sky looked when we first started

The stations were so detailed and interesting

The Manual they gave us so we could follow along

The sky changing as we were going through the stations. Just shortly after we got home it began to rain.

The last station

I think this was one of my favorites, although I loved them all.

The priest and alter server who led the Stations of the Cross