Diocese tweets the Passion

The Diocese of Exeter has been tweeting the whole passion story, from Palm Sunday, and will continue until sunrise on Easter Sunday.

The story has been rewritten for tweeting in the first person and from Jesus’s perspective and will be sent out in ‘real time’ throughout Holy Week.

Canon Andrew Godsall said: “The idea with tweeting the passion is to help people relate to a familiar story in a contemporary way. Jesus used contemporary phrases all of the time. He wanted to make people sit up and listen so he used provocative words. Sometimes people got the wrong end of the stick – and maybe he did that deliberately - but it made them think!

“We wanted to help people really connect with the events of the last week in Jesus’ life. Trying to reduce the events of Holy Week to 140 characters each day has been a real challenge – but an exciting one.”

The tweets will all go out from @CofEDevon with the hashtag #passion.

To give you a flavour of the tweets:

Palm Sunday
Waving branches at me like I’m a King! So tempted to go that way. If only they knew how this week was going to play out. #makeway! #passion

Maundy Thursday
Courtroom accusations. No point in defence. They’ve already decided what to do anyway. It’s fixed. #notmywillbutyours. #passion

Good Friday
I wish someone would help carry this cross. I’ve got so much baggage. The weight of the world on my shoulders. #fatherforgive   #passion

Ring 01392 294905/294919 for more information.

Easter Family Activities at the Cathedral

April 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12

From 2 April, come along to the Cathedral for some fun Easter activities! Try dressing up as a bishop or a medieval knight/princess, make egg box birds, decorate Easter eggs, create a giant flower and have a go at brass rubbing!

The activities are run by the education team and will take place from 10.30 to 15.30 in the Chapter House (entry via the Cathedral).

Access to all these activities is just £1 per child. Buy your ticket on the day from the Cathedral entrance desk.

Standard admission to the Cathedral applies. Adults £6, Seniors £4 and children come in free!

Easter Egg Hunt

2nd - 14 April 2013 (during normal visitor hours)

We have hidden Easter egg shapes throughout the Cathedral. Count as many as you can see. write your answer on the form (available from the entrance desk) and then take your entry to the Cathedral shop to claim your prize.

Your name will then be entered into the draw for the chance to win some Easter goodies!

Standard admission applies.