Easter pictures

One of the really dramatic moments of the Easter Vigil service is when the Gloria is finally sung, and the lights are turned on and the candles are illuminated.  All of that happens at Christ Church, plus the tryptich, which has been closed for all of Lent, is finally opened.  You can imagine how breathtaking that moment is when you see the tryptich in the pictures below:

Here is a close up:

And here is a detail of the center panel of the tryptich:

I wish I knew more about this exquisite work of art, but at this point I don't.  Maybe in a later post.

This is the Paschal Candle:

The front of the altar:

The baptismal font at the back of the altar:

Here I am at the front of the church, standing next to the Paschal Candle.  Standing with the arrangment of altar flowers just behind me, it looks as if I'm wearing an extremely gauche Easter bonnet.  But I do love the gold vestments with purple trim. 

Here I am after all of the Holy Week and Easter services, with my colleagues, priest associates Susan and Guillermo. Susan teaches World Religions at an IB High School, and Guillermo is a doctor who works in one of the government hospitals, which means he works largely with people of limited means.  His grandfather was presiding bishop of the Mexican Episcopal Church.  The other priest associate, Martha, was doing the Mexican thing and was away with her children and grandchildren for the holiday week.  I really believe that I work better when I am not the only priest on staff.  So far, these wonderful folks have proved me right.