Holy Week 2008 began with a chilly Palm Sunday morning. Adapting to the cold, blessing of palms took place in the lobby of our school. The 9:00 am congregation processed from the school across the parking lot to the church before circling the worship space to begin the services. The 11:00 am congregation processed around the block toward First Baptist North before entering Holy Angels for worship, proclaiming our Christ to the neighborhood.
        This year, the reading of the passion took on a new and dramatic format. Father Taylor read the words of Jesus from in front of the altar. Lay readers read the commentary and the parts of key persons in the passion from opposite sides of the front of the church, while the people recited the parts of each group presented in the gospel story.
        Father Taylor's homilies challenged the congregation in new and exciting ways. For instance, at the blessing of the palms, Father Taylor inquired as to how the minor players in the historical events may have encountered God's will in their parts of the resurrection tale.