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365 Project Week 13.
31 May 2009 07:56 pmWow! A quarter of the way through! The weather has been pretty good all week - it is feeling like summer.
So - this week we have hedgerow plants, clouds, shopping and penguins...
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The weather today was warm - it reached about 23C - about 74F. S2C, who regards anything below 60F 16C as requiring a coat and thermal underwear, was too hot... he has a very fine temperature range!
Also - in church today the preacher talked to the children about the symbolism of Pentecost - the Holy Spirit as flames, as a howling wind, or a dove. Then she added that in the Celtic tradition the Holy Spirit was also visualised as a goose.
The children were asked to do pictures, which we put together as a frieze and brought back in at the end of the service.
One six year old child decided to combine all the possible symbols - there were curly swirls in the sky - the wind, black things flying - 'doves'(!), and a very recognizable goose - 'with its bottom on fire...'!!
ETA - a bit more about the Holy Spirit being visualised as a goose - this is from a member of the Iona community -
In the Celtic tradition the Holy Spirit is represented as a bird, but not the peaceful and serene dove landing on Jesus at his baptism. For their symbol of the Holy Spirit, the Celtic church people chose the Wild Gose, ( An Geadh-Glas) This has become, the logo and name for the worship branch of the Iona Community. Why did the Wild Goose speak to those ancient Celtic Christians? To begin with, wild geese aren’t controllable. You can’t restrain a wild goose and bend it to your will. They’re raucous and loud. Unlike the sweet and calming cooing of a dove, a goose’s honk is strong, challenging, strident and unnerving – and just a bit scary. In much the same way the Spirit of God can be, demanding and unsettling. Think about the story of Pentecost, and the impression the disciples made on the crowd. People thought they were drunk and disorderly! Its one thing for a gentle dove to descend peacefully on Jesus – it’s something all together different when the Spirit descends like a wild, noisy goose!
So - this week we have hedgerow plants, clouds, shopping and penguins...
( under here )
The weather today was warm - it reached about 23C - about 74F. S2C, who regards anything below 60F 16C as requiring a coat and thermal underwear, was too hot... he has a very fine temperature range!
Also - in church today the preacher talked to the children about the symbolism of Pentecost - the Holy Spirit as flames, as a howling wind, or a dove. Then she added that in the Celtic tradition the Holy Spirit was also visualised as a goose.
The children were asked to do pictures, which we put together as a frieze and brought back in at the end of the service.
One six year old child decided to combine all the possible symbols - there were curly swirls in the sky - the wind, black things flying - 'doves'(!), and a very recognizable goose - 'with its bottom on fire...'!!
ETA - a bit more about the Holy Spirit being visualised as a goose - this is from a member of the Iona community -
In the Celtic tradition the Holy Spirit is represented as a bird, but not the peaceful and serene dove landing on Jesus at his baptism. For their symbol of the Holy Spirit, the Celtic church people chose the Wild Gose, ( An Geadh-Glas) This has become, the logo and name for the worship branch of the Iona Community. Why did the Wild Goose speak to those ancient Celtic Christians? To begin with, wild geese aren’t controllable. You can’t restrain a wild goose and bend it to your will. They’re raucous and loud. Unlike the sweet and calming cooing of a dove, a goose’s honk is strong, challenging, strident and unnerving – and just a bit scary. In much the same way the Spirit of God can be, demanding and unsettling. Think about the story of Pentecost, and the impression the disciples made on the crowd. People thought they were drunk and disorderly! Its one thing for a gentle dove to descend peacefully on Jesus – it’s something all together different when the Spirit descends like a wild, noisy goose!
