Easter Services

Photo's: Easter Day service at Belhaven Beach, Dunbar

Easter holidays have turned out well. We had a good service down on the beach on easter morning with a good crowd turning up for the 8 a.m. open air. It's a 20 minute service but the location looking out to sea, the bonfire and the cross make it a special service and one that brings an important focus to Easter. Afterwards it was breakfast at the church where we enjoyed conversation with people we normally don't get talking to...plus lots of warm croissants. For a change we decided to go to the Parish Church. Not because we are defecting, but because Stuart wanted to go. In my books if a kid is showing any enthusiasm about going to church then grab it. So our 2nd service at 11 a.m. was done. Finally I had been invited to the Methodist church evening 'Let's Sing' service and had no reason to turn it down, and in fact I quite liked the idea of going to a low profile service where I could be part of the crowd and be fairly anonymous. It was a great service too, with some really old gospel songs and hymns being sung with great gusto. Songs that have become uncool in the modern world of the Christian worship scene, but when sung with passion and belief are belters. The use of an old midi playing keyboard, that sounds like the sort of music being played on Llandudno Pier by the bloke who sells tapes took away any glory seeking by 'The Band'. None of this 'aren't we wonderful type of stuff' (as my mum described the Spring Harvest Band). To round off the evening we had cakes, sandwiches and sausage rolls....oh and a cup of tea. They never fail to feed you at the Meth's and I'll look forward to a return visit there soon.