Chapter 8: On Footwashing

Last night's Maundy Thursday Service with the Mandatum ( Footwashing Ceremony) at St James Church King Street was very pastoral and inclusive. The footwashing (a Christian symbol of mutual support and purification) was done as a mutual act by the whole congregation, with the Choir singing quietly in the background. After the Procession to the (beautifully palm-and-candle adorned) Altar of Repose, the Choir sang the last Psalm lined up in the two outer aisles, facing each other across the congregation. Rev. Steven Ogden's sermon was also appropriately inclusive.