By Christina Ploeckelman
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Christ Lutheran Church takes a unique approach to celebrating Easter with their one of a kind festival, Enter Jerusalem.
On Saturday, April 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church will transform itself into a bustling ancient Jerusalem Marketplace offering the community a chance to connect with Biblical history through many different hands-on activities.
Your family’s adventure might begin at the mud pit where children use their hands to mix sand, straw and mud, press the mixture into brick forms and lay them in the sun to bake into hard bricks, just like the Israelites did in Pharaoh’s times. Then stop by the Pottery shop and use clay to form an oil lamp just like those used to offer light in the evening times in Jesus’ day.
And, after that, head over to The Market for a snack. The Market will offer free samples of foods authentic to 1st century Jerusalem like the ones Jesus may have eaten. Try hummus and pita, figs, dates, olives, almonds and more.
Children will have the chance to get their feet messy while stomping grapes the way people made wine in the day of Jesus. At the outdoor bakery they will stretch a bit of bread dough and watch it bake over an open fire like Shepherds would. Take some time to learn the art of basket weaving and jewelry making, all the while chatting with the shopkeepers to learn what they’ve heard about Jesus, who recently rode into town on a donkey.
The church family at Christ Lutheran Church hopes you will come join them for Enter Jerusalem to discover what it was like to live when Jesus did. You can check out pictures from Enter Jerusalem at www.christlutheranchurch.org.
Enter Jerusalem is a free family event open to everyone in our community. Christ Lutheran Church is located 3 miles East of Exit 8 on the corner of Kirkwood and Rossview Road. Questions? Call 931-358-0888.
Photos courtesy of Christ Lutheran Church