14th Century
December 19, 2013 by staff
14th Century, First United Methodist Church members want to get you into the 2013 Christmas season by taking you back to the 1300s.
“We turn the sanctuary into the great hall of a manor house and celebrate the Feast of the Nativity in the way we think they did in feudal days,” said the Rev. John Scott, a church member and retired pastor.
That includes drama, carol singing and “figgy pudding.” Called a Round-the-Table Carol Sing, the event will be Friday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist, 707 Sassafras St. A freewill offering will benefit church ministries.
“This is to open the season and get the season open in your heart,” Scott said.
Church members will take part in a choir of “king’s singers” or the drama, said Scott, the producer/director. Organist Bruce Gingrich is in charge of the music. Roles include a comic “unknown traveler from a far country.”
The public is welcome to listen to the choir, view the drama and participate in the carol singing.
“We are inviting the people of the land in,” Scott said.
In 14th century England, every fiefdom couldn’t afford to build a church, he said. So people would gather in the great hall for Christmas worship, often accompanied by a feast.
The church won’t serve a meal but will offer “figgy pudding.” A traditional English dessert, it’s more what Americans would call cake, with figs, alcohol and other ingredients.
First United Methodist will substitute banana bread for the traditional pudding, Scott said.
He said the event should be fun and help people find the spirit of the holy Christian season.
“It gives a basic Christmas message,” he said. “God is with us.”
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