{"id":1260,"date":"2011-04-06T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fbclafayette.org\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2011-12-12T09:27:50","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T14:27:50","slug":"excited-about-the-passion-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/excited-about-the-passion-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Excited About the Passion Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Easter is just around the corner.\u00a0 One of the things we&#8217;ve come to believe is that Easter is a time of year when people are unusually open to hearing and discussing spiritual truth.\u00a0 And for the past two decades we&#8217;ve sought to share the truths of Scripture with our community through the presentation of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www1.faithlafayette.org\/church\/news_events\/passion_play\/\">The Lafayette Passion Play<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Passion Play has made a big impact on the lives of many within our church and community.\u00a0 Take a look at some of the reasons why people are excited about this year&#8217;s presentation.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/21611091\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Why I&#039;m Excited About the Passion Play\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>An Overview of The 2011 Passion Play<\/h2>\n<p>The play takes place on the Thursday before Easter in the year 1947.\u00a0 It\u2019s opening night for the 20th annual presentation of Harrisburg Pennsylvania\u2019s community Passion Play.\u00a0 The action centers on the character of Jed Westin, a local factory owner and former state representative.<\/p>\n<p>Jed has participated in this production for the last 16 years, but the message has never penetrated his heart.\u00a0 This year, Jed is on the verge of losing his family\u2019s business.\u00a0 As he scrambles to save his factory, he wrestles with many of the issues raised within the play.\u00a0 In the end, Jed is confronted with the implications of the play\u2019s message upon his own life.<\/p>\n<p>The Passion Play is presented on a large revolving stage.\u00a0 The scenery rotates as the action of the play alternates between the scenes that take place on stage and those that take place backstage.<\/p>\n<h2>What You Can Do<\/h2>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ll get excited about this year&#8217;s Passion Play too.\u00a0\u00a0And\u00a0if you live in the area, I would encourage you to do a couple of things:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make plans to attend.\u00a0 Four presentations are scheduled on April 21, 22, and 23.\u00a0 Admission is free but you&#8217;ll need to <a title=\"Reserve Passion Play Tickets\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.faithlafayette.org\/church\/news_events\/passion_play\/tickets\/\">get tickets<\/a> to reserve seating.<\/li>\n<li>Invite others to come with you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Passion Play will encourage your faith and will serve as a great outreach tool for you to use in reaching those God has placed around you with the message of His love.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Are\u00a0<em>You<\/em> Excited?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>What excites you about this outreach event?<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;ve attended before, what have you enjoyed?<\/li>\n<li>If someone you&#8217;ve invited has attended in the past, what did they have to say?\u00a0 Did it open the door to spiritual conversation?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Passion Play has made a big impact on the lives of many within our church and community.  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