A Mime For The Stations Of The Cross Service

The following mime outlines the stations of the cross. It may be used in conjunction with either of the two previous services, or in conjunction with another service presented earlier in this section. The only spoken word is done by a girl who merely stands at the microphone and announces each station. The children then proceed to act out each station in turn. At the end of the fifteenth station, after everyone has left the setting, the narrator slips out, too. Pontius Pilate walks out with two guards smaller than he. They start at the right side and walk in front of the altar. Pilate condemns Jesus to death by crossing his hands and then turns to the right where the first guard washes this hands. Then the three of them walk up behind the altar and Pilate sits in a chair with a guard standing on either side of him. They remain in that position until the tenth station. The guards return in the eleventh station. Jesus slowly walks towards Pilate-the expression on his face is sad wh…