{"id":3701,"date":"2017-04-09T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T15:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/?p=3701"},"modified":"2017-04-09T15:25:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T15:25:07","slug":"palm-sunday-procession-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/?p=3701","title":{"rendered":"Palm Sunday procession &#8211; photo gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We celebrated Palm Sunday in our usual style and were joined by two beautiful donkeys along with the fantastic Houghton Youth Brass band as we processed together from Rectory Park into church.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sometimes they strew his way,<br \/>\nand his strong praises sing,<br \/>\nresounding all the day<br \/>\nhosannas to their King.<br \/>\nThen &#8220;Crucify!&#8221;<br \/>\nis all their breath,<br \/>\nand for his death<br \/>\nthey thirst and cry.<\/p>\n<p>Here might I stay and sing,<br \/>\nno story so divine:<br \/>\nnever was love, dear King,<br \/>\nnever was grief like thine.<br \/>\nThis is my friend,<br \/>\nin whose sweet praise<br \/>\nI all my days<br \/>\ncould gladly spend.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to all those that made today happen and to John Lambton for the photos.<\/p>\n<p>See you for our <a href=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/2017\/holy-week-and-easter-services-in-houghton-le-spring-2017\">other services this Holy Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3702 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4033-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4033-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4033-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4033-768x1152.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 940\/627;\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3710 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4038-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4038-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4038-450x300.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 940\/627;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3711 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4030-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4030-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4030-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CC4A4030-768x1152.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; 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