“Triumphal Entry” by 20th-century American artist Harry Anderson, consid- ered a master of light and color, is one of more than a dozen scenes depicted at Easter by First Lutheran Church, Colorado Springs, Colo., this year for the 20th time. Here, Jesus is portrayed by Aaron Remund, seated on a donkey led by Mike Bauer.


Living gallery E


Colorado


congregation brings Easter ‘old, old story’ to life


By Meghan Johnston Aelabouni 24 www.thelutheran.org


ach spring, as Easter draws near, the focus of the church turns to the central narrative of the Christian faith: Jesus’ passion, death and res- urrection. Many congregations seek creative ways to “tell the old, old


story” in a new way to help 21st-century people connect to first-century events. At First Lutheran Church, Colorado Springs, Colo., members do more


than imagine themselves in the shoes of the disciples: they step into the passion story, as depicted by some of history’s best-known artists. Donning costumes, wigs and makeup, surrounded by meticulously painted back- drops and props, they create a “Gallery of Living Art,” re-enacting famous


PHOTOS COURTESY OF MIKE AND CINDY BAUER


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