The Easter Cross
The Cross is a symbol of life after death for Christians. The Cross of Elm in Berkswell came from one of the hundred of elm trees felled on the Stoneleigh estate in the 1980s as a result of Dutch Elm disease, which decimated the avenues and parkland of Britain during that decade. It was crafted by a Berkswell parishioner, for Easter 1997 at the request of the Rector’s wife (also a minister).
In the period leading up to Easter, junior church members decorate the cross with items in the Gospels, from before and after the passion. Each Sunday during Lent another object is added. On Easter Sunday, the Cross is brought to life with the flowers, brought to church for the Easter service. Flourishing with spring flowers, it clearly represents Jesus, risen from the dead in all his glory.
