article_snippet.sent: The story of Maundy Thursday is Jesus meeting with a number of people and Jesus meets with women who are outcasts. '
article_snippet.sent: One of the stories we tell on Maundy Thursday is about Jesus being anointed by a woman of low status and it felt wrong to cancel it.'
article_snippet.sent: Reverend Graham Smith of The Good Shepherd Church in Low Hill, added: 'It is a long-standing tradition to have a Maundy Thursday ceremony and an important part of the Christian calendar. '
article_snippet.sent: The Queen hands out Maundy money during last year's Maundy Thursday service in Blackburn .
article_snippet.sent: Maundy Thursday, also known as Easter Thursday, is the beginning of the three-day celebration of Easter.
article_snippet.sent: The original version of the Maundy Service involved the sovereign giving money to the poor and washing the poor feet, a tradition which ended with James II in the 18th century.
article_snippet.sent: The Maundy gift, which The Queen The Queen hands to members of the congregation at a church service, is made up of two purses, one red and one white.
highlights_snippet.sent: Moved traditional Maundy Thursday service to today to avoid cancelling .
  