Oct 27, 2006 • 1 min read

Worship with Bono

Episcopal churches across America are holding communion services based on U2's music, created by Maine vicar Paige Blair, according to USA Today.

Now, if we weren't about as far away from 1 Apr as it is possible to be, I'd be suspicious about this one. But it seems a communion service based on the music of U2 is being conducted at a number of Episcopal churches across, yep, you guessed it, America. According to USA Today the special service was created by Maine based vicar Paige Blair and kicks off with 'Pride (In the Name of Love)'.

On the service, Blair says: "Bach and Handel were the popular music of their day, and they had trouble getting played in church. The Methodist hymn writers once wrote contemporary music. Are we worshiping Bono? Absolutely not. No more so than we worship Martin Luther when we sing 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God'".

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