Below are some links for Holy Week in the home and teaching your children at home about Holy Week. Each day of the Triduum – Maunday Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday – is a new opportunity to talk with your children about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Why not ‘break bread’ together…
Make your own paschal candle – find out what the images mean and have it ready for the Easter vigil celebrations on Saturday evening!
Learn about Holy Week by creating your own Lego models!
Matthew 9:9-13The Calling of Matthew As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s station. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” And he rose and followed Him. While Jesus sat at supper in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him…
Matthew 14: 22-33Jesus walks on the Water Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds. And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. Meanwhile the…
We thought this might be a nice simple activity to do with your children today on Palm Sunday. Why not make a paper cross and decorate it? All you need is a piece of A4 size paper and some scissors. Watch this short video for step by step instructions.
Here’s one of our Pastoral Associates who’s been busy with her children, creating palms for Palm Sunday. It’s a great activity to get your children involved with and it’s fairly simple. Here’s Joanne Wallace to explain more in detail..
We hope to give you some ideas for Palm Sunday and join us in “Pray through Play”