Below is an example of what I am doing with my children for holy week. Do
you celebrate holy week and if so how?
Any suggestions on what we can add to our holy week stuff?
What type of things are you doing with your children if you have
some?
Palm Sunday
Remembrance of the entrance of Jesus into
Jerusalem.
Matthew 21:1-11 Mark 11:1-11 Luke 19:28-40
Holy Monday
The Cleansing of the Temple takes place.
Mark 11:15-19
This area of the temple was the place non — Jews could
come to pray but it had become a dirty noisy unworshipful place.
John 12:1-11
Holy Tuesday
Jesus teaches in the temple. MARK
12:28-34
Wednesday
Jesus is anointed Judas decides to betray
Jesus.
Read the stories. Read Colossians 3:23 and 2 Corinthians 2:15-16
Luke 22: 3 – 6
Matthew 26: 14 – 16
Mark 14: 10 – 11
John 18: 2 –
5
Judas betrayed Jesus for about 120 days wages. Was Jesus’ life on earth
worth more than 30 pieces of silver? Why or why not? What was the true value of
Jesus’ life to our family?”
Maundy Thursday
The Last Supper
Garden of
Gethsemane Judas’ betrayal Peter’s denial
Talk about Jesus’ prayers
John
13:1-11
Good Friday
Matthew 26-27 Mark 14-15 Luke 23 John
17-19
Saturday (Black Saturday)
Festival of Lights
Read verses. Isaiah 9:2 Matthew 4:16 Isaiah 60 Matthew 5:145:16 John
8:1212:46 Matthew 5:14 John 8:12.
Easter Sunday
Luke 24:1 — 9
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Wonderful guide to Resurrection Sunday!! We are going to wait and celebrate around the Passover, but I may use some of your ideas for that week. Praise the Lord.. HE IS RISEN!
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Wonderful way to teach and remind your kids about the real reason for Easter…Have you ever made Resurrection Cookies?? It is real fun and tells the story also….
Annie’s “Resurrection Cookies” Page
~Also known as Easter Story Cookies~
This is a great recipe to teach your Children the REAL story of Easter. That the Lord Jesus Christ
our Savior is not dead but has Risen. We serve a Risen Savior……
This activity can be done as a “family” or for Sunday School. Of course the Sunday School option might
be to hand it out to the class with a note to the parents. Grandparents might considering
doing this with their grandchildren this year too!!!
So Grab your Apron and Let’s Get Started!!!!!!!
You will need:
1 cup whole pecans
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites
a pinch salt
1 cup sugar
a zipper baggy
1 wooden spoon
scotch tape
Bible
Instructions:
These are to be made the evening before Easter. Preheat oven to 300F.
*** (this is very important — don’t wait until you are half done with the recipe).
Place pecans in zipper baggy and let children beat them with the wooden spoon
to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested. He
was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read: John 19:1-3
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon vinegar into mixing bowl.
Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross He was given vinegar
to drink. Read: John 19:28-30
Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life
to give us life. Read: John 10:10&11
Sprinkle a little salt into each child’s hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest
into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus’ followers,
and the bitterness of our own sin. Read: Luke 23:27
So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup sugar. Explain that the
sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to
know and belong to Him. Read: Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed.
Explain that the color white represents the purity in God’s eyes of those whose sins
have been cleansed by Jesus. Read: Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper covered cookie sheet.
Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus’ body was laid.
Read: Matthew 27:57-60
Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF.
Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.
Explain that Jesus’ tomb was sealed. Read: Matthew 27:65-66
GO TO BED!
Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.
Jesus’ followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read: John 16:20&22
On Resurrection Sunday (Easter) morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked
surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus’ followers were amazed
to find the tomb open and empty. Read: Matthew 28:1-9
~Source for these cookies is unknown.
Pretty neat. I know that we need to do something more than what we are doing.
We celebrate Holy Week too. Every year, we have a retreat. We go to a province, then we have time to pray and reflect/meditate. We read the Bible and answer questions for reflections. We have lectures too. We also sing praise songs and have action songs. We watch a movie, like The Passion of Christ, etc. On Good Friday, we invite the people from the province to participate in the Holy Mass. We have songs and dance presentations by groups. And we also prepare a play or drama skit with lessons from the 7 Last Words. God bless! =)
Oh neat Kristen. Hope you don’ t mind I’m gonna take this and do it with my kids. I plan on doing ressurection rolls with the kids this week.