Questions to ask your
children about Lent
What does Lent mean in
Latin? (Old English language)
What is the color of the
Lenten season? (purple)
How long does Lent
last? (40 days)
Did you know...we don’t
count the Sundays in Lent in the 40 days
(Sundays are little
Easters in Lent)
When does Lent begin and
end? (Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday)
Where do we find Lent in
the Bible?
(We don’t…it was
developed by the church long ago)
What do we do during the
season of Lent?
(Think & pray to
help us get our hearts ready for Easter)
This year the children on Wed and in
Sunday School made ashes that we put on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday. We
burned the palms that we saved from last year’s Palm Sunday with a couple twigs
from the Christmas tree that was from the Sanctuary. Through this, we remember
Jesus from his birth to riding a donkey on Palm Sunday to giving of his life.
We made the mark of the cross as a sign of devotion to Christ and the
invitation to live fully with him. We remember we are dust and to dust we will
return, and also, as Christ was raised we too shall rise.
Each Wednesday, we invite you to
pause as a family and community, have soup together, talk about family faith
questions on the dinner tables, and participate in the Holden Evening Prayer
with families and friends. It’s a comfortable and sing-able worship service for
children. Also, watch for the Lenten Family Guide.
March 12-April 9th: 5:30 pm Soup
suppers
6:00
pm: Children and Youth Choirs
7:00 pm: Holden Evening Prayer Worship Service
Blessings and warm wishes,
Penny
pmeschke@allsaintsmtka.org
952-934-3550 ex.18
Placing the ashes on our foreheads in the sign of the cross has two meanings: first, a sign of humility (originally dust on the forehead was an indicator that one had bowed her or his head all the way to the ground in repentance and prayer before God) and second, a reminder that it is in Christ’s cross that we have access to unending life. - See more here.
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