The Level III (4th - 6th grade) children took time out of their school day last Friday to prepare for and lead a beautiful celebration of the Liturgy of the Light. Complete with flashlights and processions, Scripture and prayers from the Roman Missal, singing and many, many candles, this yearly event is memorable for all involved. Truly, the light is stronger than the darkness!!
The Cenacle or Upper Room is the traditional way of referring to the location in which the Last Supper took place in the City of Jerusalem. In the Atrium, children as young as three are introduced to the feast of Passover as a special celebration in which the Jewish people eat the same foods and pray the same prayers every year. The Last Supper follows this tradition, but during it Jesus prays new prayers that had never been prayed before. While the apostles had never heard these new words of Jesus, "This is my Body...This is my Blood," we have! And we know what they mean! He is really with us when His Body and Blood are with us. What a gift!
In working with the Cenacle, children ages three to six have shared the following...
During the season of Lent, one of the most popular materials in the Children's House (Level I) and Lower Elementary (Level II) Atria is the City of Jerusalem. With this material the children are introduced to and continue to ponder the events of Holy Week. Beginning during Lent in their second year in the Level I Atrium, the "story" of Jesus' journey from the Last Supper at the Cenacle to His death and resurrection, is told and retold through this work. In Level II, the children expand their work with this material, moving from Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday through His Ascension and the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.
The children, in their work with the City of Jerusalem, have revealed the following...
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Carolyn Kohlhaas
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