Sunday 29 March 2009

Plans for Holy Week



Palm Sunday:

Light the candle on our nature table.
Go for a Praise walk, followed by a picnic, weather permitting!
Marveling at the wonders of nature are prayers of praise. As we walk outdoors, we can reflect upon the Lord's creation & praise God for giving us a world that meets our needs.

Light the nature table candle daily.

Good Friday:

Light our candle
Bake & eat (!) Hot cross buns
At 3pm blow out our candle, followed by a quiet hour of reflection.
(We have a quiet hour daily, where everyone goes to their own room. For this hour, we will stay together, but they must play quietly & their 'prayer' buckets will be available & I will be praying, reading my Bible, reflecting.)

Easter Saturday

Dying eggs
Laying our our new easter clothes


Easter Sunday



REJOICE!!!!!
discover ' alleluia' on our nature table
Church
Family over for sunday tea (we always bake an easter egg cake, adapting this recipe
Easter egg hunt

Our holy week Jesse Tree will be as follows:

Sunday: Palm Sunday - Matthew 21. A palm branch.

Monday: Cleansing the temple - Mark 11. A whip.

Tuesday: Jesus anointed - John 12. A small beaded box.

Wednesday: Judas plots - Matthew 26. A bag with silver coins.

Thursday: The Last Supper - Luke 22. A loaf of bread and a cup.

Friday: Crucifixion - Luke 23. A cross.

Saturday: Mystery Saturday - I Peter 3:18-22. No ornament.

Sunday: HE IS RISEN! - Mark 16. A clay tomb - empty.

Monday: The marriage supper of the Lamb - Revelation 19. A placemat with gold & silverware.

6 comments:

Helen said...

Hi Lynn, Lovely ideas and lots of food for thought as usual; thank you. We're having some holiday time from homeschool at the moment and are in the last throes of preparing (i.e. decorating / tidying / cleaning!)the house to be sold ready to move to Kent. I've been so caught up in all the hurly burly that your Blog really took me by surprise when I suddenly realised that it is Palm Sunday today and not next week !!!! Lol! (Can't believe it wasn't mentioned at church this morning!!) Hx

Helen said...

Hello again - dh has just informed me that it is not Palm Sunday today and therefore no surprise it wasn't mentioned at church this morning! I think the effort of all this cleaning and tidying is obviously taking its toll on me and I clearly need to go and lie down for a bit! Lol! Hx

Lynn said...

Helen, you had me rushing to my calendar then with horror! LOL!
you need to take a long soak in a nice bubble bath :)
Moving house is *very* hard work

Jeanne said...

I like Easter in your home...Can I come?

Lynn said...

we would love to have you :)

Jeanne said...

Dear Lynn,

Hope you and your family are having a safe, happy and Blessed Easter! According to your schedule, your fam, like mine, will by dying eggs today!

Enjoy!

Jeanne