Purpose: This activity will help families to prepare for the season of Lent starting on Ash Wednesday, March 5th.
Video teaching:
Take a look at these two videos with your children to learn about Ash Wednesday & Lent.
The two activity sheets were distributed at mass. You will need to submit the two activities digitally.
Lent is a time where we are called to refocus & grow closer to God. Here is an exercise that can be done as a family to decide how you will live Lent. You can find the Lenten Planner in your Diving Deeper package. Click here for the PDF version
Lent Planner Instructions
Here are some ideas that will help you plan for Lent this year. Feel free to come up with your own ideas.
Praying :
For example:
Fasting:
Almsgiving/Service
Bible Verse to Memorize
Find a Bible verse you would like to memorize.
Visit this website that has 52 short verses to memorize click here
OR
See this video for ideas
Sundays are "little Easters." I will celebrate by...
If we so chose too, we can break our Lenten fasts on Sunday's during Lent.
Start counting down the days till Easter with the Lent countdown calendar. Challenge yourself with the examples on the calendar.
Click here for a copy of Lenten Countdown Calendar.
Step 1 - Pray the stations of the cross by reading or watching
Step 2 -Complete the activity sheet
Option #1 Read & Pray:
With this link you will find a slide show of each Stations of the Cross that can be prayed & read together. Click here
Option #2 Watch & Pray:
With this link you will find a video made by Catholic Kids media. You can watch & pray the Stations of the Cross with this option:
Activity Sheet
Use the words at the top of the page to fill in the blanks and complete the titles of the Stations of the Cross.
Click here for a copy of the activity.
Submit your activities here!
Place hard copies in your duotang