Kirk of Kildaire
Welcome to Faith Quest
Holy
Week
March 16 - April 13, 2003
In
this rotation, we will explore the events that took place during Holy Week. Holy
Week covers the last days of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
“Hooray,
God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord", shout the people as
Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey. The religious and government leaders
did not like hearing this and plotted to kill him. Judas, one of Jesus' own disciples,
makes a deal with the leaders to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Soon it
is Passover and Jesus is sharing a meal with his disciples. During the meal Jesus
blesses the bread and wine and tells his disciples that the bread and wine are
symbols of His body and blood and that when we eat of the bread and drink of the
wine we are to remember him. We call this communion or the Last Supper. Soon
Jesus leaves for Gethsemane, where he prays. Judas arrives with a crowd, gives
Jesus a kiss, and Jesus is arrested.
Our memory verse is Proverbs 19:21
(CEV)
"We may make a lot of plans but the Lord will do what he has
decided."
What we will learn:
- God is in control and
is all powerful.
- Through Jesus, God did what God had promised in the Bible.
- Jesus
took his problems to God in prayer.
- Jesus chose to be an obedient disciple
of God.
- Even though we betray him, Jesus died so our sins would be forgiven.
Faith
Quest Workshops:
Act out the events of Holy Week in Apostle's
Playhouse.
Praising Puppets will learn what God's love really
means.
Help make a book on the events of Holy Week in Good
News.
Draw the events of Holy Week on a map of Jerusalem in
Creation Station.
Play a life size board game on the main events
of Holy Week in Antioch Arcade.
In Holywood, watch a video
on the events of Holy Week and make a wooden cross
Family Time and Prayer:
Read:
Matthew 21:1-11, 26:1-56
Reflection:
Jesus lived on earth a long time ago. He went from place to place and told the
people about God and how to live the way God wants us to. How do you think God
wants us to live? Wherever Jesus went, the people followed. Jesus helped the
people and the people wanted to make Jesus their king. The church leaders did
not like to hear that and plotted to kill Jesus. Jesus was hung on a cross, but
three days later a wonderful thing happened. Jesus rose from the dead. He was
alive! He had risen! Jesus, who was perfect, died so that our sins could be
forgiven. And if we believe in Jesus and try to live the way he wants us to,
we will be with Him in heaven after our earthly lives.
Prayer:
Dear God, Thank you for the gift of your son, so that we may learn your ways,
and be with you always. Amen.
Offering:
Your offering will go to One Great Hour of Sharing. Presbyterians all over the
country give to this offering every year, and the money is used to help people
all over the world who are in situations that aren't fair, like people who don't
have enough to eat or a way to earn a living, or people who have been in disasters
like floods and earthquakes. Please bring your offering to the jar in the Great
Hall.
Thank you to our Holy Week Workshop Leaders:
Good
News - Bob Thomas
Creation Station - Susan Harmon
Praising
Puppets - Helen DeFazio
Apostle's Playhouse - Catherine Devins
Holywood
- Vanessa Chapla, Laura Stennett (assistant)
Antioch Arcade
- Jamie Green and Kevin Johnson
Thank you to our Curriculum Design Team:
Carole Rhodes, Lee Smith, Allison Connors, Angela Farthing, Robin Morris, Catherine
Devins, Sara Ridings, Amy Woynicz, Lori Houck and Marcia Hale, Interim Director
of Children's Ministry