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Dear Families,
Please find attached a reflection sheet for each of the coming days of Holy Week, and for Easter Sunday, as sent out to our students this morning.
Easter will be so very different for Christians this year with our inability to attend church services and Masses with our parish families, fortunately lots of parishes have been live streaming, including our own Widnes Parish of St Wilfrid – this is the link to the YouTube page where the live streams are taking place: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC52-K27EaYwySzRmeP3f3eA
And this is the link to the parish website where newsletters are uploaded and times of the Masses and services will be shared: http://www.catholicchurches-widnes.org.uk/
All of the Holy Week Services and Masses will be streamed centrally by the Archbishop, Sunday Mass times will differ from the 10pm we have been used to sharing over the last few weekends, and are:
Palm Sunday – 11am
Maundy Thursday – 7pm
Good Friday - 3pm
Holy Saturday – 8pm
Easter Sunday – 11am
Please check in here to participate
http://www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/mass-live-stream.html
CAFOD have been streaming a live virtual liturgy for children every Sunday. You can register using this link:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3142341965901274894
The Church of England has offered the following resources:
https://liverpool.anglican.org/Resources-for-worship-at-home
https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/church-online
Holy Trinity Brompton will be streaming services and engaging videos throughout Holy Week:
Check out BBC’s coverage over Easter this year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/easter
I have also had a few useful links shared by parent friends, they may be of use for yours or other families you know:
The Beginners Bible: Easter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PSgoPdKQFQ
Busted Halo: Holy Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdrPhxqRP9I
Good Friday through social media:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0SRTlmNtTs
Empty: the good news of Easter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdE8eH4ljS8
Easter through social media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9_uYeTlH6g
The Passion of Jesus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAuaSpJ7zGs&list=PLAYgY8SPtEWFPHBZqsoN_FhbWoqndqwqq
Rod the Ney Inspiring stories and Following Jesus videos:
https://www.youtube.com/user/RodTheNey/videos
The Superbook series:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0zvCDP_0LjAoCewnL9qydyX1-vb0PQcf
Prayer Spaces in Schools have created resources for ways of praying at home. Lots of arty stuff that you can do to keep the children occupied!
https://www.prayerspacesinschools.com/prayer-spaces-at-home
Colouring in sheets on Holy Week and Easter
http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/christianity-bible/jesus-holy-week-in-jerusalem
http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/holidays/easter
Creative resources to engage young people with the Easter story:
https://www.imaginor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Journey-into-Easter.pdf
We hold our parish priests in prayer at this time as they continue to serve us in prayer and dedication, and acknowledge that this will be a challenging Easter for them also. We are so thankful for their love and service at all times, but are incredibly so at this time.
Whatever your faith and personal belief we wish you a blessed and special time during the Easter holidays, and we hope that you can join with us in solidarity as we celebrate the time that forms the foundation of the faith of our School and of so many of us in it.
Stay in, stay well, stay safe, stay connected.
God bless
Kate
School Chaplain