Chaplaincy

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. 

 Palm Sunday.docx

Maundy Thursday.docx

Good Friday.docx

Holy Saturday.docx

Easter Sunday.docx

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:

https://www.htb.org/athome

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:

YouTube Videos:

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

Arts and Crafts/Messy stuff:

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