In partnership with families, we are dedicated to educating children who reflect on the events of Holy Week.

Palm Sunday 

Palm Sunday is a day when Christians commemorate Jesus going into Jerusalem on a donkey for the celebration of Passover. There were many people waiting for him to arrive, who spread out their cloaks in his path. 

Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)

Maundy Thursday marks the Last Supper, where Jesus ate his last meal with his disciples. We also remember a lesson Jesus taught us, that we should be humble. He demonstrated this as he washed the feet of his disciples. 

Good Friday 

Good Friday is the day on which Jesus was put to death on the cross. We believe that he sacrificed his own life so that everyone could be forgiven for their sins. 

Holy Saturday

This is the day on which Lent traditionally ends. It marks the final day of Jesus’ death, which he spent resting in his tomb.

Easter Sunday 

You might be familiar with Easter as a day of chocolate eggs and bunnies which celebrate the coming of spring. These are folk traditions, but the day also celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. According to the Bible, it marks the third day after Jesus was crucified when he rose from the dead.

A Prayer during Holy Week

Lord God,

I give you thanks, for you are good, and your mercy is endless.

Here I stand, at the start of this holy week,

This week in which your church remembers Jesus’ passion and death,

And I am distracted by many things.

Turn my eyes now to the One who comes in your name

The one who opens the gates of righteousness

The one who answers when we call.

I bless you, Lord, for shining your light upon me,

And for sending your son to us, in human frailty.

To walk the road we walk.

Open my eyes that I may see him coming,

And may praise him with a pure heart.

And may walk in the way of his suffering,

And share also in his resurrection.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, 

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, 

one God for ever and ever.

Amen.