What
is shrove Tuesday?
-
Shrove
– shrive – confess
-
Mardi
Gras – fat Tuesday – give up meat, fat, dairy, fish
o Use them up
before lent
o Last chance to
party
When
did lent first get celebrated?
-
4th
century
-
Ash
Wednesday
What
does the word “lent” mean anyway?
-
Spring
What
do we do during lent?
-
give
things up
o TV
o Desert
o Video games
o Food – remember,
meat, fat dairy, fish
-
do
things we usually forget to do
o pray
o go to church
o say grace at
meals
o be nice to
people
o obey our parents
Why
do we do this?
-
To
show that we can do it ourselves? (no)
-
To
open ourselves to the holy spirit.
-
To
show ourselves that we need help
o Open to the holy
spirit
o We need God
o Jesus went
through everything that we do
§
Birth
§
Death
§
Temptation
§
Eating
§
Sleeping
§
Resurrection
·
Yes
we go through that too
Do
you remember what baptism means?
-
We
are baptised into Christ’s death
-
Our
old life dies at baptism
-
We
are reborn as members of the Body of Christ
-
Members
of the church
-
Resurrection
– life
Do
you know when you were baptised?
-
Who
are your godparents?
-
What
are godparents supposed to do?
-
What
do we promise in baptism?
-
What
do you do to keep those promises?
Repeat
after me prayer:
Holy and
gracious God,
We come to you
on our journey.
Help us in this
time of lent
To remember that
you are with us.
Help us to
remember
To ask you for
help.
Help us to
remember
That we cannot
do it ourselves.
Help us to
remember
That we are not
alone.
We have chosen
To accept you in
our lives.
Help us to
remember.
Amen.
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