As part of our Holy Week Liturgy, Year 1 and Year 2 told the story of Palm Sunday, when Jesus was welcomed into town like a king!

The School Leadership Team washed the feet of the Term 1 Spirit Award recipients, reminding us that Jesus preached about servant leadership by washing the feet of his disciples. Humble loving service is the hallmark of all who wish to call themselves followers of Jesus. Jesus has given them an example: that they do for one another what he has done for them. A little later, Jesus says “Love one another, as I have loved you.”

Year 3 taught us about the Last Supper through drama and song. They acted out the last meal that Jesus had with his disciples. Jesus took the bread and the wine and said, “do this in memory of me”. Therefore, we gather each week as Christians to take part in the Eucharist.

Through song, Year 4 told us about the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus went to pray before his arrest and his disciples fell asleep.

Year 5 enacted the scene when Jesus was questioned by Pilate. Pilate continually points out that he is innocent, proclaims him as the King of the Jews, and finally presents him to the people: ‘Behold the Man. This is your King!’

Year 6 acted out The Crucifixion and we left the church in silence. Jesus was crucified on Good Friday. If you attended a Good Friday church service you would have noticed that the crucifix was removed, that there was no cloth on the altar, no candles and no flowers. There would have been no singing.

In contrast, if you attended an Easter Service the celebration started with the priest blessing a fire, the priest would have traced the cross, the Greek letters Alpha and Omega, and the current year onto a new Easter candle and the candle would have been lit from the new fire. Candles are lit from the Easter Candle as the procession moved into the Church. There would have been singing and bells ringing, because three days after his crucifixion, Jesus rose from the dead. That part of the Easter story is called the resurrection. Our Prep students were learning about the resurrection last term and made a video to share with us.