Family Worship & Children's Ministry

Lenten Faith Formation for Children on February 23:  During Sunday school a book called Make Room: A Child’s Guide to Lent and Easter (available for $12 on Amazon) will be read to the children. They will also roll dough and bake pretzels to engage with their learning about Lent. There are at least two different stories of how pretzels became associated with Lent. In one version, monks used leftover pieces of dough to reward children who learned their prayers. They were called “Pretiola” meaning little rewards. Others say this Lenten bread was called “bracellae” or “bretzel” and never served after Palm Sunday. The stories do agree on one important point: the shape of the pretzel represents arms folded across the chest in prayer, reminding us to pray during Lent. One volunteer is requested make the pretzel dough and bring it to church on Sunday morning (recipe available in church office).

Sunday, 23 February 2020, 11:00am

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