Footsteps to the Feast for Holy Week and Easter

The weeks of Lent are traditionally a time for personal reflection and recommitment to following Jesus. This outline for an all-age service or group session focuses on making the serious decision to become a disciple of Christ and draws on Luke 14:25-33.

This reflective story has been used regularly by the Barnabas team as a presentation of the life of Jesus that links Christmas to Easter. These two festivals are often only months apart, which can be confusing for some children.

This simple illustration turns hate to love via the cross and can be used as an activity with a group or as a large visual aid for a service on Good Friday or Easter Day.

This is an adaptation of a well-tried paper-folding and paper-tearing exercise that tells the story of Holy Week.

The following idea focuses on one event for each day, starting with Palm Sunday, and follows Jesus through the drama of Holy Week right up to and including the surprise of Easter morning. It offers an active, kinaesthetic way to walk the story.

Background information, Bible links and craft ideas for a session exploring a Palestinian Cross.

Two ideas to use with your group, based on the story of Jesus joining the two travellers on the road to Emmaus

40 number-linked stories from the Bible to take you through Lent