Easter Assemblies

This is a bit late - been to Spring Harvest and couldn't get a signal for Wi Fi The week before Spring Harvest Sarah and I did 4 Assemblies Monday at Pennington, Tuesday at Low Furness, Wednesday Croftlands Juniors and Thursday Croftlands Infants. We did the same talk to each school - Resurrection Eggs. The idea is that in each of the 12 eggs there is an object that relates to the Easter story Day 1 Donkey - which reminds us of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem Day 2 Silver coins - although there is only 3 of them it reminds us that Jesus was betrayed for 30 silver coins Day 3 Cup - which is to talk about the last supper Jesus had with His disciples Day 4 Hands - in fact they are praying hands to show us that Jesus prayed in the garden after His supper with the disciples Day 5 Leather - it looks like a shoe lace made of leather but it is to focus on the fact Jesus was beaten and whipped by the Romans Day 6 Crown of Thorns - although it is made of metal it serves to remind us that Jesus was forced to wear a crown of thorns as the Romans mocked Him as King of the Jews Day 7 Cross - the cross is made of nails which is a good way of talking about Jesus being nailed to the cross Day 8 Dice - the Romans gambled for His clothes and belongings Day 9 Spear - which represents the spear that was thrust into Jesus' side as He died Day 10 Cloth - Jesus was removed from the cross and wrapped up in a linen cloth Day 11 Stone - which is rather an odd shape but reminds us that a big stone was placed over the tomb Day 12 - as the space is blank and empty so the last egg is which is a reminder to us that on the Sunday Jesus rose from the dead and went back to the Father. Sarah and I were amazed at how much of the Easter story the children knew. Resurrection Eggs can be bought from www.onewayuk.com