All the resources for Holy Week and Easter Sunday are available in one file from the diocesan website at https://www.derryandraphoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Holy-Week-and-Easter-2021.pdf
• Monday – Jesus in the Temple – Mark 11:15-19
Read: read the story of Jesus in the Temple. We often think of Jesus being very calm and relaxed but we need to remember Jesus was human so felt all the emotions we do. In our story today we hear about a time Jesus got angry. So angry in fact he started turning over tables, shouting and kicking people out of the Temple who were selling things. The Temple was no longer used as a place of worship and learning but instead the people selling things had make it like a shop – and one where people were not paying fair prices. Jesus had had enough and decided it was time to take the Temple back. Jesus wanted it to be ‘a house where people from all nations can pray.’ So that is what he did. The Chief Priests and teachers of the law were not happy – in fact they wanted to find a way to kill Jesus – they were afraid of him, and worried because everyone was amazed at his teaching.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1mB1aTeN0E
What would you have done if you were in the Temple? Are you surprised to hear Jesus got angry? Why?
Do:
Colouring Page – https://www.teachusthebible.com/Images/L77_jesus_temple_tables.pdf Wordsearch – https://sermons4kids.com/cleaning_house_wordsearch.htm?fromSermonId=489
Pray: The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us each day our daily bread,
and forgive us our tresspasses,
as we forgive those who tresspass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.