Lent 2021 for Trinity’s Children & Families
Hi Trinity Kids and Families,
This year, Lent and Easter mark one year of the Covid-19 Pandemic and one year of Zoom church. I feel really discouraged when I see our beautiful building and know we are unable to gather in it with each other safely. However, I feel encouraged each Sunday morning when you choose to turn the computer on one more time, and choose to enter into a relationship with your Christian community here at Trinity. That small bit of connection brings me great joy each week.
This year for Lent I want to invite and encourage kids and families to take one more step into relationship with each other. This year for Lent our children’s theme will be “Love and Laughter.”
We will explore the theme of Love and Laughter together as a Sunday School community by playing games, learning about our friends, and connecting with one another.
Lent is about sacrificing something in order to see God more deeply. This has been a year of great sacrifice. Let’s look at this season as sacrificing our loneliness and gaining our friendship.
God has gifted us with a community that can create and spread such joy, I hope we can cultivate that together this season.
Join me and other Sunday School friends at the same time on Sunday mornings at 9:30, but expect games, picnics, and stories as we connect as a community and share God’s joy with each other. Throughout the season of Lent there will also be activities to encourage you to connect with neighbors and friends along the way.
Especially to you kids—you are the fun creators! Help remind your parents to log you on Sunday mornings so we can see all our friends in one place together. You are what makes our community so special!
Do you have a favorite game or story book you want to share with your Trinity friends? Ask your parents to send me a message with the details.
Attached is a calendar of what to expect each Sunday so you can be prepared to join at your fullest.
In Love and Laughter,
Melissa Yager
Children and Family Ministry Interim Coordinator
360.999.2535
Join Melissa and other Trinity Friends every Sunday morning at 9:30 for games and story time.
Take note of the special activity on some Sunday mornings. During the week, make sure to participate in the Love + Laughter (L + L) challenge! Send a picture to Melissa of what you did for the challenge and any other Lent activities in which your family participated!
First Week of Lent
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
9:30 a.m. on Zoom
Game: Crazy Dance Moves! Show off your best dance moves and play freeze dance.
Story: Jesus and the Children
L + L Challenge: Make a valentines card—yes, even though it is passed actual Valentine’s Day—and put it in your neighbors mailbox.
Second Week of Lent
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
9:30 a.m. on Zoom
Breakfast Picnic: Bring your breakfast with you this Sunday morning and have a picnic together!
Game: Would You Rather
Story: Jesus and Bartimus + Jesus and Zaccheaus
L + L Challenge: March 1 is World Compliment Day! Write or draw a
compliment for each person in your house.
Examples: I love the delicious dinner you cooked
You always tell me funny jokes when I have a bad day
Thank you for helping me with my homework
Third Week of Lent
SUNDAY, March 7
9:30 a.m. on Zoom
Super Fun Game Day!
L + L Challenge: Let’s go on a walk together! Kids, Families, and Sunday School teachers meet at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, at Wapato Park for a group nature walk. Dress for the weather and wear masks. Park in the main lot off Sheridan Ave (left at the roundabout).
Fourth Sunday of Lent
SUNDAY, MARCH 14
9:30 a.m. on Zoom
Activity: Easter Egg Art Day
Bring your wooden egg from your Lent Bag (or contact Melissa if you did not get one) and some paints. We will be listening to a story and painting together.
L + L Challenge: St. Patricks Day is March 17. Mail a shamrock card to a friend from Trinity—include one funny thing about yourself, one question for your friend, and one compliment towards them. Three-leaf shamrocks represent the Holy Trinity. Use the directory to find one of your friends, or contact Melissa for addresses.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
SUNDAY, MARCH 21
9:30 a.m. on Zoom
Super Fun Game Day!
L + L Challenge: March 25 is National Waffle Day. Make waffles at home with your family—what funny toppings can you find to put on your waffle!
Sixth Sunday of Lent, Palm Sunday
SUNDAY, MARCH 26
9:30 a.m. on Zoom
Story: Jesus’ Triumphant Entry
We will act out this story together. Bring a donkey like animal, people/dolls, leaves (ferns, green paper, any leaves, etc.) and coats (fabric, scarves, doll clothes, dish towels, etc.).