Preparing for Lent .
Learning Objective:
To know what happens on Ash Wednesday.
How many words can you make from
today’s title??
In search of wholeness
Think about a time when something in your life
went wrong.
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Was it an exam?
Where you late for something and ended
up missing it?
Was it when you lost a football match?
Was it a row you had with someone?
1. Describe what went wrong.
2. Whose fault was it?
3. What happened as a result?
Listen to the song
 What is this song
about?
 Do you think it’s ever
too late to apologise?
 Do you think
everything should be
forgiven?
 What’s the Christian
view on saying sorry?
 http://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=fm0T7_SGee4
Scenario
 A week ago Ciara found out that her best friend
Aoife had been talking about her behind her back.
This really upset Ciara and she decided to stop
speaking to Aoife. Yesterday, Ciara received a text
message from Aoife explaining how sorry she was
and how much she missed her friendship. She
promised that she’d never do this again.
Task: Write a text message back to Aoife.
Ash Wednesday
 Ash Wednesday is the first
day of Lent. It is a time when
we think about the things that
have gone wrong in our lives
and we try to mend them.
 For example, we say we are
sorry to people we may have
been rude to.
 Renewal of faith- Ash Wednesday
 Easter is such an important Christian
festival there are 40 days of preparation
leading up to it.
 These days of preparation are known
as Lent.
 They start with Ash Wednesday and
end with Easter Sunday.
 What happens on Ash Wednesday?
 The first day of Lent is called Ash Wednesday.
On Ash Wednesday
Christians attend a special service where the
priest will make the sign of cross on the
foreheads of worshippers while saying the
words:
 ‘Turn away from sin and believe in the Gospel’
 The cross is a sign that you are sorry for your
sins. The ash comes from burning the Palm
branches from the previous year.
You’ve been
asked to
rewrite the
above
statement so
that year 2nd
class primary
pupils will
understand it.
In pairs write
a simple
sentence to
explain what
this means.
What do Christians do during Lent?
 Pray – go to Church
 Fast – give up something you
really like
 Give Alms – give money to
charity
In pairs mind map what you can
do for Lent….
Things we could do
Things we could
Give up
People we could
Pray for
Match the beginning to the end..
 Ash Wednesday is….
 Lent lasts for……
 The cross is a
sign……
 During Lent we
give…….
…money
to charity.
…..the first day in
Lent.
…we are sorry for our
sins.
…40 days and 40
nights.
Ash Wednesday……………..
First day of
Lent
Ash comes
from the Palm
Branches
Ash comes
WIPEOUT
from
dead
leaves
A cross is
made on our
foreheads
‘Turn away
from sin…’
Day of
WIPEOUT
‘Believe in the
Gospel’
Priest gives
out the ashes
Encouraged
toWIPEOUT
eat lots of
food
Encouraged
to fast
Must
go to
WIPEOUT
mass on this
day
Always
occurs on a
Wednesday
repentance
Reflect - What I can do during Lent?
1. Describe how you can celebrate
Lent……..
 Who could you pray for?
 What could you give up?
 Which charity would you donate to?