HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SEASON
Resources for Families and
Leading Online Gatherings  and Virtual Worship

HOLY WEEK

Palm Frond Colouring Page
From Illustrated Ministry

FOR YOUTH
Holy Week Devotionals and a 
Palm Lesson Template
from the Centre for Youth Ministry Training

Learning Together
Moments in Worship for All Ages 
or in Online Faith Formation Programs
​by Robin Murray

Click the title to go to the link:
​Celebrating Palm Sunday

a VIRTUAL PALM PARADE
​by Cathy Cryder
A how to guide for those in your community of faith to build your very own Virtual Palm Parade.  This document is a downloadable so you can add the information specific to your congregation!  

Holy Week articles and Holy Week at home ideas.
​Click HERE

A Journey
through Holy Week
​Holy Week in a Box uses simple objects tucked into a small box, along with scripture, to tell the story of Holy Week. 

Maundy Thursday at Home
by Wendy Claire Barrie

Ministry during the COVID-19 pandemic requires new ways of connecting with children and families. The folks at Picture the Bible created a story/coloring book for Holy Week and Easter. You may download it for FREE
The book offers: 

• A simple retelling of each story with Bible references 
• Illustrations of each story from the Picture the Bible collection 
• Five drawings to color 

• An interactive question 

Congregations can print the book and send to their families or forward the link and invite families to print the book themselves. Either way you will provide an opportunity for children and families to learn and grow together. 

the Salt Project's
Holy Week Tenebrae
A Family Resource
There is a small fee to use this resource.  If you require financial assistance for your community of faith, please contact Mary Nichol here.

Palm Sunday Resources are archived HERE. 

THE SEASON OF EASTER

Jesus in Jerusalem - Godly Play
Told by Cathy Cryder​​

ALLELUIA!
Colouring Page from 
Illustrated Ministry

written by Pamela Evans

EASTER at HOME 
Some ideas for creating and resourcing kits that you could mail or deliver to your community of faith's families.  

Easter Postcard Blessings
​Drop off postcards to your families that are ready to decorate! Address the postcards to people within your congregation and put a stamp on them so that all childrena and youth have to do after they have decorated them is put them in their local postbox! 

THE MYSTERY OF EASTER
There was once a man who loved big enough to change the world...

Click here to get a free copy of Amelia Dress' book, The Mystery of Easter, ​to share with your families!

You are invited to walk through Holy Week with author, Glenys Nellist.  Beginning Monday April 6, 2pm EDT, she will share one story per day from Easter Love Letters from God.  Check out the link here.

VIRTUAL EASTER EGG HUNT
an idea from Allie Kier at Highlands United Church, North Vancouver, BC