A Message from Mrs. Laidlaw Otto
Dear SJE Families,
It’s hard to believe that Lent will begin next week, and that Easter will be here six weeks after that! Planning our school activities for Lent was quite a challenge, on the heels of our busy Catholic Schools week.
We always strive to provide our students with opportunities to practice prayer, fasting, and almsgiving throughout the Lenten season. I am including a couple of highlights for you below.
Our students will attend mass on Ash Wednesday. The distribution of ashes will look a bit different this year. I’m including a link for those who would like to see how ashes will be distributed this year.
Our third through eighth graders will copy a bible quote every day through the season of Lent. Today’s electronic communication includes a list of the quotes. We recommend that families take time to read and discuss the quote each day. This can be incorporated into your family mealtime, or perhaps before bed as part of your evening prayer routine for older students. Even our primary students, who are not yet able to copy the quotes, will be exposed to these bible passages in their classrooms daily.
We will be continuing with our Lenten tradition of gathering as a school to pray the Stations of the Cross on Friday afternoons during Lent.
Father Michael will be hearing the confessions of our third through eighth graders during the month of March. Due to Covid-19 restrictions we were unable to offer confession to our students during Advent, and so we are excited to be able to provide this sacrament to our students.
Watch next week’s newsletter for more Lenten updates!
Together In God’s Name,
Mary Laidlaw Otto