Easter Island

knowledge I had was from my first communion and confirmation classes. Every year my parents would have us watch the story of Jesus during Christmas and Easter day, which is also how I learned about our faith. Growing up until now the Virgin Mary has been an essential part of our faith. Even though we rarely attended Church we have never missed mass on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and the Virgin Mary’s big day or any other important celebrations. We basically haven’t missed any celebration regarding…

In Mexico, Christmas is celebrated from December 12th to January 6th. From December 16th to Christmas Eve, children often perform the 'Posada' processions or Posadas. Posada is Spanish for Inn or Lodging. There are nine Posadas. These celebrate the part of the Christmas story where Joseph and Mary looked for somewhere to stay. For the Posadas, the outside of houses are decorated with evergreens, moss and paper lanterns. In each Posada, children are given candles and a board, with painted clay…

The Real Meaning of Easter Jesus Is Alive Characters: Narrator, Easter Bunny, Jesus, Mary, Two Guards, Simon, Nary Magdalene, and an Angel Narrator: (Enters and greets children) “Hello everyone. I am so glad you all are here tonight, because I want to talk about someone very special and He is the real meaning of Easter.” Easter Bunny: (Hops in carrying an Easter Basket) Narrator: “Hello Mr. Bunny. Who are you and what are you doing here?” Easter Bunny: “Oh, Come on Lady, everybody…

Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11) Jesus and his disciples are on their way to Jerusalem for the Passover feast. In Jerusalem was crowded with many people who had come for the annual Passover celebration in a springtime Sunday. Jesus had spent for traveling through the towns and villages of Palestine. He preached about the kingdom of God and healed the sick. Now the time had come for Him to claim as the Messiah. Jesus knew His mission was almost finished and He warned his…

long held traditions kept by their religion or faith. Holiday traditions was a topic in the French class, the traditions of different cultures were misunderstood or could not be explained by their basic language. The explanations of the “Easter bunny” or the “Easter bell” were dismissed by some of the students as tall tales since they could not adequately describe the true meaning with their limited vocabulary or understanding of the history. All of the stories were just funny when explained so…

would have been more open and willing to share his feelings and fix his problems. For Wade, we can see his lack of honesty in his slightly tumultuous relationship with his virtual friend Aech. Wade becomes so obsessed with finding the keys for the Easter egg and his relationship with Art3mis that he has a fallout with Aech. The primary reason for this is Wade’s dishonesty to Aech. An instance of this is him lying about his relationship with Art3mis to Wade (Cline, 257). He spends more time with…

CHRISTIANS VS JEHOVAH WITNESS What are holidays? How are they perceived between two different religions? To many people, holidays are a time of gatherings, gifts and socializing. To others, they are like any other day. Let’s take a look at two different religions and dive a little deeper into their holiday views and the reasoning behind them. Holidays why are they viewed totally differently by different religions? Many people do not realize the vast difference of opinions amongst many religious…

Sunday is Easter! This is our time to shine as a church to the entire community! Easter is for many things: The proof of our redemption in Christ. The grave has been forever robbed. Sin has been defeated. Hope for tomorrow. As Christians we celebrate our King and rejoice towards eternity. And for those who have no hope, they will get to discover the hope that is only found in Jesus. Easter becomes our opportunity, The Refuge Church's opportunity that the Holy Spirit has given us to…

As a Person of God and a member of the Body of Christ through baptism, God calls me to serve others as He served during the incarnation. God calls us to take part in Jesus ' life, death, and resurrection, or the Paschal Mystery, so we can share in Him and experience His life on earth. In addition, as a member of the Church, I am called to demonstrate in all that I do the Marks of the Church: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Through my service at Field Elementary, I was not only able to…

Mennonites first arrived in Canada in 1776. They had originated from German speaking countries making the German language on of their defining traits during that time. A census done in 2001 stated that 191,000 Mennonites live in Canada, and as of 2010 the largest concentrations of which lived in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Kitchener-Waterloo area. Over half of the Mennonite populations live in cities, mainly Winnipeg (Millette, 2015). Much is not commonly known about the Mennonite culture to those…