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Presentation Schedule for Atrium II |
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March through May 2008 Presentation Schedule for Atrium Level II
May 5, 2008
Hello all,
On Sunday, May 4th, Ms. Kimber showed the presentation of "The Prophecy of
the Peaceable Kingdom." This presentation seeks to imagine together
what
the world of Parousia will be like by examining a prophecy, found in Isaiah,
that says when this new kingdom comes, it will be a peaceable one, where the
wolf will live with the lamb, where the leopard will lie down with the kid,
and where a little child shall lead them. We show this work because the
promise of Parousia, a time when God will be all in all, is the hope we as
believers keep as we look toward a time when the earth will be filled with
the peace and knowledge of the Lord.
This is our last month in the Atrium, and we have several important events
happening to end the Atrium for the summer.
NEXT WEEK MAY 11th: Pentecost Sunday/Mother's Day
Since Pentecost falls on Mother's Day this year, we are saving our normal
Pentecost celebrations for the NEXT Sunday. But on Pentecost, children
are
invited to process into the 9 a.m. service with the clergy bearing red
banners with the gifts of the Holy Spirit of them. If you would like your
child to participate, you can email me offlist. Or if you want to just
show
up a few minutes early to the service, then the banners will be distributed
as first come, first serve.
We of course encourage everyone to wear red. We will have regular Atrium
during the 10 a.m. formation hour.
MAY 18th: Pentecost in the Atrium/Light Promotion Ceremony
We invite parents and all adults to join both Level I and Level II children
in celebrating Pentecost (a week late, but this will have to be ok) as well
as acknowledging those children in our Light Promotion who are "moving
up"
to the next Atrium. Both ceremonies are candle lighting ceremonies, and
the
children really appreciate having their parents and significant adults come
to this Sunday. This will be our closing ceremonies for the Atriums.
MAY 25th: Memorial Day Weekend
The Atriums will be open for children to work, but no presentations will be
made.
Easter Blessings,
Ms. Kimber
Ms. Laura
Date
| What Work Will Be Presented? | What is This Work? | Why Do We Show It?
| March 2
| Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
| This presentation seeks to relay a parable that compares the kingdom of God to a wedding feast that ten bridesmaids are waiting to enter after they meet the bridegroom who has yet to arrive. Five wise bridesmaids have come prepared with extra oil for their oil lamps, but the other five foolish bridesmaids are unprepared, having no extra oil. When the bridegroom comes late in the night, the five wise bridesmaids enter the wedding house with the bridegroom in celebration while the five foolish bridesmaids, who left to buy more oil and therefore did not meet the bridegroom, are left behind and are not allowed to enter the wedding feast.
| This moral parable challenges us to think about the preparations we make for the kingdom of God and how some preparations, like the oil in the parable, are things that cannot be shared.
| March 9
| Parable of the Insistent Friend
| This presentation seeks to relay the parable that compares prayer to the request of an insistent friend who asks for bread at midnight from his neighbor friend and although the neighbor is in bed with his children and his door is already locked, he will get up and give his friend bread because the friend is persistent.
| This moral parable challenges us to think
about prayer, about persistence in prayer, about different motivations
for prayer and different ways prayers are answered.
| March 16
| City of Jerusalem
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This presentation seeks to retrace the footsteps of Jesus during his
final hours from the Last Supper to his resurrection by identifying and
placing models of the key buildings, structures, and outdoor areas of the
ancient city of David onto a typographical map
of Jerusalem.
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glimpsing at the final, solemn path that Jesus chose to walk for us, we can
truly celebrate Easter because we know that by walking in his footsteps we
celebrate the risen Lord. | March 23
Easter
| Resurrection and Procession of the Alleluia Banners @ 8:30 a.m.
Easter Egg Hunt at 10:00 a.m., Atrium Closed
| Children and catechists journey to the site
behind our church to unearth our Alleluia banners and our cherished word
"Alleluia," both of which have been buried for the entire Lenten
season and both of which are "resurrected" so that we may joyously
celebrate Easter. | Children in the Atrium celebrate Easter
through the waving of banners, the ringing of bells, and through the spoken
word of "Alleluia." They show their joy to all by processing into the
9:00 a.m. service with the clergy while waving their banners. | March 30
| Easter in the Atrium,
Liturgy of the Light
| This Easter celebration is a shortened, modified
version of The Great Vigil of Easter (BCP p. 285-287), where we light the
Paschal Candle, process into the Atrium, listen to liturgy and a gospel reading
of the resurrection, and further celebrate with song and banners.
The Easter experience is the center of our faith, the basis of our liturgy, the
heart of our gospel, and the reason why we sing and celebrate. | The Easter experience is the center of our faith,
the basis of our liturgy, the heart of our gospel, and the reason why we sing
and celebrate. | April 6
| The Empty Tomb
| This presentation seeks to tell the story of the resurrection, as told in the gospel of Mark, and to make a connection between this resurrection narrative to the celebration of Easter and to the glorious words, "Alleluia, Christ is risen indeed."
| The mystery surrounding this paschal narrative is at the heart of Easter, which we celebrate fully, passionately, and loudly.
| April 13
| Parable of the Leaven
| This presentation seeks to provide a hands-on
demonstration of the mixing of flour, leaven (yeast), and water to make a basic
bread that rises in a warm, hidden place, a bread similar to the parable
woman's bread that becomes fully leavened, fully raised.
The Parable of the Leaven tells of a woman who mixes flour and leaven
(yeast) together to make bread, and the leaven in the bread, like the kingdom of God, grows in secret and transforms all
that it touches. | The Parable of the Leaven tells of a woman who mixes
flour and leaven (yeast) together to make bread, and the leaven in the bread,
like the kingdom
of God, grows in secret
and transforms all that it touches. | April 20
| Eucharistic Presence II with International Peoples
| This presentation seeks to reveal the true "faces" of the Good Shepherd's sheep that surround the new "sheepfold," the altar of Holy Eucharist, by replacing the sheep figurines with figurines of all kinds of people, from every race and every nation.
| The metaphor of the Good Shepherd is, once again, expanded and reapplied to emphasize that during Holy Eucharist Jesus gives all of himself in the bread and wine to all people, of every race and every nation.
| April 27
| The Origin of the Eucharist
| This presentation seeks to explain the history behind our practice of Holy Eucharist by acting out this story through wooden figurines of Jesus, his disciples, other ancient believers, as well as modern bishops and priests to show how Jesus' words of love ("This is my body. This is my blood.") was present from the very beginning of our faith and has traveled in time from believer to believer to us and other modern day believers.
| By telling this story of our church's history, we see how Jesus' words of love was at the center of the Christian faith experience, how they were charged to the disciples to share around the world, and how these words find us now, in our modern churches with our modern bishops, priests, and believers and in our current practices of sharing bread and wine and remembering these words of love every Sunday during Holy Eucharist.
| May 4
| Prophecy of the Peaceable Kingdom
Isaiah 11:6-9
| This presentation seeks to imagine together what the world of Parousia will be like by examining a prophecy, found in Isaiah, that says when this new kingdom comes, it will be a peaceable one, where the wolf will live with the lamb, where the leopard will lie down with the kid, and where a little child shall lead them.
| The promise of Parousia, a time when God will be all in all, is the hope we as believers keep as we look toward a time when the earth will be filled with the peace and knowledge of the Lord.
| May 11
| Prophecy of the Valleys and Mountains
Isaiah 40:3-5
| This presentation seeks to imagine together what the world of Parousia will be like by examining a prophecy, found in Isaiah, which says that someday all the valleys will be lifted, all mountains made low, and a straight highway will reveal the glory of the Lord.
| The promise of Parousia, a time when God will be all in all, is the hope we as believers keep as we look toward a time when all obstacles are removed and all things are revealed.
| | May 18 | Pentecost
and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Our Atrium's Closing Presentation
and
Our Light Promotion Ceremony
PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
| This presentation seeks to tell the story of the
coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, as described in Acts 2, and
then seeks to give an opportunity for each child of God to receive one gift of
the Holy Spirit, as describe in Isaiah 11, by having each child light his/her
individual candle from one of seven lit candles, each representing one gift
from the Holy Spirit, gifts of piety, knowledge, wisdom, understanding,
fortitude, fear of the Lord, and counsel.
Level II children who will promote to Level III next year will be honored at the
end of this presentation with liturgy and song as they take their individual
baptismal candles and walk with them into the Level III Atrium, symbolizing they
are taking the light of Christ with them to the next level. | From the Holy Spirit, the disciples received the
spiritual gifts they needed at the moment of Pentecost, and we too can receive
the gifts of the Spirit that we need right now.
We celebrate our children as they progress in their spiritual journey, for we
know the light of Christ shines brightly in their lives wherever they go. | May 25
Memorial Day Weekend
| Children's
Final Work Day, Last Day of Atrium | For the Memorial Day holiday, the Atrium will be
open for a children's "Work Day," in which children and work with the
Atrium's materials for the last time before the Atrium closes for the summer. | We look forward to serving your children again in
September. Be looking for announcements about upcoming Atrium events in the
Piper and through emails. |
created by Kimber
Barber-Fendley
for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd at St.
Margaret’s Episcopal Church |
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