Weekly Wrap Up!
Week 7 2021
Dear OLV Preschool Family,
This week we celebrated Ash Wednesday as a preschool family, and it was such a remarkable celebration I wanted to share it with you in my Wrap Up!
One of traditions at our school to prepare for Lent is to "burry our Alleluias" before Ash Wednesday. Children make a paper Alleluia and we talk about how we put this joyful word away to prepare for the wonderful celebration of Easter when Jesus rises from the dead. We place them in a special box that is kept safe throughout the year.
This year, because weather had a different plan, we did not get to "burry our Alleluia" before Ash Wednesday as usual. But, it has always been important piece of our transition into Lent, so although I was hesitant to sing an Alleluia on Ash Wednesday (gasp!) it was one of the more meaningful Ash Wednesdays I have ever experienced.
When we opened our Alleluia Box this year we were met with a bitter sweet surprise: all of our Alleluias were still buried from last year safely in our box. Last year, we never got to open the box on Easter together. I'd like to believe that these buried Alleluias are symbolic of this journey we've taken together this past year. So, to honor our preschool family's journey we left them in the box. Each classroom got to see last year's Alleluias still tucked away. Each student got to add their own, new, Alleluia to the box.
It looked different, of course, than previous years. In each classroom and we sang a soft Alleluia as each child put their own Alleluia away. Deacon Dave sprinkled us with ashes and gave us a Lenten blessing.
While Lent is just beginning it feels like we have carried on in a form of Lent for many months, waiting for our Easter.
This year, I pray that we can be together on Easter to open our box, and fill our world with our own Alleluias! I know I certainly look forward to seeing all of these wonderful Alleluias throughout our school very soon.
Blessings,
Dr. Lorenz
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Ash Wednesday with our Preschool Family
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