This Easter may have been a particularly strange and muted one for Christians, with church doors closed and digital media providing a poor substitute in its place, but the significance of the event remains the same: the Son of God rises from the dead in glory, giving us a chance to live with Him eternally.Â
ON THIS DAY: Good Friday: Poem written by Joseph Mary Plunkett referencing Good Friday Joseph Mary Plunkett (Irish: Seosamh Máire Pluincéid, 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish nationalist, republican, poet, journalist, revolutionary and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. He was married to his childhood sweetheart Grace Gifford in 1916, 7 hours before […]
With churches on lock-down during the Coronavirus pandemic, one idea to connect people on Palm Sunday is gaining traction. The Deacon’s Bench shared this idea from Missionaries of the Holy Spirit and it has now gone viral on Facebook. How can we publicly acknowledge this important day on our calendar when so many of us will be […]
We cook these special Easter Tomb Cookies which are so effective to communicate the Easter message to children. We love it!