Lent begins next week, Wednesday 2nd March. We begin our Lenten preparation with Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day of fasting and prayer. In preparation for the passion and death of Jesus on Good Friday and the resurrection of on Easter Sunday, the children in St. Colmcille's will be encouraged to 'give up' something that is important to them or 'go on' something that will get them thinking of others. This will help them to refocus their faith and encourage them to think about the sacrifices Jesus made when he went into the desert to pray and fast for 40 days and 40 nights. Over the next 6 weeks the children will be discussing the ways they can help more at home, how they could save their pocket money for charity, go to Mass more regularly and anything that will help them to follow more closely in God's footsteps. We look forward to updating you all with our Lenten activities in the coming weeks.