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Lenten journey
March 24, 1989
Holy Redeemer students learn about risen Christ through baking
Each week during Lent, the
class held a special prayer ser-
vice, which was followed by
"faith sharing" and craft ac-
tivities, she said.
During the final session of the
Lenten journey series, the
students learned about the risen
Jesus by making hot cross buns.
They helped their teacher
prepare the dough and mark
each bun with a cross. While
they were in church doing the
stations of the cross, the dough
By MARY T. ELLERT
Message Staff Writer
For centuries, the tradition of
making hot cross buns during
Lent has symbolized the hope
of Easter. Last week, the first
graders at Holy Redeemer
School, Evansville, continued
this tradition.
It was part of a "Lenten
journey" series of activities
conducted by the first grade
teacher, Marianne Webster.
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first gradeclass at Holy Redeemer
in a Betty Crocker
HOT CROSS BUNS
dry yeast
cups warm water ('105 to 115 degrees)
cup unseasoned lukewarm mashed potatoes
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in
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was left to rise. Webster said the
children made the correlation
between the rising of the dough
and Jesus' rising from the dead
on Easter Sunday.
After the buns were baked,
the children lelped outline the
crosses with white frosting. The
white frosting symbolizes that
the cross is "no longer a suffer-
ing cross, but a glorified cross,"
explained Webster.
-Several of the students'
parents visited the class to par-
ticipate in the Lenten journey,
said Webster. "It speaks
volumes to the children that it
matters to them."
Parents who were present
every week throughout Lent
were Jeannie Utley, Martha
Vivrette, Kristie Eisner and
Bobbie Schutz, according to
Webster.
Besides the stations of the
cross and hot cross buns, other
topics covered during the pro-
gram included "Trying to Say
Yes," "Make Peace With Your
Brother," "Jonah and Repen-
tance," "Our Journey," and
"Let Your Light Shine."
Webster got the idea for the
Lenten journey series from
Sherry Graves, second grade
teacher at St. Wendel Church,
St. Wendel. Graves presented
the program during a back-to-
school workshop for teachers in
the Diocese of Evansville last
fall.
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Marianne Webster helps her students add frosting to the hot cross
buns they made during a Lenten activity.
-- Message Photo by Mary T. Eilert
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