| This week, five of our youth made the journey into the cathedral for a “Tweens” day where they explored the symbols of our faith and of the Eucharist. They even baked their own bread that was shared in the Eucharist at the end of the day! Early in the day the children talked about symbols which represented what was most important to us in living a life of faith. All the children then drew a symbol that reflected an aspect of faith that was important to them- a tree for the sacredness of creation, the sacred heart for the love that Christ always has for us, etc. All of these drawings were then fixed to the chasuble which Dean Peter wore for the Eucharistic celebration. There were games across the day and the children even learnt to sing key parts of the Mass. The highlight of the day for many will have been exploring the many spiralling steps into the heights of the bell tower, and learning about the ringing of the bells from one of the regular bell ringers. |
