I love the Lenten and Easter Seasons at the Kartause!
The kids had a great Lent! Fr. Nick taught “Saturday school” for Ellie, Francis and their friends — as their final project they helped lead the Stations of the Cross, with their own reflections. Isaac drew about one million picture of Jesus during Lent. He’s always asking me which apostle had red hair. After telling him a hundred times that the Bible doesn’t say, so I don’t know… I started telling him it was Peter :)
On Holy Thursday we kept the tradition of washing each other’s feet, but the kids decided to dress as Jesus and the apostles. Ellie was Jesus, Francis was Peter, and Isaac was John. Then we had our first (miniature) Seder meal. Then we were off to mass. It was a great way to spend our 10 year wedding anniversary.
After Mass on Easter we had an Easter egg hunt with the Ukrainian refugees living here at the Kartause. There are 50 women and children currently living here. Running around and looking for eggs was definitely a fun activity they all enjoyed!
