Easter Season Social Activities • Gather Us In

Ideas meant to jump-start your own brainstorming for social activities for families. They are tentatively placed according to season, but many would work at different times of the year, particularly in different climates. These are an aid to your ingenuity, not a replacement for it. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

Easter Season Service Activities • Gather Us In

Ideas meant to jump-start your own brainstorming for service activities for families. They are tentatively placed according to season, but many would work at different times of the year, particularly in different climates. These are an aid to your ingenuity, not a replacement for it. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

Parish Easter Egg Hunt • Gather Us In

This is a variation on the traditional Easter egg hunt. Its purpose is to have a good time while reviewing the concept of the new life we celebrate at Easter. This hunt was originally designed as an at-home activity. If you are doing this in a church setting, you will need to be creative about things like a “bed” (a blanket on a pew will do), a tub, etc. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

Creeds: Speaking & Living Our Core Beliefs • Generations of Faith

This all-ages session will guide participants in professing and living the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed as signs of Church unity in the Easter Season.

Jesus Through the Church Year • Generations of Faith

Experiencing Christ in the Easter Season

In this all-ages session, participants will explore the "who" of Jesus through the ritual actions of the Easter season.

Easter Season: Stations of the Resurrection • Generations of Faith

Adults will build a deeper relationship with Jesus and others by exploring the Stations of the Resurrection.

New Life in Christ

This session on following Jesus explores the meaning of Jesus’ resurrection for our lives as disciples. Belief in the resurrection is at the center of the Catholic faith. All other beliefs hinge on the resurrection. This session guides people in reflecting on the Gospel readings of the Easter Lectionary to discern the meaning and significance of Jesus’ resurrection. It also guides people in applying this understanding to their lives as disciples of Jesus Christ today. • By John Roberto

The Death & Resurrection of Jesus

This session explores the paschal mystery, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ: “For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. And his kingdom will have no end” (Nicene Creed). Participants will journey with Jesus through the liturgies from the Last Supper through Good Friday to the Easter Vigil, discovering the meaning of the paschal mystery and its significance for our faith as Christians. • By John Roberto