Reenactment of the Last Supper I (2018)

Another favorite of the children is reenacting the Last Supper.  This year I lengthened the play to include the Garden of Gethsemane as the children do not want the play to end.  In the past they have  asked to wear their costumes until the end of class.  I also added Scenes 1-6 to the play so there would be action as well.  I use a Raspberry Lemonade for the wine and Peta bread for the unleavened bread.

I didn't have many good readers as they are mostly 2nd graders.  There are a few who have English as their second language, so I simplified the vocabulary in the script.  The person who plays Jesus has to be the best reader as there is so much for that child to read.  This year Jesus just happened to be a girl.

I look forward to the Easter season.  By this time they have heard the Last Supper and the Tomb presentations before we do this little play.   We have also been through the entire liturgy of the Eucharist and the children have a pretty good grasp of what the mass is all about.  So this is the culmination of all that work.

 The costumes aren't elaborate as you can see - just some earth and sky tone materials with white cording to hold the scarves on their heads that I bought at Walmart.  I have 16 script parts to include the Blessed Mother and Mary Magdalene, if everyone is present that day.  Each have one or two narrator parts to read.  It is by far their favorite day in the atrium when I ask them.

I keep all the materials I use for Easter Season in this old desk I bought at our church bazaar.  That includes the Scripts, costumes, and apostle name cards on ribbons for the Reenactment of the Last Supper along with the Meditation of the Passion Booklets.  I also keep the True Vine and the grapes I use on the prayer table which decorate a large cross.  I've decided that next year I'm going to let the children wear the costumes for the Meditations as it will allow them to feel a part of the Passion and they love wearing them.  There is also a Crucifix, two candles and a silver plated plate used for the Peta bread kept here.