Lenten Service Project

Each year at Mustard Seed School, one way we mark the season of Lent is by participating as a community in the discipline of service.  This week students will be bringing home a small bank for collecting coins.  The banks will remain at home for the next several weeks and they will bring them back to school again during Holy Week.  

This year our collection of money will benefit Heifer International, a global organization with a mission of ending hunger and poverty.

Many families find ways for children to earn coins at home during Lent so that the gifts come from the children.  Other families invite children to give from their own savings.  Some families use the cans at a mealtime prayer and add coins as they name people and places for which they pray.  There are many ways to offer a gift in this season and learning the habit of serving others is the goal.