Easter and Fitr 2024
Celebrations
The
Boarding Department celebrated Easter and Eed al-Fitr on Tuesday 27
March 2024 at 6:00 PM in St. Michael's Church.
The program began with recorder music performed by boarding students
accompanied by our music teacher Mr. Joe Abou Assli on the piano.
The celebration of Eed al-Fitr followed with the Fitr song, TALAA LBADRU
ALEINA.
A students then explained the importance of the month of RAMADN and EED
al-FITR.
Another explained the tradition of fasting, the importance of RAMADAN,
and why it is venerated as the most important time of the year. He
emphasized the duty of charity and helping the poor and needy.
The first part of the service was concluded with the EED prayer recited
by a third
student.
The second part of the service was for celebrating Easter. It began with
the greeting of Ms. Rabab Matta, Head of the Boarding Department, and
continued with Holy Week and Easter lessons, prayers, and hymns.
The director then explained the meaning of celebrating Easter and Eed
al-Fitr together as a true expression of diversity and tolerance in
accordance with the peace education program of the school. He added that
we can all fast, pray, worship and celebrate in accordance with our
various traditions, but true religion is one and the same in all faiths.
It is believing and
obeying
the one true God that calls us to love one another and live an honest
and charitable life at peace with others. While keeping our traditions
we should respect other traditions that may be very different from ours.
We should also respect God's wonderful creation by acting responsibly
towards the environment and never hurting others. He added: we are all
called to forgive others as we will also need their forgiveness. We
should never resort to violence. Schneller students are called to be
ambassadors of peace wherever they go; to be honest and hardworking, and
to support the poor and needy as much as they can. This is the true
religion that unites us.
The celebration was concluded at the time of breaking the fast with a
special Easter and Fitr dinner.
All students waited for the exact time of breaking the fast when it was time to
enjoy the delicious food prepared by our kitchen staff.
We express our thanks to the educators and kitchen staff who got
up very early and stayed late to cater to the needs
of fasting students through the month of RAMADAN.
We also thank our kitchen team for the delicious food they prepared to
celebrate Easter and Eed al-Fitr.
The next day Wednesday 28 March, the Academic Department celebrated Eed
al-Fitr with a special program held at 12:30 PM in Hermann Schneller
Hall.
Each class from Grade One to Grade Nine participated in the program. It
was a very nice program that was enjoyed by all attending. We thank all
the teachers and students for that wonderful program.
Happy Easter and Happy Eed al-Fitr. May those two holy feasts bring
peace to Lebanon, our region, and the world.
Easter Fitr 2024
Boarding Department Celebration
Fitr 2024 Academic
Department Celebration