Activities for Children
Children 0-5: Build with blocks; create art rubbings of saints, angels and nature; ring the bells; play dress up; and watch Bible stories under a tent.
Children 5-8: ring the bells; discover melody selections from Catholic hymnals; and create an electronic stained-glass window.
Children 8 & up: participate in a scavenger hunt, available at the Admissions Desk.

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The Holy Land Arab Christians: Faith and Culture exhibit has objects made by Christians artisans from the Holy Land (Israel, Jordan and Palestine). With all the conflict going on today between Moslems and Jews in the Holy Land, it is frequently forgotten that there has been a Christian presence in the Holy Land since the time of Christ Himself and that many of these Christian Arabs are the descendants of the first Christians as related in the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament. This exhibit seeks to rekindle an awareness of these people and point out that they may be the bridge through whom peace can come to the area.

There are three main areas here on exhibition. The first shows objects associated with Pope John Paul's pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the year 2000. Photographs, things used by the Holy Father during the pilgrimage, gifts from world leaders constitute one section. The second highlights textiles made by Christian women as well as traditional forms of dress. The third shows some superb examples of the craftsmanship of these artisans in the forms of mosaics, mother of pearl objects and wood carvings.