Object: a loaf of bread

Good evening, boys and girls. This is a special night. It's called Maundy Thursday. Maundy is a funny word, isn't it? (Let them respond.) Maundy sounds a little like another day of the week. What day does it sound like? (Let them respond.) It sounds like Monday. So if you heard that this was Maundy Thursday and thought they said Monday Thursday, it wouldn't be strange at all. It does sound a little like that. The word Maundy comes from a Latin word that means command. A command is a law or rule. Some people think this night is called Maunday Thursday because it was the night Jesus gave a new commandment to his friends. The new rule was part of our verse for tonight. It says that w…