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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Clothing
(Another warning this week! The parable in the Gospel is another difficult one. Read it through first, or ask someone to read it to you....

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Oct 7, 20205 min read


21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Naming Jesus
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...

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Aug 22, 20202 min read


12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): To Reveal the Hidden
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very...

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Jun 20, 20202 min read


Ascension Sunday (Ages 3-6): Disciples
Ascension Sunday, Year A 3-6 year olds (In Canada, on the 7th Sunday of Easter, we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus. Adults,...

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May 23, 20202 min read


6th Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): The Advocate
6th Sunday of Easter, Year A 3-6 year olds (Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could...

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May 16, 20204 min read


Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 9-12): The Smell of the Shepherd at the Gate
4th Sunday of Easter, Year A 9-12 year olds (Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word...

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May 2, 20203 min read


5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): The Voice that Calls to Life
5th Sunday of Lent, Year A 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very fluent...

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Mar 27, 20203 min read


4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Signs and Siloam
4th Sunday of Lent, Year A 9-12 year olds John 9.1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (full reading: John 9.1-41) In the Gospel reading for this Sunday,...

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Mar 20, 20204 min read


4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Gift first. Then faith.
4th Sunday of Lent, Year A 6-9 year olds John 9.1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (full reading: John 9.1-41) In the Gospel reading for this Sunday,...

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Mar 18, 20204 min read


Springs of Water, Gushing Up
3rd Sunday of Lent, Year A 6-9 year olds John 4.5-15, 19-26, 39-42 (full reading: John 4.5-42) In the middle of a hot day, Jesus rests by...

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Mar 11, 20203 min read


Living Water
3rd Sunday of Lent, Year A 3-6 year olds John 4.5-15, 19-26, 39-42 (full reading: John 4.5-42) In the middle of a hot day, Jesus rests by...

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Mar 11, 20202 min read


Peek at the Risen Life
Matthew 17.1-9 2nd Sunday of Lent, Year A 3-6 year olds In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear Jesus taking three of his best friends away by...

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Mar 7, 20202 min read


A city built on a hill
Matthew 5.13-16 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 9-12 year olds You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid....

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Feb 7, 20203 min read


Who is the light of the world?
Matthew 5.13-16 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 3-6 year olds We know that long before Jesus was born, God prepared the people for...

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Feb 7, 20202 min read


Salvation and Light
Luke 2.22-40 Presentation of the Lord 6-9 year olds Today we are moving back in time it seems! You might have thought we had left the...

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Feb 1, 20203 min read


Making our home in him
John 1.29-34 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 6-9 year olds This Sunday we hear John the Baptist talking about Jesus' baptism. I saw...

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Jan 18, 20202 min read


A knowing that can only come from God
John 1.29-34 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 3-6 year olds This Sunday, once again we hear about John the Baptist. Some of you may...

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Jan 18, 20202 min read


Planted firmly among humans
Matthew 3.13-17 BAPTISM OF THE LORD – YEAR A 9-12 year olds At the close of the Christmas season, we leave the secret years of Jesus'...

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Jan 11, 20203 min read


What is John the Baptist's problem?
Matthew 3.13-17 BAPTISM OF THE LORD – YEAR A 6-9 year olds We are coming to the end of the Christmas season. Most people think Christmas...

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Jan 11, 20203 min read


At Baptism, what do we feel, and see, and hear?
Matthew 3.13-17 BAPTISM OF THE LORD – YEAR A 3-6 year olds This Sunday is the last of the three Sundays celebrating the feast of...

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Jan 11, 20203 min read
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