The Better Part

Mark 1.7-11 At the close of the Christmas season, we leave the secret years of Jesus' childhood behind and join the grown-up Jesus in the...

Mark 1.1-8 We are in the season of Advent, the time when we prepare for the feast of Christmas, the feast of the Light coming into the...

(Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to the...

(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. It is good to hear the Word of God.) Matthew 24.36;...

(Adults, I think of the 3-6 year old as in a time of BEING. Being in love with God, being a child of God. This reflection will focus on...

(Adults, I think of the 6-9 year old as in a time of KNOWING--knowing who calls them to build the Kingdom, knowing the rules of the...

(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. It is good to hear the Word of God.) Matthew 25.1-13...

(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. It is good to hear the Word of God.) Matthew 22.15-21...

(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....

(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...