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2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Be Still and Know
John 20:19- 22 Â Â (full reading John 20:19-31) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that early in the morning, after Jesus rises...

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Apr 262 min read
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2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Contagious
John 20:19- 23 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday actually begins on the evening of the day that Jesus rises...

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Apr 242 min read
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2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): A New Creation of Community
John 20:19-31 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel reading for this second Sunday of Easter has two parts. It begins on the...

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Apr 244 min read
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Easter Sunday (Ages 3-6): The First One To Know
John 20:1-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that Jesus died on the cross and now he is Risen to new life, never to die...

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Apr 193 min read
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Easter Sunday (Ages 6-9): Truth and Understanding
John 20:1-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that when Jesus is born, a new moment begins in the History of the Kingdom of...

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Apr 193 min read
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Easter Sunday (Ages 9-12): Things Seen and Unseen
John 20:1-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection For many of us, this is a favourite Gospel passage. However, the closer we look at it,...

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Apr 195 min read
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Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 3-6): Family Forever
Abbreviated reading for 3-6 year olds: Luke 22:14, 19-20 Â (f ull reading: Luke 22.14 - 23.56 ) Click here to listen to the Gospel and...

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Apr 123 min read
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Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 6-9): Remember Me
Luke 22:14-20 , Luke 23:32-43 Â (full reading: Luke 22.14 - 23.56 ) Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday marks...

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Apr 124 min read
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Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 9-12): Daughters of Jerusalem
Luke 23:26-56 Â Â (full reading: Luke 22.14 - 23.56 ) Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday marks the beginning...

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Apr 124 min read
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5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Time Out With Jesus
Abbreviated reading for 3-6 year olds ( full reading: John 8.1-11 ) Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the...

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Apr 23 min read
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5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): The Face of Mercy
John 8.1-11 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, this is a difficult passage from the Gospels—for adults as well as...

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Apr 24 min read
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5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Misery Meets Mercy
John 8.1-11 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that sin makes us miserable. Sins are the choices we make—some that...

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Apr 24 min read
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4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Who Is God Like?
Luke 15.1-3, 11-32 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday is the well-known parable of...

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Mar 294 min read
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4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): No Matter What
Luke 15.1-3, 11-32 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Jesus often speaks about the love of God. It seems important to...

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Mar 296 min read
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4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Our Family
Luke 15.1-3, 11-32 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells a parable that is a...

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Mar 296 min read
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3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): The Good Gardener
Luke 13:1-9 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, this reflection considers only the parable in verses 6-9. How...

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Mar 192 min read
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3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Poor Fig Tree
Luke 13:1-9 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday mentions two tragic events in which people...

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Mar 193 min read
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3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Unless and Until
Luke 13:1-9 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday begins with someone telling Jesus about the...

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Mar 193 min read
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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): While Jesus Prays
Luke 9.28b-36 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus needs time to pray. He wants to...

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Mar 113 min read
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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Encounter
Luke 9.28b-36 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Many times in St. Luke's Gospel, we hear about Jesus praying. In the...

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Mar 114 min read
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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Connect the Dots
Luke 9.28b-36 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Every year, on the second Sunday of Lent, we hear about the...

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Mar 114 min read
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1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Bread and the Lord
Luke 4.1-13 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The church enters a new season, so the colour changes! Instead of green,...

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Feb 282 min read
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1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): God's Time
Luke 4.1-13 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection We enter a new season in the church called Lent , a time of preparation...

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Feb 284 min read
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1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Prayer of Preparation
Luke 4.1-13  Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection On Wednesday, the church entered Lent , the time of preparation  for the...

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Feb 284 min read
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