5th Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Jesus' Family
John 15.1-8 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus sounds like he plays a game with us. I am the vine,...
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Apr 263 min read
5th Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Meno in Me
John 15.1-8 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear Jesus tell part of the parable of the True Vine....
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Apr 265 min read
5th Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Joy in the Vine
John 15.1-8 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard part of the parable of the Good Shepherd. This week we hear part of...
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Apr 192 min read
Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 3-6): Knows and Loves
John 10.11-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection When we listen to the Bible, we hear about people following Jesus. Some of these people...
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Apr 193 min read
Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 6-9): The Gift That Gathers
John 10.11-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection For many of us, the parable of the Good Shepherd is one of our favourites. When the...
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Apr 193 min read
Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 9-12): Laying Down
John 10.11-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection For three weeks we have heard about the Risen Jesus appearing to his disciples. Over...
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Apr 123 min read
3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Real Peace
Luke 24.35-48 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Jesus died on the cross, but now he is Risen to new life never to die again. This is...
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Apr 124 min read
3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Heaven and Earth Meet
Luke 24.35-48 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that Easter is not just one day, but a whole season—seven Sundays long! We have...
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Apr 124 min read
3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Our Redeemer Lives
Luke 24.35-48 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last week we heard St. John's account of the Risen Jesus appearing to the disciples who...
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Apr 52 min read
2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Be Still and Know
John 20:19-22 (full reading John 20:19-31) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that early in the morning, after Jesus rises from...
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Apr 52 min read
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 54 min read
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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Mar 303 min read
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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Mar 303 min read
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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Mar 305 min read
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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Mar 233 min read
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 3-6): The Whole Treasure
Mark 14.12-17, 22-24, 26 (full reading: Mark 14.1 - 15.47) (Adults, the VERY abbreviated reading is for the 3-6 year old. The full...
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Mar 233 min read
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 6-9): Come Down!
Mark 15.25-39 (full reading: Mark 14.1 - 15.47) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week...
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Mar 234 min read
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 9-12): Beforehand, the Good News
Mark 14.1-9 (full reading: Mark 14.1 - 15.47) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week when,...
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Mar 153 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): A Grain of Wheat
John 12.20-33 (for the 3-6 yr old, simply verse 24) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We prepare for so many weeks for the feast...
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Mar 153 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Possibility of More
John 12.20-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection For many weeks of Lent, we prepare for the feast of Easter. When Easter arrives,...
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Mar 155 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Jesus' Vision
John 12.20-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The season of Lent can seem very long. We look forward to the celebration of...
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Mar 92 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): God So Loves The World
John 3.14-21 (for the 3-6 yr old, just verse 16) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear about...
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Mar 93 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Filling Us With Eternal Life
John 3.14-21 (for the 6-9 yr old, just verses 14-16) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks...
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Mar 95 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Time To Become
John 3.14-21 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks to a man named Nicodemus. Nicodemus is...
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