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Christ The King (Ages 6-9): The King Remembers
Luke 23.35-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is a special feast day called Christ the King. "Christ" is a title given to Jesus that means "One Who Is Anointed"—one who is chosen by God for something special. The reading for this Sunday talks about Jesus dying on the cross. Is this the "something special" God chooses him for? Is this our King? "Forget-me-nots" (Image by RÜŞTÜ BOZKUŞ from Pixabay.) The reading begins: And the people stood by, watching...

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Nov 223 min read
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Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day, Ages 9-12): Uniting the Living and the Dead
Luke 7.11-17 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Each year we celebrate All Saints Day on November 1st and then All Souls Day on November 2nd. On All Saints, we remember the crowd of people that the Church knows for sure are filled with the Risen Life of God. On All Souls, we remember the crowds of people who died before us. We begin this month, the last month of the Church year, thinking about death. Why? Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large

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Nov 15 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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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Best Food
John 6.53 Â and 60-69 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that Jesus, the Good Shepherd, feeds his sheep. We know that...

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Aug 23, 20243 min read
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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Spirit and Life
John 6.53 Â and 60-69 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For weeks now, we have listened to Jesus speak about himself as the...

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Aug 23, 20244 min read
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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Something More
John 6.53 Â and 60-69 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday, we return once again in our thinking to the moment when...

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Aug 23, 20243 min read
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Family Time
John 6. 51-58 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Last week, we heard Jesus tell us again that he is the Bread of Life. Living...

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Aug 16, 20243 min read
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Never Will He Ever
John 6. 51-58 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the middle of the summer, we find ourselves still in the middle of the sixth...

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Aug 16, 20245 min read
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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Life For The World
John 6.24-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about a few loaves of barley bread placed in Jesus’ hands to...

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Aug 2, 20243 min read
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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Satisfying Desire
John 6.24-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus satisfying the hunger of five thousand people. We...

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Aug 2, 20244 min read
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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Encounter With God
John 6.1-15 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel reading last week ended with Jesus beginning to teach a great crowd of...

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Jul 26, 20244 min read
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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Counting The Signs
John 6.1-15 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel reading last week, Jesus has compassion on the crowd of people. He...

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Jul 26, 20245 min read
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Ascension (Ages 3-6): We Want To Know
Mark 16.15-20Â (for the youngest child, just verses 19-20) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is the seventh Sunday of the...

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May 10, 20242 min read
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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 23, 20243 min read
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The Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 6-9): Bread For Abiding
John 6.51-59 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday has a great long name: The SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF...

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Jun 10, 20233 min read
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The Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 9-12): God Feeds
John 6.51-59 and the first reading: Deuteronomy 8.2-3, 14-16 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is the SOLEMNITY OF THE...

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Jun 10, 20234 min read
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3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): What Does Jesus Do?
Luke 24.13-35 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The feast continues! We celebrate the feast of Jesus dying and rising to new life,...

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Apr 21, 20233 min read
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3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): We Recognize Truth
Luke 24.13-35 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday again takes place on the day that Jesus rises from the dead,...

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Apr 21, 20234 min read
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Passion Sunday (Ages 3-6): Best. News. Ever.
Matthew 26:17-20, 26-30 (full reading: Matthew 26.14 - 27.66) (Adults, the VERY abbreviated reading is for the 3-6 year old. The full...

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Apr 1, 20233 min read
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Lamb of God
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) John 1:29-34 After weeks of...

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Jan 13, 20233 min read
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