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Baptism of the Lord (Ages 3-6): Let God Love
Luke 3.15-16, 21-22 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n S till we celebrate the feast of Christmas! This is the...

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Jan 113 min read
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Baptism of the Lord (Ages 9-12): Soaking Up The Love
Luke 3.15-16, 21-22 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n At the close of the Christmas season, we leave the secret...

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Jan 114 min read
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4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Knowing and Joy
Luke 1.39-45 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the 4th Sunday of Advent. We light all four candles on the Advent...

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Dec 19, 20243 min read
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4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): She Says Yes
Luke 1.39-45 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday we light all four candles on the Advent wreath. The feast arrives...

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Dec 19, 20243 min read
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3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): The One Who Comes
Luke 3.10-18  Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday we light the pink  candle on the Advent wreath for the third Sunday...

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Dec 12, 20244 min read
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1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): The Pervasion of God
Luke 21.25-28, 34-36 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent . In Advent  we prepare  for the...

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Nov 29, 20243 min read
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Ask A Good Question
Mark 9.30-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his disciples travel alone. Usually,...

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Sep 21, 20244 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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13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Using Our Faith
Mark 5.21-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday the Gospel recounts two miracles of healing, one account sandwiched...

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Jun 28, 20245 min read
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12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Gift of Awe
Mark 4.35-41 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, it is almost night time. It has been a long day for...

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Jun 21, 20243 min read
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12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Fear of the LORD
Mark 4.35-41 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus performs a miracle. Usually, when Jesus...

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Jun 21, 20244 min read
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Pentecost Sunday (Ages 3-6): Together
Acts 2.1-11 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is a new feast. We celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. We call this...

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May 17, 20243 min read
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Pentecost Sunday (Ages 6-9): Tongues As of Fire
Acts 2.1-11 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus ascending into heaven to oversee the building of the...

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May 17, 20244 min read
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Pentecost Sunday (Ages 9-12): Each of Us
Acts 2.1-11 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is Pentecost, when we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit to the...

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May 17, 20243 min read
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Ascension of the Lord (Ages 9-12): Signs of the Spirit
Mark 16.15-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Soon we will reach the end of the forty-nine days of the Easter season and will...

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May 10, 20243 min read
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6th Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): That Same Love
John 15.9-17 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus continues the parable of the True Vine. Last week,...

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May 3, 20242 min read
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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 5, 20242 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 5, 20242 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 5, 20244 min read
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3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): A Home For God
John 2.13-25 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, the most holy city in...

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Mar 1, 20244 min read
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