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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 2, 20254 min read


4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Who Is God Like?
Luke 15.1-3, 11-32 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 29, 20254 min read


4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): No Matter What
Luke 15.1-3, 11-32 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 29, 20256 min read


4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Our Family
Luke 15.1-3, 11-32 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 29, 20256 min read


3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): The Good Gardener
Luke 13:1-9 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 19, 20252 min read


3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Poor Fig Tree
Luke 13:1-9 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 19, 20253 min read


3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Unless and Until
Luke 13:1-9 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 19, 20253 min read


2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): While Jesus Prays
Luke 9.28b-36 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 11, 20253 min read


2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Encounter
Luke 9.28b-36 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 11, 20254 min read


2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Connect the Dots
Luke 9.28b-36 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 11, 20254 min read


1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Bread and the Lord
Luke 4.1-13 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 28, 20252 min read


1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): God's Time
Luke 4.1-13 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 28, 20254 min read


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 28, 20254 min read


3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): A Place Set Apart
John 2.13-25 (for the 3-6 yr old, just verses 13-16) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus...

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Mar 1, 20242 min read


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


3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): A Two-Part Cleansing
John 2.13-25 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem to celebrate the...

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Mar 1, 20244 min read


1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Listening Only To The Voice of God
Matthew 4.1-11 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We will notice at church this week that the colour has changed! Instead of green, the...

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Feb 25, 20232 min read


1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Gathered Into Love
Matthew 4.1-11 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We have entered a new season in the church called Lent, a time of preparation for the...

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Feb 25, 20233 min read


1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): The Way of God
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 4.1-11 Listen...

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Feb 25, 20234 min read


1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Bread and the Lord
(Adults, you could begin by reading the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the...

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Mar 4, 20222 min read
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