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Sunday Reading Reflections for Children

The Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 3-6): I AM the Living Bread

Jun 10, 20232 min read

The Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 3-6): I AM the Living Bread

John 6.51-59 (full reading). For the youngest child, we read only verse 51. Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that Jesus says...

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Trinity Sunday (Ages 3-6): Who Are You, God?

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Jun 3, 20232 min read

Trinity Sunday (Ages 3-6): Who Are You, God?

John 3.16-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear Jesus speaking to a man named Nicodemus. ...

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May 27, 20233 min read

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 20, 20232 min read

Ascension Sunday (Ages 3-6): Disciples

Matthew 28.16-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that after Jesus dies and rises to new life, never to die again, he spends...

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6th Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): The Advocate

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May 13, 20233 min read

6th Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): The Advocate

John 14.15-21 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday we listened to Jesus remind the disciples that the Good Shepherd goes ahead...

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5th Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Remember Who He Is

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May 6, 20232 min read

5th Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Remember Who He Is

John 14:1-12 (read verses 1-4 for the 3-6 year old) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The reading for this Sunday goes back to the Last...

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Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 3-6): The Voice of the Good Shepherd

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Apr 29, 20232 min read

Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 3-6): The Voice of the Good Shepherd

John 10:1-10 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Here it is, our favourite parable! On the fourth Sunday of Easter each year, the church...

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3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): What Does Jesus Do?

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Apr 21, 20233 min read

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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2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Be Still and Know

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Apr 15, 20232 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 (Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to...

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Easter Sunday (Ages 3-6): The First One To Know

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Apr 8, 20233 min read

Easter Sunday (Ages 3-6): The First One To Know

John 20:1-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you...

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Passion Sunday (Ages 3-6): Best. News. Ever.

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Apr 1, 20233 min read

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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5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): The Voice That Calls By Name

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Mar 25, 20232 min read

5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): The Voice That Calls By Name

John 11.3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 (full reading: John 11.1-45) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, the fifth...

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4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Jesus Is.

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Mar 17, 20233 min read

4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Jesus Is.

John 9.1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (full reading: John 9.1-41) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know things about Jesus. We know that he...

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3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Living Water

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Mar 11, 20233 min read

3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Living Water

John 4.5-15 (full reading: John 4.5-42) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We have had two Sundays of Lent; now we come to the third...

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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Peek At The Risen Life

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Mar 3, 20232 min read

2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Peek At The Risen Life

Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear Jesus taking three of his best friends away by...

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1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Listening Only To The Voice of God

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Feb 25, 20232 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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7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): How The Good Shepherd Loves

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Feb 18, 20232 min read

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): How The Good Shepherd Loves

(Adults, the Gospel reading this week is again a moral exhortation: to love as God loves. For the 3-6 year old, for whom "loving "is...

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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Voice of the Good Shepherd

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Feb 9, 20232 min read

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Voice of the Good Shepherd

(Adults, the Gospel reading this week speaks about how to live righteously. 3-6 year olds are at a stage of enjoying the gift of...

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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Light of the World

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Feb 2, 20232 min read

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Light of the World

(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle and reading the Word of God to your child. Alternatively, you could read the first...

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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Are The Poor In Spirit?

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Jan 27, 20232 min read

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Are The Poor In Spirit?

(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle and reading the Word of God to your child. Alternatively, you could read the first...

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