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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Lord's Doing
(Matthew 21.33-43) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, I don't mind saying that it was EXTREMELY difficult to find in this...
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Oct 6, 20232 min read
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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Plan of the Landowner
Matthew 21.33-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the parable in this Sunday's Gospel is upsetting, to be followed by an...
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Oct 6, 20234 min read
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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Fruit For Joy
Matthew 21.33-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (A warning this week: the parable in the Gospel is a difficult one. Read it...
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Oct 6, 20234 min read
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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Good Voice
Matthew 21.28-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday considers moral behaviour. For the youngest...
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Sep 29, 20232 min read
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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Saying And Doing The Will
Matthew 21.28-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday we hear people coming to challenge Jesus' authority....
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Sep 29, 20233 min read
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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Author Of Our Actions
Matthew 21.28-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Often in the Gospels we hear about Jesus having confrontations–difficult...
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Sep 29, 20234 min read
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Is This Landowner?
Matthew 20.1-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells his disciples another parable about...
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Sep 22, 20232 min read
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Everyone Is Needed
Matthew 20.1-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells his disciples a new parable. We...
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Sep 22, 20233 min read
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): An Abundance of Joy
Matthew 20.1-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells his disciples a parable to help them...
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Sep 22, 20235 min read
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Perfect and Even More Than Perfect
Matthew 18.21-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the Gospel reading this week is about mercy and forgiveness, both...
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Sep 15, 20232 min read
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Perfecty-Perfect
Matthew 18.21-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the Gospel reading this week includes both a maxim (vv. 21-22) of...
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Sep 15, 20233 min read
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): A Colossal Shift
Matthew 18.21-34 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We know that the Plan of God involves all people enjoying the full Risen Life...
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Sep 15, 20235 min read
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Using Our Words
Matthew 18.15-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday we heard Jesus try to explain to his friends that he would die and...
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Sep 8, 20233 min read
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Problem Solving
Matthew 18.15-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his disciples head towards Jerusalem,...
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Sep 8, 20234 min read
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Power of the Community
Matthew 18.15-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, as Jesus and the disciples continue towards...
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Sep 8, 20234 min read
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Death Is Not The End
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, we heard Peter name Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of the living...
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Sep 1, 20232 min read
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Peter's Choice
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, we heard Peter say boldly that Jesus is the Messiah, the One...
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Sep 1, 20233 min read
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): What Will They Give In Return For Their Life
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we listened as Peter—a man with little faith—proclaims boldly that...
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Sep 1, 20234 min read
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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Naming Jesus
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Jesus and the disciples travel together for a long time. They spend so much...
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Aug 25, 20232 min read
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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Given to Peter, Given to Us
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday occurs after the disciples travel with Jesus for...
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Aug 25, 20233 min read
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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Working Through Our Faith
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection At the beginning of the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus asks the disciples two...
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Aug 25, 20234 min read
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Does Jesus Help?
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults: children of this age usually pray in thanksgiving and praise unless...
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Aug 18, 20232 min read
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Eyes On Jesus
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel this week follows not long after Jesus saves Peter when he begins to...
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Aug 18, 20233 min read
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Surprised By Faith
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel this week follows not long after Jesus and Peter walk on water....
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Aug 18, 20235 min read
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