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thebetterpart
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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thebetterpart
Mar 17, 20233 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Gift First
John 9.1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (full reading: John 9.1-41) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel reading for this Sunday, Jesus...
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thebetterpart
Mar 17, 20234 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Signs and Siloam
John 9.1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (full reading: John 9.1-41) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel reading for this Sunday, Jesus...
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thebetterpart
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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thebetterpart
Mar 11, 20233 min read
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Springs of Water, Gushing Up
John 4.5-15 (full reading: John 4.5-42) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection On the third Sunday of Lent, we hear a conversation Jesus has...
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thebetterpart
Mar 11, 20235 min read
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Word, Worship, Witness
John 4.5-15, 19-26, 39-42 (full reading: John 4.5-42) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection When we read the Bible, we can ask ourselves,...
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thebetterpart
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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thebetterpart
Mar 3, 20233 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Making A Dwelling
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for the second Sunday of Lent, Jesus takes three of his best friends,...
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thebetterpart
Mar 3, 20234 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): A Moment For Them
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for the second Sunday of Lent always features the Transfiguration. This...
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thebetterpart
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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thebetterpart
Feb 25, 20233 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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thebetterpart
Feb 25, 20234 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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thebetterpart
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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thebetterpart
Feb 18, 20232 min read
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Giving To Those Who Need
(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle and reading the Word of God to your child.) Matthew 5.38-48 In the Gospel this Sunday,...
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thebetterpart
Feb 18, 20233 min read
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Be Perfect?
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 5.38-48 In the Gospel...
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thebetterpart
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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thebetterpart
Feb 9, 20232 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Yes If Yes
(Adults, the Gospel reading is extremely long. For the 6-9 year olds, I am focusing on the first and last verses.) Matthew 5.17, 20-24,...
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thebetterpart
Feb 9, 20234 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Fullness of the Law
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 5.17, 20-24, 27-28,...
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thebetterpart
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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thebetterpart
Feb 2, 20233 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Salt and Saltiness
(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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thebetterpart
Feb 2, 20233 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): A City Built On A Hill
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 5:13-16 In the Gospel...
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thebetterpart
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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thebetterpart
Jan 27, 20234 min read
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): People of the Kingdom
(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle and reading the Word of God to your child. Alternatively, you could simply read the...
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thebetterpart
Jan 27, 20235 min read
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Eighth Day
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 5:1-12 The most...
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