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thebetterpart
May 13, 20212 min read
Ascension of the Lord (Ages 3-6): We Want to Know
Mark 16.15-20 This Sunday is the seventh Sunday of the Easter season. For seven weeks, we celebrate in a special way, Jesus rising from...
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thebetterpart
May 13, 20213 min read
Ascension of the Lord (Ages 6-9): Signs of the Kingdom
Mark 16.15-20 This Sunday is the last Sunday of the Easter season. We know that for forty days following his Resurrection, Jesus appears...
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thebetterpart
May 13, 20213 min read
Ascension of the Lord (Ages 9-12): Signs of the Spirit
Mark 16.15-20 We are reaching the end of the forty-nine days of the Easter season and soon will be celebrating the coming of the Holy...
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thebetterpart
May 6, 20212 min read
6th Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Living in Joy
John 15.9-17 We have been thinking about what Jesus says about himself. Jesus says he is the Good Shepherd who gives his life for the...
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thebetterpart
May 6, 20212 min read
6th Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): That Same Love
John 15.9-17 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus continues the parable of the True Vine. Last week, we thought about Jesus' invitation...
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thebetterpart
May 6, 20213 min read
6th Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Fruit of the Kingdom
John 15.9-17 The Gospel for this Sunday picks up where it ended last Sunday. Jesus continues the parable of the True Vine. We hear...
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thebetterpart
Apr 29, 20212 min read
5th Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Jesus' Family
John 15.1-8 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus sounds like he is playing a game with us. I am the vine, you are the branches. A vine is...
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thebetterpart
Apr 29, 20213 min read
5th Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Meno in Me
John 15.1-8 In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear Jesus tell part of the parable of the True Vine. This parable gives us so much to...
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thebetterpart
Apr 29, 20215 min read
5th Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Joy in the Vine
John 15.1-8 Last week, we heard part of the parable of the Good Shepherd. This week we hear, Jesus tell part of the parable of the True...
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thebetterpart
Apr 22, 20213 min read
Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 3-6): Knowing and Loving
John 10.11-18 (Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Verses 11, 14-16 are best suited for the 3-6 year old....
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thebetterpart
Apr 22, 20213 min read
Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 6-9): The Gift that Gathers
John 10.11-18 (Adults, you could begin by reading the whole scripture passage to the child.) For many of us, the parable of the Good...
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thebetterpart
Apr 22, 20213 min read
Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 9-12): Laying Down
John 10.11-18 (Begin by reading the Gospel. Alternatively, you could have someone read it to you. The Good News is meant to be heard 😊)...
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thebetterpart
Apr 14, 20213 min read
3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Real Peace
Luke 24.35-48 Jesus died on the cross, but now he is Risen to new life never to die again. This is what we know. It seems like we have...
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thebetterpart
Apr 14, 20214 min read
3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Heaven and Earth Meet
Luke 24.35-48 We know that Easter is not just one day, but a whole season--seven Sundays long! We have a chance to listen to different...
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thebetterpart
Apr 14, 20214 min read
3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Our Redeemer Lives
Luke 24.35-48 Last week we heard St. John's account of the Risen Jesus appearing to the disciples who were hiding behind locked doors for...
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thebetterpart
Apr 8, 20212 min read
2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): From Fear to Joy
John 20.19-31 Last week, on Easter Sunday, we heard about Jesus full of his Risen life, calling Mary Magdalene by name, so that she would...
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thebetterpart
Apr 8, 20213 min read
2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Peace and Forgiveness
John 20.19-31 The Gospel this week takes place on Sunday evening, the same day that Jesus is Risen from the dead, filled with the eternal...
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thebetterpart
Apr 8, 20215 min read
2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Physical Beings
John 20.19-31 The Gospel for this week takes place the evening of the Resurrection. In the morning, people discover that Jesus' body is...
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thebetterpart
Apr 1, 20213 min read
Easter Sunday (Ages 3-6): The Good Shepherd Lives
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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thebetterpart
Apr 1, 20215 min read
Easter Sunday (Ages 6-9): Passing the Word
Mark 16:1-8 When Jesus is born, a new moment begins in the History of the Kingdom of God. Never before, throughout all of creation,...
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thebetterpart
Apr 1, 20214 min read
Easter Sunday (Ages 9-12): From The Empty Tomb
John 20:1-18 At the end of the Gospel reading last Sunday and again on Good Friday, Jesus' dead body is wrapped in linen cloths and put...
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thebetterpart
Mar 25, 20213 min read
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 3-6): The Whole Treasure
Mark 14.12-17, 22-24, 26 (full reading: Mark 14.1 - 15.47) (Adults, the VERY abbreviated reading is for the 3-6 year old. The full...
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thebetterpart
Mar 25, 20213 min read
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 6-9): Come Down!
Mark 15.25-39 (full reading: Mark 14.1 - 15.47) This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week when, all over the world, the Church thinks...
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thebetterpart
Mar 25, 20214 min read
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 9-12): Beforehand, the Good News
(Begin by reading the portion of the Gospel provided. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be...
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