In today's gospel story, John the Baptizer is talking to a lot of people about how to prepare for the Lord's coming. Some of them ask him, "What should we do?"
He says, "Share what you have with people who don't have it."… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Advent 3C – 16-Dec-24”
[Bring some pictures of road grading (with bulldozers and the like).]
When people are building a road, they try to make the road as level and as straight as possible. That makes it easier for people to get to where they want to go.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Advent 2C – 5-Dec-21”
[Bring some pictures of road signs, like "Stop", "No Passing", and "No U Turn".]
These are some signs that you might see on roads. Why do you think they put these signs out?
[Wait for answers]
Yes. These signs tell you what to expect ahead.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Advent 1C – 1-Dec-24”
In the gospel story for today, Jesus is telling his followers not to worry about what they need, things like clothes and food. Do you know someone who might not have clothes or food? [wait for answers]
There are people who don't have enough.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Thanksgiving B – 26-Nov-24”
When you think of a king, what kinds of things do you think of? What does a king wear? Where does a king live? How does a king behave toward other people?
We call Jesus a king, but Jesus is not a king in the same way that we were just talking about.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Christ the King Sunday – 24-Nov-24”
Have you ever worried about what will happen tomorrow or in a week or in a year? Have you ever heard your parents worrying about what will happen soon?
Jesus and his disciples lived in a time when a lot of people worried about what would happen soon.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper B28 – 17-Nov-24”
Have you ever asked a question, and someone responds with a really good answer, not just one that answers the question you asked, but helps you think about a lot of other things as well?
That's what happened in our gospel story for today.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper B27 – 10-Nov-24”
When you hear someone call someone else a "saint," what do you think they mean? [wait for answers] We usually think of someone who is very, very good or someone who does a lot of good things, and that's one way to think of it, but I want to think of people you admire, people who set a good example for you, and people who teach you how to understand and act out your belief in Jesus.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for All Saints Day – 03-Nov-24”
In our gospel story for today, there is a man who would like to talk to Jesus. He was standing at the side of the road when he heard people saying that Jesus was coming by, so he began to call out so that Jesus would notice him and come over and hear what was bothering him.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper B25 – 27-Oct-24”
Think about some very important people. Who are they? What do they do? [Wait for answers]
Now think of the most important person you know. What are they like? How do they show that they're important? How do they expect other people to act around them?… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper B24 – 20-Oct-24”