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”
I want you to think of your most favorite thing. You don't need to tell us what it is, but I want you to think of something you really, really like.
Now, imagine that someone told you that you have to give it away.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper B23 – 13-Oct-24”
Today is what we call World Communion Sunday. Do you know what that means? What is World Communion Sunday? [wait for answers]
World Communion Sundays is when we celebrate that people all over the world will be coming to tables and celebrating communion.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for World Communion Sunday – 06-Oct-24”
Today, I want you to think of something that distracts you, something that keeps your attention on it so that you spend too much time with it and probably don't do other things that you should be doing.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment (Gospel) for Proper B21 – 29-Sep-24”