The Children’s Word is a weekly Sunday bulletin for Orthodox Christian young people. Each issue includes a message on the Sunday Gospel lesson and on one of the saints for the week. You’ll also find a coloring page and other activities. It is designed for an 8.5 x 14 page, and it can be downloaded and printed.
Welcome to “The Children’s Word,” a weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network. Each week, Presvytera Alexandra Houck writes this little newsletter for young parishioners! You will find age-appropriate articles, stories, and activities in every edition. The newsletter is provided in PDF format so that you can easily download Read more…
Have your parents ever told you to set a good example? Or maybe a teacher has told you that? Playing together, eating meals together, working on projects together, saying our prayers together…if one person does the wrong thing, other kids might follow his example! We are getting closer to the Read more…
Do you ever fight with a brother or sister? Or maybe with a friend? Maybe you argue or pick on each other, or even punch or pinch. Your parents try to get you to make up with each other, don’t they? Your parents don’t like the fighting! In the story Read more…
Have you ever started a good habit, a habit that you’ve kept? Finishing your homework every night, not eating so much candy, making your bed every day. Have you made a good habit that stuck? With our faith, we have lots of good habits we can work on, don’t we? Read more…
Do you ever read in the Bible about sacrifices? In the Old Testament we read about how God’s people gave sacrifices to God. Lots of times, they would kill an animal, like a bull or a lamb, to show love and thanks to God. The priest in the temple would Read more…
Have you ever built a sand castle? Or a snow fort? Have you built a fort out of sticks? How long did your fort stay up? Did you knock it down? Did somebody else? Today’s epistle reading today reminds us of these forts we might build—forts that don’t last long! Read more…
Have you ever missed a chance to do something? Maybe you wanted to go on a little trip to the store, but you took too long to get ready. Or maybe had to get up early to do something really fun, but you just didn’t want to get out of Read more…
Have you ever seen a miracle? A real one? In today’s Gospel reading, we hear about a great miracle that Christ did for some people who were suffering. Ten men had an awful skin disease called leprosy. They were suffering, so they asked Christ to heal them. Before they knew Read more…
Have you ever watched the sun rise? Maybe you woke up very early one morning, even while it was still dark out. You might have seen how the sun started to make everything light, even before you could really see the sun. Today, in the Gospel reading, we hear about Read more…
Have you ever gotten credit for something great…but that you didn’t really do? “Good job!” somebody might say. Maybe you even get an award or a prize! But it doesn’t make you feel so great, unless you earn that praise yourself. In today’s Gospel reading, we hear about Saint John. He is Read more…
Do people ever ask you about your family? Do you have brothers or sisters? Where did you grow up? What do your parents do for jobs? These kinds of things can tell a lot about you! But did you ever stop to think about Jesus’ family? Who were they? Today Read more…
In Partnership with Orthodox Pebbles we offer a downloadable printable packet to access the craft templates for children. In the Old Testament, we read about the forefathers of our Lord Jesus Christ. This part of the Bible explains how God the Father promised to the chosen people of Israel to send Read more…