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The Children’s Word

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.

The Children's Word

Never since the world began…

Can you think of a time that you saw something you had never ever seen before? Maybe it was an interesting animal or car or even food. Maybe you said to yourself, “I’ve never seen that before!” In today’s Gospel reading we read about something that happened while Jesus visited Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsMay 29, 2019 ago
The Children's Word

God knows you!

Can you think of somebody who knows you very well? Somebody who knows all about your family, all about your favorite things, all about what you do with your time? Somebody who knows you better than anybody else does? In today’s Gospel reading, we hear the story of the Samaritan Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsMay 23, 2019 ago
The Children's Word

Who healed you?

Do you ever make lists so you can remember to do something? Maybe you see your parents write lists—for groceries, for appointments, for bills, and so on. They do that so they will remember to do something important, right? Well, today when we hear the Gospel, we can really try Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsMay 15, 2019 ago
The Children's Word

Very important jobs

Do you have a special job you do around the house? Maybe cleaning up the table after dinner, or picking up toys, or vacuuming the carpet? Maybe you do a job that is just for you, and other family members have other jobs just for them. In today’s epistle reading, Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsMay 8, 2019 ago
The Children's Word

Don’t touch?

Have you ever really wanted to touch something, but you couldn’t? Maybe you were at an art museum, and you really wanted to touch a painting or a sculpture so you could know what it felt like. (Maybe you even discovered the alarms that are all around the art work!) Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsMay 1, 2019 ago
The Children's Word

Easter Sunday, The Feasts of all Feasts

A weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network Have you ever stopped to think why we go to church on Sunday? What’s so special about that day? Well, we find out today, on Pascha, the greatest day of the year. Today, you know, we celebrate the greatest feast of the Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsApril 25, 2019 ago
The Children's Word

They didn’t understand!

Have you ever not understood something at first, but then you did later? Maybe you heard somebody say something, but it didn’t mean anything to you…but then later, you really got it. Today, on this wonderful feast of Palm Sunday, the Gospel reading tells us how our Lord entered Jerusalem. Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsApril 17, 2019 ago
Icon of the Crucifixion by the hand of Theophanes the Cretan. Located on Mount Athos.
The Children's Word

We trust Christ’s words!

Can you think of somebody you really trust? When you trust somebody you’ve heard what he or she has said in the past. You believe him, because what he said was true! In today’s Gospel reading, we hear about a time Jesus was with His disciples, walking to Jerusalem. As Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsApril 11, 2019 ago
The Children's Word

Jesus goes before us

Have you ever watched construction vehicles building a road? Have you watched as they break up the ground, and put down materials, and smooth it all out? The construction trucks make a path for us to use, to get us to where we want to go. Today’s epistle reading tells Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsApril 3, 2019 ago
The Children's Word

The Cross gives us life!

Have you ever wondered why we wear crosses? Have you wondered why we make the sign of the cross when we pray? Do you know why, today, on the Sunday of the Holy Cross, we decorate a cross with flowers and see a procession around the whole church with it? Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsMarch 27, 2019 ago
The Children's Word

What’s in our hearts?

Have you ever thought something mean about somebody, even if you didn’t say it out loud? When we think something mean or unkind, it almost sounds like we have said something mean too. In today’s Gospel reading, we hear about what happens after Jesus helps a sick man. Some of Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsMarch 20, 2019 ago
The Children's Word

Choose God first!

If you had a choice, would you choose to be a prince, or would you choose to be close to God? Would you choose to have lots of riches, or would you choose to do what God wanted from you? Did you know that Moses had that choice? Do you Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 yearsMarch 13, 2019 ago

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