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.
Would you like to meet a king? Usually, a king is a king because his father is a king, and his father is too. Being a king goes on down the line. We are getting closer and closer to Christmas, and we are almost ready to celebrate our Lord’s birth! Read more…
Do you like looking at maps? Do you sometimes wonder how far away things are on a map? When you read the Bible, have you ever thought about how far away from you is the place where Jesus spoke? Have you ever tried to find the Holy Land on a Read more…
Do you remember the story of Moses and the 10 Commandments? God gave the prophet Moses a list of rules that all His people should follow. One of the rules says, “Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.” The Sabbath is a special day when we try not to do Read more…
Let’s say you have a test at school next week. What do you do? You study, don’t you? You study a lot! You don’t want to just pass with a 70 percent… you’d like to get an A, wouldn’t you? Today, in the Gospel reading, a man asks Jesus how Read more…
When you look around your church, do you see other kids too? Jesus invites all the kids to be close to Him. And church is a special place where we can worship all together—young people and old people, and everyone in between. Today, we celebrate a very special feastday of Read more…
Do your parents ever tell you what to do? Do they sometimes correct your behavior, if you’re doing something wrong? Sure they do! That’s part of their job as parents! Did you know Saint Paul had to do the same thing? In the epistle today, Saint Paul is writing to Read more…
Does your family call you a special name that nobody else calls you? Maybe you have a nickname that only your family knows. Maybe your parents call you a favorite name, or maybe they call you “son” or “daughter.” In our lives, the only person who calls us “son” or Read more…
Have you ever wished you could see a miracle? Maybe you thought a miracle would change things for you, or show you how you should act. In today’s Gospel reading, we hear a story about the rich man and the poor man who both died. The poor man had suffered Read more…
Imagine you have a bag of candy, your favorite kind. Let’s say a friend comes along, and you happily share with him or her. But now let’s say you have a bag of candy, and your parents force you to share with somebody. It doesn’t feel so good, does it? Read more…
Have you ever tried to grow a plant? If you wanted it to live, you had to put it in a sunny spot, give it good dirt, water it, and take care of it. Today’s Gospel reading tells us about how a farmer tried to grow his plants too. It Read more…
We’ve all heard sad stories, haven’t we? Sometimes things are hard for people, or even for us. In today’s Gospel reading, we hear one of the saddest of all. We hear about a woman whose son had died. She was already a widow—her husband had died. Now her son had Read more…
Have your parents ever forgotten to pick you up from something? Or maybe they were just a little late? Maybe you started to wonder if they would ever come. In the epistle, Saint Paul writes about how hard it is to be a Christian! He tells how the Christians are Read more…