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Presvytera Alexandra Houck

Presvytera Alexandra Houck created The Children's Word bulletin so children will know they are not only welcome in church, but even more, an essential part of the Church family. She hopes the weekly bulletin will be just one more way we can make kids feel at home in church. Presvytera Alexandra is a graduate of Duke University and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. Her husband, Fr. Jason Houck, is a priest at St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis, MN. Presvytera Alexandra and Fr. Jason have five small children: Lydia, Paul, Silas, Philip, and Sarah. Presvytera Alexandra grew up attending Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Asheville, North Carolina with her nine siblings.
The Children's Word

Would You Like to Meet a King?

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago December 17, 2021
The Children's Word

Bring People Into God’s House

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago December 10, 2021
The Children's Word

Bending the Rules

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago December 3, 2021
The Children's Word

We Can All Do a Little 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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago November 22, 2021
The Children's Word

A Special Prayer for When We Enter the Holy Church

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago November 19, 2021
The Children's Word

Move on, Always Closer to Our Lord

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago November 10, 2021
The Children's Word

We are God’s Children

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago November 8, 2021
The Children's Word

How Much Do You Read the Bible?

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago October 28, 2021
The Children's Word

Tempted to Keep our Things to Ourselves

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago October 18, 2021
The Children's Word

How to Grow your Faith and Love for God?

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago October 15, 2021
The Children's Word

Can You Look Past the Sadness?

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago October 8, 2021
The Children's Word

God Never Forgets About Us

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

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 years ago October 1, 2021

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