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The Children's Word

Heaven Lasts Forever

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…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 1 year ago
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It doesn’t seem so

Saint Maximos the Greek   Just as parents have a special natural love for their children, so the mind has a natural connection with its thoughts. And just as some parents love their children to excess, thinking them the most beautiful and capable, even though, in fact, they’re the most Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 yearNovember 18, 2021 ago
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, 1 yearNovember 6, 2021 ago
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, 1 year ago
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, 1 year ago
The Children's Word

God’s word in Your Heart

Think of your favorite song. Can you remember all of the words? Of course, you can! You can probably remember the words to lots of songs. Sometimes we know words to songs that we wish we didn’t! We fill our heads with all sorts of things. Sometimes you memorize poems Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 1 yearSeptember 9, 2021 ago
The Children's Word

Can You Keep a Secret?

This Week’s Printable Children’s Word. Has anybody ever told you a secret? “Don’t tell anybody else,” you might have heard. But maybe the story was just too hard to keep a secret, and you told somebody else. A surprise party. A present. A fun trip coming up. Secrets are hard Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 2 yearsAugust 5, 2021 ago
The Children's Word

Take Time to Look at the Birds

Do you like birds? Do you ever wonder how they find food to survive the winter? Or how they can fly thousands of miles to get to their summer homes? Or what they are doing when it’s raining or windy or snowing or very cold or hot? In today’s Gospel Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 2 yearsJuly 9, 2021 ago
The Children's Word

Saints Are Like Stars

Have you ever looked up into the sky on a very dark night? Did you ever try to count how many stars are up there? Maybe you did…but you probably lost count! There are billions of stars up there. Today is All Saints Sunday. That’s the day we remember and Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 2 yearsJune 24, 2021 ago
The Children's Word

Our Lord Looks for People Who Need Him!

Our Lord wants to help us! Have you ever tried to avoid somebody or something? Maybe it was a kid at school who bugs you sometimes. Or maybe it was a classmate, who had a sneezy, sniffly nose! Whatever it was, you tried to stay away. Today at Church, we Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 2 yearsMay 20, 2021 ago

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