CATHOLIC KIDS BULLETIN

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Word-Sunday

Being Close Friends

Children’s Readings

Opening Question: The Good Shepherd! A fun Catholic reflection for kids based on the readings for the 4th week in Easter, cycle C.

In the story for the first reading, ——-

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Paul came to his fellow Jews with the good news of Jesus. As a Jew, Paul shared many things with the people he grew up with, he prayed with, and he studied with. But they did not accept his message. So, Paul went to strangers, so he could tell them about Jesus. They accepted the message Paul offered them; soon these strangers became friends, better friends than Paul ever had.

Bridging Question: Do you have a pet? What kind of pet do you have? How do you show love to your pet?

In the story for the gospel, ——-

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ike a shepherd, Jesus has a unique call. We hear him in the words of the Bible, in the Eucharist, in our family and friends. He calls us to become better people by doing good things and helping others. He calls us to be his friends and the friends of others. But he offers us more than friendship; he offers us life forever with God the Father, now and in heaven. To be one with Jesus and his Father, all we have to do is to say “Yes.” “Yes” to his friendship. “Yes” to his love. “Yes” to the love of others around us.

Closing Question: How can you hear the call of Jesus today? How can you say “Yes” to his call and his love?

SOURCE: Word-Sunday.com; Used with permission.

SERMONS 4 KIDS – GOSPEL

In the Palm of His Hand

No object is needed

EXCERPT:

Do you have a yo-yo? Do you know how to do any tricks with your yo-yo? I brought a yo-yo this morning so that I could show you how to do a few simple tricks.

The first thing that most people learn how to do is the basic “throw down.” I’m sure that all of you can do that. You simply hold your hand out in front of you with the palm up. With a flick of the wrist, throw the yo-yo straight down. When the yo-yo reaches the end of the string, give a little tug and the yo-yo returns to the palm of your hand.

Another easy trick is the “forward pass.” It is very similar to the “throw down” except that instead of throwing it down, you throw it out in front of you. When the yo-yo reaches the end of the string, give it a tug back and catch it in the palm of your hand.

Now that you have learned the “throw down” and the “forward pass,” you are ready for one of the best yo-yo tricks of all. It is called the “sleeper.” It starts out just like the “throw down.” Throw the yo-yo down with a flick of the wrist, but when it gets to the end of the string, don’t pull it back immediately. You will see that the yo-yo stays down at the end of the string and spins. When you are ready, just a slight tug pulls it right back up into the palm of your hand.

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SOURCE: SERMONS 4 Kids – All Rights Reserved; Click on title to read entire sermon.

SERMON WRITER

The Jobs of a Shepherd

By  Dr. Dan Wuori

Objects: Stuffed sheep and/or shepherds crook

EXCERPT: This week’s Bible readings have a special theme. They talk about what it means to be a shepherd.

Do you know anything about shepherding that you could share? What types of work does a shepherd do? (Solicit children’s comments.)

Wow, you sure know a lot about shepherding – which is kind of funny, because we don’t see too many shepherds around these days, do we? They were very common when Jesus was alive though, and the Bible is full of shepherd stories – not to teach us about the real work of shepherds back then, but to help us understand something very important about Jesus.

Jesus is a special kind of shepherd. He doesn’t have a flock of sheep – he has a flock of people – and we’re them. We are Jesus’ sheep!

That’s kind of a funny thought, isn’t it? We aren’t really sheep of course, but the Bible helps us to understand that Jesus does the same things for us, that an actual shepherd does for his sheep.

You see, shepherds have three important jobs: herding, tending and protecting.

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Sermon Writer: Children’s Sermons – All Rights Reserved | © 1997-2020 Richard Niell Donovan; Click on title to read entire sermon.

SERMON WRITER

I Recognize You

By Lois Parker Edstrom

Objects: Wool yarn, a wool sweater. (If a weaver, knitter, or someone who spins yarn is available, a demonstration would add interest to the lesson.) Pictures of sheep. 

EXCERPT: Sheep grow heavy, fluffy coats of wool. The wool is sheared off, cleaned, and spun into yarn, then the yarn is used to knit sweaters, hats, mittens, and blankets; items to keep us warm.

A shepherd is someone who looks after a flock of sheep. The shepherd makes sure the sheep have water to drink and food to eat. The shepherd also guards the sheep, keeping wild animals, which might harm the sheep, away from the flock.

The sheep recognize the sound of the shepherd’s voice and follow him. In some countries the shepherd walks ahead of the flock and in other countries the shepherd works behind the flock and with the aid of dogs, directs the sheep and keeps them all together.

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Sermon Writer: Children’s Sermons – All Rights Reserved | © 1997-2020 Richard Niell Donovan; Click on title to read entire sermon.