Children Activities for 5th Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Curated children’s ministry resources and sermons (object lessons) for Sunday Readings from SermonWriter, Ministry-to-Children, Religion Teacher and other sources.
Curated children’s ministry resources and sermons (object lessons) for Sunday Readings from SermonWriter, Ministry-to-Children, Religion Teacher and other sources.
The readings for the 5th Sunday of Easter Year C tell us that suffering can be a part of discipleship, but we can look to the future with hope. In the first reading Paul and Barnabas speak of the hardships which much be endured for the Kingdom of God. In the second reading John describes his vision of heaven. And in the gospel, before he is betrayed by Judas, Jesus tells his disciples that they must love as he loves.
“I am the vine and you are the branches.” Jesus used a plant analogy to teach us about life with him and life away from him.
Do you have a lawn that needs mowing or bushes that need trimming? Do yard or garden work with your family members. Then, take the trimming and create a small mulch pile. Take you family members to the pile a few days or a week later. What happened to the trimming in the pile? How do they compare with lawn or the branches that still remain on the bushes? After the comparison, share John 15:5-8. Stress that our hearts, like the branches of the bushes, would die if we cut our hearts off from Jesus.
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Catechist Background and Preparation
Primary Session
Intermediate Session
Junior High School
Love One Another
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CATHOLIC KIDS MEDIA (5:32) – The New Commandment! A fun Catholic reflection for kids based on the readings for the 5th Sunday of Easter, cycle C. (2022)
Opening Question: What is the best thing to say or do to someone who feels down?
Mary and Kim were runners on a track team. Both girls ran in the 2 mile race. Kim was one of the best runners in the area, while Mary had potential. In almost every race, Kim won, but, complaining of sickness, Mary ran slower and slower. Mary felt down about her running ability.
Bridging Question: How do you plan to celebrate Mother’s Day? Why do you celebrate Mother’s Day? How much does you mom love you?
Margaret’s family wanted to plan a special Mother’s Day for their mom. She volunteered to get photographs of her mom and make a collage poster. As Margaret arranged the photos on the poster, she began to realize how much her mother did for her family. She had a job at the school. She made dinner every night and cleaned the house. She always volunteered to be the team mom for all the children’s sports. She did the family bills and much of the gardening in the yard. And she drove the children everywhere. Her mom was busy!
Do something small for your mom or grandma today. And tell them you love them.
Closing Question: How can you help your mother or grandmother this Mother’s Day?
Use your own judgment when including and adapting these lessons in your children’s ministry.
WOODS KIDS (16:43) – When race car drivers hear the call to “start your engines,” the mission is clear, and they are ready to go, go, go! The same can be said for those of us who follow Jesus. Join us this week as we learn that when you love like Jesus, you can love everyone!
OBJECT: A package “Dum Dums”® suckers. (Any brand of suckers with a variety of flavors will do.)
EXCERPT: This morning I have a bag of “Dum-dums.” As you can see, “Dum-dums” come in many different flavors. There are lemon, cherry, grape, watermelon, orange, and butterscotch to name just a few. I sometimes give “Dum-dums” to the children who come to Sunday School. One thing I have noticed is that when I allow the children to choose the flavor they want, some children are very picky about which flavor they choose. The favorite flavor seems to be blue raspberry. I don’t think it is because kids like the taste, I think it is because they like the way it turns their mouth blue! Whenever I let the children choose, I always wind up with all of the butterscotch left when all of the other flavors are gone. For some reason, children seldom ever choose the butterscotch suckers.
I don’t know why the children don’t like butterscotch. I guess butterscotch is a little bit different. Maybe it isn’t quite as sweet as grape or cherry, or some of the other flavors, or maybe they just don’t like the color of the paper wrapper. Do you know what I do with the leftover butterscotch suckers? I eat them myself, because I love all the flavors!
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Objects: Stuffed sheep and/or shepherds crook
EXCERPT: Do you like rules? Most of us don’t. We get tired of hearing “don’t do this and don’t do that.” But rules are necessary to teach us how to get along in the world. Rules help us learn polite behavior.
It seems as if most rules are about what we should not do. Your parents ask you to respect certain rules because they want you to learn and grow to be a happy, helpful adult. Let’s list some of the “do not” rules.
• Do not lie.
• Do not hit others.
• Do not say hurtful things to others.
• Do not forget to brush your teeth.
• Do not eat with your mouth open.
• Do not put on dirty clothes.
The list goes on and on, doesn’t it? Adults have lists of rules too. There are many, many things we must think about – things we should not do.
Now Jesus says,“A new commandment I give to you…” (13:34). A commandment is a rule.
Objects: Pictures of birds. A bird-watcher’s book. (If there is a bird-watcher in your congregation ask them to help with the lesson.)
EXCERPT: Today is a special day. We call it Maundy Thursday and it is the day we remember the Last Supper – which was the last meal that Jesus shared with the disciples before he died.
During the Last Supper Jesus shared bread and wine with the disciples – and he spoke the words that we repeat each week at communion. He also did something that surprised some of the disciples. He washed their feet.
Does that seem like a funny thing to do? Before we have supper we wash our hands, but not usually our feet!
During that time many people wore sandals, and – because there were no cars or busses, people mostly walked from place to place. So washing your feet wasn’t unusual, and when people had guests visit their homes they often washed their feet – or even had a servant whose job this was – as a way of showing their respect and friendship.
Now one of Jesus’ disciples – Peter – was very surprised that Jesus planned to do this for him. Jesus was Peter’s teacher, and he didn’t think it was right for such a great man, the Son of God, to be doing such a thing. Not for a person like him! He told Jesus he would never let him wash his dirty feet.
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DOLLAR STORE CHILDREN’S SERMONS (6:14) -This video is presented by John Stevens, a Lutheran (ELCA) pastor.
TEXT: John 13:31-35
Dollar Store Item: A game of, “Who am I?” or walking through a piece of paper. FOLLOW THIS LINK
The Take Away: Jesus tells us to love one another, and the world. People can tell we are followers of Jesus when we love. Our understanding of God’s Grace continues to expand.