Jesus walks off today’s gospel
page as a truth-teller in a long line of truth-tellers. We call them prophets. And they all had two things in common—truth
and the rejection of truth. In Jesus,
these two common things come together in one person. Jesus not only tells the truth, he is the
truth. Jesus not only gets rejected, he
is the rejected one. It’s more than
curious that today’s gospel story ends with Jesus on the brow of a hill!
What does this mean for us in
KidsRelig? It challenges us to tell the
Jesus story in ways that are appropriate for the ages of our kids. As they mature, the story matures. And as it does, the person of Jesus becomes
central, not just in its “once upon time” detail, but in its present
reality. We embrace a rejected Truth,
which demands intimate knowledge and courageous commitment.
Some of this happens in the
classroom, but none of this can happen without the opportunity of our kids to
meet and engage with Jesus. And this
opportunity is called Sunday Mass. That’s
where we approach Jesus, and he approaches us.
Last week, our Fifth Graders
celebrated Sunday Mass in a very special way.
Their participation as readers, ushers, greeters, gift bearers and
servers brought joy to the celebration, but more than joy—meaning. As I watched them in the front pews of the
church, I thought how blessed we were to have them come and simply be with
Jesus.
First Communion News
An email has gone out to all
First Communion Parents announcing this year’s Mass assignments for the May 11th First
Communion. Each year, we try to keep classmates together
and the two Masses as even as possible in the number of First
Communicants. This year, it was impossible
due to the large Westorchard class.
So . . .
9:30 AM: Roaring Brook (i.e., Thursday’s
2nd Grades) + Ms. Aurora/Ms. Metcalf’s Grafflin (i.e., one of the
Wednesday 2nd Grades)
11:30 AM: Westorchard (i.e., Tuesday’s 2nd
Grades) + Ms. Galvin’s Grafflin (i.e., the other Wednesday 2nd
Grade.)
Love,
Deacon Charlie
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