We’re back!!!
The first week of KidsRelig
was super! After reading the kids’ names
for weeks and weeks of registration, it was so good to see their faces.
The Gospel
Two stories are embedded in
today’s gospel—the usual and the unusual, the expected and the unexpected. The master’s servant does what he’s expected
to do. Really no big deal! But when the table is turned and the Master
becomes the servant. Now there’s a big
deal! And pretty unusual and
unexpected.
The Middlers got it. Do what you’re expected to do? No big deal!
But do like the Master—the unusual and unexpected. A big deal!
Welcome First Graders
When the Elementaries
arrived, 2nd through 4th went into church first. Then, came the First Graders to a round of
applause.
We told the First Graders
that it’s very hard to remember new names.
But if you bother to find out something about somebody, it’s usually
easier to remember their name. So, we did. Jack told us he liked dinosaurs, and I told
Claire and Charlie it would be easy to remember their names, since in our
house, it’s Clare and Charlie.
Then we told them how
Christians had helped themselves remember Jesus’ name by remembering the Jesus
story behind the name. They used the Sign of the Fish (or ICHTHUS in
Greek).
The Greek letters are the first in each of these words: Jesus, Christ, God, Son & Savior.
We told the First Graders and all the Elementaries that our
prayer for them this year was that they would come to remember the name Jesus
as they came to learn more and more about him.
A Special Sunday
Welcome
to the First
Graders
At 10 o’clock Mass this Sunday, we welcome the First Graders and
their families in a special way. A
reception will follow in Skelly Hall.
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