Lectionary Links:Narrative Lectionary

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year 1: August 18, 2019 Preaching Text: Genesis 1:1-5 ; Matthew 6:30-34 The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: The Big Umbrella tells the story of an umbrella which is always big enough and spacious enough to cover

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year 1: August 11, 2019 Preaching Text: Hebrews 11:1-16 Waiting by Kevin Henkes (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: In Hebrews, the passage recounts our ancestors in faith who looked ahead to God’s promises and city. They were waiting for something more

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year 1: August 4, 2019 Preaching Text: Hebrews 9:1-14 The Very Last Castle by Travis Jonker (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: In The Very Last Castle, there stands one castle in the middle of a village, but nobody has gone in or come out for years. The

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year 1: July 28, 2019 Preaching Text: Hebrews 4:14-5:10 Kitten for a Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: Hebrews tells us that we have a high priest, Jesus, who can sympathize with our weakness, who was tested as we are, yet was

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year 1: July 21, 2019 Preaching Text: Hebrews 2:10-18 Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: Hebrews tells us that “the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. For this reason Jesus is not

15th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year 1: July 14, 2019 Preaching Text: Hebrews 1:1-4 A Different Pond by Bao Phi (Written for ages 6-8) Comment: The beginning of Hebrews tells us that “long ago God spoke” in “many and various ways” through the prophets, and now God is still speaking

14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year 1: July 7, 2019 Preaching Text: Psalm 40:1-10 The Curious Garden by Peter Brown (Written for ages 5-6) Comment: In Psalm 40, the psalm writer says they have not hidden the good news of God, have not concealed it or restrained themselves from

13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year 1: June 30th, 2019 Preaching Text: Psalm 27:1-6 Brave Irene by William Steig (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: In Brave Irene, Irene’s mother, a seamstress, becomes very ill the night of a fancy ball.  But Mrs. Bobbin is the seamstress for the

12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year 1: June 23rd, 2019 Preaching Text: Psalm 69:1-16 Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: The writer of Psalm 69 describes the terrible situation of being troubled in spirit, tormented by others, and gossiped about at the