29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year 3: October 16, 2016 Preaching Text: 1 Samuel 1:9-11, 19-20; 2:1-10 One Word from Sophia by Jim Averbeck (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: One of my son’s favorite books came to mind as an interesting parallel to Hannah’s story. Sophia has one true...

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C:  October 9th, 2016 First Reading:  Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 Blackout by John Rocco (Written for ages 4-8) Comment:  Jeremiah writes to all the people who have been taken into exile.  The lives have been disrupted and they are in a far away, strange...

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year 3: October 9, 2016 Preaching Text: Exodus 32:1-14 Ladybug Girl and the Best Ever Playdate by Jacky Davis (Written for ages 4-8) Comment:  When they sought and created an idol to worship, the people forgot their covenant relationship with God....

Title: Miracle Man: The Story of Jesus Author:  John Hendrix Illustrator: John Hendrix Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers ISBN:  9781419718991 Audience:  5 and up Summary: Author/illustrator John Hendrix creates a biography of Jesus through the retelling of a series of his...

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C:  October 2, 2016 First Reading: Lamentations 1:1-6 Gary and Ray by Sarah Adams (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: Walter C. Bouzard encourages worshipers to hear this text as a call to empathy: “By empathetically weeping with those w...

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year 3: October 2, 2016 Preaching Text: Exodus 12:1-13; 13:1-8 Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt by Barbara Smucker (Written for ages 5-9) Comment:  In this text, God is laying out the traditions of Passover. Some Passover books have been highlighted on...

Title: Not in Room 204 Author: Sharon Riggs Illustrator: Jaime Zollars Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company ISBN#:978-0-8075-5764-8 Audience: Ages 9 and up Summary:  Mrs. Salvador states, explains, and enforces many different kinds of rules in room 204. When Mrs. Salvador...

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C:  September 25, 2016 First Reading: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 The Apple-Pip Princess by Jane Ray (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: This text inspires readers to trust that even amidst destruction and desolation, there is hope for the future in...