20th Sunday after Pentecost 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B: October 7, 2018 First Reading: Job 1:1, 2:1-10 Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss (Written for ages 5-9) Comment:  The refrain “An elephant’s faithful one hundred per cent” echoes throughout the text as Horton...

Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost Year 1: October 7, 2018 Preaching Text: Exodus 19:3-7; 20:1-17 Bedtime is Canceled by Cece Meng (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: No matter how old we are, it can be hard to remember that sometimes limits come from love—that boundaries,...

Title: The Very Best Story Ever Told: The Gospel with American Sign Language Author: Robin Currie Illustrator: David Kurtz Williams Publisher: Beaming Books Publication Date: 2018 ISBN: 978-1-5064-3811-5 Audience: 5 years old and up Summary: This book tells the gospel story...

19th Sunday after Pentecost 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B: September 30, 2018 First Reading: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22 Queen Esther Saves Her People Retold By Rita Golden Gelman   (Written for ages 5 and up) Towers Falling By Jewell Parker Rhodes  (Written for ages 8-12)...

19th Sunday After Pentecost Year 1: September 30th, 2018 Preaching Text: Exodus 14:5-7, 10-14, 21-29 Brave Enough for Two: A Hoot and Olive Story by Jonathan D. Voss (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Fear is an undercurrent running through this passage. The Israelites lash out at...

18th Sunday after Pentecost 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B: September 23, 2018 First Reading: Proverbs 31:10-31 Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler By Margery Cuyler (Written for ages 5-8) Comment: In Feasting on the Word, H. James Hopkins connects this passage from Proverbs to a...

18th Sunday after Pentecost Year 1: September 23, 2018 Preaching Text: Genesis 39:1-23 Someday a Tree by Eve Bunting (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: Joseph’s early life was a series of troubles. First, thrown into a well by his own jealous, brothers and sold away by them into...

17th Sunday after Pentecost 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B: September 16, 2018 First Reading: Proverbs 1:20-33 Through Your Eyes: My Child’s Gift to Me by Ainsley Earhardt (Written for ages 4-8 ) Comment:  The wisdom of a child causes us to slow down and see the world with...