Friends, over the last six weeks, I have received MANY emails from WordPress.com indicating people are asking for access to our old Storypath site which was made private at the end of December in preparation for taking it down entirely.  I couldn’t quite figure out why we...

6th Sunday After Epiphany Year  A:  February 16, 2014 First Reading:  Deuteronomy 30:15-20 That Is NOT a Good Idea! By Mo Willems (Written for ages 4-8) Comment:  Moses concludes his speech to the Israelites with a choice between “life and prosperity”, or “death and adversity”...

Title: Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney Illustrator: Brian Pinkney Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: 2013 ISBN: 9780316070133 Audience: Grades 2 – 4 Summary:  Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahalia Jackson were born, a...

5th Sunday After Epiphany Year A:  February 9, 2014 First Reading:  Isaiah 58:1-9a(9b-12) The Boy Who Cried Wolf by B.G. Hennessy (Written for ages 3-8) Comment:  The people ask God: “Why do we fast, but you do not see? Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?” The reason for...

4th Sunday After Epiphany Year A:  February 2, 2014 First Reading:  Micah 6:1-8 Tawny Scrawny Lion by Kathryn Jackson (Written for ages 3-7) Comment:  Micah tells the people that what matters aren’t rituals, but relationships.  They don’t need sacrifices, they needs justice and...

3rd Sunday after Epiphany Year A:  January 26, 2014 First Reading:  Isaiah 9:1-4 Sun Bread by Elisa Keven (Written for ages 3-5) Comment:  Isaiah tells us: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has...

Name of Book:  The Gift of Nothing Author:  Patrick McDonnell Illustrator:  Patrick McDonnell Publisher:  Little, Brown and Company ISBN:  978-0-316-11488-2 Audience:  Ages 3-8. Summary:  Mooch wants to give his friend, Earl, a special gift. But what do you get someone who has...

2nd Sunday after Epiphany Year A:  January 19, 2014 First Reading:  Isaiah 49:1-7 Goin’ Someplace Special by Patricia McKissack (Written for ages 6-12) Comment:  In Isaiah’s second Servant Song, the Servant knew God’s call even in the womb. And that makes the Servant’s...