6th Sunday of Easter Year 2: May 17, 2020 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Love, Z by Jessie Sima (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: This text is often used to describe how we ought to love one another – the qualities that should define our relationships. If we look closely at the first few...

5th  Sunday of Easter Year A:  May 10, 2020 First Reading:  Acts 7:55-60 Desmond and the Very Mean Word by Desmond Tutu (Written for ages 6-9) Comment:  Jesus had told his disciples that following him would involve suffering.  Within a few months, Stephen, one of the...

5th Sunday of Easter Year 2: May 10, 2020 Acts 18:1-4 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Colors Versus Shapes by Mike Boldt (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: In Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, he points out the divisions among them that aren’t productive. It doesn’t matter who it was who...

4th  Sunday of Easter Year A:  May 3, 2020 First Reading:  Acts 2:42-47 Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer (Written for ages 2-6) Comment:  In the Scripture that we read last week, Acts contained a small snapshot of what the early church looked like.  They were spending time...

4th Sunday of Easter Year 2: May 3, 2020 Acts 17:1-9 and 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 The Way I Act by Steve Metzger (Written for ages 5-10) Comment: Paul writes to the church in Thessalonica, “The word of the Lord has sounded forth from you … so that we have no need to speak abo...

3rd Sunday of Easter Year A:  April 26, 2020 First Reading:  Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora (Written for ages 4-8) Comment:  In the scripture last week, Peter was witnessing to Jesus and the resurrection before a large crowd.  He came to the end of his sermon by...

3rd Sunday of Easter Year 2: April 26, 2020 Acts 3:1-10 The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson (Written for ages 5-8) Comment: Peter and John encounter a person with a condition that has affected his mobility since birth. Depending on the translation you read from, you may need...

2nd Sunday of Easter Year A:  April 19, 2020 First Reading:  Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon (Written for ages 6-9) Comment:  Do you know what a witness is? It is a person who has seen an event and can tell what has happened. The sermon that Peter preaches in...