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Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross
This Sunday, Jesus tells us: “Deny yourself, take up your cross, and begin to follow in my footsteps.” Make footprints on paper using the outlines of each family member’s foot. Cut the footprints out, and ask each person to print on his or her foot one way he or she will follow the way of Jesus this week.
Have each family member cut a cross from construction paper. On the crosses, describe a cross that you will carry for Jesus this week. Keep the crosses on the refrigerator or in another prominent place in your home as a reminder of your commitment to Christ.
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Nothing – Play this little board game, the rules are on the page but the basis is that you need to lose everything in order to win. You’ll need a lot of counters or coins. The pdf is accessible by clicking on the picture.
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Using each lesson plan, directors of religious education, school teachers, and parents can:
- Use the recommended key discussion points when reading weekly messages with your children.
- Read aloud a classic picture storybook linked to the moral virtue in the weekly readings.
- Manage creative activities including arts and crafts, games, and gardening projects.
- End with a reflection activity using a case study and a prayer.
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Fidelity
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Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a Caldecott Honor Book that provides an excellent understanding of the meaning of fidelity to God’s word and what it means to be a prophetic voice in the world. Through an exploration of Dr. King’s use of nonviolent protests and the power of words as a weapon for social justice, children will be able to learn more about Dr. King’s life and think about their own impact on the future. This account is especially helpful as an example to the children of a modern day person’s fidelity to their faith in God and the action that spurs them to work for justice.
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Choices
First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-9
Money give you the power to make choices. But sometimes it takes work to make the money.
Al loved his sports cards. He kept collecting them when they were a fad several years ago. And he keeps collecting them now the fad was coming back. He bought and traded cards all the time.
To earn money so he could buy cards for his collection, Al mowed the neighbors’ lawns. He started with his next door neighbor. He did such a good job, other neighbors began to notice and hired him. Now, Al spent much of his Saturday mowing lawns and cleaning yards. He did these jobs on top of his chores at home.
On the first day of practice, Coach Ralph addressed his young soccer players. “Ladies,” he said, “you know I like to coach. And I like to build a winning team. A team that fights hard but fair, a team that plays together, and a team that never, never gives up. Are you ready to be that team?”
The girls screamed “Yes!”
“Many of you know that the team I coached last year won the city championship for their age level.” Coach Ralph continued. “They fought hard through every game as if the season depended on it. We had the toughest schedule in the toughest league in the city. They played as one team, with one heart, and one mind. Can you play like that?”
The girls screamed “Yes!”
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I’ve Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“I’ve Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Leonard Jenkins Harper Collins Publishers, Published in China, 2004, 32 pages, Grades 1-3.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that justice is a moral virtue that disposes man to respect the rights of others, and promotes harmony within the human family. When this virtue is ignored, fundamental human rights such as self dignity and freedom are violated. In the United States, the painful history of racial discrimination is an example of the breach of justice. From the 1620s until the 1950s, justice was frequently missing in racial relations. As the civil rights movement began to build momentum in the 1950s, a young African American minister in Atlanta became a leader and spokesman for the movement. This charismatic young preacher’s name was Martin Luther King Jr.
Walter Dean Myers is a brilliant writer of children’s and adolescent literature. His books are filled with examples of dignity and respect for others. While he frequently details the painful realities of racial discrimination in our society, he always develops the concepts of hope and forgiveness. This book is a valuable introduction to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a testimony of how far the United States has moved in the last 50 years.
St. Matthew writes that “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” (Mt 5: 6) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived this divine statement, and the United States is the better for it.
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