August 3, 2025
August 3, 2025
Children Liturgy of the Word
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- Create a “Household Values” statement. Discuss the family’s priorities and values. Identify values that are most important to the household and write them down. Are the family members’ priorities in line with God’s teaching or do they need some adjusting? Keep the written statement in your home as a reminder for the family of what is really important in life.
- Reflect on how you can use your possessions, money and gifts in the service of God and neighbor. What organizations in your community are helping those in need? Get involved with this group!
- Plan a family fun time together—a whole day if possible. Go fishing, bowling, or skating; go out for pizza. Let it be a time when family members can forget their other concerns and simply enjoy each other. Talk about what each family member has learned lately or accomplished lately or done lately.
- Together with your children sort through your cupboards. Make a commitment in advance that you and your children will donate to a food bank things from the cupboard which would be appropriate. Discuss with your children that this is part of what Jesus meant when he said, “Share your gifts with others.”
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18th Sunday of Year C
- What does the author of Ecclesiastes think about life?
- A. Life is always fun and easy.
- B. Life is meaningless.
- C. Life is always fair.
- In Ecclesiastes 2:21-23, what does the author think about the difference between wise people and foolish people?
- A. Wise people are always happy.
- B. Wise people and foolish people both die.
- C. Foolish people have more friends.
- What does the author say about work and achievements in Ecclesiastes 2:21-23?
- A. Work is the only way to be happy.
- B. Work and achievements are more important than anything else.
- C. Work and achievements are not as important as we think.
- What does the author of Ecclesiastes want us to think about?
- A. How to become famous.
- B. The big questions of life.
- C. How to make lots of money.
- In Ecclesiastes 2:21-23, who will receive the work and achievements of a wise person after they die?
- A. Their friends.
- B. They will keep it.
- C. Someone who did not work for it.
- What does the author of Ecclesiastes believe is the best way to live?
- A. Work all the time.
- B. Think about life's big questions and enjoy what you have.
- C. Only care about yourself.
- In Ecclesiastes 1:2, what does the author compare life to?
- A. A chase after the wind.
- B. A big bowl of ice cream.
- C. A day at the beach.
- Why does the author think life is like chasing the wind?
- A. Because it is easy.
- B. Because it is never-ending.
- C. Because it is refreshing.
- What does the author say in Ecclesiastes 2:21-23 about wisdom, knowledge, and joy?
- A. They are not important.
- B. They are more important than anything else.
- C. They are good, but we can't always keep them.
- What do the teachings in Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 suggest about life?
- A. Life is predictable and easy.
- B. Life can be confusing and unfair, so we should think about the big questions.
- C. Life is always happy and fun.
- In Luke 12:13-21, what did the man want Jesus to do?
- A. Help him build a house.
- B. Give him more money.
- C. Help him divide his inheritance.
- What did Jesus say about greed in Luke 12:13-21?
- A. Greed is good.
- B. Life is not about having a lot of things.
- C. Being rich is the most important thing.
- What did Jesus tell the parable of the rich man in Luke 12:13-21?
- A. To show that greed is good.
- B. To teach about the dangers of being rich.
- C. To explain that storing up treasures in heaven is better than on earth.
- What was the rich man's plan in Jesus' parable?
- A. To give all his wealth away.
- B. To build bigger barns for his crops.
- C. To travel the world.
- What happened to the rich man in the end?
- A. He lived happily ever after.
- B. He lost all his money.
- C. He died and couldn't take his wealth with him.
- What does Jesus tell us not to worry about in Luke 12:13-21?
- A. Our life.
- B. Our clothes.
- C. Our food.
- In Luke 12:13-21, what does Jesus compare a person's life to?
- A. A priceless jewel.
- B. A tree in a garden.
- C. A flower in a field.
- What did Jesus say about the birds in Luke 12:13-21?
- A. Birds are more important than people.
- B. Birds are always afraid.
- C. Birds don't worry about food because God takes care of them.
- What did Jesus say about faith in Luke 12:13-21?
- A. Faith is not important.
- B. Faith is only for the rich.
- C. Faith can help us not to worry about our life.
- What can we learn from Luke 12:13-21?
- A. Greed is good.
- B. Trusting God is more important than having lots of things.
- C. Worrying about life and food makes us happy.
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A Fool and His Money
OBJECTS: “Jumbo marshmallows – 3 per child; napkins; a timer
I have something for each of you today! (Hold up the jumbo marshmallows.) That’s right, each of you are going to get a marshmallow. But do you know what’s better than one marshmallow? How about THREE? Here’s the catch. I’m going to give you one marshmallow now, then set a timer for five minutes. You’re welcome to eat your marshmallow, BUT, if you can wait the full five minutes without eating your first marshmallow, I’m going to give you TWO more marshmallows! If you eat your first marshmallow before time is up, that’s the only one you’ll get. (Pass out the marshmallows and set the timer for five minutes. When the timer goes off, give each child who did not eat their marshmallow, two more marshmallows.)
Was it easy or hard to wait for the extra marshmallows?
Would you rather have one marshmallow or three?
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18th Sunday of Year C
Sometimes Less is Best
OBJECTS: Various types of seeds and/or packets of seeds
Have you ever planted a garden or had a chance to look closely at seeds? Seeds have interesting designs. Carrots seeds are brown, very tiny and have ridges. Lettuce seeds are also brown and very small, but are more smooth. Sunflower seeds are as large as your fingernail and have a pretty striped pattern. (If you have room to plant something, try sunflowers seeds – fun!) Beet seeds have spikes that make them look rough and jagged.
(Lesson may be individualized by substituting descriptions of available seeds.)
Garden seeds come in paper packets with a colorful picture on the front showing what the seed will look like when it is grown. Directions for planting the seeds are on the back of the packet. If we plant and tend the seeds according to directions, after a few days tiny plants, called seedlings will poke through the ground. We may think that the more seedlings we have growing, the better. But, this is not the case. When too many seeds have been sown, the plants may crowd each other as they grow. If this happens none of the plants will have room to grow properly. Plants that are overcrowded must be reduced in number (thinned) so they will be able to produce tasty vegetables or beautiful flowers.
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