Click INDEX TAB
in right corner of browser to view page contents.
Character Faith Formation
Heidi Witte
Sunday
Readings
Sunday
Connection
52 Sundays
KID TALK
Sharing Bread from Heaven
FEATURED VIDEOS
SOURCE: Catholic Kids Media
SOURCE: Heidi Witte
HANDOUTS
Download 8 1/2 x 10” Handout (PDF)
SOURCE: SDC Sunday Liturgy Resources
MINISTRY TO CHILDREN
SOURCE: Ministry to Children
The Bread of Life
Jesus is the true bread of life, providing sustenance and nourishment for both our physical and spiritual needs, and promising to be with us always.
SOURCE: Ministry to Children
Craft Ideas
Jesus is the bread of life, providing for our spiritual needs, and the video demonstrates creative ways to explore this concept through crafting and connecting to key verses.
SERMON WRITER
We Need It
OBJECTS: Various types of bread as suggested below.
Bread is common to people who live in all parts of the world. It may be in different shapes and forms, but people everywhere eat bread. It is a basic type of food that nourishes our bodies.
Bread can also nourish our souls. Have you ever had the wonderful experience of smelling fresh bread – that delicious fragrance that comes from bakeries or perhaps from bread or muffins baking in your own oven? Isn’t it heavenly?
In the UnitedStates we are most familiar with a loaf of bread that looks like this. In other parts of the world bread may be in different shapes and sizes.
Here is bread that is common in the Middle East and in the Mediterranean region. It is called pita bread. See, it has a pocket that can be used to scoop up other foods.
In Mexico this flat bread is called a tortilla. It can be used to hold other parts of the meal such as beans, rice, meat, and cheese.
SOURCE: Sermon Writer
The Living Bread
Here’s a funny question: Why do we eat? You might not have thought about it before. (Solicit children’s answers.)
That’s right. We eat when we’re hungry – but our need for food goes way beyond a growling stomach. The food we eat gives our bodies the energy they need to keep working. If you didn’t feed your body it would stop working. Eventually your body could become very sick – or even die – without food to feed it. That’s why you sometimes hear food described as “life giving.”
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve heard Jesus describe himself several times as “bread.” Have you noticed?
In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus calls himself “the bread of life” and tells the people that whoever eats his bread will live forever. Isn’t that interesting? As he often does, Jesus is using language to help make his point. He doesn’t mean that he’s really a loaf of bread, does he? But he’s making a comparison. Just like bread is something that helps our bodies to live and grow, Jesus is reminding us that the way to keep our spirits strong and alive (both now and forever – with God in heaven) is to follow his example. Jesus is food for our souls in the same way that real bread is food for our bodies.
SOURCE: Sermon Writer
BOOK OF THE WEEK
Word of the Week
STRENGTH
The Cloud Spinner
In the story of The Cloud Spinner, we meet a young boy who has the unique ability to create cloth from the clouds. One day, a very greedy king sees a magnificent scarf that the young boy is wearing. The king demands that the boy weave and weave and weave so that he can have unique and beautiful clothing made from the clouds. Eventually, there are no clouds left in the sky to provide water, which threatens the wellbeing of all life on earth. The young boy shows great courage and strength by prophetically calling the king to understand that the earth is fragile and that his greed is causing great harm. The young boy is the voice of reason and calls upon wisdom, courage, and strength to protect the fragile earth. This story aligns with Pope Francis’s encyclical on the Protection of the Earth and shows how important it is for individuals to take responsibility for caring for the earth.