Carve Pumpkins
Get ready for Halloween by carving pumpkins. Challenge your older kids to develop creative designs to evangelize those who come trick or treating to your house through biblical images or Bible verses. Encourage little ones to get involved by painting small pumpkins. Share the following reflection with your children:
Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin.
God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off you.
He opens you up and scoops out all the yucky stuff, including seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc. Then he carves you a new smiling face and puts his light inside you for all the world to see.
Gratitude for Family
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for the gift of family. Help us to be a holy family as your family was holy and is a model for holiness for us. Help us to love, understand, and forgive one another and to celebrate and rejoice in each other’s goodness. Help us to be a light to others and always look to love and serve you in others, especially the elderly and those who may be lonely. We ask this through your holy name. Amen.
Today’s Gospel talks about love of God and love of neighbor. How many times did you hear the word “love” at Mass today?
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