Good morning, my younger Emmanuel friends! I miss seeing you on Sunday mornings in church. That’s why it makes Chuck and I both so happy to be able to share with you here each week. Technology is an amazing thing. Technology creates this new and surprising holy place for us to be together. This is…
When you go to a baseball game, how do you know who is winning? Or how do you know at the end of the game which team has won? That’s right! You look at the scoreboard at the other end of the field. You know that the team with the most points has won. The same…
Watch and listen. Here is the Rev. Dr. Ross Kane’s Children’s Homily for this Sunday: A reflection for the younger members of Emmanuel, illustrated with images of trees, forests and growing children. While trees, as they grow older, ever grow taller — that is not true for us. Grownup we each reach our height and…
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Friends are one of God’s greatest gifts, right? You can play with friends, sing with friends, talk with friends, and eat with friends. With the virus, you may be missing your friends from school or the neighborhood. I hope you have seen them over Zoom or had some fun socially distanced play dates. There are…
Good morning to my younger Emmanuel friends! I hope that you had a chance to read our Gospel this morning, or that your parents read it to you. But let’s go over it together for a bit anyway. In this story, Jesus is walking around with his friends and a woman yells to get his…
I LOVE to sing, do you? Sadly, we cannot sing in church right now but there are lots of other places we can. You can sing in the shower. You can sing in your living room or in your backyard. You can make a joyful noise when you ride with your parents in the car.…
Do you ever feel like you need some time alone? Maybe you’ve had a difficult day at school and you feel like relaxing, having a glass of milk and a cookie. Perhaps you’ve played very hard and want to take a nap. Or, you may have argued with your brother or sister and need some time…
I have loved books since I was a little kid. And when I became a mom, I loved reading to my little kids. And when my kids grew up, I saved their books so I could read them to my little kid friends in church. And grandchildren too! I want to share with you my…
Objects suggested: Packets of seeds and / or a coconut. Do any of you plant gardens? If you live on a farm you would probably have a really large outdoor garden. If you live in an apartment you might have plants growing in pots on your windowsill. If you live in the suburbs you might have…
Good morning, my younger Emmanuel friends!! Thanks for listening and watching my story this morning! Did you just wake up? Are you still sleepy? Me too!! Today in the gospel Jesus tells the story of the sower. A sower is someone who plants seeds. Like a gardener or a farmer. Maybe you have planted some…
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