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Worship & Seasons

Sunday Worship Activities

Try one of these great resources to 

​52 Sundays 
https://www.52sundays.com
A dynamic guide from the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit to help families reclaim the Lord's Day with prayer, activities, food, and more! It offers simple and insightful ways for families to spend time together each Sunday learning more about the Catholic faith while having fun!  

Faith and Family
​www.franciscanmedia.org/faith-and-family

Franciscan Media provides as weekly reflection on the Sunday readings for families including a prayer, activity, and short commentary. 
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Faith at Home
https://www.dofaithathome.org
Faith @ Home helps you and your household grow in faith as you spend time throughout the week reflecting on God’s Word. Based on the Sunday readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, the devotions invite you to engage in the discipleship practice of Reading, Reflecting, and Responding to scripture in the context of community. Offerings include Adult and Small Child, Adult and Elementary, Adult and Youth, and Adult and Adults, so you can have conversations with everyone, no matter what stage of life.

Sunday Mass Activities 
www.catholicmom.com/sunday-mass-activities
​This website offers coloring pages, lesson plans for various age groups, words searches and more on the Sunday readings each week.\


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Sunday Connection
​www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/liturgical-year/sunday-connection/

The Sunday Connection provides useful background and activities to better understand the upcoming Sunday's Scripture readings with activities for grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-8, and families. 




Weekly Video Reflections

The Children's Liturgy of the Word with Miss Heidi 
​www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg9euOFfmsu-xX7S2tCcNA/featured
Every week, Miss Heidi (Heidi Witte) presents the weekly Catholic lectionary readings during a 30-minute Children's Liturgy of the Word episode. With family-friendly religious music by Catholic composer John Burland, faith-based signs in American Sign Language, and plentiful imagery. She provides a free coordinating coloring page each week (see YouTube videos for link or visit linktr.ee/kidsliturgy). ​

Here's a sample


Virtual Sunday School
www.youtube.com/channel/UCMu2bG8L2dp7ywUZVa9uXDA/featured
Lessons for every Sunday of the Revised Common Lectionary using easily-accessible resources and hands-on projects that can be done with limited resources. all available free on their YouTube channel. (www.virtualsundayschooluk.com)

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Join in the fun with Nat, Rob & Samson as Virtual Sunday Schoolers! Every week we have a new episode with bible stories, crafts, games, challenges and a whole lot of fun, all available free on our YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/c/VirtualSundaySchool/featured


For Parents: Learn more about the Lectionary Readings


Working Preacher
http://www.workingpreacher.org
Scripture commentary on each of the Sunday readings from the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. ​​​​

Gospel Coloring and Worksheets for Sunday Mass 

Enjoy Catholic coloring pages, lesson plans, Mass worksheets, crossword and word search puzzles, and more to help you prepare for Sunday Mass. Go to: catholicmom.com/kids/catholic-gospel-coloring-worksheets-sunday-mass. 

Read the Daily Scriptures & Watch a Video Reflection

Read and Pray the Daily Scripture Readings from the Catholic Lectionary. 

Watch a video reflection on the daily readings.

Read the daily readings. 

​Listen to the daily readings podcast.

Experience #4. Develop the Practice of Sabbath - a time set apart to rest from work
Follow this guided experience to develop your family's understanding & practice of Sabbath.

Sabbath

Read "Keeping Sabbath"

What Is the Tradition of Sabbath?

To learn more about the tradition of Sabbath read these short one-two page articles: 
  • The Meaning of Sabbath
  • Biblical Roots of Sabbath
  • Jewish Practice of Keeping Sabbath
  • Christian Practice of Keeping Sabbath

How Can We Keep the Sabbath?

To develop a Sabbath practice read these short one-two page articles: 
  • Celebrating the Sabbath 
  • Developing a Sabbath Practice
  • Making a Sabbath Box 
  • Participating in Sunday Worship
  • Living the Practice of Keeping Sabbath

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