Tentative Plans
Intro - Our Saints today all come from different Countries. Brother Andre came from Canada and spoke french, Mother Theresa is from Calcutta India, Kateri Tekakwitha was a native american Algonquin Indian.
Ages 3-5
Ages 5-10
Brother Andre - Story - Food
Feast Day - January 6
Liturgical Color - White
“When you invoke Saint Joseph, you don’t have to speak much. You know your Father in heaven knows what you need; well, so does His friend Saint Joseph.” “Tell him, ‘If you were in my place, Saint Joseph, what would you do? Well, pray for this in my behalf.’” To the people who came to him with their troubles — and thousands did — the friend of Saint Joseph recommended the use of sacramentals, like Saint Joseph’s oil or a Saint Joseph medal. Most of all, he recommended persevering and confident prayer, usually prescribing a novena to his powerful benefactor.
Brother Andre didn't mind starting small.
Think of some service you have longed to perform for God and God's people, but that you thought was too overwhelming for you. What small bit can you do in this service? If you can't afford to give a lot of money to a cause, just give a little. If you can't afford hours a week in volunteering, try an hour a month on a small task. It is amazing how those small steps can lead you up the mountain as they did for Brother Andre.
Prayer:Blessed Brother Andre, your devotion to Saint Joseph is an inspiration to us. You gave your lifeselflessly to bring the message of his life to others. Pray that we may learn from Saint Joseph, and from you, what it is like to care for Jesus and do his work in the world. Amen
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Mother Theresa - Craft
Craft – Mother Theresa Medicine Pouch –
Stick Crosses – Pg. 145 Q & A book
Paper bag puppet
Mother Teresa taught others to count off the words,
“YOU-DID-IT-TO-ME” on their fingers as a reminder
that the way we treat others is the way we treat Christ
because He lives in all of us.
Sprinkles from Heaven - Fairy Jars
Need: Jars with Lids, Diamond Glitter, Glow sticks.
To donate to Pediatric Early Care or Pediatric Hospice. Bloomfield Hills Hospice of Michigan
43097 Woodward Ave., Suite 102
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Serving Oakland, Livingston, Genesee and Lapeer counties
Contacts:
Jean Ireland, Manager, Service Operations
24-hour admissions and referral line: (888) 247-5701
"One of the things we did to cope was to look for "Sprinkles from Heaven." Once we started looking, we got at least one sprinkle everyday - a call from one of our children, a visit from a friend a bright red cardinal on a tree outside their window, a kiss."
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Kateri Tekakwitha - Games
Liturgical Color - White
Feast Day - July 14
Games - Wigwam building
Stick Crosses
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Car Activity -
Smiles Activity (grades 1-4)
“Mother Teresa told her sisters that to become holy doesn't mean we will be doing
extraordinary things, but rather ‘consists in accepting, with a smile, what Jesus sends
us. It consists in accepting and following the will of God.’… Mother Teresa makes
it clear that we must not only accept God’s will, but go one step further. God calls us
even to smile, to be thankful and trust him to know exactly what we need.” Donna Marie Cooper O’Boyle
Ask them: What can you accept with a smile?
Donna-Marie suggests: “Challenge the children to give away at least ten beautiful
smiles today and then to whisper a little prayer to Jesus for the people they have
smiled at. They can keep track of the smiles by drawing a smiley face each time they
have sincerely smiled at someone. For the younger ones, you can draw the faces and
they can color them in once they have passed on their sweet smiles.”
Purpose: Giving young children a chance to practice smiling as an act of love and
acceptance of crosses.
Tip: Involve parents with a note home.
Take a smile strips like the strips of numbers at secretary of state.
Qualities that they recognize.
Ages 11-14
Saints posters
Intro - Our Saints today all come from different Countries. Brother Andre came from Canada and spoke french, Mother Theresa is from Calcutta India, Kateri Tekakwitha was a native american Algonquin Indian.
Ages 3-5
Ages 5-10
Brother Andre - Story - Food
Feast Day - January 6
Liturgical Color - White
“When you invoke Saint Joseph, you don’t have to speak much. You know your Father in heaven knows what you need; well, so does His friend Saint Joseph.” “Tell him, ‘If you were in my place, Saint Joseph, what would you do? Well, pray for this in my behalf.’” To the people who came to him with their troubles — and thousands did — the friend of Saint Joseph recommended the use of sacramentals, like Saint Joseph’s oil or a Saint Joseph medal. Most of all, he recommended persevering and confident prayer, usually prescribing a novena to his powerful benefactor.
Brother Andre didn't mind starting small.
Think of some service you have longed to perform for God and God's people, but that you thought was too overwhelming for you. What small bit can you do in this service? If you can't afford to give a lot of money to a cause, just give a little. If you can't afford hours a week in volunteering, try an hour a month on a small task. It is amazing how those small steps can lead you up the mountain as they did for Brother Andre.
Prayer:Blessed Brother Andre, your devotion to Saint Joseph is an inspiration to us. You gave your lifeselflessly to bring the message of his life to others. Pray that we may learn from Saint Joseph, and from you, what it is like to care for Jesus and do his work in the world. Amen
____________________________
Mother Theresa - Craft
Craft – Mother Theresa Medicine Pouch –
Stick Crosses – Pg. 145 Q & A book
Paper bag puppet
Mother Teresa taught others to count off the words,
“YOU-DID-IT-TO-ME” on their fingers as a reminder
that the way we treat others is the way we treat Christ
because He lives in all of us.
Sprinkles from Heaven - Fairy Jars
Need: Jars with Lids, Diamond Glitter, Glow sticks.
To donate to Pediatric Early Care or Pediatric Hospice. Bloomfield Hills Hospice of Michigan
43097 Woodward Ave., Suite 102
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Serving Oakland, Livingston, Genesee and Lapeer counties
Contacts:
Jean Ireland, Manager, Service Operations
24-hour admissions and referral line: (888) 247-5701
"One of the things we did to cope was to look for "Sprinkles from Heaven." Once we started looking, we got at least one sprinkle everyday - a call from one of our children, a visit from a friend a bright red cardinal on a tree outside their window, a kiss."
___________________________________
Kateri Tekakwitha - Games
Liturgical Color - White
Feast Day - July 14
Games - Wigwam building
Stick Crosses
__________________________________
Car Activity -
Smiles Activity (grades 1-4)
“Mother Teresa told her sisters that to become holy doesn't mean we will be doing
extraordinary things, but rather ‘consists in accepting, with a smile, what Jesus sends
us. It consists in accepting and following the will of God.’… Mother Teresa makes
it clear that we must not only accept God’s will, but go one step further. God calls us
even to smile, to be thankful and trust him to know exactly what we need.” Donna Marie Cooper O’Boyle
Ask them: What can you accept with a smile?
Donna-Marie suggests: “Challenge the children to give away at least ten beautiful
smiles today and then to whisper a little prayer to Jesus for the people they have
smiled at. They can keep track of the smiles by drawing a smiley face each time they
have sincerely smiled at someone. For the younger ones, you can draw the faces and
they can color them in once they have passed on their sweet smiles.”
Purpose: Giving young children a chance to practice smiling as an act of love and
acceptance of crosses.
Tip: Involve parents with a note home.
Take a smile strips like the strips of numbers at secretary of state.
Qualities that they recognize.
Ages 11-14
Saints posters
Kateri Tekakwitha
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