Jesus Christ gives the Living Water!
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“Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for to such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Mark 10:14
Sunday, May 29, 2016 Volume 4, Issue 22
Don’t talk to strangers?Don’t talk to strangers?Don’t talk to strangers?Don’t talk to strangers? Have your parents ever told you not
to talk to strangers? Well, your parents
want to make sure you are safe. Sometimes
strangers might not always be so safe.
But in today’s Gospel reading, we hear about
how our Lord Jesus Christ did just that...He
talked to a stranger! In the story, Jesus spoke to
a woman. She was from Samaria, so she was a
foreigner, somebody not like Him. But He talked
with her because He wanted to help her. He
wanted to tell her how she could worship God.
Then, at the end of the story, we hear how the woman went out and told
everybody about Jesus. She wanted all her friends to know about Him too!
We can find lots of places in the Bible where Jesus talks to strangers. Jesus
touched the eyes of a stranger who was blind, and He let him see. Jesus went
into the house of a stranger named Zacchaeus, and He changed his whole
life. Jesus touched the hand of a stranger who had a very catchy skin disease,
and He healed him.
Of course, we should always listen to our parents’ good advice. But we should
also know that our Lord talked to—and even touched—strangers! God loves
us so much, and He is always reaching out to help people who need help!
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Jesus met the woman in the Gos-
pel story today at a well. She was
drawing water out of it, so she
could drink.
Can you find the well? Can you
find her jug?
What’s in the icon?
CHRIST IS RISEN! CHRIST IS RISEN! CHRIST IS RISEN! CHRIST IS RISEN! AROUND THE WORLD
AROUND THE WORLDAROUND THE WORLDAROUND THE WORLD
Can you find
out how to
say “Christ is
risen” in Ti-
grinya?
That’s the
language
many people
in Eritrea
speak.
Answer: Christ is risen = Kriste aghsdga! Truly He is risen= Cheshmaritad aghsdga!
Can you figure out
how to say “Christ is
risen” and “Truly He
is risen!” in Georgian?
Use the code below.
A=1 B=2 C=3 D=4
E=5 F=6 G=7 H=8
I=9 J=10 K=11 L=12
M=13 N=14 O=15
P=16 Q=17 R=18
S=19 T=20 U=21
V=22 W=23 X=24
Y=25 Z=26
11 18 9 19 20 5
1 7 8 19 4 7 1!
3 8 5 19 8 13 1 18 9 20 1 4
1 7 8 19 4 7 1!
Did you ever wonder how the
Christian Church grew and grew?
The world is a big place, of course! Well, some
people became Christian after they heard the
good news of Jesus Christ from the apostles.
Other people heard about Him from mission-
aries. But other people became Christian be-
cause their kings or queens became Christian
first! They were really leaders in the faith!
Saint Chlotilda was queen of France about
1,500 years ago. Her husband was Arian (he didn’t be-
lieve that Jesus is God), but Chlotilda convinced her husband to be-
lieve the truth of the Holy Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They
baptized their children in the name of the Holy Trin-
ity. Then, after that, more people in France followed
their king’s beliefs too.
When Chlotilda grew old, some of her children
fought about who would be in power in France. But
Chlotilda tried to stay away from these sad fights.
She tried to grow closer to God too. She spent lots of
time in prayer. She gave lots of money to build
churches and monasteries. Saint Chlotilda, pray for
us!
ST. CHLOTILDA QUEEN OF FRANCE
We celebrate the nameday of St. Chlotilda on Friday, June 3rd.
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