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There is a very amusing... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Maundy Thursday - C
There is a very amusing episode of the television program Mash, in which Klinger, along with
Our passage from Exodus proclaims... -- Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Our passage from Exodus proclaims the institution of the Feast of Passover (pesach).
I suppose every congregation has... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Maundy Thursday - C
I suppose every congregation has someone like Marvin.
Saint Francis of Assisi asked... -- Luke 22:7-20 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Saint Francis of Assisi asked a stone mason, "What are you doing, my friend?" He replied, "Well, I'm
Hanging on my study wall... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Hanging on my study wall is a mobile with little cut-out figures.
Twenty-two years ago Maryann... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Twenty-two years ago Maryann was two weeks overdue and the contractions hadn't started yet.
Be gentle when you touch... -- Luke 22:7-20 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Be gentle when you touch bread.Let it not lie uncared for -- unwanted.
Often we wander away from... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Often we wander away from close fellowship with Christ.
Walter J. Burghardt, S.J. commenting... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Walter J. Burghardt, S.J.
M. Scott Peck, the... -- Luke 22:7-20 -- Maundy Thursday - C
M. Scott Peck, the psychiatrist, makes a plea for new approaches to community in The Diffe
It used to be that... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C
It used to be that newspapers in major cities printed critical reviews mostly about artistic events,
Do this in remembrance of... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C
"Do this in remembrance of me." Particularly as we come together on Maundy Thursday, the Christian c
Even as children we learn... -- Luke 22:7-20 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Even as children we learn to pick the right time.
Our Lord's first miracle was... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Our Lord's first miracle was water made into wine at Cana; his last miracle was wine made into blood
One Christmas a man bought... -- Luke 22:7-20 -- Maundy Thursday - C
One Christmas a man bought his niece the muppet, Oscar, from Sesame Street.
Miss Lelia always walked home... -- John 13:1-15 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Miss Lelia always walked home from the office. All along the way people knew her and spoke to her.
An old saying tells us... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Maundy Thursday - C
An old saying tells us there is no free lunch, but there are literally hundreds of freebies if you t
Horatio Nelson was an admiral... -- Luke 22:7-20 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Horatio Nelson was an admiral in the British Navy. When he died his body was entombed in St.
Do you know what I... -- John 13:1-15 -- Maundy Thursday - C
"Do you know what I have done for you?" Jesus asked.
The institution of the Lord's... -- Luke 22:7-20 -- Maundy Thursday - C
The institution of the Lord's meal is described in this passage.
In Will Campbell's book, Forty... -- John 13:1-15 -- Maundy Thursday - C
In Will Campbell's book, Forty Acres and a Goat, he tells of hearing a black preacher say:
In one of his books... -- Luke 22:7-20 -- Maundy Thursday - C
In one of his books, Dr.
There was a minister who... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Maundy Thursday - C
There was a minister who was trying to persuade a woman to teach a church school class.
Charles Kuralt who frequently adds... -- John 13:1-15 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Charles Kuralt who frequently adds a personal touch to the CBS Evening News with his stories from hi
One of the great questions... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Maundy Thursday - C
One of the great questions of life and faith is "Where is it all heading?" We wonder what the ultima

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Object: This is a role play activity for the children.

Note: You will need an older volunteer to help with this activity. One option would be to find a teenager with some physical ability. If a teen is not available, an adult could be used instead. For simplicity here, I will refer to my older volunteer as “TOM”. You will also need to select three of your younger children to serve as volunteers in the story.

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2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30
Naaman seeks healing. He travels hoping healing will come to him when he visits the king of Israel. Yet, healing does not come in that way. Rather healing comes through Elishah. Healing comes from believing and being cleansed in the River Jordan. Healing comes through Naaman’s faithfulness and through God’s grace. Psalm 30 also reminds us to seek healing; to seek God and God will heal and restore us. Do we believe that? Do we believe that God can bring healing?

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John E. Sumwalt
But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’ (vv. 10-11)

When I visit your church for the first time, consider the possibility that I might be looking for a church home. I am a good-looking old guy, but I have gray hair and I dress down in the summer, so don’t be put off by my cargo shorts and tank top. Talk to me!

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Damien and Ora grinned at each other in excitement. The time had come - at last! They'd been with the Leader for months and months, waiting for this moment. Not that it had felt much like training. They'd simply lived with the Leader, listening to his stories, hearing about the Kingdom, learning to get along really well with all the other people at Mission Headquarters. Now all seventy of them were ready, the spaceship had docked, and the Mission was about to begin. Ora was glad she'd been paired up with Damien again.

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(See Epiphany 6/Ordinary Time 6, Cycle B, and Easter 3, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

Anyone who has ever had the experience of losing a friend because of some conflict or dispute, and then has had the friendship restored because of love and forgiveness, has a unique insight into the meaning of this psalm. Although the poem begins and ends with praise, there is in the middle of the poem a brief moment of confession and contrition that puts the praise portions of the psalm in an entirely different light.

April Yamasaki
A word of encouragement came from an unlikely source the other day in a television interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The former football player, wrestler, and now actor was asked about a low time in his life when he was very discouraged about his career and future.

"How did you make your way back from that?" he was asked.

The Rock replied, "You have to put yourself out there. You have to get out there and fail, and learn from your failures."

Larry D. Powell
In the summer of 1983, I participated in a ministerial exchange program sponsored by my denomination. My assignment was to a circuit of churches on the Isle of Man, a tiny island located in the Irish Sea. The months preceding the exchange included considerable correspondence with the minister on the island with whom I would exchange pastoral duties for six weeks.
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
A wealthy businessman decided to take a walk and eat his lunch at the same time. He strolled by a park. There he purchased a hot dog and a soft drink. As he walked through the park two different "street people" approached him one by one. Each asked, "Can you help me? I am hungry." Each time the businessman looked straight ahead and kept walking. After finishing his lunch, he stopped and bought a chocolate eclair for dessert. As he was about to take the first bite, he was forced to jump out of the way as a young boy raced by on his skateboard. The eclair went flying and landed on the ground.

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