God invites us to receive Holy Communion!

Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven. Mark 10:4
Sunday, December 15, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 44

Youre invited!
Have you ever invited some friends to a party? Maybe you had a birthday party, and of course you were excited for everyone to show up.
In todays Gospel lesson, we hear about a man who gave a big party, a banquet. He invited lots and lots of people. When the time came for the party to start, nobody came! Everybody had an excuse for not being there. Then the man invited even more
people to the partyhe wanted to fill his house, the Gospel says. This story is a parable. Its really a story about Gods love for us. He really, really wants us to come to His party. He wants us to be with Him in heaven. We know what we have to do to be close to God, but do we sometimes make excuses too? Sometimes wed rather watch TV than read the Bible. Sometimes wed rather sleep in on Sunday morning or play ball than go to church. Sometimes we make fun of somebody at school instead of being nice to him or her. All these things are excuses!
But remember, God really wants to fill His house. He is inviting usyou and meto be close to Him in heaven!

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Can you find these words in the mixed up jumble?
Furnace Shadrach Meshach Abednago Nebuchadnezzar Trust Angel Fire Statue Holy

THE THREE HOLY CHILDREN

P A C C F H D F V U E U G A K W E O L A I A B I F C A C N J V I D Z T H K D Q R N Z V G D C T J R N G S C N D E N I E O I W U W U H X E E E O K T L W P S S Q V H C B M J Z K A F K T N O E U T A T S H T Z X S V E S Q M D V H O L Y W W A H H U J J W G W K K X D D T W R O M T M N K E Y G F T N L E A W

N U T H E C Q L T E B X R W H

Y E V R O M G I Z C O O L F D

I W B R R E J S H A D R A C H

N F E U Y W L J E N R S H U D

H Z H E C C T G E R Q R G O B

Trusting God in the fire

We all know stories from the Old Testament like Jonah and the big fish, Noahs ark, Adam and Eve, Daniel and the lions den. But have you heard the amazing story of the 3 holy young men?
Long ago, before Christ was born, a king named Nebuchadnezzar built a big huge statue of himself. Why? Because he wanted everybody to worship him, and not God! These three boys were friends The Prophet Daniel and the 3 with the prophet Daniel. They knew it was Holy Young Men silly to worship a statue. They only wanted to worship the one, true God. But when they wouldnt worship the statue of the king, the king grew really angry. He sent them into a blazing furnace, a fire. But inside the fire, the three boys prayed to God. They asked God to help them. The Bible says that God sent an angel to cool the fire for them. So, instead of feeling hot, the three boys felt a nice, cool dew. They trusted in God, even when things were awful for them. These three young men, named Ananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, knew that God was much more powerful than the king.

Whats in an icon?
Everything in an icon means something. Can you tell when somebody is a soldier saint? Can you find his weapon?
St. Demetrios St. Menas

We celebrate these 3 holy boys on TuesdayDecember 17th.