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This week, we celebrate the Dormition!

Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for such is the Kingdom

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Can you keep a secreCan you keep a secreCan you keep a secreCan you keep a secreHas anybody ever told you a secret? Do

body else, you might have heard.

But maybe the story was just too hard tokeep a secret, and you told somebody else?

Jesus did so many miracles when He was

living here on earth. In the Bible, we read

a few stories of when Jesus healed blind

people. In todays story, two blind men fol-lowed Christ and called to Him, Have

mercy on us! When Christ touched their

eyes, they both could see again.

After that, Jesus told the men, See that no

one knows it. He wanted these men to

keep it a secret. But how could they keep it

secret? Imagine. They were blind, and now they could

They went around and told everybody what happened

found out about Jesus Christ just from these two men

God does so many things for us every day. Now, we d

keep them a secret! When God answers one of your p

tell everybody!

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UNSCRAMBLETHIS!

UNSCRAMBLETHIS!

UNSCRAMBLETHIS!

UNSCRAMBLETHIS!

Can you find it?Before you leave church,

you get a piece of bread

called Antidoron. It is holy

bread! Can you keep all

the crumbs in your

handor in your mouth?

Can you

unscramble

these words?

Then use the

9 letters inthe

to unscram-

ble one last

word.Answers:secret,Theotokos,blind,miracle,nameday,celebrate,Mary.Finalword:Dormition

THE DORMITIONA CELEBRA

Usually when we hear about somebody

we might feel sad. But on Thursday, we will cday that Jesuss

mother, Mary, the The-

otokos died. Celebrate?

Yes! Because we know

that she is with her Sonagain. We know that

she is praying for us

and praying for the

whole world.

Once, Jesus went to a

wedding with His

mother. After a while,

they ran out of wine,

and they didnt have anything to drink. Mary, the T

asked her Son to do something, and He did. He cha

ter into wine, and then everybody could have some

Theotokos is always listening to our prayers. And ju

that first miracle, she asks her Son to do something

I bet you know at least somebody named Maria. Ho

Mary? Despina? Panagiotis? Panagiota? Marieta? B

wish him or her a happy nameday many years!

celebrate!

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mother to heaven. You can also semother to heaven. You can also semother to heaven. You can also semother to heaven. You can also se

all around the body of the Theotokall around the body of the Theotokall around the body of the Theotokall around the body of the Theotok