“Take up your bed and walk!”

“Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Mark 10:4

Sunday, May 11, 2014 Volume 2, Issue 19

“I am with you always”“I am with you always”“I am with you always”“I am with you always” After Jesus rose from the dead, He told His disciples

they had a mission. He told them to go and teach the whole

world what they had learned about God. That was a big job! But Je-

sus also told them something else. “I am with you

always, forever,” He said.

Today, is the Sunday of the Paralytic. We remember

the story of a man Jesus healed. This man was para-

lyzed and hadn’t walked for 38 years. Jesus listened to

him, and the man picked up his mat and walked.

But in the epistle reading today, we hear about another

paralyzed man. This story happened after Jesus had died

and risen from the dead. This happened after He had left

for Heaven. Jesus’s disciple,

Peter, healed this paralyzed

man.

So we see that Jesus really is “with us always.” We

know that He did all kinds of miracles when He

lived on earth. But after He left for Heaven, He is

still with us. He still works miracles—just like He

did for the second paralyzed man, and just like

He does for so many in the world every day!

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Can you Say it?

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Say “Christ is Risen!” in

Albanian!

Krishti U Ngjall! Krishti U Ngjall! Krishti U Ngjall! Krishti U Ngjall!

“Truly He is risen” is:

Vertet U Ngjall! Vertet U Ngjall! Vertet U Ngjall! Vertet U Ngjall!

(pronounced like Unjall)

Solve the puzzle with

these clues: Across

2. Jesus told the para-lyzed man, "Pick up your bed and _____."

5. the country the saint lived in

6. Jesus said, "I am with

you _____"

Down

1. the saint we celebrate

on Tuesday 3. Christ, in Albanian 4. the disciple who healed

a paralyzed man

Answers: Across: 2. walk 5. Greece 6. always, Down: 1. Glyceria, 3. Krishti, 4. Peter

SAINT GLYCERIA A MARTYR OF THE ONE TRUE GOD

In school, you have probably

learned about the Greek myths.

These stories about Zeus and Hercules

and Poseidon and Athena (and many

more) are all entertaining stories. But

sometimes we forget that people once

really believed them!

On Tuesday, we’ll remember a saint who

lived in Greece during a time when most

people believed in the many Greek gods.

Saint Glyceria had learned about Jesus Christ and

became a Christian. She knew that these Greek

gods were all myths. She knew that there was one true God.

Once, the governor had a big festival, and everybody was supposed to

sacrifice to the statues. Saint Glyceria was a Christian. She refused to

worship something that wasn’t God. She saw the statue of Zeus and

turned it over! When the governor saw this, he ordered all kinds of tor-

tures for her.

Finally, Saint Glyceria was sent to be attacked by wild animals. One of

them bit her, and she died. Saint Glyceria knew the truth, and she died

for it. And now, God has rewarded her with a place in Heaven!

We celebrate Saint Glyceria’s day on Tuesday, May 13th.

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