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Welcome to worship. Jesus is amazing! Did youknow that a fish is a symbol for Jesus?

The Greek word for fish is ΙΧΘΥΣ. Each letter of thisGreek word is the first letter of another Greek wordthat tells a name for Jesus. In English these words are:

JesusChristGod’sSon

Savior

Thank you, Jesus, for doing amazing things. Amen.

With someone you love, bake a loaf of bread and take it tosomeone who is sick or lonely.

What’s in a name?Write your name in the boxes. Think of words thatdescribe you that use those letters.

Jesus did something amazing with two fish! Listen to today’s gospel to find out what it is.

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Look for the fish symbol in church.

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Lectionary 18

More than enough!Matthew 14:13-21

Jesus was healing peoplein a big crowd of morethan 5,000. It got late,and everyone was gettinghungry! Jesus told thedisciples to give the peo-ple food, but the disci-ples said, “We have onlyfive loaves of bread andtwo fish! It will never beenough!” Jesus took thefive loaves and two fish,said a prayer, and gavethe food back to the dis-ciples. The disciples gavefood to the hungry peo-ple. There was enoughfor everyone, with bas-kets left over.

Color the baskets. How many were there?

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