children's word bulletin for sunday, july 6, 2014
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The Children's Word is a weekly Sunday bulletin for Orthodox Christian young people. This week: "Just another miracle" and St. Olga.TRANSCRIPT
Saint Olga, Princess of Kiev
“Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Mark 10:4
Sunday, July 6, 2014 Volume 2, Issue 27
Just another miracleJust another miracleJust another miracleJust another miracle If you ever go to Europe, you will probably visit dozens
of churches. The most beautiful buildings—in Greece, Germany,
France, and other places—are
churches! The first one you visit, you
say, “Wow! Amazing!” The second
one, you say, “Pretty cool!” But the
tenth one, you might just say, “Oh.
Another big church.”
But each one is a masterpiece. And
each one probably took years and
years to build!
Today, we hear about yet another
miracle that our Lord did for a per-
son. Once again, He heard about a person who was paralyzed—he couldn’t
walk. Jesus wanted to help the man. So He did. He healed him, and
changed his life forever.
In the Bible, we read about so many miracles that Jesus did. And you
might still hear about other miracles that God still does for us. Remember:
Each one is a miracle. Each one is something that only God can do. Always
be amazed! Lets not let it be like when we see the tenth church on our tour
in Europe. “Oh just another miracle.”
The beautiful Saint Gregory Palamas The beautiful Saint Gregory Palamas The beautiful Saint Gregory Palamas The beautiful Saint Gregory Palamas
Church in Thessaloniki, GreeceChurch in Thessaloniki, GreeceChurch in Thessaloniki, GreeceChurch in Thessaloniki, Greece
What’s in an icon?
PRINCESS IN A JUMBLEPRINCESS IN A JUMBLEPRINCESS IN A JUMBLEPRINCESS IN A JUMBLE
Do you remember what last
week’s saints (Saints Peter
and Paul) were holding?
Here is Saint Olga. Do you
see what she is holding in
this icon? Why?
Can you find these
words in the jum-
ble?
AMAZING
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
KIEV
MIRACLE
OLGA
PARALYTIC
PRINCESS
RUSSIA
VLADIMIR
P R I N C E S S C N A D I I J
C Q C B Z B U I M A M K B Y A
E O Y K P C T I I I A O R G P
U P M P Z Y R Q O T Z V L B K
R Q F F L A M V T S I O S O L
E V L A C H I E L I N J J S P
I N R L I J J I D R G C Z Z C
V A E A B S I K R H Q I L T F
P L M O U B S E D C P U D E W
U R A C Q B K U M G F C D F R
A S V D G H B J R X Q K L S I
G M F I I X O W W D Q U B Y P
X T U E B M H C R U H C B A M
O L J G B Q I Y E L N M H D J
M D Q F Z L H R T N V F Y F D
SAINT OLGA SHE BROUGHT CHRISTIANITY TO RUSSIA
If you were a princess or
prince, what would you do?
Maybe the first thing you might
think about are the fancy clothes,
the fancy dinners, the fancy trips.
But this week we remember a saint
who saw past these things.
Saint Olga was the princess of Kiev
more than 1,100 years ago. She ruled
over what is now Russia, Ukraine,
and more. Now, the people there are almost all Orthodox
Christians. But then, things were different. Most people
were pagan— they did not worship our one, true God.
Once, St. Olga visited the great city of Constantinople. She learned about
the Christian Church and wanted to be baptized. Then, she went back to
Kiev (where she lived), and took care of her grandsons. Many years later,
one of her grandsons, Vladimir, became emperor. He remembered the
faith of his grandmother. Then, Vladimir was baptized. Thousands of
people were baptized with him.
Over the years, millions and millions of people have worshipped as Or-
thodox Christians, thanks to this princess—St. Olga!
We celebrate the nameday of St. Olga on Friday, July 11th.
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