Thomas said, “My Lord and my God!”

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

Sunday, April 27, 2014 Volume 2, Issue 17

Missing OutMissing OutMissing OutMissing Out Have you ever missed out on

something that you really

wanted to do? Maybe you came down with the flu on the day your class was hav-

ing a party. Maybe you missed your plane

flight. Maybe you couldn’t go to a friend’s

birthday party because you had to study for

a test! Sometimes we miss out.

St. Thomas missed out on something

too...but something much bigger than what

you have ever missed out on. After Jesus

Christ rose from the dead, He came to see His disciples. But Thomas was

away and wasn’t with the others. He missed this chance to see the Lord.

When the other disciples told them, “We have seen the Lord!” Thomas

didn’t believe them.

Then, eight days later, Christ came to show Thomas that He really had

risen from the dead. Here He was, and Thomas was even invited to touch

Him and see!

Thomas missed out the first time, but God gave him another chance to be-

lieve. And when Christ showed Thomas that He had really risen, He also

showed us, too!

Can you Say it?

FIND THE SECRET ROOMFIND THE SECRET ROOMFIND THE SECRET ROOMFIND THE SECRET ROOM

Say “Christ is Risen!” in

Ukrainian!

Kristos Voskres! Kristos Voskres! Kristos Voskres! Kristos Voskres!

“Truly He is risen” is:

Voistinu voskres! Voistinu voskres! Voistinu voskres! Voistinu voskres!

Help St.

Thomas find

the secret

room where

he can find

the risen

Christ!

THE STORY BEHIND THE NAME SAINT JASON

What was the top baby name last year?

Do you know? For boys, it was Jacob. For girls, it

was Sophia. Back in the 1970’s, Jason was the sec-

ond most popular name in the country. Chances

were, if you were born then, a couple of kids in

your class were named Jason! But so many names

have wonderful stories behind them, and some-

times kids don’t even know the story behind their

names!

We can read about Saint Jason’s story in the Bible.

Saint Jason was a man who followed St. Paul. He

learned about Jesus Christ from him. Once, when St. Paul

came to the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, St. Jason had him stay with him.

While they were there, a big fight started in the city. Some people

started to be jealous of St. Paul because he was converting so many peo-

ple. So many people wanted to be Christians! These people got angry

and came to St. Jason’s house. After all, it was partly St. Jason’s fault—he

was taking care of St. Paul. They tore up St. Jason’s house, and they

dragged him to the rulers of the city.

Through all this, St. Jason never gave up. He stuck by his teacher, St.

Paul. And more importantly, he stuck by the one true God. His strong

faith made others want to believe, too!

We celebrate Saint Jason’s day on Tuesday, April 29th.

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