New Acquisitions and Vacation Kits for Children

New Item :VACATION KITS. The church library will prepare vacation kits during the summer months for those families taking trips. Hand picked books appropriate for the ages of the children. Bible quizzes and riddles. Also , we willl include a family read-together book. Please let us know one week in advance.

New arrivals in children's books:

The Man and the Vine by Jane G. Meyer.
from the book cover: " There once was a man who planted a vine......So begins Meyer's rhythmic tale of a farmer and his young daughter joyfully tending their vineyard and offering the fruit of the vine back to their Creator in Eucharistic celebration. Meyer invites children to follow the journey of the grapes from field to wine press and from wine cellar to church, where they become the wine of Holy Communion. The illustrated text gently, but deftly, describes the Eucharistic mystery: Grapes springing from the good earth and offered back to the Creator as wine become drink infused with Jesus' Divine Life. Through the True Vine, Jesus Christ, heaven joins earth, and we find ourselves again in Paradise, which is very good, indeed ( John 15:1; GENESIS 1:31)"

Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue by Jim Forest.

This wonderful children's book memorializes the life of St. Maria Skobtsova who lived in Paris during World War II and dedicated her life to helping the down trodden, including the persecuted Jewish people in occupied France.

The Shoemaker's Dream by Masahiro Kasuya.

The Shoemaker dreams of having Jesus as his guest. However, he finds out that showing love and kindness to people in need is like helping Jesus himself. "I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did it for me." (Mathew 25:40, TEV ) Beautifully written and illustrated.

Conversations with Children by Sister Magdalin

This book includes teaching methods and actual conversations with children and young people with a framework of theology. Parents - put Christianity into fuller practice.A must read book!