CatholicMom.com Gospel Activity Celebrating Our Catholic Faith Religious Education Lesson Plan Helpers by Laura Grace. April 10, Sunday of Lent

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1 CatholicMom.com Gospel Activity Celebrating Our Catholic Faith Please note: Some of our lesson plans contain links to Christian, non-catholic resources. When preparing your lessons, we urge you to inform yourself on the teachings of the Catholic Church with respect to the Sunday gospel and readings. If you find links in any of the lesson plans that may be counter to the teachings of the Church, please notify These lessons plan helpers are designed to assist you in pulling together creative ideas and activities to supplement your lesson plan, but are not designed to be catechetical in nature. Thank you for your continued prayerful support. April 10, Sunday of Lent th Check out Lisa Hendey s new book, The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul, now available at The Catholic Company, Amazon.com, or a Catholic bookstore near you! For additional event details, to view upcoming events, or invite Lisa to your parish or organization visit or Lisa@catholicmom.com. Gospel - John 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 Activities catholicmom.com Click on the month. Scroll down to the date for Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle,, etc. sadlierreligion.com Scroll down to Gospel Reflection, Discussion Questions for the Gospel, and Proclaiming Faith Activities loyolapress.com Background on the Gospel and activities for groups and families mssscrafts.com

2 Mary, Martha, & Lazarus (look under Jesus Ministry) with tons of resources for illustrating the story, coloring pages/activity sheets, crafts, and songs. A Savior Who Weeps object lesson with coloring page, puzzles, quiz Overtime! object lesson That s What Friends Are For lesson with coloring page, puzzles, quiz grassroots.com Raising of Lazarus lesson children.calvarychapel.com Jesus Raises Lazarus lesson with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets. sundayschoollessons.com Jesus Recalls Lazarus to Life lesson childrensermons.com Lazarus Come Forth lesson kidsclub4jesus.com Lazarus Arise lesson with puzzles, coloring sheet, Bible readings, questions, memory verses, key points, object lesson, drama, puppets, etc. (These files are set up and formatted so that they can be easily made into weekly booklets for your children's ministry, youth ministry, etc., with 4 sheets of legal paper and two staples). ebibleteacher.com Lazarus lesson with vocabulary, discussions, questions, memory work, etc. Raising of Lazarus lesson with puzzles and quizzes

3 kidssundayschool.com Unseen Faith object lesson. This object talk demonstrates how faith in our Lord can help us from being crushed by fear. sundayschool.com Do You Believe?- An activity to compare how easily children believe in things they have not seen to show how they can believe in an unseen God. childrensministryvault.com Real Faith object lesson textweek.com Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources Coloring misslink.org John 11:25 Jesus Raises Lazarus Kid s Corner Lazarus Crafts daniellesplace.com Lazarus Paper Doll craft makingfriends.com

4 Faith bracelet craft. You can also make this in a simple version by just using one piece of chord and 6 different (black, red, white, blue, green, and yellow) colored beads. Games daniellesplace.com Lazarus Come Out Bible Game Best Lazarus Sunday School Game Bible Verse Review Game Unwrap Lazarus Bible Review Game Lazarus Come Out, Lazarus Go In books.google.com cyclopedia+of+bible+games+for+children%e2%80%99s+ministry&cd=1#v=onepage &q=&f=false Spitball Float (Jesus Raises Lazarus)- As your kids explore the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, they ll discover just how powerful God is. (The Encyclopedia of Bible Games for Children s Ministry by Group Publishing, page 96). Puzzles Maze Jesus friend Lazarus died and was laid in a tomb. What happened next? Join up the dots to find out. (More 365 Activities for Kids, November 1) Lazarus Comes Back to Life- Look at the pictures below. These are the people from our story. Do you know which one is Jesus? Write JESUS under His picture. Mary is wearing a shawl on her head. Can you find her? Write her name. Martha has her hands in the air praising God. Write her name. Which one do you think is Lazarus? Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 33). Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead- The fruit on this tree is all mixed up. See if you can unscramble every word on each piece of fruit. Then match the numbers and write the word in the blank. This Bible verse is what Jesus told Lazarus sisters before He performed this miracle. (Red Hot Bible Puzzles, by Nancy I. Sanders, page 43). misslink.org

5 Lazarus cryptogram kids-corner.info sewhttkr.home.comcast.net The Resurrection of Lazarus (fill in the blanks and word search) sewhttkr.home.comcast.net The Resurrection of Lazarus (answers) joanyedwards.com Jumble christiancoloring.com Crossword Crossword joanyedwards.com Crossword Quizzes

6 Multiple Choice Multiple Choice Fill in the Blanks John 11:25-27 (fill in the blanks) John 11:1-46 (fill in the blanks with word bank) Snacks pillsbury.com Crescent Mummy Dogs For additional coloring and word activities related to the Catholic faith, visit Feel free to share this activity with your family or students, but please consider a donation to support CatholicMom.com and our mission of celebrating our Catholic Faith. For more information contact Lisa@catholicmom.com. Shop online at to help support our site.