Catholic Kids Bulletins: Saint Clare, Discalced Nuns, and a Monstrance Craft
I’ve been giving my daughter the Catholic Kids Bulletin each weekend, but if I’m honest, I feel like I’ve been dropping the ball a bit. She scribbles on the page during church, but she’s not getting much out of it—mostly because I’m not doing much teaching outside of Mass. And during Mass, I’m too busy trying to pray (and shush her) to dive into any deep discussions.
So… I’ve decided to level up our routine a bit. Instead of handing her the bulletin cold on Sunday, I’m going to do a few quick activities during the week to get her ready. That way, when Sunday rolls around, she’s actually prepared to engage with what’s in the bulletin.
Of course, I always come up with these big plans while browsing cute ideas on Pinterest, coffee in hand, feeling totally inspired. Too bad these great ideas require actual effort to pull off! But I’m giving it a go.
August Catholic Kids Bulletins: Walking on Water
This one feels like a no-brainer—Jesus walking on water? Time for some splashy theology in the pool! I think we can make this happen since the heat index was 115° yesterday. Ouch. It’s a perfect way to cool down and talk about faith, fear, and trusting Jesus.
August Catholic Kids Bulletin: Saint of the Week: Saint Clare
Saint Clare founded the order of the Poor Clares. They’re cloistered nuns, meaning they stay in the monastery and live a life of prayer and simplicity. There’s way more to it than that, but I’m no expert, so I’ll let you Google the details if you’re curious—it’s actually really fascinating.
Fun fact: some of the Poor Clares are discalced. Any guesses? This word popped up once during a game of Balderdash, and my mom nailed the answer. I’ll let you look it up, but here’s a hint: it’s a perfect excuse for a barefoot day for the kids. Mine are going to love it.
Saint Clare and the TV Dilemma
She’s also the patron saint of television. So… in her honor, I could either let the kids watch TV all week or ban it completely. Who am I kidding—my husband already rented a movie for them tonight. We’ll honor Saint Clare by “reflecting” on the blessing (and distraction) of screens. Let’s call it balance.
Saint Clare is also portrayed with a monstrance so we’re going to do a monstrance craft. The internet is full of creative monstrance crafts that we’re NOT doing since I forgot to get the supplies. However, this simple project with scrapbook paper and glitter got the point across. Done is better than perfect!
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August Catholic Kids Bulletin
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August Catholic Kids Bulletin
Agosto Boletín para Niños Católicos
Mass Bulletins include…
- Saint John Chrysostom: He spoke about bees because of their family structure and hard-working nature. These honey sticks would be a fun addition to a lesson about him!
- Saint Padre Pio: Here are two craft ideas to make Monstrances (one, two). We see the Monstrance so rarely at our church, so I think it’s important to give kids a visual for this one. This Pray by Sticker book includes a monstrance and this style of book definitely keeps my kids busy!
- Saint Vincent de Paul
- Saint Moses of Palermo
- Saint Gregory the Great
- Ordinary Time
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Hi!
Discalced means that the congreagation goes barefoot, yeap, no shoes whatsoever or they only wear sandals as shoes.
This was started by Saint Francis of Assisi.
I bet Mady would love to go discalced around the house all week long! 😉
xo,
MJ