{"id":20958,"date":"2025-05-30T14:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T18:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/?p=20958"},"modified":"2025-06-07T09:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T13:19:27","slug":"childrens-liturgy-lesson-plan-25-06-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/2025\/05\/30\/childrens-liturgy-lesson-plan-25-06-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Liturgy Lesson Plan \u2013 June 1,2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5578 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ChildrensLiturgy-Header.jpg?resize=584%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Decorative Image\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ChildrensLiturgy-Header.jpg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ChildrensLiturgy-Header.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ChildrensLiturgy-Header.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ChildrensLiturgy-Header.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ChildrensLiturgy-Header.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Theme<\/h1>\n<p>Seventh Sunday of Easter \u2013 Unity and Love<\/p>\n<h1>Gospel Theme Summary<\/h1>\n<p>Jesus prays for his followers, asking God to help them live in unity and love as one global family.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>Opening Prayer<\/h1>\n<p>Loving God, we pray to you as Jesus did. 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