Special Instructions for Printing

“My Special Books for Great Lent”

1. Of the 6 booklets, the first booklet is given on Cheesefare Sunday.

The remaining booklets are given out over the following 5 Sundays
during Great Lent. All booklets can be printed and assembled at one
time and kept to distribute later.

2. The first page should be printed on colored paper as listed below.

This color corresponds with the color the students are to color
Father’s vestments on Friday.

Week 1 - Purple
Week 2 – Red
Week 3 – Gold
Week 4 – Blue
Week 5 – Green
Week 6 – White

3. To make the booklet, cut each page in half. Use the bottom half of
the colored title page for the back of the booklet.

4. A Holy Week Coloring Book will be distributed on Palm Sunday.

The original form of these booklets were created by Kristie Volosin of

Pickerington, Ohio.
MY SPECIAL BOOKS FOR GREAT LENT
WEEK 1
Name__________________
 MONDAY
Ask Mommy or Daddy to read
you the story of baby Moses.
(The Beginners Bible - Exodus 2)

TUESDAY

Give Daddy a BIG hug

and tell him
how much you love him!
 WEDNESDAY
Sing with your family!

BABY MOSES
(To the tune “Are You Sleeping?”)

Baby Moses, Baby Moses

Hush awhile, hush awhile.
God will keep you safe dear.
Floating in a basket,
Down the Nile, down the Nile.

Baby Moses, Baby Moses

Someone’s here, someone’s here. / God has sent the princess.
She’ll take you to the palace. /Don’t you fear, don’t you fear.

THURSDAY

Give Mommy a BIG hug

and tell her
how much you love her!
 FRIDAY

Color
Father’s
Vestments
Purple
for
Great Lent

SATURDAY

STORYTELLING
Ask Mommy or Daddy
to tell you a story about
you, when you were a baby
the age of baby Moses.
MY SPECIAL BOOK FOR GREAT LENT
WEEK 2
Name__________________
 MONDAY
Ask Mommy or Daddy to read
you the story about Noah.
(Genesis 6-9)

TUESDAY

Say the prayer for your family at

breakfast, lunch and dinner!

+In the Name of the Our hands we fold.

Father, Our head we bow.
And of the Son, For food and drink,
And of the Holy Spirit. We thank You now. Amen.
 WEDNESDAY

Make a special place in

your room for your icons.
If you already have one,
make sure it is tidy and
clean.

THURSDAY
Say a special prayer at night for your
family and friends.
 FRIDAY
Color
Father’s
Vestments
Red
for Feasts
related to the
Cross or Martyrs.

SATURDAY
Practice the Lord’s Prayer with your family.
Our Father who art [are] in heaven, Hallowed be Thy [Your] name.
Thy [Your] kingdom come;
Thy [Your] will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us,
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil. Amen.
MY SPECIAL BOOK FOR GREAT LENT
WEEK 3
Name__________________
 MONDAY

Ask Mommy or Daddy to read you

the story about David and Goliath.
(1Samuel 17:1-51)

TUESDAY

Do something very nice for someone

who is Bigger than you.
 WEDNESDAY
Sing this song about David with your family.
(to the tune of “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear”)

David, David, turn around (turn around)

Pick that stone up off the ground (bend down & pick up)
David, David, swing your sling (swing hand above head)
Then let it go and watch it fling (straighten arm out front)
Giant, Giant, up so high (reach arms above head)
Watch that stone; it really flies.
(put hands above eyes to watch)
Giant, Giant, standing tall (stand on tiptoes)
1, 2, 3 and down you fall. (count then fall)

THURSDAY

Do something very nice for someone

who is smaller than you.
 FRIDAY
Color
Father’s
Vestments
Gold
for
Jesus’
Feast Days.

SATURDAY
FAMILY ACTIVITY

How tall is everyone in the family ?

Ask Mommy or Daddy measure
everyone.
Who is the tallest?
Who is the shortest?
Don’t forget to tell everyone
How tall Goliath was…over 9 feet tall!
MY SPECIAL BOOK FOR GREAT LENT
WEEK 4
Name__________________
 MONDAY
Ask Mommy or Daddy
to read you the story about
Daniel in the lions' den.
(Daniel 6)

TUESDAY
Find pictures of cats in magazines you are allowed
to cut out.
Glue the cat pictures to finish the
sentence.
God gave us many kinds of cats,
my favorite ones are:
 WEDNESDAY

Surprise Mommy or Daddy.

Clean up your toys all by yourself!

THURSDAY
Sing this song with your family.
All Night, All Day

All night, all day

Angels watching over me my Lord.
All night, all day
Angels watching over me.
 FRIDAY
Color
Father’s
Vestments
Blue
for the
Feast Days
of the
Theotokos.

SATURDAY
Say this prayer before you go to sleep.

God bless all those that I love,

God bless all those that love me,
God bless all those that love
those that I love,
And all those that love those
that love me.
MY SPECIAL BOOK FOR GREAT LENT
WEEK 5
Name__________________
 MONDAY
Ask Mommy or Daddy to read you the story about
Jonah and the whale.
(Jonah 1:1-3:10)

TUESDAY

Remember to listen to
Mommy and Daddy.
Do what each one asks you
to do the first time
you are asked.
 WEDNESDAY
Sing this song with your family!
J-O-N-A-H
(to the tune of “BINGO”)

There was a man inside a whale

And Jonah was his name-oh
J-o-n-a-h, J-o-n-a-h, J-o-n-a-h
And Jonah was his name-oh!

THURSDAY
Find your favorite animal book.

Snuggle with Mommy and

ask her to read it to you.
 FRIDAY
Color
Father’s
Vestments
Green
for
Pentecost.

SATURDAY

Give Mommy a big hug and kiss and

tell her how much you love her!

Give Daddy a big hug and

kiss and tell him
how much you love him!
MY SPECIAL BOOK FOR GREAT LENT
WEEK 6
Name__________________
 MONDAY
Practice singing “Christ is Risen”
for Pascha [Easter].
Christ is Risen from the dead,
By death trampling down death,
And to those in the tombs,
Bestowing life.

TUESDAY
FEELINGS

How do you feel when you lose

something special?

How do you fell when you find

something special?
 WEDNESDAY
Ask Mommy or Daddy to read you the story
of the “Lost Sheep”
From The Beginner’s Bible for Toddlers

One day Jesus told a story. A shepherd was

counting his sheep. “Ninety-seven…ninety-eight…ninety-nine…”
“Oh, no! Where did number one hundred go?” The shepherd
looked everywhere. Finally, he found his lost sheep and carried
him home.
Jesus said, “This story is really about God. God is a shepherd,
a people shepherd. He is sad if one of his people is lost. God
looks for the lost one. And He has special joy when a lost person
is found.

THURSDAY
Find your favorite
funny book.

Snuggle with Daddy

and ask him to
read it to you.
 FRIDAY
Color
Father’s
Vestments
White
for
Pascha.

SATURDAY

Make a rainbow for your room.

The rainbow colors should be
the same as the colors used
for Father’s vestments.
purple, red, gold, green,
blue, and white