Jesus is anointed by Mary

Today's selected readings: - John 12: 1-8

Kids Address

• What happens when you love someone? (Discuss)
• Sometimes you just love that person so much you just want to cuddle then, hug them and just smother them with kisses. Has this even happened to you? How did you feel?
• This is how Mary felt about Jesus. She was just so impressed with Jesus and with the wonderful things he did for people that she just wanted to be with him all the times.
• And so in one moment of impulse (explain), she just poured this expensive ointment over him and started to rub it into his skin with her long hair.
• This was a special act as the ointment was what rich people used as a deodorant, healing wounds etc and would have been worth about $10,000 in today's money.
• Now you may say that is just a waste. But think about your parents at birthday time or Christmas. You often don't just get one gift, but stacks of them. In other words your parents love you so much they just want to shower you with gifts to show their love of you.
• That is what it was like for Mary
• Every time we come here to church and share ourselves with others in the congregation, and are helping to shower them or give them plenty of love. When you talk to adults, offer them a cake or biscuit for morning tea, offer them a chair. These are all wonderful things of showing your love for others
• You may not pour oil on them, but you certainly show them you ca give them love and show concern.
• And what do you think Jesus does when he sees all this (Discuss)
• Looks down and smiles and says - Hey! there is ....... and he/she is special to me.

Kids Church Activity:
To fill bottles with perfumed oil and to decorate the bottle

What you need to get ready:
Small see through bottles, craft glue, coloured beads, Artificial or fresh flower to glue on front, Cut out heart from card with slogs on it “Jesus loved Mary like a sister”