Newsletter – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A.

Simon, Andrew, James and John drop their nets the second that Jesus shows up. They leave their fish and boats in the water and start a whole new life. Imagine Zebedee’s thoughts as he watches his two sons walk off with someone he knows little about.

What would your parents say if you tried to do something like that?

How could you explain the importance of following Jesus to your parents if they had never heard of him or knew little about him?

These four fishermen did not miss the chance to answer Jesus’ invitation.

‘Strike while the iron is hot’ and ‘Opportunity knocks but once’ are old sayings. Have you heard these sayings before? What do they really mean?

Have you ever chosen to take advantage of an opportunity right away, and it turned out to be a good decision? If so, when? What happened?

Have you ever chosen to take advantage of what you thought was a good opportunity, and it turned out to be a bad decision? If so, when? What happened?

How can you begin to tell the good opportunities from the bad ones?