What is Cherub Church you ask?

Cherub Church is St. Jude's Religious Education Preschool Program, offered during the 10:30 Mass in the early childhood area of the Parish Center basement. Preschoolers, ages 3 to 6, engage in interactive activities to reinforce the Bible point of the day. Through this program, preschoolers develop a sense of community and belonging to the parish of St. Jude.

The Wise Men

Story - The Jesus Story Book page 192

Song – “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

Song – “Three Wise Men”  (Tune: Three Blind Mice)

Game – “Find the Star”

  • The wise men followed a bright star to find baby Jesus.
  • Everyone sits in a circle with one child in the middle.  With the middle child’s eyes closed, hand a star to a child in the circle to hide behind his/her back.  Say the rhyme, “Wise Men, Wise men, where’s your star?  You need to follow from afar.  Look around.  It must be found.  Wake up wise man, where’s the star?” The middle child looks up and has three guess to find who has the star.  Then a new person is chosen for the middle.

Story Magnifier – Star Dot-to-Dot

  • A long time ago, a bright star came out in the sky to tell everyone that Jesus had been born.  
  • Connect the numbers to form a star then color.

Art – Night Sky

  • Using dark construction paper draw with chalk to make the night sky and what was found under the stars.