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HomeTouch® Activity Page for the week of April 2, 2017 Sunday: Luke 1-4 Monday: Deuteronomy 23-25 Tuesday: Deuteronomy 26-28 Wednesday: Deuteronomy 29-31 Thursday: Deuteronomy 32-34 Friday: Joshua 1-7 Saturday: Psalms 33-35 © 2017 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: www.HomeTouchMinistry.com.

The Promise Find the letter of the alphabet that is missing in each row and write it in the space provided. Then read from top to

bottom to hear Israel’s promise to Joshua in Joshua 24:24 (NIV).

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RIDDLE

A father is 62 when his

daughter is 36. How many years has it been since she was exactly

one-third his age?

(answer below)

The Promise: See Joshua 24:24 (NIV); Riddle: 23. She was 13, he was 39.

HomeTouch® Activity Page for the week of April 9, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Luke 5-9 Monday: Joshua 8-16 Tuesday: Joshua 17-24 Wednesday: Judges 1-4 Thursday: Judges 5-8 Friday: Ruth 1-4 Saturday: Psalms 36-39 © 2017 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: www.HomeTouchMinistry.com.

FISHY WORDS There’s something fishy about these words. What is it?

See answer below.

CARPET CODES SPIKED SOLEMN

RUTH

Be sure to read the book of Ruth in this week’s readings. Apart from God’s love for us, it is the greatest love story in the Bible. The words below are all from the book of Ruth. Find them in the Word Search.

Barley Bethlehem Boaz David Elimelech Gleaning Grain Harvest Jesse Judah Kilion Kinsman Mahlon Mara Moab Naomi Obed Orpah Ruth Sandals Threshing Vinegar Winnow

B A W O N N I W S L S Z D R V

D E B O T B A O M H X Q A I R

X W T Q Y R L M C X G G V O P

N A A H A R V E S T E B I Z B

P O V M L S L A D N A S D N B

O G V N Z E R F I R I L S B F

N A N O M U H V L M M K S E J

L G O I M D L E O C F G H I J

C L L L H L Y A M B H L O Y A

E E H I F S N A E T F R B O D

S A A K F B E G U G P W E P S

N N M W X E V R R A A R M M J

E I G D J U D A H J E E W S G

A N X P E M Z I S T W K V H O

W G L H V I Z N U C I T V H K

Fish: carp, cod, pike, sole

Today is Palm Sunday

HomeTouch® Activity Page for the week of April 16, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Luke 10-13 Monday: Judges 9-12 Tuesday: Judges 13-15 Wednesday: Judges 16-18 Thursday: Judges 19-21 Friday: 1 Samuel 1-3 Saturday: Psalms 40-42 © 2017 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: www.HomeTouchMinistry.com.

The Bible Code If D=A and E=B, etc., decode this advice from Joshua 1:8 (NIV):

GR QRW OHW WKLV ERRN RI WKH ODZ GHSDUW IURP BRXU

PRXWK; PHGLWDWH RQ LW GDB DQG QLJKW.

Using the circled

letters, unscramble the secret word:

1. What Jesus was wrapped in 2. The site of the crucifixion 3. The king 4. He washed his hands of Jesus 5. Followers of Jesus 6. He denied Christ 7. A large hill 8. The feast celebrating escape from Egypt 9. Mother of Jesus 10. A teacher 11. The doubting disciple 12. Jesus was mistaken for this 13. One of Peter's names

TODAY IS EASTER SUNDAY! Let us rejoice!

Write the Bible Code answer here:

Answers:

1. cloth 2. Golgotha 3. Herod 4. Pilate 5. disciples 6. Peter 7. m

ountain 8. Passover 9. M

ary 10. rabbi 11. Thom

as 12. gardener 13. Sim

on Secret w

ord: resurrection

HomeTouch® Activity Page for the week of April 23, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Luke 14-17 Monday: 1 Samuel 4-7 Tuesday: 1 Samuel 8-10 Wednesday: 1 Samuel 11-13 Thursday: 1 Samuel 14-16 Friday: 1 Samuel 17-20 Saturday: Psalms 43-45 © 2017 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: www.HomeTouchMinistry.com.

1. EE TATAOW

2. LGI SMAABAILD

3. AZ RENB

4. NA RIOAC

5. NMA TREMSAMDA

6. Y NESHTA

7. STRAL SCARACA

8. RA XECIMO IYCT

9. XI ELT VIAV

10. THERLAN GNEHANEOPC

11. RW SLOO

12. KIST SELSSBRU

13. RTUG RREBAANC

14. ITZERLA IALSIRAB

15. NEZUE BOSINL

Country Capital Country Capital

GrEEce Athens

INCOMPLETE COUNTRIES Directions: The numbered column (1,2,3, etc.) contains a list of countries, each with the first two and last two letters of the name of the country missing. Supply the missing letters and write the country in the blank provided. Match the country with its scrambled capital found in the column to the right. Hint: Unscramble the capitals first, and then try to find the country with the missing letters. The first one is done for you.

Answ

ers:

2.

Bel

gium

(Bru

ssel

s); 3

. Bra

zil (B

rasil

ia);

4. C

anad

a (O

ttaw

a); 5

. Den

mar

k (C

open

hage

n); 6

. Egy

pt (C

airo

); 7

. Aus

tralia

(Can

berra

); 8

. Isr

ael (

Tel A

viv);

9.

Mex

ico (M

exico

City

); 1

0. N

ethe

rland

s (A

mst

erda

m);

11.

Nor

way

(Os

lo);

12

. Pak

istan

(Isla

mab

ad);

13.

Por

tuga

l (Lis

bon)

; 14.

Sw

itzer

land

(Ber

n);

15. V

enez

uela

(Car

acas

).

HomeTouch® Activity Page for the week of April 30, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Luke 18-21 Monday: 1 Samuel 21-24 Tuesday: 1 Samuel 25-28 Wednesday: 1 Samuel 29-31 Thursday: 2 Samuel 1-4 Friday: 2 Samuel 5-8 Saturday: Psalms 46-48

Senior Trivia Quiz: DO YOU REMEMBER RADIO? © 2017 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: www.HomeTouchMinistry.com.

Verse to Remember “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-

present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1 (NIV)

Which foreign word doesn't belong?

oui si nein ja

Solution to riddles: Foreign word: Nein; it is the only word that doesn’t mean “yes”; word: moccasins; it is the only word that doesn’t refer to something worn on the head. Do You Remember Radio?: 1. Mary Livingston and Rochester; 2. That crowded closet that would open to sound effects of all kinds of things crashing to the floor; 3. “Say good night, Gracie.” Gracie would reply, “Good night, Gracie”; 4. Simon Templar; 5. Sir Percy Blakeney; 6. Orson Welles, the show’s star, then 22, did such a great acting job, that many in the country believed they had tuned into a news broadcast and the invasion of Martians was indeed real; 7. “Good evening Mr. and Mrs. North and South America, and all the ships at sea, let’s go to press. FLASH!”; 8. By then, most of the radio audience had telephones in their homes, and they called in to vote for their favorite acts; 9. The McGuire Sisters.

1. THE JACK BENNY SHOW: Can you name two characters who appeared with Benny? 2. FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY: What place is still referred to as “McGee’s” today? 3. BURNS AND ALLEN: How did George Burns end every show? 4. THE SAINT: Do you remember the Saint’s name? 5. THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL: Can you name the Pimpernel’s alter ego? 6. THE MERCURY THEATRE ON THE AIR: Why was one particular broadcast so memorable? 7. WALTER WINCHELL’S JOURNAL: How did Winchell open each show? 8. MAJOR BOWES AND THE ORIGINAL AMATEUR HOUR: How were winners chosen? 9. ARTHUR GODFREY TIME: Many of his “Little Godfrey” group went on to careers that proved to be quite successful. Can you name one of them?

Which word doesn't belong?

fedora, beret, moccasins, sombrero, wig

HomeTouch® Activity Page for the week of May 7, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Luke 22-24 Monday: 2 Samuel 9-12 Tuesday: 2 Samuel 13-15 Wednesday: 2 Samuel 16-18 Thursday: 2 Samuel 19-21 Friday: 2 Samuel 22-24 Saturday: Psalms 49-51

VERSE TO REMEMBER

“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing

love.”

—Psalm 51:1 (NIV)

PLURALIZATION

Our language has many different ways to form the plural. Can you give the singular or plural form of these words?

Unscramble the circled letters to reveal a book of the Bible meaning “songs.”

SINGULAR PLURAL 1. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Bacteria 2. Salmon __ __ __ __ __ __ 3. Sheep __ __ __ __ __ 4. Species __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 5. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Criteria 6. Crisis __ __ __ __ __ __ 7. __ __ __ __ __ Data 8. __ __ __ __ Wolves 9. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Phenomena 10. __ __ __ __ Beaux SECRET WORD: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Answers: 1. bacterium, 2. salmon, 3. sheep, 4. species, 5. criterion, 6. crises, 7. datum, 8. wolf, 9. phenomenon, 10. beau. Secret word: Psalms; General Knowledge Trivia: 1. True; 2. China with roughly 1.3 billion people; 3. 117; 4. Ben Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003); 5. “Last Judgement”; 6. Martin Van Buren; 7. 5,280; 8. 24,901.55 miles

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TRIVIA 1. True or false: The sun is the closest star to Earth. 2. Which country has the largest population and what is its approximate number? 3. How many elements are there in the Periodic Table of Elements? 4. As of 2009, three films received the highest number of Academy Awards ever won: 11. Name one of these movies. 5. What is the title of Michelangelo's first painting? 6. Who was the eighth president of the United States? 7. How many feet are in a mile? 8. What is the Earth’s circumference?

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Activity Page for the week of May 14, 2017 Daily Bible Reading Sunday: John 1-3 Monday: 1 Kings 1-4 Tuesday: 1 Kings 5-7 Wednesday: 1 Kings 8-10 Thursday: 1 Kings 11-13 Friday: 1 Kings 14-16 Saturday: Psalms 52-54


Honoring Mothers “Her children arise and call her blessed; … many women do

noble things, but you surpass them all … a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.”

—Proverbs 31:28-30 (NIV)

ACROSS 4. small bed 6. binky 7. “From the ___ to the grave” 8. to sob 9. large cloth to keep baby warm 12. baby carriage 13. the dish baby eats out of 16. where baby plays 17. narrow-necked container of milk

DOWN 1. baby who likes to chatter is said to be “quite a –“ 2. from cows 3. a baby sits in this 4. to get about on hands and knees 5. knitted feet coverings

DOWN

Answ

ers:

Acr

oss

— 4

. crib

, 6. p

acifi

er,

7. c

radl

e, 8

. cry

, 9. b

lank

et, 1

2. s

trolle

r,

13. b

owl,

16. p

layp

en, 1

7. b

ottle

. Dow

n —

1.

talke

r, 2.

milk

, 3. h

ighc

hair,

4. c

raw

l,

5. b

ootie

s, 1

2. s

leep

, 14.

dia

per,

15. n

ap,

17. b

urp.

12. unconscious rest 14. what is changed when a baby is wet 15. a short rest 17. the sound a baby makes after drinking milk

DOWN

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 17

DOWN

The BABY

Crossword

The clues and answers in this crossword relate in some way to babies.

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Activity Page for the week of May 21, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: John 4-6 Monday: 1 Kings 17-19 Tuesday: 1 Kings 20-22 Wednesday: 2 Kings 1-3 Thursday: 2 Kings 4-6 Friday: 2 Kings 7-10 Saturday: Psalms 55-57


Anag

ram

s:

1. O

ptic

/ top

ic =

subj

ect

2. C

ivet /

evic

t = th

row

out

3.

Ton

er /

teno

r = s

ingi

ng p

art

4. R

osin

/ iro

ns =

gol

f clu

bs

5. L

ease

/ ea

sel =

pai

nter

’s st

and

6. A

ngle

/ an

gel =

hea

venl

y be

ing

7. C

ried

/ cid

er =

app

le ju

ice

8. H

eart

/ Ear

th =

pla

net

9. S

hore

/ ho

rse

= e

quin

e 10

. Not

es /

ston

e =

rock

VERSE TO REMEMBER

“Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give

them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.’”

−John 4:13-14

ANAGRAMS An anagram is a word which is produced by rearranging the letters of a previous word. Ache, for example, is an anagram of each. Find an anagram for each word. Each ana-gram will answer one of the clues. The clues will help you discover the anagrams. Try it! We have done one for you. Group A 1. Optic Topic 2. Civet 3. Toner 4. Rosin 5. Lease 6. Angle 7. Cried 8. Heart 9. Shore 10. Notes

Clues

Painter's stand Equine

Apple juice Planet

Throw out Singing part Golf clubs

Rock Heavenly being

Subject

Word Ladder Get from the first word to the last word by changing only one letter for each rung of

the ladder.

line

line

fine

five

dive

liv

e lik

e la

ke

take

ta

pe

cape

ca

ke

cake

Word Ladder Solution

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Activity Page for the week of May 28, 2017

Daily Bible Readings Sunday: John 7-10 Monday: 2 Kings 11-14:20 Tuesday: Joel 1-3 Wednesday: 2 Kings 14:21-25; Jonah 1-4 Thursday: 2 Kings 14:26-29; Amos 1-3 Friday: Amos 4-6 Saturday: Psalms 58-60 © 2017 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: www.HomeTouchMinistry.com.

The Lost Sheep. Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). He also said, “For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). Help this sheep find his way through the maze. Solution below.

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Activity Page for the week of June 4, 2017

7 6 9 2 5 1 4 3 8

2 3 4 6 9 8 1 7 5

5 8 1 3 7 4 9 6 2

3

1 6 9 8 2 5 4 7

9 4 2 7 3 5 8 1 6

8 5 7 4 1 6 3 2 9

6 2 8 1 4 9 7 5 3

4 7 5 8 2 3 6 9 1

1 9 3 5 6 7 2 8 4


7 9 1 3 8

2 4 6 8 1 7

8 7 2

1 6 9 2 4 7

9 3 8

8 5 4 6 3 2

4

7 8 3 6 1

1 9 5 4

Sudoku: The directions are simple: Enter numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row must include all numbers from 1 to 9 as must every column and every 3x3 square. Try not to look at the solution below!

Sunday: John 11-13 Monday: Amos 7-9 Tuesday: 2 Kings 15-17 Wednesday: Hosea 1-4 Thursday: Hosea 5-7 Friday: Hosea 8-10 Saturday: Psalms 61-63

SUDOKU

UNSCRAMBLE FUN!

All of the scrambled words below are characters from the book of Genesis. Who are they?

TOL RASHA SOPHJE OPAHRAH DAMA CABJO ASAIC

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Activity Page for the week of June 11, 2017 Sunday: John 14-17 Monday: Hosea 11-14 Tuesday: 2 Kings 18-19 Wednesday: Isaiah 1-3 Thursday: Isaiah 4-6 Friday: Isaiah 7-9 Saturday: Psalms 64-66 © 2017 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: www.HomeTouchMinistry.com.

MATH IN THE BIBLE Question: How many miracles of Jesus are recorded in the Bible? ___________ Solution: 1. Add the number of barley loaves (___) and the number of fishes (___) Jesus blessed to feed the crowd (John 6:1-15). ________ 2. Multiply by the number of baskets of food left over (___) (John 6:13). ________ 3. Divide by the number of books in the New Testament that begin with the letter M (___). ______ 4. Subtract the number of chapters in the books of 1, 2, and 3 John (___). Write your answer in the space above.

VEE BAEL NAIC ACHREL DAJUH SEAU

Solu

tion

to M

ATH

: 1.

7;

2. 8

4;

3. 4

2

4. 7

. An

swer

: 35.

An

swer

s to

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cram

ble

(not

the

sam

e or

der

to a

void

acc

iden

tal p

eeki

ng!)

: Jo

seph

, Jac

ob, S

arah

, Isa

ac, L

ot, E

sau,

Eve

, Ab

el, P

hara

oh, C

ain,

Rac

hel,

Juda

h, A

dam

.

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV)

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Activity Page for the week of June 18, 2017 Sunday: John 18-21 Monday: Isaiah 10-12 Tuesday: Isaiah 13-15 Wednesday: Isaiah 16-18 Thursday: Isaiah 19-21 Friday: Isaiah 22-24 Saturday: Psalms 67-69

Verse to Remember “I am the resurrection and the life.”

John 11:25

Dad’s Day Quiz Whether you’re a grandpa or a grandma, try this quiz. Some questions are easy, others are harder.

Answers below . 1. When is Father’s Day celebrated?

Ο June 1 Ο Third Sunday in June Ο Second Sunday in June

2. Who is said to have started the Father’s Day tradition? Ο Anna M. Jarvis Ο Sonora Smart Dodd Ο Charles Grimes

3. Father’s Day was first celebrated on: Ο June 19, 1910 Ο June 20, 1029 Ο June 21, 1966

4. Who is said to be the “father” of modern science? Ο Charles Darwin Ο Albert Einstein Ο Robert Oppenheimer

5. Who is said to be the “father” of our country? Ο Thomas Jefferson Ο Benjamin Franklin Ο George Washington

6. In the Bible, to whom was it said: “You will be the father of many nations”? (Genesis 17:4, NIV).

Ο Aaron Ο Adam Ο Abraham

7. In the Bible, who was the father of twin boys? Ο Joseph Ο Isaac Ο Jeremiah

8. In the Bible, who was the father of King David? Ο Jesse Ο Jonathan Ο Joshua

Answers:

1. Third Sunday in June 2. Sonora Sm

art Dodd 3. June 19, 1910 4. Albert Einstein 5. George W

ashington 6. Abraham

7. Isaac 8. Jesse


HomeTouch® Activity Page for the week of June 25, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Acts 1-2 Monday: Isaiah 25-27 Tuesday: Isaiah 28-30 Wednesday: Isaiah 31-33 Thursday: Isaiah 34-36 Friday: Isaiah 37-39 Saturday: Psalms 70-72 © 2017 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: www.HomeTouchMinistry.com.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29

30 31 32 33 34

35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46

47 48 49 50 51

52 53 54 55 56

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

65 66 67 68 69 70 71

72 73 74 75 76 77 78

1. Area behind house 2. Blooms 3. Precipitation 4. Puffy and white in sky 5. Soil 6. Green, needs water 7. You must hoe this 8. Tiptoe through these 9. Baby sheep 10. We need food & this 11. God made it from nothing 12. Sign after it rains 13. These, in April, bring flowers

Directions: Fill in the squares using clues. Then, using the number codes, fill in the squares below to read three of the Beatitudes from Luke 6:20-21 (NIV).

Beatitudes

1 10 13 15 25 39 38 2 7 13 5 22 23 12 73 11 17 31 39 45

22 63 7 9 70 56 5 22 23 58 46 27 15 61 73 13 4 18 19 30 26

22 49 22 9 30 63 26 1 47 55 72 78 39 26 60 77 59 5 74 23

12 73 70 73 23 40 35 13 56 9 11 65 5 63 23 75 18 10 47 1 76

72 48 61 27 34 9 44 13 26 1 43 55 72 78 76 24 2 7 13 5 22 23

75 73 22 12 59 39 45 64 63 52 9 22 58 5 70 42 52 44 10 47

10 2 23 35 73

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