Linda Etchison

Sister Aloysius Comes to Mercyville Linda Etchison

Join Sister Aloysius, an energetic, joyful young religious, as she steps off the bus and begins her walk to Our Lady of Sorrows parish in Mercyville on a hot July afternoon. In Sister Aloysius Comes to Mercyville, learn how Sister Aloysius happily makes use of her suffering in the heat of the summer day by uniting her discomfort to the agony of Christ on the cross. Along the way she meets a young boy Pio who will be in her second-grade class. Pio helps her with her bag and the two have a very interesting talk about St. Aloysius and patron saints as well as about St. Peter, the first pope. Sister Aloysius Comes to Mercyville is the first in the Sister Aloysius Series. This series offers an appealing 8.5 x 11 format with full color illustrations to capture the interest of young readers and pre-readers. The story is engaging for both children and adults, making it a great option for parents and children to read together. Included in the book is a parent page which offers further discussion of items from the story. This page provides some further information on offering one's day to Jesus and on patron saints. Also on the parent page are Bible and Catechism of the Catholic Church references for parents and educators who want to use story time as an opportunity to talk and teach about the Catholic Faith. Activity sheets to accompany the story are available by emailing the author at the address included on the parent page.