Object: A skeleton from a doctor's office or school, or simply use one of the children as an example.

Good morning, boys and girls. I brought along a friend with me this morning, someone who needs a little help. As you can see he has lost a lot of weight. He is nothing but bones. (Show them the skeleton.) Do you know what we call my friend? (Let them answer.) That's right, it is a skeleton. This is what we look like without our skin and all of the other things under our skin.

There is a good reason why I brought my friend this morning. I wanted to show you something that Saint Paul told us about the church. As you can see, the skeleton has a head, bones for fingers, toes, legs and arms and everything else. All of the bones are important and they all make the whole person. The way Saint P…