As the daylight creeps longer and trees begin to blossom, I put away our boots and mittens for (hopefully) a few months and dig …
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As the daylight creeps longer and trees begin to blossom, I put away our boots and mittens for (hopefully) a few months and dig …
Continue Reading about Summer Formation Bingo: A Family or Church-wide Challenge
During the Easter season of 2020, when Christian formation could not take place onsite, I led an online intergenerational …
Throughout the church year, many appropriate opportunities for gift-giving arise, including confirmation, graduation, and thanks …
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Building Faith’s annual VBS curriculum review is here! If your community is gearing up for a summer Vacation Bible School or camp …
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As the church enters a new normal with COVID and people are moving back into the busy-ness of life, how can we be meaningfully …
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Advent packs so many rich symbols into a few short weeks. While family time is often scarce, we have found that families try …
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Writing is a way of paying close attention to our lives. Finding just the right words to describe our thoughts, emotions, and …
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As we continue our transition back to in-person work, ministry, and gatherings of all kinds, creating opportunities to foster …
Continue Reading about Five Back-Pocket Games For “Non-Game” People
Families in our parish are eager to “be the hands and feet of Jesus” in our community and we strive to do a service project every …
Continue Reading about A Halloween Costume Drive for Local Partner Organization
Many churches offer a Blessing of the Animals in honor of the Feast of St. Francis, on or near October 4th. We bless our pets …
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