During Advent 2020, we invited folks to send us photos and descriptions of their Advent at Home bags, boxes, & kits. Check out …
Pandemic Times in a Small Church: Using Our Gifts to Celebrate Our Gifts
Eleven years ago, I left the parish where I had been a staff member for children’s ministries for 26 years, and joined a small, …
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Video Blessings: An Idea for COVID & Beyond
The practice of giving blessings is an important one theologically and for our community life together. In the act of …
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What Does This Season Mean? Handout for Christmas at Home
To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of Christmas at home as a PDF, click …
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Crèche Sharing Across the Miles
As many church buildings are closed and continue to offer worship over Zoom and other online platforms, we can still celebrate the …
Practicing Christmas at Home: A Daily Guide to 12 Days of Christmas Joy
The ‘twelve days of Christmas’ are a gift, meant to name and claim space in our hearts and homes for the Incarnation and the …
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Christmas Pageants 2020: Recorded, Zoomed, Live Outside
How can we share the incredible story of the Incarnation through mediums that will engage our community in meaningful ways of …
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Zoom Drama Tips: Using Technology for Biblical Storytelling
Drama at St. Dunstan’s Drama - with kids; kids and youth; or all-ages - was a common part of our parish life before Covid. Back …
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Recovering from Christmas
When you work for a church, it can be an all out sprint from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day from pageant practice to reviewing …
Welcoming Visitors at the Holidays and Year Round
"All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me …
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