Shrove Tuesday is an occasion to encourage members to consider hosting a “Fat Tuesday” dinner in their own homes and invite …
Talking Stewardship: A Gift to Young People
Those of us who parent and/or work with children and youth closely are called to talk about money with them. Yet, money is one of …
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An Intergenerational Epiphany Pageant
"Saints before the altar bending, watching long in hope and fear. Suddenly our hope unending, in Creation shall appear.Come and …
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Keeping the Feast: 12 Days of Christmas
"Early on the Second Day of Christmas, I was thinking about a creative way to “keep the feast” that might fill actually fill my …
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Come to the Manger
Christ Church in Alexandria Virginia has far more worshippers on Christmas Eve than we could ever reasonably accommodate in our …
Free Family-Friendly Resources for Advent
"But what the season of Advent tries to teach us is how to wait and to not lose heart, to live in hopeful patience. We rehearse …
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Communal Collages
"Sometimes our story—our piece of the puzzle—doesn't make sense in the moment. It's hard to figure out what we're even …
A Feast Fit for a Patron Saint: An Intergenerational Parish Breakfast
I believe that if you are going to celebrate a feast day in church, you better feast. Festa! I am not normally a jealous person, …
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Oh, The Places You’ll Go: Inspiration & Prayers for Summer Travels
"Sometimes we forget that all those wonderful stories in the Bible of healings, teachings, miracles, and deliverance take place …
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Holy Week Passports
Editors Note We know the timing of this post means you can't use the idea in your church this Holy Week. But it's just SO good we …