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Candlewalk: An Interactive Evening Prayer Practice
Simple, routine family prayer practices remind us of who we are, create belonging and an environment of emotional and spiritual …
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Compline as Pastoral Care
It has been a good and joyful thing to watch laypeople and priests and deacons lead Compline and other daily offices across the …
Following Mr. Rogers in Drafting a Rule of Life
Saints Like Us My personal hero/guiding saint is Mr. Fred Rogers of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood fame. He was an ordinary, modern …
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Four Prayers for Justice
May we come to live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Those who are Angry and Outraged, and Those …
Blessing of the Devices
If you are a craftsman . . . only look at your tools, your needle, your thimble, your beer barrel, your articles of trade, your …
Discovery Day: Helping Children Explore Spiritual Practices
Discovery Day moved us outside the Sunday School box, allowing adults in our community to share their gifts and children to …
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Holy Hikes with the Psalms
"Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness." 1 Chronicles 16: 29 The Psalms are replete with natural imagery. The …
A Blessing for Thanksgiving
For many of us, Thanksgiving and Christmas offer a break from the rapid pace of every day life, a sense of love and joy, and the …
Oriented to God: Community Illumination of Psalm 1
They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all …
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Worry Eaters Make Good Prayer Partners
Worry Eaters help children to express their anxieties and set them down (or zip them away) for a while rather than carrying them …
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The Way of Love: Community Prayer Before Worship
Inspired by the Episcopal Church's Way of Love initiative, the wardens at St Luke's have been praying for their congregation …
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