ELCA World Hunger's Tree of Healing VBS (2022) focuses on healing in an expansive sense - the healing of mind, body, spirit, community, and creation. Cost Free download from …
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Obras de Navidad para servir
Las obras de Navidad son una tradición común en nuestras comunidades. Regularmente estas obras forman parte de la labor catequética y de pastoral familiar de la iglesia. Sin …
Las Luminarias: una tradición navideña divertida y fácil
Artículo originalmente publicado en inglés por Sharon Ely Pearson en diciembre del 2012. La tradición de las luminarias En una congregación en la que estuve anteriormente, mi …
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Mayordomía en la iglesia ¿cómo hacerlo?
El siguiente artículo está escrito desde la perspectiva de una de nuestras congregaciones en la Provincia IX. Le exhortamos a estudiar su propio contexto social y a discernir …
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Prayers for Native American Day (Indigenous People’s Day) & Native American Heritage Month
For many people in Native American communities, the federal holiday Columbus Day serves as a painful reminder of the brutal European settlement and conquest of the Americas. These …
Drive-Through Journey to Bethlehem
Due to the limitations on indoor worship during the COVID-19 pandemic, we dreamed up a way for people to safely enter into the Christmas story. We created a Journey to Bethlehem …
Community Outreach to Veterans: 5 Ways You Can Help
Veterans and service members may often experience difficulty when returning from active duty and preparing to re-enter civilian life. One way other citizens can show their …
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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, diverse, welcoming congregation in a nearby town, …
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How To Write A Land Acknowledgement For Your Parish
This land is your land, but it once was my landBefore we sold you Manhattan IslandYou pushed my nation to the reservationThis land was stole by you from me.~A verse written by …
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What Does This Day Mean? Handout for The Feast of All Saints & Souls at Home
To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of the Feast of All Saints & Souls at home as a PDF, click here. Introduction In the New …
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