Epiphany reminds us that Christmas is just the beginning of the story. The Meaning of Epiphany The church celebrates Epiphany on January 6th each year, twelve days after Christmas …
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 sails a bit and connect me with the wonder of the …
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Classroom Management, Sunday School Style
"Children crave someone to guide them so that everyone can feel safe, secure, loved and wanted. When you take the time to work on the structure of your group (and sometimes your …
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Christmas Pageant Ideas, Tips, and Scripts
"Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere! Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born!" Preparing for the Pageant Does your church offer a …
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Building a Staff for VBS
VBS staffing is a chicken and egg question. Do you begin by building a team of volunteers, which will determine the number of children you can safely register? Or, do you set a …
Sharing Stewardship with Children
All things come of thee O Lord, and of thine own have we given thee. ~ 1 Chronicles 29: 14 Being good stewards of creation is a task set to all people from the very start of …
5 Ways to Support LGBTQ+ Youth in Your Church
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works." -Ephesians 2:10 How to Better Support LGBTQ+ Youth We are best able to tell others about God's …
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Explore Baptism with Children Through Storytelling and Picture Books
Sometimes concepts like baptism can seem too large to talk about with our children. Where do we start? We can best support their faith by respecting their experiences while helping …
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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, but lately I have been jealous of my mother’s …
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5 Tips from a Christian Minimalist to Simplify and Focus on What Really Matters
Jesus calls us to be intentional regarding how we spend our time, energy, and resources. As we approach the beginning of a new program year, things can start to get a …