Luke’s gospel completes the three-year lectionary cycle as the major gospel in year C which we have just begun this past week on the First Sunday of Advent. …
A Reflection on Outreach: Meeting in the Middle
We are blessed to have a good spirit of Inter Faith and Ecumenical cooperation in our community. One of the things that we do together is to support a ministry for homeless women …
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Digging Deeper: The Influence of Jewish Worship
"Thus it is not surprising to find the influence of the synagogue liturgy on the forms of worship of the early Church. This influence is clear in the Liturgy of the Word, the form …
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How to Design a Mission Trip Project
The following guidelines were developed through the youth ministries network of The Episcopal Church and tested through various provincial social action …
Conscious Collecting: Meeting Needs Near and Far
"Conscious Collecting is an important part of faith formation. Sometimes we see the fruit if these programs in surprising and delightful ways." While this year is …
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Christmas at Sea: Knitters Outreach to Mariners
Each member of the crew receives a handknit gift, arriving in a cheerful package with handwritten cards, a greeting from the chaplain and other small Christmas gifts. What …
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Prayers for Children’s Sabbath
Sponsored by the Children's Defense Fund, the National Observance of Children's Sabbaths Celebration is a way for faith communities to celebrate children as sacred gifts …
Our New Confirmation Class: “Create Dignity”
"I care very much who you are as human beings and so Confirmation this year will be focused on creating the dignity of others." Rethinking Confirmation Class It took me a …
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Trunk or Treat
"You can just have the Trunk-or-Treat part outside or you can have a combined indoor/outdoor party." Catching On More and more churches seem to be holding a Trunk-or-Treat as a way …
The Sunday School Movement
When an 18th Century England newspaper editor, Robert Raikes, looked out his kitchen window one Sunday morning in 1781 and saw children playing in the Glouchester streets – the …