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Pancakes to Ashes–An Ash Wednesday Service on Shrove Tuesday
If you are like many churches, you may offer a parish gathering on Shrove Tuesday. Maybe it’s a Mardi Gras celebration. Maybe it’s a pancake feast. But couldn’t it be more? …
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Ash Wednesday for Families
Use this simple liturgy to make Ash Wednesday accessible to people of all ages. We wanted to make Ash Wednesday, a day that in many places is observed largely by adults, …
Advent at Home in Community
A half-day retreat at a local farm and a bus trip to a Christian music theater worked...but how were we to educate about and celebrate Advent? Christ Memorial Presbyterian …
Sharing Godly Play With The Whole Congregation
Sometimes those rich, beautiful stories are just begging to burst out of the classroom and into another context that might not allow for the entire process. The Godly Plaly …
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Godly Play “Big”: Bringing the Practices of Small Circles to Large Spaces
So how do you do Godly Play authentically in “big” circles like this one? By holding fast to those things that support the circle of children. Inevitably, Godly Play has a way …
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Beyond Fun & Games: 3 Series for Going Deeper with Middle and High School Youth
In our current culture, both youth and adults struggle to make consistent long term commitments such as showing up to youth group every Sunday evening for nine months. But we found …
Gathering, Blessing and Sending Forth with Paperless Music for All Ages
This type of music is wonderful for children, older adults, and intergenerational gatherings because you do not need to have learned to read, or to be able to decipher small print, …
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Blessing of the Easter Eggs
"Easter eggs are a sign of new life and of Christ's resurrection. The joy of Easter is a reminder of the joy we have now and always through Christ's death and resurrection." …
Maundy Thursday Agape Meal Activity
'Maundy' comes from the word mandate, as it is at the Last Supper that Jesus tells his followers, "A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love …