"A prophet is someone who tells the truth no matter how difficult telling the truth might be. Every child understands that …
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"A prophet is someone who tells the truth no matter how difficult telling the truth might be. Every child understands that …
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Each of the four short plays, around five minutes long, shows different characters and different events in the nativity story. A …
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Something for everyone. Nourishment for spirits of all ages. Perhaps not the quiet and contemplative Advent event I thought I …
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"The keys are flexibility and fellowship; this is not about the production, but about the children being invited to step forward …
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"My experience as a priest turned director is that the children stepped up to expectations and challenges with good spirit and …
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"Children and adults get the power of committed, shared work. Sharing in committed work, working together, and taking specific …
The following description is from Growing Together, an intergenerational program for churches. Growing Together will soon be …
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"The birth of Jesus is not the end of the story. Our church year has just begun and we continue to tell the story of God’s …
The true surprise of Christmas is that, like all of us, God was born to eventually die. Unexpectedly, by taking our nature, by …
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Believing in the true spirit of Christmas, I commit myself to... Remember those people who truly need my …