Sometimes concepts like baptism can seem too large to talk about with our children. Where do we start? We can best support their …
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Sometimes concepts like baptism can seem too large to talk about with our children. Where do we start? We can best support their …
Continue Reading about Explore Baptism with Children Through Storytelling and Picture Books
"Pray for them and let them and their parents know that you do. Pray with them. What a great reason to renew your regular prayer …
"The catechumenate evolved to be a process that nurtured growth in faith and ‘experiencing a change of heart’ to truly be a …
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"The curriculum is informed and viewed through scripture, reason, and our wonderfully rich Episcopal tradition... ECC is, quite …
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"And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the …
Week after week I arrive at some Episcopal church and there they are seated in a semi-circle. Frequently, younger and older …
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“Already the savour of bliss is upon you, who have come to be enlightened; you have begun to pluck spiritual flowers with which to …
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Too often churches only look at confirmation as part of their youth programs, siloed and necessary, but less significant than …
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"A faith chest allows us to look back, as often as we need, at the parts of our spiritual lives. Young children will take great …
"There is one body and one Spirit – just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call – one Lord, one faith, one …