Exactly one year ago, our working team’s leader, the late Rachel Graves Jones, circulated a list of questions to help spark our …
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Exactly one year ago, our working team’s leader, the late Rachel Graves Jones, circulated a list of questions to help spark our …
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Often when a disaster happens, ministry leaders and congregations are inundated with immediate and physical needs. As they respond …
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Advent is an exciting season in the church year. As many of the resources below underscore, Advent ushers in a new liturgical year …
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Looking for devotionals to recommend or use in your community? The options can seem endless. To help you discern which resources …
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I’ve written about how to build a checkout library for children and households before in Creating a Children’s Lending Library for …
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Many churches offer a Blessing of the Animals in honor of the Feast of St. Francis, on or near October 4th. We bless our pets …
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Last year, when we didn’t feel comfortable hosting people inside our buildings yet, we looked for a totally-outdoor Vacation Bible …
Creating our lending library, which we call our “Theological Library for Young People,” has been a result of focused, slow, and …
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In the summer of 2020, I decided that it would be fun to create a formation club for children and families in the Diocese of North …
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On Palm Sunday 2019, the children and youth of Trinity Episcopal Church in Menlo Park, California, were invited to dive deeply …