Taking time to prepare to cross the threshold into church with intention and readiness helps people of all ages worship more …
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Taking time to prepare to cross the threshold into church with intention and readiness helps people of all ages worship more …
Continue Reading about Helping Children Prepare for Worship: Objects, Practices & Support

Caring for creation is holy. From the beginning, we’ve been entrusted with caring for our world and all things wooly, scaley, and …

I love doing fun and creative events with my youth group. One of these special events is a LIVE CLUE Night. Do you know the …
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Eleven years ago, I left the parish where I had been a staff member for children’s ministries for 26 years, and joined a small, …
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Knowing that a child’s body holds their sorrows, I suspected that when I returned to Haven House (a transitional facility for …

We started as old and new friends for a Saturday morning book club at a coffee shop. We read and discussed the first chapter of …
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Last fall, I created a prayer calendar as part of our church's celebration of Creation Season. Each day featured a different …
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My earliest memory of church was when I was four years old at a women’s gathering at my church. I don’t remember if there were …

Summer is upon us! Though we enter into what the Church calls "Ordinary Time," we are aware that we live in extraordinary times …
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Editor's Note: The Way of the Cross is also referred to as Stations of the Cross. I developed this guide for children and this …
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