To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of Ash Wednesday at home as a PDF, click …
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To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of Ash Wednesday at home as a PDF, click …
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our church has provided materials and activities for families to engage in faith …
A Note on Ash Wednesday and the Imposition of Ashes in a Time of Pandemic Several bishops have recently asked if I had any …
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Here we go again, folks: figuring out how to keep the holy days if we are in a place where the pandemic has prevented us from …
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“Must we do Lent this year? We have had such a long and difficult year. We have already lost so much. There has already been too …
I’m a big believer in giving the children’s sermon as much thought as I do any other part of worship. Creating A Children's …
This activity was easy to prepare and accessible to folks of all ages and skill levels. It provided a wonderful opportunity for …
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Lent has historically been a time of fasting, penitence, almsgiving, prayer and study for those being baptized, reconciled, and …
Resources from Church Publishing Winged for Longing for Better Things by Sylvia SweeneyThis new Lenten devotional invites …
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 …
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Children's spontaneous prayer—connecting to the wonder and love of God—is a gift for the whole family to explore. The season of …
Lent is a time for intentional re-connection with God, "by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; …