I (Jodi) have a confession to make: I don’t like Christmas pageants. It's not just the significant planning that they can require. …
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I (Jodi) have a confession to make: I don’t like Christmas pageants. It's not just the significant planning that they can require. …
Continue Reading about Christmas Pageants from Two Points of View
In our church, we have noticed that our children and youth do not know the story about the birth of Jesus as well as they did ten …
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Storytelling can take many forms: oral, digital, and written. A pilgrimage, as the Episcopal Church defines it, is “a journey …
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Even before the move into virtual ministry, I struggled to find Bibles or picture books for children to use in my ministry. Some …
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In 2021, I developed an Advent reflection series to go with the Seeking Shalom (Isaiah) resources that I had previously …
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During Advent 2020, we invited folks to send us photos and descriptions of their Advent at Home bags, boxes, & kits. Check out …
To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of Christmas at home as a PDF, click …
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As many church buildings are closed and continue to offer worship over Zoom and other online platforms, we can still celebrate the …
How can we share the incredible story of the Incarnation through mediums that will engage our community in meaningful ways of …
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"Saints before the altar bending, watching long in hope and fear. Suddenly our hope unending, in Creation shall appear.Come and …
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