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Blessing Animals at the Zoo

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

How can we invite all generations to come together and engage honestly in conversations regarding loss and grief? More …

Knowing that a child’s body holds their sorrows, I suspected that when I returned to Haven House (a transitional facility for …

“The first time my grandmother ever saw a white person was when she was a young girl. She saw them coming and she ran and got her …

Last fall, I created a prayer calendar as part of our church's celebration of Creation Season. Each day featured a different …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful in ways that many people have never before experienced. The extended length, level of …

To download this beautiful resource for use at church or at home as a PDF, click here. Introduction Blessings and prayers …

At the time of this writing, we are fourteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you lost a loved one to the virus, …

When the Building Faith team heard about how one parish was reimagining Confirmation during this time of being church in …

It’s almost too much for the senses … the whisper of the veil falling from the cross high above the altar, the rasp of bundled …

Editors Note: During a recent Lenten gathering of old seminary friends via Zoom, Lyndsey Medford led the group in writing and …

To download this beautiful resource that supports households in observing Maundy Thursday at home as a PDF, click …