What if Advent were less about which songs to sing which weeks and more about using our resources to ensure that all people are …
Chalking the Door: An Epiphany Tradition
"Chalking the Door" is a short liturgy for marking our homes with sacred symbols and asking God's blessing upon those who live, …
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Christmas Pageants from Two Points of View
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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Prayers and Blessings for Christmas
The seasons of the church year are great teachers in prayer. Each shows us a distinctive array of imagery, symbols, stories, and …
St. Francis Day Survival Guide: Practical Tips for Animal Blessings
Many churches and faith communities offer animal blessing ceremonies. A popular date for these events is the Feast of St. Francis …
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Illuminating Enslaved People’s Story in Liturgy: The Creation of the Juneteenth Liturgy
The Juneteenth Diocesan Feast Day and liturgy grew out of a Diocese of California Resolution passed in 2021. The resolution …
Baptismal Covenant Printables
During the Easter season of 2020, when Christian formation could not take place onsite, I led an online intergenerational …
Simple Ways to Start a Sabbath Practice
What portrait of a life of faith do you carry with you? Mine tends to focus on doing: praying, reading and studying scripture, …
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Prayers for Epiphany
On January 6, we celebrate the Feast of Epiphany. We retell the story in Matthew's gospel of the Magi arriving in Bethlehem and …
2023 Forma Annual Conference: Called to Covenant
Forma's annual conference is right around the corner, January 17 - 19, 2023, and all Christian educators and formation leaders, …
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