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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St. Francis Day Blessing of Stuffed Animals
Many churches offer a Blessing of the Animals in honor of the Feast of St. Francis, on or near October 4th. We bless our pets …
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A Prayer Book Centered Children’s Chapel
Children’s chapel can mean many things in many different contexts. When I talk about children’s chapel, I’m talking about a …
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Faith Stages, Life Milestones, & Pentecost: A Reflection
I find the most powerful day of the liturgical year to be the Feast of Pentecost. It is powerful for its meaning and mystery, and …
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Intergenerational Prayer Stations for Pentecost
Pentecost provides a lot of wonderful images to center interactive prayer stations around: birthday, fire, breath, and wind – just …
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Respectful Practices For Approaching Multicultural Resources
In The Episcopal Church, we are slowly acknowledging the cultural diversity that makes up our community. Resolutions from 2018 …
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All Ages Worship: Shifting Language & Why it Matters
Back in December, I dug the signage for our Christmas Eve Services out of storage and put it in front of the church. Despite all …
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