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An Easter Children’s Sermon

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 …

The ‘twelve days of Christmas’ are a gift, meant to name and claim space in our hearts and homes for the Incarnation and the …

Participation in worship is a key marker for lifelong faith development, so how do we do this well for our littlest ones? There …

Simple, routine family prayer practices remind us of who we are, create belonging and an environment of emotional and spiritual …

Being the body of Christ together in worship takes intentional planning, development and evaluation, as we learn new ways to …

If you are a craftsman . . . only look at your tools, your needle, your thimble, your beer barrel, your articles of trade, your …

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 …

When everyone else already has their Christmas packed away in boxes, we finish the Christmas season with a final burst of sparkle …

Long time Episcopalians have commented on how much they appreciate the information contained in those sidebars, and visitors …

We believe in a God that prevails over fear, evil, and death. We can laugh at scary costumes because we know that evil, death, and …

Sometimes those rich, beautiful stories are just begging to burst out of the classroom and into another context that might not …

So how do you do Godly Play authentically in “big” circles like this one? By holding fast to those things that support the circle …