worship Archives - Building Faith

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 …

Pentecost provides a lot of wonderful images to center interactive prayer stations around: birthday, fire, breath, and wind – just …

In The Episcopal Church, we are slowly acknowledging the cultural diversity that makes up our community. Resolutions from 2018 …

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 …

Taking time to prepare to cross the threshold into church with intention and readiness helps people of all ages worship more …

“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 …

Editor's Note: The Way of the Cross is also referred to as Stations of the Cross. I developed this guide for children and this …

Offering families the tools to worship at home together is always important, but can be especially meaningful during Holy Week. …

About this Webinar In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, churches and faith communities have had to move many of their …

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 …