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 …
Practicing Christmas at Home: A Daily Guide to 12 Days of Christmas Joy
The ‘twelve days of Christmas’ are a gift, meant to name and claim space in our hearts and homes for the Incarnation and the …
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More than Just a Busy Bag: Helping Toddlers & Preschoolers Worship
Participation in worship is a key marker for lifelong faith development, so how do we do this well for our littlest ones? There …
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Candlewalk: An Interactive Evening Prayer Practice
Simple, routine family prayer practices remind us of who we are, create belonging and an environment of emotional and spiritual …
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A Framework for Intergenerational Worship or Family Worship Online
Being the body of Christ together in worship takes intentional planning, development and evaluation, as we learn new ways to …
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Blessing of the Devices
If you are a craftsman . . . only look at your tools, your needle, your thimble, your beer barrel, your articles of trade, your …
Pancakes to Ashes–An Ash Wednesday Service on Shrove Tuesday
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 …
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Intergenerational Epiphany With A “To Go” Bag
When everyone else already has their Christmas packed away in boxes, we finish the Christmas season with a final burst of sparkle …
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Bulletins with Sidebars – An Instructed Eucharist Every Week!
Long time Episcopalians have commented on how much they appreciate the information contained in those sidebars, and visitors …
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Blessing of the Halloween Costumes
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 …
Sharing Godly Play With The Whole Congregation
Sometimes those rich, beautiful stories are just begging to burst out of the classroom and into another context that might not …
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Godly Play “Big”: Bringing the Practices of Small Circles to Large Spaces
So how do you do Godly Play authentically in “big” circles like this one? By holding fast to those things that support the circle …
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