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The Violence of the Cross and Children

April 2, 2021 By Traci Smith 5 Comments

In my experience, many pastors and ministry leaders approach the death of Jesus much too casually with children.

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Filed Under: Lent, Parenting Tagged With: cross, Good Friday, Jesus Christ

Understanding Jesus’ loneliness on Good Friday

April 10, 2020 By Ryan Kuratko 1 Comment

Apparently, there are different kinds of ‘alone.’

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: coronavirus, Good Friday, Holy Week

Preparing for Holy Week at Home

April 2, 2020 By Allison Sandlin Liles 6 Comments

Palm Sunday will be here in just a few short days and I am not ready for it. I’m not ready for Holy Week as a priest, as a parent, or as an individual person trying to follow Christ. And yet, it’s coming.

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Filed Under: Easter, Liturgical Year, Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Easter Vigil, Good Friday, Holy Week, Illustrated Children's Ministry, Maundy Thursday, Palm Sunday, palms, young children

Staying in the weighty matters of death on Good Friday

April 19, 2019 By Ben Day 1 Comment

On Palm Sunday, during the reading of the passion gospel, my three and a half year old learned that Jesus died. On the one hand, I was swelling with parental pride for his calm attentiveness and understanding of the story. But on the other hand, I was worried about how this new information would begin processing in his young mind. 

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: death, Good Friday, parenting, resurrection, young children

Preparing Children for the Passion

April 11, 2019 By Melody Wilson Shobe Leave a Comment

It can be difficult for our children to the stories of Holy Week. Here are some tips for preparing children for the Passion.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: Children in church, death, Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Palm Sunday, Passion, resurrection

A Good Friday – Even for the Family

March 30, 2018 By Dorian Del Priore 4 Comments

Good Friday displays how God in Christ relates to humans in and through suffering.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: children, families, Family, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus, suffering, Triduum, youth

As a recovering perfectionist, I know: there’s no perfect way to “do” Holy Week.

March 21, 2018 By Ann Benton Fraser 4 Comments

This Holy Week, God will be at work in us in ways we cannot yet ask or imagine.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: children, Children in church, Easter, Faith, Family, Good Friday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Palm Sunday

Our Holy Week family traditions vary from year to year.

March 17, 2018 By Emily Watkins Leave a Comment

Hope is the word I’m clinging to during this Lent.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Children in church, Easter, Family, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus, Lent, Maundy Thursday, Palm Sunday

Faith at Home – Planning Ahead to March

February 25, 2018 By Nurya Love Parish 1 Comment

March brings Lent to a close, which means it’s time to plan the Easter basket and figure out Holy Week at home.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: children's books, Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week, Lent, Maundy Thursday

Observing – and Discussing – Good Friday with Children [Round Up]

April 14, 2017 By Nurya Love Parish 1 Comment

Good Friday can bring challenging conversations with kids. Here are ideas and resources to help.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Building Faith, children, Good Friday, young children

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