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Liturgical Time Capsule

May 25, 2020 By Carrie Willard 1 Comment

The idea came to me when I was gathering up the stubs of taper candles that we used for our Easter Vigil.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: coronavirus, Easter Vigil, Holy Week, Palm Sunday

Slightly Frantic Liturgy 

May 14, 2020 By Samantha Vincent-Alexander 12 Comments

When I worked with youth, one of my favorite events was an agape meal. It started as a Seder and I eventually started calling it “What Would Jesus Eat” which I found hilarious.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, psalm, young children

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

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

Lenten Reading List

March 10, 2019 By Emily Watkins Leave a Comment

One of the most delightful ways to observe Lent with children is to share stories about the life of Jesus including his death and resurrection, and Easter traditions.

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Filed Under: Lent, Uncategorized Tagged With: books, children's books, Holy Week, Lent, reading

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

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