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Just Like The Movies: The Many Stories of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra

December 6, 2022 By Bird Treacy Leave a Comment

One of the other wonderful things about having so many ways to tell a story is that we can think creatively about how to share them in  our own families and communities.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Godly Play, movie, saints, St. Nicholas

How Our Family Celebrates Saint Nicholas

December 6, 2021 By Lindsay Barrett-Adler 1 Comment

When we made the decision to opt out of hosting Christmas for my family last year, my husband and I sat down to brainstorm how to make the holiday season extra special for our girls.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Advent, Feast Days, gifts, St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas Center, traditions

How an Epidemic Changed Saint Nicholas

December 6, 2020 By Meaghan Brower 4 Comments

If I were writing this last year I don’t even think I would have paid any attention to this part of Nicholas’ story. I’m not sure the word would have registered in my brain. But this year? Hearing of a young boy losing both his parents to an uncontrolled illness was hard to ignore.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: Advent, Christmas, Feast Days, generosity, kindness, St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas Center

Embracing an Imperfect Observation of Advent

December 8, 2018 By Tina Clark 1 Comment

There is so much I hoped to do during this Advent, for my own kids, for the children and families in my ministry, and yes, for myself. And as always, come Christmas morning, some of it will have to be put away with vague hopes and promises of next year

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Celebrating the Feast of Saint Nicholas

December 6, 2018 By Carrie Willard 1 Comment

I once knew an Episcopal priest who was also a dad of young children. One of his daughters disliked their diocesan bishop greatly, and the […]

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The story of St. Nicholas is worth celebrating. (His feast is December 6th.)

December 4, 2017 By Nurya Love Parish Leave a Comment

Telling the story of St. Nicholas provides an antidote to what can be a consumer-oriented season.

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Faith at Home: Planning Ahead for December (and a giveaway coming soon)

November 25, 2017 By Nurya Love Parish 1 Comment

Maybe because I wasn’t raised in the church, I’ve spent half my life trying to figure out how to observe Advent and Christmas.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Advent, Advent wreath, Christmas, Holy Innocents, Leila Lawlor, songs, St. John, St. Nicholas, St. Stephen, St. Thomas

Building Your Child’s Faith Library

August 18, 2017 By Heather Sleightholm 3 Comments

In my search for great books about faith, I’ve found some really wonderful ones.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: angels, children, children's books, Christmas, Easter, St. Nicholas, young children

5 Ways We Decorate for Advent and Christmas

December 12, 2016 By Heather Sleightholm 2 Comments

Since we became Episcopalian, the way I bring the season into my home has become even more fun and meaningful.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Advent, Advent wreath, Christmas, nativity, Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Lucia, St. Nicholas

Fast, simple and fun: teach your kids about St. Nicholas [free printables]

December 6, 2016 By Nurya Love Parish 2 Comments

The St. Nicholas Center website is chock full of ideas for helping kids get beyond seasonal greed.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Advent, Carol Myers, printables, Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas Center

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