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The Lenten Journey at Saint Michael’s

March 16, 2023 By Susan Caldwell Leave a Comment

The season of Lent is a gently shifting lens at Saint Michael’s.

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: Children in church, formation, Forward Movement, Godly Play, Lent, Lent Madness, teenagers, young children, youth ministry

Praying Compline with children during this summer of disruption, violence, and injustice

August 22, 2022 By Bonnie Smith Whitehouse

It’s 9 pm on a Tuesday evening, and my 9 and 11 year old boys have just finished their second full day of Camp Mama.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting, Prayer Tagged With: compline, parenting, summer, young children

An Eastertide Word of the Day

May 3, 2022 By Caroline Rossini 2 Comments

Well, I feel like I need to come clean: I failed.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Bible, Easter, joy, Lent, love, young children

Family Morning Prayer with Young Children

January 27, 2022 By Margaret Ellsworth 1 Comment

Worshiping with kids under 5 has never been easy…and during the pandemic it is even more difficult.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Prayer Tagged With: Bible, Book of Common Prayer, coronavirus, worship, young children

New Directions for Holy Questions: Progressive Christian Theology for Families

January 17, 2022 By Claire Brown 1 Comment

I find myself searching for a theology resource I could feel comfortable with, not just in content but in approach.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: books, death, parenting, questions, young children

Gender Inclusive Children’s Ministry: Where To Start

January 12, 2022 By Rowan Larson Leave a Comment

There are so many ways that we can invite children into safer spaces when at church or in Christian formation settings. Here are some starting places.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Christian formation, gender, Sunday School, young children

Compassion in a Pandemic

May 17, 2020 By Christian Simmers 4 Comments

For the past eight weeks, my home base has been designated the Special Pathogens Unit of the hospital, which delivers vital care for hospitalized patients infected with COVID-19.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, compassion, coronavirus, Family, young children

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

Maundy Thursday: The At Home Edition

April 9, 2020 By Meaghan Brower 4 Comments

As this article is being written, I am on the 20th day being home with my husband, two small children, and my mother.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: coronavirus, faith at home, foot washing, Maundy Thursday, young children

Palm Sunday in Extraordinary Times

April 5, 2020 By Sarah Kinney Gaventa 1 Comment

I live in Austin, Texas, where, along with much of the country, I expect to remain under a “Shelter in Place” order during Palm Sunday. What a strange contradiction on a Sunday in which we would ordinarily march around the streets of the church, waving palm branches, and loudly singing, “Hosanna in the highest!”

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: coronavirus, Palm Sunday, palms, parenting, young children

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