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Article 24
Children’sSabbathI was given this poster by a friend I met in Australia.“Anonymous” asked about Children’s Sabbath in the comments for October 14th. That is a good question. I’m replying here rather...
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Thinking About Children During Stewardship Season
If you are getting ready for or into Stewardship season in your congregation, it might be a good time to check out the post on Children, Money and the Sanctuary.
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Year B - Thanksgiving Day, October 8, 2012 in Canada, November 22, 2012 in...
RThe RCL offers a different set of readings for Thanksgiving for each year. They are unique but share common themes. Go to Thanksgiving Day (Year A) for suggestions about Thanksgiving in general...
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Communion Is More Than Eating and Drinking
With World Communion this Sunday most of us are paying particular attention to the sacrament. Go to World Communion Sunday (Year A) and World Communion Sunday (Year B) for ideas about celebrating...
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Year B - Proper 24, 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 21st Sunday after Pentecost...
Children's Sabbath LogoFThis is the official Children’s Sabbath Weekend. Go to Children's Sabbath on this blog for general ideas about celebrating this event and a link to the massive Children's...
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Year B - Proper 25, 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 22nd Sunday after Pentecost...
NThis is the Sunday before Halloween. Invite children to join Job praising God who is greater and more powerful than any monster, evil or scary thing they will encounter this week. Also pray with them...
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A Book for Halloween and Other Scary Days
Halloween is coming. That leads to talk of really scary things. My current favorite book on the topic is not a Halloween book at all but a good-for-any-day picture book titled Some Things Are Scary,...
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Year B - All Saints Day (Thursday November 1 or Sunday November 4, 2012)
Free reminder: If you celebrate All Saints Day on November 1 in the USA, it will be Time Change Sunday. So remember to turn your clock back and enjoy that wonderful extra hour of sleep. V Go to All...
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Helping Children Sing, Say, and Pray Along
There are some songs, prayers, and words you just have to know in order to participate in a given congregation’s worship. The list differs from congregation to congregation, but includes such things...
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Article 15
Ta Da!! Today I am starting a new index - Date Index. It could actually be called The Brother Index because my brother who is a forrester looked on his sister's blog one day when he was on a worship...
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Year B - Proper 26, 31st Sunday in Ordinary TIme, 23rd Sunday after Pentecost...
Ruth 1:1-18F I would omit verses 11b-14a to avoid having to spend time explaining levirate marriage to worshipers of all ages. I would also add verses 19-22 to complete the opening of this story.F...
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Year B - Proper 27, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 24th Sunday after Pentecost...
Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 I This is the second of two readings about Ruth. If you used the All Saints readings on November 4, you will need to tell the whole story of Ruth today. For a concise telling of...
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Year B - Proper 28, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 25th Sunday after Pentecost...
_ This is the Sunday before Thanksgiving in the US. Go to Year B Thanksgiving to find ideas for worshiping around this year's Thanksgiving texts. It will also direct you to a more general article...
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Whispering in Church
Whispering in church is OK – even good and necessary! Do not apologize for it! Instead, learn to do it very well.Whispering is good because it connects children learning to worship with their adults...
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Year B - Proper 29, Reign of Christ or Christ the King (November 25, 2012)
VIn the US it is the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Many worship regulars will be traveling home from family trips or still hosting leftover relatives before those folks depart. Some will be basking in...
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Article 9
12 THINGS CHILDREN MISS WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN THE SANCTUARYYes, children at times wiggle, make an amazing amount of noise, and often seem to be enduring rather than participating in the congregation’s...
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Year C - First Sunday After Christmas Day (December 30, 2012)
On the Sunday after Christmas children who come to worship (not unlike the adults who come to worship) will be few in number and will be coming in many moods. Some will be basking in the rosy glow of a...
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Year C - Epiphany (January 6, 2013)
The texts for Epiphany are the same in Years A, B and C. After looking at what I had already posted for years A and B, I added some things and changed some things. This post is the sum total of that....
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Article 6
ONE WAY TO FINDTHE HYMN OR PRAYER IN THE BOOK BEFORE IT IS FINISHED If your congregation sings from hymn books and/or reads from prayer books during worship help the children and...
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Year C - The Baptism of the Lord (January 13, 2013)
The Baptism of the Lord offers an excellent opportunity to explore the sacrament of baptism with worshipers of all ages. Try some of the following ideas some of which appeared in Years A and B:a One...
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