Growing up our family had one of the Avon Christmas Count-Down Calendars from 1987 with the mouse that moved from one …
A Healthy Edible Nativity to Tell the Christmas Story
In our church, we have noticed that our children and youth do not know the story about the birth of Jesus as well as they did ten …
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Intergenerational Celebrations Using “Faithful Families”
As the church enters a new normal with COVID and people are moving back into the busy-ness of life, how can we be meaningfully …
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Create, Contemplate, and Calm: Hosting an Arts Retreat for Advent
The season of Advent is marked by expectation and longing. We await the season of Christmas when we celebrate the birth of Christ. …
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New Advent Resources for Adult Formation in 2022
A number of new resources that can help adults explore Advent are available this year. If you are interested in formation …
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Antiphons for Advent in English & Spanish for 2022
Advent packs so many rich symbols into a few short weeks. While family time is often scarce, we have found that families try …
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Gathering to Write: An Intergenerational Advent Practice
Writing is a way of paying close attention to our lives. Finding just the right words to describe our thoughts, emotions, and …
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Preparing our Hearts for Advent: An Intergenerational Celebration
Oh, the joys of the season of lights! We decorate our parishes and homes and open our hearts with expectation of what this new …
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If You Are Exhausted, Of Course You Are.
2020 felt like a never ending year. It was such a relief when it came to an end. But then, I woke up on January 1, 2021 and …
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Digital Nativity Story from Shapes of Ministry
Even before the move into virtual ministry, I struggled to find Bibles or picture books for children to use in my ministry. Some …
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