By Trevecca Okholm
Download this lovely 40-day Lent worship guide for families and intergenerational groups, from Trevecca Okholm. Lots of wonderful ideas and activities for the Lenten season, starting Ash Wednesday and ending Easter morning.
Each day has a short call to worship, scripture reading(s), wondering questions, prayer, and benediction.
By Traci Smith The use of plastic eggs — called “resurrection eggs” — has become a common tool for telling the story of Jesus’ life. I chose to do this by using four symbols for his life, four symbols for his death, and four for his resurrection. Detailed explanations for each symbol can be found…
By Alissa French Case The night before Ash Wednesday goes by many names:—Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras—but all of these celebrations mark the same occasion: one last hurrah before Lent begins. There are so many ways to celebrate, but below are three of my very favorite Shrove Tuesday traditions. Find out more about Shrove…
By Derek Olsen “Parents might be reluctant to take their children to a service like Ash Wednesday because of its thematic content; the two big things on tap are death and sin. If they’re anything like me at that age, your kids have already been exposed to the concept of death, if only in movies….
By The Rev. Jennifer McNally Ash Wednesday is fast approaching, and while I have my own goals for this Lent, I also seek to guide the Lenten experiences of my students. I have some classroom activities in place that we do each Lent (you can see many of them under the Church Year tab), but…
By Anne-Marie Miller Our special Holy Week activities for children enable us to enter and explore the great mystery with all of our senses and with the luxury of extra time for questions and for exploration. We see that our children’s narrative understanding is richer; many also attend some of the evening service and have…
By Tim Schenck and Scott Gunn Lent Madness began in 2010 as the brainchild of the Rev. Tim Schenck. In seeking a fun, engaging way for people to learn about the men and women comprising the Church’s Calendar of Saints, Tim came up with this unique Lenten devotion. Combining his love of sports with his…
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