Anticipating Lent – Ideas for Ash Wednesday and Lenten Activities
UPDATED Just as we’ve completed the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle, Lent is on the horizon. It’s an annual conundrum – waiting through Advent, celebrating the Christmas birth, sharing Epiphany stars and stories of the Magi – all the while anticipating Lent and the...
Annual Event 2021: Anything But Ordinary Time!
This is a text message conversation between the 2020 Annual Event cochairs. 2 People > Hey, did you see the APCE 2021 Annual Event announcement? Oh, my goodness, yes! I cannot believe they gathered all these incredible speakers on such short notice. It...Prayer and Meditation: Now I lay me down to sleep . . .
When I was a child, a good-night prayer was the last detail of the day. I’d lay down in bed and my mother would tuck me in and we would say THE prayer together. She would begin, “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep . . .” I’m sure I’m...The Magnificat: Canticle of the Turning
“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God, my savior, for God has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done good things for me, and holy is his name.” Luke...A Charlie Brown Christmas
Image by Michelle Maria from Pixabay What’s your favourite Christmas movie? I love to watch The Polar Express, and I’ve just finished binge-watching the new Netflix series Dash & Lily but, truth be told, my absolute favourite Christmas movie is A Charlie Brown...Hope at the End of the Journey
Who doesn’t like a good road trip movie? Some of my personal favorites include Dorothy skipping down the yellow brick road toward Oz, Olive travelling on a mini bus to the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant, and a chain gang’s odyssey through depression-era...
Curriculum Call: Anxiety as Opportunity for Spiritual Growth
We are living in anxious times, whether from the pandemic, politics, social unrest, economic uncertainty or other disruptions.How do we lead our people to spiritual growth in this anxious season?