Good Friday for Children: Exploring All Three Days
Today’s post is by Virginia Cover, Senior Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Have you ever noticed that attendance of families with young children tends to be sparse on Good Friday? As a pastor, I have certainly...
God Will Carry Us Through Every Death: Worshiping with Children on Ash Wednesday
Today’s post is by Miriam Schmidt, pastor/priest of All Saints in Big Sky, a shared ministry of the Episcopal and Lutheran (ELCA) Churches in Big Sky, Montana. Children know about death. More than we give them credit for. Many kids...
Prayers for the Journey: Worship Visuals for Lent
Today’s post is by Linda Witte Henke, an artist specializing in liturgically purposed art for congregation, synod, and churchwide settings (www.lindahenke.com). This is Linda’s second quarterly post providing suggestions and templates for use of visuals to enhance worship. A mystery of...
Tender Mercy: An Advent Reflection
Today’s post is by artist Robyn Sand Anderson. By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us. Luke 1:78 Tender mercy. Those two words came to me the other night,...
Beyond the Christmas Program: Engaging Young People in Worship
Today’s post is by Pastor Janelle Rozek Hooper, Program Director for Ministry with Children, ELCA. I often hear that children participating in the Christmas story, whether rehearsed or spontaneous, holds strong emotions and memories for family, friends and especially grandparents....
A November Song Spotlight: On Jordan’s Stormy Bank I Stand
Today’s post is by Linnéa Clark, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. One of my favorite features of Evangelical Lutheran Worship is its “End Time” section (#s 433-441). When the end of the lectionary year arrives,...