Have you made your summer plans? See who is offering Vacation Bible School this year. We’re still adding to the list. If your congregation has a VBS running this summer, please email the dates and link to your website’s listing to communications@ecww.org. City Congregation Start Date More Information Bellevue St Margaret July 20 Details and Registration Bellingham St Paul July 5 Details and Registration Federal Way Church of the Good Shepherd and St Columba July 6 Details and Registration Medina
Saint Francis Day – at church and at home
One of my favorite minor feast days at my parish is Saint Francis Day. One of the benefits of the unfinished flooring in our church is that animals can’t do any real damage, so we observe Saint Francis Day by bringing pets right into the church for our regular Sunday morning worship, after which there is a great parade of animals, and the priests offer blessings. It is a treat and a delight each year to see beloved pets –
Making Faith Stick – ideas and an upcoming workshop
There has been a lot of discussion over the years about what makes faith “stick” with some people, and not with others. In particular, families are often concerned with how to pass faith from one generation to another.
Back to School: Kids, Consumerism and Faith
Last week I noticed the first “Back-to-School” ads in the newspaper. While these ads seem to come out earlier every year, always taking me by surprise, I really do look forward to fall. It’s time for a fresh start – football games, falling leaves, and everything new – new classes, new books, new schedules, new clothes…
Get outside and discover God this summer!
Summer means camp! Whether camping in the state or national parks with my family, or attending church camp, camp was a vital part of both my experience of summer and of my growth in faith.
Keeping Easter Alive for the Great 50 Days
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!
2014 VBS reviews from VTS available now!
fun hard work laughter discover connected collaborative all welcome outreach music camp stories opportunity These words were all answers in a facebook survey this past week – “What do you think of when you hear ‘VBS’?” They’re good words, words that make sense to me as the leader of many a VBS. One of them stands out especially, however, and that is ‘opportunity.’ I believe VBS (or day camp, or whatever creative name you want to call it!) is a
Children, Youth and the Worship Service
Children, youth and the worship service. These words bring up many thoughts, feelings and questions, sometimes contradictory.
Happy New Year!
This Sunday it all begins again, a new church year, as we enter the “waiting” season of Advent, the time we have set aside to get ready to come close to the mystery of Christmas. It has always intrigued me that we being the church year with waiting. Doesn’t a beginning imply that the waiting has already happened? Why not simply begin the church year with Christmas?
Taking Pictures in my Minds’ Eye
I have to confess that one of my favorite parts of checking facebook is seeing the pictures people post. Yes, even the pictures of their meals! You see, I love the stories pictures tell, through their framing, through the miscellaneous details that appear on the sidelines, from their interaction with other pictures, and with the commentary often posted alongside them.
