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Faith Formation: Children & Families

Resources including: Children & Family Curricula & Storytime; Confirmation/Affirmation of Baptism; Denominational Resources; Tween & Teen Mental and Spiritual Health; Sexuality & Identity; and Online/At-Home Tech

Children & Families

What Does This Day Mean? Handout for Easter Morning at Home

A two-page PDF for households that supports the celebration of Easter Sunday at home.
Other faith at home resources:
Handout for The Great Vigil of Easter at Home
Creating a Seasonal Spotify Playlist for Your Parish
Easter Sunrise Breakfast at Home
9 Children’s Easter Books To Tell The Story of Jesus

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Family Faith Formation Resources | Lent

from Faith Formation Ministries

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Pathway to Easter: A Simple "Lent in a Bag" Activity for Families

Wilderness Travelogue: Stories of Faith, Doubt, and Longing - Lenten Family Toolkit

Leader resources available now!

Family resources posted weekly March 2 – April 13, 2022 

Following are the themes and texts for each week:

  • Ash Wednesday (March 2): Into the Wilderness
  • Lent 1 (March 6): The Wilderness of Fear
  • Lent 2 (March 13): The Wilderness of Grief
  • Lent 3 (March 20): The Wilderness of Loneliness/Isolation
  • Lent 4 (March 27): The Wilderness of Self-Doubt
  • Lent 5 (April 3): The Wilderness of Too-Muchness
  • Lent 6 (April 10): The Wilderness of Betrayal
  • Holy Week/Easter (April 11-17)

Traci Smith (of Faithful Families) shares a video series on Atonement Theory. See A Theology of the Cross and Children: Beyond Substitutionary Atonement with Laura Alary and Rethinking Original Sin: A Conversation with Traci Smith and Danielle Shroyer as starters.

Faithful Families for Lent, Easter & Resurrection

Faithful Families Lenten Booklet 14 Weeks from Lent to image 1 Traci Smith's Lent and Easter Reflections for families from the first week of Lent, through Pentecost.

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Wild Hope

READ & SHARE WILD HOPE: STORIES FROM THE VANISHING THIS LENT!!!

SEE/SHARE THE TRAILER HERE.

FIND THE DISCUSSION GUIDE HERE.

     Make Space for Jesus     Make Room

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A Devotional for Lent at Church and Home

 By  from Building Faith

 

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Tips to Celebrate Easter's Spiritual Meaning with Kids

 

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How to Talk with Your Kids about Good Friday

God's Big Easter Story: A Holy Week Journey for Families

How to Help Families Celebrate Holy Week at Home (Again)

 

From Illustrated Ministry:

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Cross+Gen Life: Lent 2022

Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary

   

(for congregational use)        (for family use)

Faith Alive Christian Resources offers a Lenten Faith Formation Resources list and two Great Ideas: Help Kids Count Down to Easter and Shrove Tuesday Party Packs.