Spiritual Nourishment Resources ~ For All Ages

Sherry Osborn, Interim Pastor

In gratitude for the many Episcopal dioceses, Christian educators and clergy who have helped compile many of these resources.

Creating Sacred Space - Lent, Holy Week & Easter

• Make an Altar at Home - Sharon E. Pearson, Rows of Sharon

• How to Set Up a Prayer Table - from the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

• Holy Week in a Box - by Building Faith Editors

• Holy Week at Home: Family Prayer Practices for the Triduum - by Jersalem Greer (Building Faith)

• Maundy Thursday at Home: Stripping the Table - by Jerusalem Greer

• Easter Sunrise Breakfast at Home - by Traci Smith (Building Faith)

Talking & Praying through Holy Week with Children

• Holy Week, The Cross and Children - by Elizabeth Windsor (Building Faith) can give adults confidence talking about the tough stuff with children.

• Coronavirus, Anxiety, Children and the Church - by Angela Compton Nelson (Building Faith)

• Faithful Parenting in a Pandemic - by Wendy Claire Barrie (WendyClaireBarrie.com) offers some good ideas for different ages to engage, reflect on what’s happening

• Look for Gifts: Praying with Children During a Pandemic - by Christine V. Hides has a great idea for a prayer jar, but it’s definitely not JUST for praying with children!

• Homebased Worship & Community - Connected-in-Common, Diocese of CO

• Agape Meal - The Love Feast - A Christian fellowship meal that can be used at home. From the Episcopal Church in Maine.

Singing & Chanting:

• Singing That Makes Community

• Taizé

Worship Resources:

• * Book of Common Prayer - online

• * Episcopal Church Lectionary & Collects

• * Sermons That Work, Resource of The Episcopal Church

• Forward Movement Daily Prayers

• * Journey With Jesus - Fine Sermons & other global resources

• Mission of St. Clare - Daily Office online (audio)

• * Pray As You Go - Daily scripture, music and meditation (audio)

Worship & Faith Formation Online Opportunities:

• * Fellowship Café @ St. Paul's - Our own time together for prayer, conversation and song. Sunday’s @ 9:30 a.m. & Wednesday’s @ 7:00 p.m.

• Godly Play Sunday School - St. Stephen’s, Middlebury, VT; Virtual Godly Play session Sunday’s at 10:00 a.m. using Zoom.

• * Online Prayer with Bishop Shannon - Daily Prayer offered via Zoom 8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 8:00 p.m. Compline 11:00 a.m. Sunday prayer service

• * Sunday Liturgy of Word & Prayer, St. Paul's Cathedral, Burlington, VT- Live & recorded with music

• * Washington National Cathedral - Live & recorded Daily Morning and Evening Prayer w/ music; Sunday online Holy Eucharist

* Resources The Rev. Sherry Osborn has used or currently uses for personal use.

31.Mar.20