easter 2015

Here's an invitation I came across recently: This week we will be experiencing something called Godly Play . I can't really explain it to you, other than it involves a parable. The only way you'll know what I mean is if you come and experience it for yourself.    [ source ] Some friends and I offered a Godly Play session as evening worship during our summer school last August. I was amazed at how many students came up to us afterwards saying things like, I liked it so much more than I thought I would. or I hadn't expected it to be like that. or Now I understand!  So many people "know" that they don't like trendy worship and so "know" that they won't like Godly Play.* Or they "know" that it's only for children,* and only for Episcopalians.* Maybe they "know" that Godly Play is about making children  sit down and shut up .* Or that discipline is "outsourced" to the door person.* Or that Godly Play storytellers ...

For a while I was changing the image at the bottom of my blog screen according to the liturgical seasons, inspired by Emily at Watkins Every Flavor Beans . This year I found it easier just to stick with one image of  a circular calendar by My Faith My Life. So I appreciate that Browniesmoke (at What Can We Leave Out ) has linked to  the new coming year's calendar , now available at My Faith My Life . ( Lo hay tambi�n en espa�ol .) � 2012 Jenifer Gamber . Permisson granted to reproduce for church use. I echo Browniesmoke's advice that even if some in your family (such as children doing Godly Play or Catechesis of the Good Shepherd) already understand liturgical colors, this calendar can help others (such as grown-ups) grasp it. It's also interesting for older children in that it is more detailed than some GP classroom presentations will be, since it has a square for every day, not just for every week . Bear in mind if you're outside the United States that it's been...

Our little congregation in Finland isn't doing Godly Play this year, because I'm too busy with my theological studies and even more because I'm not even there right now. My husband and I are spending a year in England. Although I told myself this might mean I could write up a bunch of half-baked ideas which had never matured into proper posts, so far I haven't posted anything on this blog since summer school! Not having the input and prompting of weekly (or near weekly) sessions has meant it was easy to ignore the blog. But Sheila's recent post on her children's first visit to a Godly Play classroom provoked me to dust off my Blogger password and add an appreciative comment. And so I thought I ought to post here as well and explain why posts here have dried up. As I have said, I do hope to carry on... but it's unlikely to be at all frequent for a while yet. In the meantime, to make up for a dearth of Easterkind material lately, here's a bunch of links a...