Lent, Holy Week and Easter

Aslan is on the Move!

Using an animated version of C.S. Lewis' timeless The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, this five-session or weekend program offers participants an opportunity to experience the story through imaginative role-playing, games and discussion. Perfect for VBS, Lenten programs or intergenerational events!

From Caterpillar to Cocoon to Butterfly E-Book

GOD'S METAPHOR OF METAMORPHOSIS

by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman

This resource offers congregations a thematic approach for communicating the message of Lent and Easter. Centered around the life cycle of a Monarch butterfly, a different stage of its development serves as a symbol each week for the process of spiritual growth during Lent.

God's Family Tree E-Book

TRACING THE STORY OF SALVATION

by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman

This e-book offers a thematic approach for communicating the message of Lent and Easter. God's Family Tree uses the varied trees found in the Old Testament and the New Testament as a focal point for telling the stories of God's people as they struggle to find faith and hope for life.

Know Chocolate - Adult Study

LENT JOURNEY BOOK

Perfect little book for personal reflection and notes, this book is meant to be a companion for all participants in Know Chocolate for Lent Adult Study sessions.

Volume discounts available --- order for each participant!

 

Know Chocolate - Family Time

FAMILY TIME

This affordable little family book uses the growth & manufacturing process for chocolate as a metaphor for talking about spiritual growth during Lent and Easter.  These little devotions are perfect for busy families - includes short readings and prayers for each Sunday, plus optional suggestions for simple family activities during the week.  

This flexible design means you can choose whether you want to try to use the devotions weekly, daily or even just sporadically as your schedule allows.

Volume discounts available --- order for all church families!

 

Know Chocolate - Retreat

RETREAT REFLECTION JOURNAL

This book accompanies Know Chocolate for Lent that uses the growing and manufacturing processes of chocolate as a metaphor for the growing of our faith.  The Know Chocolate program includes a retreat  called A Chocolate Feast: Celebrating God's Goodness and this little book is perfect for participants' personal reflections and notes.

Know Chocolate For Lent

by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman

Know Chocolate for Lent offers a thematic approach for communicating the message of Lent and Easter to children, youth and adults. Know Chocolate for Lent uses the growing and manufacturing process of chocolate as a metaphor for the growth of faith and discipleship in the Christian life. Lent is an appropriate time for reflection and study so that believers comprehend the significance of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Know Chocolate for Lent E-Book

by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman

Know Chocolate for Lent offers a thematic approach for communicating the message of Lent and Easter to children, youth and adults. Know Chocolate for Lent uses the growing and manufacturing process of chocolate as a metaphor for the growth of faith and discipleship in the Christian life. Lent is an appropriate time for reflection and study so that believers comprehend the significance of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Prayer Trio

THREE Prayer resources for all ages

Praying All the Time is a children's VBS or Lent program.

101 Ways to Pray is a children's rotation workshop model unit.

Teach Us to Pray includes 22 lessons for youth or adults on different ways to pray.

Praying All the Time

USING CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY

This creative program teaches children about different forms of prayer using wonderful children's books --- classics such as Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar and works by Tomie dePaola, as well as new favorites like the marvelous Old Turtle by Douglas Wood.

Seasonal Book Bundle

FIVE Wezeman seasonal books

Get five seasonal resources at a 20+% discount when you choose this bundle. Each book has 5-9 weeks of material (or more!) to cover each major church season: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter and Pentecost. And as an added bonus, we've included Missions which offers 52 activities you can use for Summer Church or weave into the church year. The seasonal books include education lessons, worship ideas with children's sermon, a home nurture section and graphics you can use to make banners, posters, or in your bulletin, newsletter, etc.

Wild Willy and The Prodigal Son

Wild Willy's Candy Factory is based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a children's book by Roald Dahl, published in 1964. This resource was originally conceived as a five-week series to be used in a mid-week program for children during Lent, but it can be adapted to other formats and uses, such as Sunday School or VBS.