Worship, Art, Drama, Music

Acting in Faith

A complete, step-by-step guide to starting your own church drama group, Acting in Faith covers every aspect of running a theater program, including information on producing, directing, acting, finding scripts, making and procuring props, sets and costumes, as well as charts and schedules to help make your process of creating theater as smooth as possible.

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Artworks: Angels and Holy Spirit

A collection of high-resolution original line art images.  These images were drawn by Mary Kenny, and arise out of a deep prayer life.  The images are colorful and intriguing, inviting further investigation and discussion, and can be used for personal or organizational use. Perfect for coloring (teens especially love them!) as well as special bulletins, notecards and almost anything you can imagine.

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Artworks: Re-imagine Cross

A collection of high-resolution original line art images.  These images were drawn by Mary Kenny, and arise out of a deep prayer life.  The images are colorful and intriguing, inviting further investigation and discussion, and can be used for personal or organizational use. Perfect for coloring (teens especially love them!) as well as special bulletins, notecards and almost anything you can imagine.

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ArtWorks: Revised Common Lectionary

A collection of high-resolution original line art images for every Sunday of Years A, B and C of the RCL. Also includes drawings for major Holy Days.These images were drawn by Mary Kenny, and arise out of a deep prayer life. The images are intriguing, inviting further investigation and discussion, and can be used for personal or organizational use. Perfect for bulletins, notecards and almost anything you can imagine.

 

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Artworks: Stations of the Cross

Fourteen Stations of the Cross drawings and the Jubilee Drawings by artist Mary Kenny. These drawings of the Stations are suitable for framing, conducive to meditation and useful for Lenten reflection by individuals and groups. Experience the liberating power of Christ's love through these powerful images. The Jubilee Drawings are an ecclectic collection of 21 images you can use as clip art in newsletters, bulletins or posters. 

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Artworks: Sun, Moon and Start

A collection of high-resolution original line art images.  These images were drawn by Mary Kenny, and arise out of a deep prayer life.  The images are colorful and intriguing, inviting further investigation and discussion, and can be used for personal or organizational use. Perfect for coloring (teens especially love them!) as well as special bulletins, notecards and almost anything you can imagine.

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Emerging Worship e-Manual

Exploring Worship in the Ancient-Future Church

by The Revs. Linda L. Grenz and Laura Rose

What is emerging worship? How can our congregation explore what it means for us. This resource focuses on mainline churches can learn from  the Emergent Church movement in the United States and the Fresh Expressions movement in England. One of us (Linda) is a priest in the Episcopal Church and the other (Laura) is a pastor in the United Church of Christ. So we will bring those perspectives into this resource.

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OMG Christmas Pageant

 

What if the Angel Gabriel called Mary on her cell phone?  In this contemporary take on the Christmas story, Elizabeth and Mary chat by instant messaging, a mysterious GPS leads three members of the Wiseacre family to find the newborn king in Bethlehem, and shepherds hitch a ride because Gabriel contacted them on "Faithbook."  

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Prayers & Blessings from "Feast of the Universe"

AN INTERFAITH SOURCEBOOK OF ECOLOGICAL SPIRITUALITY

Compiled and Edited by Anne Rowthorn

Invocations are provided to start the day and benedictions to end it. A series of theological prayers for all occasions along with table blessings, litanies and responsive readings are included. She also gives worship planners with a partial list of fun and fanciful, serious and solemn occasions to celebrate a creation liturgy, a community event or festival, or to plant a tree on a special day, or just to spend a few moments contemplating the majesty of God‟s creation A starter list of Biblical ecological readings and a list of environmental hymns from ten English language hymnals completes this useful resource. This compilation of prayers and blessings will be especially appreciated by clergy, church music directors, and worship leaders.

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