Seasons of the Church Year

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Blue Christmas/Longest Night Services

These DOC files contain bulletins from services held at Knox Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, Ontario, for Blue Christmas/Longest Night.

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Christmas Gift Boxes (Shoeboxes): A good choice for children around the world?

This PDF contains an article about whether Christmas gift boxes is the best way to make a difference for children in need.

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2009 Lent Liturgies - large print

This PDF contains large print versions of the 2009 Lent liturgies, written by the Reverend Philip Wilson, Lead Pastor from Trinity Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario.

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2008 Advent Liturgies - large print

This PDF contains large print versions of the 2008 Advent liturgies, written by the Reverend Philip Wilson, Lead Pastor from Trinity Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario.

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2009 Lent Litugies

This PDF contains the 2009 Lent liturgies, written by the Reverend Philip Wilson, Lead Pastor from Trinity Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario.

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2008 Advent Liturgies

This PDF contains the 2008 Advent liturgies, written by the Reverend Philip Wilson, Lead Pastor from Trinity Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario.

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The Labyrinth: A meaningful Lenten program for youth

This PDF contains instructions for a simple labyrinth program for youth. From Equipping, February 2008.

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2007 Advent liturgies

The 2007 Advent liturgies were written by The Reverend Kate Ballagh-Steeper, a Presbyterian World Service & Development executive committee member.

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2008 Lenten Liturgies

The 2008 Lent liturgies were written by The Reverend Lynne Donovan, from St. Andrew's Church in Picton, Ontario.

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Telling Time in the Church Year Bulletin Insert

This PDF contains a bulletin insert for telling time in the church year. It provides historical backgrounds, meanings and reflections for the seasons in our church year.

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Family Table for the Season of Advent

This PDF contains ideas for families for nurturing faith at home. There is one activity for each week of Advent.

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Path to Easter: A Holy Week Walk for Children

This PDF contains instructions on how to create a station-oriented Holy Week experience for children.

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Counting the Days: An Advent Celebration for Kids

This PDF contains an outline for organizing a half-day Advent event for children.

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Lenten Activities for Children and Youth

This PDF contains ideas for Lenten activities for children and youth.

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Intergenerational Christmas Event

This PDF contains ideas for intergenerational Christmas events.

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At the Table of Our Lord: A Community Meal for Holy Week

This PDF contains instructions for planning a congregational community meal — either a ceremonial/symbolic meal or a true festive feast — based on Passover.

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Explaining Easter to Children

This PDF contains helpful ways of explaining the Easter story to children.

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Christmas Lessons and Carols Service

This PDF contains a simple Advent service.

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Christmas Eve Service

This PDF contains a Christmas Eve service.

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Joining the Dance (full version)

This PDF contains the full version of Joining the Dance, a resource of Lenten reflections about Sabbath and the stewardship of creation.

Note: This file is 3MB.

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Simple Ideas for a Christ-Centered Christmas

This PDF contains a list of activities that families can do during the days leading up to Christmas.

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Christmas Pageant for a Very Small Sunday School

This PDF contains a Christmas pageant program for a small church school setting.

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The Mystery of Christmas Pageant

This PDF contains a congregational Christmas pageant based on the prologue of John’s gospel (John 1: 1-14).

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Getting Ready for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany

This PDF contains ideas for "living the seasons" of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. From Equip August 2001.

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Christmas Gift Boxes: A good choice for children around the world?

This PDF contains some questions to help you decide whether Christmas shoe boxes are the best way to make a difference for children in need.