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The United Thank Offering (UTO) is focusing their November 2022 Gratitude Challenge on the practice of gratitude as a disruption in our regular routines. The hope is that by interrupting our daily lives by engaging in gratitude practices we will discover more of God's abundance and joy in our lives. This challenge also has intentional [...]

Each November the United Thank Offering (UTO) encourages individuals, families, and congregations to spend 30 days focused on gratitude. The 2021 focus of this year's challenge is on Creation. There are resources for use at home, in your parish and with children. The Gratitude Challenge Booklet is for use at home and online. The booklet [...]

This stewardship resource offered by SALT is a complete set of materials, ready to download and use. Purchase price is tiered based on the size of the congregation. Materials include art, bulletin inserts, mailing templates, social media graphics and more. This campaign is built around Jeremiah 29:11 and focuses on "The rhythms of diaspora and [...]

As parishes continue to move in and out of worshipping and gathering during the ongoing pandemic it can be hard to know what to keep and what to do away with in the ways we welcome and engage current and new members. This Hospitality Audit from SALT project is a step by step guide to [...]

I am All of those People is the latest book by North Carolina author and Native American Dr. Diane Sharp (former colleague of Fr. Skip Walker). Based partially on a true story, the book is entitled “I am all of those people,” and tells the story of Molly, an Indigenous woman adopted into a devout [...]

"First Nations Version (FNV) recounts the Creator's Story―the Christian Scriptures―following the tradition of Native storytellers' oral cultures...The FNV is a dynamic equivalence translation of the New Testament that captures the simplicity, clarity, and beauty of Native storytellers in English, while remaining faithful to the original language of the Bible. The culmination of a rigorous five-year [...]

As the Episcopal Church continue the healing work of reconciliation with our Native American siblings, an important understanding is to acknowledge all of our church buildings sit on Native Land. This post from Building Faith explains the importance of Land Acknowledgments and why your parish should in engage in the work. In addition the post [...]

The Episcopal Church's definition of a Saint begins this way, "A holy person, a faithful Christian, one who shares life in Christ." During Lent 2023 this five part series will explore Episcopal Saints who may be less familiar to you. This is an Adult Formation opportunity available on Zoom. Resources and Materials Saints Hymns Sheet [...]

King Kamehameha and Emma of Hawaii are saints in the Episcopal Church. The Feast Day of the Holy Sovereigns is observed on November 28th of each year in the Episcopal Church. Native to Hawaii, Kamehameha and Emma were Christians who not only spread Christianity through Hawaii, they also were devout Episcopalians. King Kamehameha translated the [...]

This lesson for All Saints Sunday from Discipleship Ministries of the United Methodist Church is based on Lectionary Year A. However, if you do not use a Lectionary-based curriculum regularly, this can easily be used for that Sunday. It can be done in person, in a hybrid format, or online. Nothing Found [...]