Faith Formation Resources: Advent & Christmas 2021
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And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. ~Isaiah 9:6b Advent is marked by hope as we recognize our need for Jesus' presence and anticipate his birth. It's also a good entrance into personal or family faith practices: everyone can anticipate the arrival of the new baby King! Click the images below for some ways to join in the season. Paper copies are available at Salford. Contact Jenn Svetlik if you'd like one sent to you! |
Click here for the Dare to Imagine! Advent daily guide for families
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Click here for the 25 Days of Advent scripture card "Calendar"
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The Seed and The Soil Project creates music, art, and “Little Liturgies” that follow the liturgical year to help folks welcome the seed of the Good News as it takes root in their lives. CDs and text of the simple weekly prayers are available at Salford or can be streamed and downloaded here.
In-person Sunday School for children (ages 2-5th grade) meets at 10:45am during second hour.
For the winter, children meet in the classrooms downstairs. Read more about our Covid safety guidelines. Contact Jenn Svetlik with questions. |
If your family is misses Sunday School due to travel, illness, covid exposure, or otherwise, Shine at Home follows the same progression of stories that are offered with in-person Sunday School, along with simple ways to integrate the lessons into home life throughout the week. If you'd like a digital or printed copy of this resource, just let Jenn know.
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...And more:
Morning Meditations: Three options of quick morning meditations for all ages, to start the day off well.
Holy Hikes with the Psalms: Click Here
Celebrate Creation with Wondering Questions: Click Here
Resources for Talking about Race with Children:
Encouraging kids' faith formation means helping them cultivate a vision for God's Reign and their role in it, and walking with them as they share that with others. The effects of racism are real in our society, and racial justice is a part of God's vision for healing and hope. Here is a starting point for talking about race with your children. This list is non-exhaustive. We aren't making statements about the parent organizations of these pages, but the content on the pages linked here is solid. In using them, if you do not espouse the particular views of the article, then may you find them useful for their information about child development and what children are capable of understanding.
Chart: ages and stages of kids’ perceptions of race This chart helps you understand your child's level of awareness of biological and social differences between people.
Parent Toolkit: How to Talk to Kids About Race and Racism A practical step-by-step, with tips and suggested language.
Talking With Children About Racism, Police Brutality and Protests This resource guides parents in talking about race, police brutality, and protests; divided by age group.
Video Overview of Systemic Racism Hear Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer explain systemic racism in a way kids will be able to grasp, in 17 minutes. Simple language and visuals; would work well in sections with family conversation.
Antiracist Books for Kids There are tons of book lists out there, and I (Maria) can't personally recommend every one on this list - but it covers a wide range of diversity in a direct way and is a good place to start.
Diverse books with everyday stories Just like none of us can be distilled into one aspect of our identity, people of color are much larger than their racial struggle. There are probably thousands of this kind of books; may this be just a starting point.
Talking About Race portal This one should maybe be listed first. Published by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, it's a sort of self-guided curriculum for understanding race, racism, whiteness, antiracism, and much more. Extremely useful information for parents, not a lot of content that translates to kids.
Raising White Kids a five-minute interview with author Dr. Jennifer Harvey can be found here; and here is an article she wrote about raising white kids which references the story of Amy Cooper calling 911 in Central Park.
Holy Hikes with the Psalms: Click Here
Celebrate Creation with Wondering Questions: Click Here
Resources for Talking about Race with Children:
Encouraging kids' faith formation means helping them cultivate a vision for God's Reign and their role in it, and walking with them as they share that with others. The effects of racism are real in our society, and racial justice is a part of God's vision for healing and hope. Here is a starting point for talking about race with your children. This list is non-exhaustive. We aren't making statements about the parent organizations of these pages, but the content on the pages linked here is solid. In using them, if you do not espouse the particular views of the article, then may you find them useful for their information about child development and what children are capable of understanding.
Chart: ages and stages of kids’ perceptions of race This chart helps you understand your child's level of awareness of biological and social differences between people.
Parent Toolkit: How to Talk to Kids About Race and Racism A practical step-by-step, with tips and suggested language.
Talking With Children About Racism, Police Brutality and Protests This resource guides parents in talking about race, police brutality, and protests; divided by age group.
Video Overview of Systemic Racism Hear Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer explain systemic racism in a way kids will be able to grasp, in 17 minutes. Simple language and visuals; would work well in sections with family conversation.
Antiracist Books for Kids There are tons of book lists out there, and I (Maria) can't personally recommend every one on this list - but it covers a wide range of diversity in a direct way and is a good place to start.
Diverse books with everyday stories Just like none of us can be distilled into one aspect of our identity, people of color are much larger than their racial struggle. There are probably thousands of this kind of books; may this be just a starting point.
Talking About Race portal This one should maybe be listed first. Published by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, it's a sort of self-guided curriculum for understanding race, racism, whiteness, antiracism, and much more. Extremely useful information for parents, not a lot of content that translates to kids.
Raising White Kids a five-minute interview with author Dr. Jennifer Harvey can be found here; and here is an article she wrote about raising white kids which references the story of Amy Cooper calling 911 in Central Park.