RESOURCES FOR

Lent

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The King Comes

The King Comes is a Palm Sunday lesson for elementary-aged children. A Palm Sunday quiz- game, dramatic retelling of the Triumphal Entry and small group discussions help children and their leaders enter into the gripping story that begins Holy Week. Children may also learn to fold a palm cross to take home.
Target Age: 6-11 year olds
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Lent Prayer Guide: Praying With Beads

Praying with Beads is a devotional discipline for the season of Lent for family or private devotion. With a simple weekly pattern for the first five weeks, and daily prayers for Holy Week, this ancient way of praying is a washing of the Word, refreshment for spirits, and a grounding in hope leading into the joy of Easter.

Target Age: families together with adaptations for young ones, adults, youth and older elementary children for private devotion.

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Lent Family Prayer Guide

Daily prayers, readings and weekly Visio cards help families ready hearts and minds for this season of saying sorry to God, coming closer to Him, and giving things away to honor Him. These simple items may be gathered to create a sacred space: a white cloth, a purple ribbon, a candle and a wooden cross. 
Target Age: Households with children

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Lent Family Prayer Visio Cards

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The Liturgical Home: Lent

In the tapestry of the Christian liturgical year, the season of Lent emerges as a profound and transformative journey. The call to look inward, confront our weaknesses, and embrace the grace so freely offered to us in Christ prepares us to celebrate the miracle of Easter.

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Journey Through Lent – Devotions for Households

Gather the people in your home around a table center you’ll make for the long journey through Lent. Options for prayer, confession, song, time in God’s Story and weekly activities are provided for this season of making room and drawing close.
Target Age: Adaptable for all kinds of households.
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Lent at Home: Learning the Lord’s Prayer

A devotional book for kids and the people who love them to learn and pray the Lord’s Prayer during Lent.Target Age: Families with elementary-aged children and adaptable for very young ones.