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Check It Out!
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December
20, 2018
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Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas and a blessed 2019!
Here are some resources to help with your Lent and Easter planning!
The UMRC is here to help support your church in its various ministries!
Please forward this newsletter to church leaders and Sunday school teachers in your church.
There is no rental fee to borrow these items; the only cost to churches is to mail resources back to me.
The UMRC is located in the United Methodist Center in Springfield.
If you're here for a meeting during the week, come in and look around!
Contact me in advance and I'll have resources ready for you to pick up.
The UMRC has a wide variety of materials for teachers of
adult, youth, and children's classes!
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments; my contact information is listed below, near my signature.
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Studies for youth & children
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Messy Easter
 #817299
book
Designed for use with intergenerational groups, this book includes three once-a-month sessions and a treasure trove of ideas for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. Chapters: Lent Messy Church; Holy Week Messy Church; Easter Messy Church; Creative Easter prayers; Easter extras; Easter food and food crafts; Easter games; Easter trail. Includes index.
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Make Room: A Child's Guide to Lent and Easter
#817023
book
 This full-color book for children talks about the Kingdom of God and events in Jesus' life and Holy Week and explains that, during Lent, we think about the following concepts: making time (prayer, listening for God's voice, thinking about choices); making space (repentance, forgiveness, sharing, simplicity); and making room (reaching out to the sick, lonely, and strangers). Illustrated by Ann Boyajian.
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Sharing the Easter Faith with Children
 #806047
book
Helping Children Observe Lent and Celebrate Easter. Part 1: Telling the Easter Story to Children. Part 2: Keeping Lent and Easter with the Congregation and Family. Part 3: Study Sessions for Parents, Teachers, and Worship Committees. Part 4: Lent-Easter Resources for Children and Their Adults.
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Story of Lent: Speed Sketch Bible Stories
 #119137
DVD
This DVD contains six Bible stories told in 'speed sketch' style which are appropriate for use with all ages. Each story is told in two versions: 1) an easy-to-understand narrated paraphrase; 2) narrated directly from the NIV 1984 translation of the Bible. Likewise, each story in both forms is available with either English or Spanish audio. Stories (paraphrase time/NIV scripture time): 1) Nicodemus (5 min./3 min.); 2) Triumphal entry (5 min./2 min.); 3) The Last Supper (4 min./2 min.); 4) Gethsemane (4 min./2 min.); 5) Crucifixion (4 min./6 min.); 6) Resurrection (4 min./2 min.). Lesson plans and coloring pages are available online at https://resources.wesleyan.org/speed-sketch-bible-stories
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Faithful Celebrations: Making Time for God from Mardi Gras through Pentecost
 #818147
book
Designed to meet the need for generations to learn together, this book provides activities (crafts, recipes, discussion, worship, drama, games) that will bring families together and build strong communities of faith, whether it is in the home or a congregational setting. Chapters: Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday; Lent; Holy Week; Easter; Pentecost.
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Sacred Holidays: Less Chaos, More Jesus
 #818208
book
Holidays are meant to be more than chaos with glimpses of grace; they are meant to draw us closer to God and one another. This book helps you avoid what has tripped you up in the past and gives you insights, tips, and tools to make your holidays less chaotic and more about loving Jesus and others. Don't let your holidays be marked by regret, whimsy whirlwinds, or survival mindset. Let's celebrate every holiday together purposefully and worshipfully - loving Jesus and others well in every moment. Chapters: Regrets, better ways, and baby steps; Social experiments and all things whimsy; Holidays (read 30-60 days before holiday): New Year's, Valentine's Day, Lent and Easter, Summer, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent and Christmas, Happy Birthday; Common struggles (read as needed): How to not be THAT Christian; Realistic expectations; Conflict, drama and all the feels; Budgets and generosity; Schedules and plans; Grief; Santa and the Easter Bunny; P.S. - be yourself and be with others. Appropriate for teachers and grandparents as well as parents.
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Easter-Rific!
 #814215
book
This idea book for teachers provides activities, games, crafts, snacks, science experiments, storytelling ideas, and object lessons for use with children in exploring the time between Palm Sunday and Jesus' Ascension and the Great Commission.
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Easter Garden: A Lenten Experience for Children
 #813000
book
'The Easter Garden' is an event where children of all ages hear the stories of Holy Week, create a garden, make banners for worship, prepare table decorations, and help serve a meal to their parents and/or congregation. The children will also participate in a worship service with parents or with the entire congregation. Includes plans for a six or seven-week study with or without a separate meal and worship service, Saturday evening/Sunday morning event, or a large one-day event with a shared meal and worship service. Sessions: 1) Jesus enters Jerusalem; 2) Jesus washes the disciples' feet; 3) The Last Supper; 4) The Garden; 5) Peter's denial; 6) The cross and the tomb; 7) Jesus lives. An opportunity for service is included as part of each session. An accompanying CD-ROM includes music, PowerPoint slides, and a variety of printable materials.
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If you have questions or wish to request resources, please contact me at 217-529-2744 or umrc@igrc.org.
Sincerely,
Jill D. Stone, Director
United Media Resource Center
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