The Church Year
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Teaching Children the General Season of the Church Year
God made everything we see. He made the land and the oceans and the stars in the sky. He made you. The Bible tells us that God made everything in the whole universe for the good of...
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Lutheran Service Book: Hymn Devotions throughout the Church Year
There’s a rich history to all of the hymns in Lutheran Service Book. This history easily lends itself to beautiful devotional materials that blend seamlessly into the Church Year. Read...
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Our Favorite Children’s Books for Easter
Easter—the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection after His death upon the cross—is such a joyous occasion, and absolutely central to the Christian faith. If you’re looking to share this...
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Teaching About Holy Week and Easter in Sunday School
During Holy Week, we experience two contrasting feelings: guilt for our sins and joy because of the gifts of forgiveness and eternal life we receive with Christ’s death and resurrection....
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Looking Forward to Easter with the Enduring Grace Church Year Journal
Here’s a fun fact: The common understanding of the forty days of Lent doesn’t factor in the Sundays of the season, which are excluded. Why? Because even in this time of penitence and...
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An Interactive Easter Story for Young Children | The First Easter: A Lift-a-Flap Book
Colorful illustrations, cute characters, interactive flaps, and simple language make The First Easter: A Lift-the-Flap Book the perfect way to share the story of Holy Week and Easter with small childr
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2024 Christmas Greetings from CPH
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Music of the Month: Christmastide Fughettas
Ornament your Christmas worship with delightful fughettas using Christmastide Fughettas! This large collection of fourteen hymn-based fugal settings by Donald Rotermund is creative and...
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Witness Jesus' Transformative Hands | Lent 2025 Worship Series
Spend this Lent exploring God's Word to see how His hands are used in both the New and Old Testaments, from creation to crucifixion and eternal life. This all-inclusive series features: - Daily Devot
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Follow Along with the Church Year Using the Enduring Grace Journal
The Enduring Grace journal gives readers a fresh perspective of Scripture and the church year, guiding them through each Sunday, season, and celebration day with weekly lectionaries. The life of the c
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An Advent Worship Series that Meditates on the Names of the Savior
This Advent encounter the names of Jesus as written in Isaiah 9. The His Name Shall Be Called 2024 Advent Worship Series includes materials for personal and congregational use, including: - Daily Dev
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Look Inside the Enduring Grace: A Church Year Journal | Year C
Discover God's enduring grace throughout the whole year with Enduring Grace: A Church Year Journal. Grab Year C now! https://www.cph.org/enduring-grace-a-church-year-journal-year-c #EnduringGrace #C
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Digging Deeper into Scripture: The Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1–21)
Upon finishing my teaching degree at what is now Concordia University Chicago, I was recruited to serve as a missionary in Taiwan (ROC—Republic of China), where I spent two and a half...
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Five Devotions for Holy Week
Holy Week and Easter are incredibly important times in the Church Year. Jesus prepared for His crucifixion, and we, too, should reflect as we move through Holy Week, knowing that His...
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Free Teaching Tools for Holy Week and Easter
The celebration of Easter is the celebration of God’s grace and what He has done for us through the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ. Make sure the children around you know why with these...
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Five Easy-to-Learn Sheet Music Options for Easter
Every spring, Easter comes around in the Church Year as a celebration of the battle Christ has won for believers everywhere. He has conquered the devil, died for your sins, and defeated...
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Music of the Month: Hymn Tune Innovations: 5 Preludes for Lent
This collection of five preludes for Lent is another stunning addition to the Hymn Tune Innovations series. Benjamin M. Culli has composed five accessible preludes for use during the...
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Downloadable Sheet Music for Lent
Planning the music for Lenten services can be a monumental task. Not only are there Sunday services but midweek and Holy Week services too. Open up your options with digital music that...
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Top Children’s Hymns for Christmas
It’s that time of year: the weather has gotten colder, the lights have gone up, and the Christmas music has been playing for some time now. It’s a season of celebration, especially the...
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2023 Christmas Greetings from CPH
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