Connecting during social distancing: This week's resources for worship, study and navigating COVID-19

SUBSCRIBE \ ABOUT  \ DONATE \ CONTACT Presbyterian Outlook COVID-19 news & resources Friends, For more than a year, the Outlook has been able to offer weekly Christian education resources based on the lectionary. Joelle Brummit-Yale, the director of children's and youth ministries at Chapel in Pines in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has provided a Christian ed lesson for families to do together at home (and can be easily adapted to in-person classes at church!). And, Rebecca Davis, associate professor of Christian education at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, has crafted complete family faith formation lessons for each Sunday. I want to express a huge THANK YOU to both of these writers who have created excellent content and supported many ministries and churches with their lessons over the past year. We are grateful for their many talents. Remember: Check our website or follow us on social media to get materials as soon as they are released. You'll find weekly "Looking into the lectionary" reflections, all of the Outlook's COVID-19 news and stories, and our new worship resources here. Grace and peace, Jana Blazek Outlook associate editor  Worship resources Order of worship for August 15 by Whitney Wilkinson Arreche The bread and the cup: Christian ed at home by Joelle Brummit-Yale Communion: Family faith formation by Rebecca Davis News & Ministry Aids A prayer for the start of the 2021 school year We pray for a better year; for a safe return to classrooms; for the health of students, teachers and school staff; for school boards and administrators under pressure to make difficult decisions; and for parents exhausted by the uncertainty and constantly changing plans. by Teri McDowell Ott The Post-Quarantine Church Book review: Thom Rainer tackles six urgent challenges and opportunities for church leaders to think through in this post-pandemic world in this book. The delta variant and planning for what's next How will churches plan as the country enters another wave of COVID-19? by Rebecca Gresham-Kesner We carry ourselves wherever we go The Desert Mothers offer some post-quarantine wisdom for these days. by Katy Shevel Are these resources helpful to your ministry or faith practice? Please make a donation today. Every amount helps! Donations help us create additional resources to serve the church. PRESBYTERIAN OUTLOOK | [www.pres-outlook.org]  ‌  ‌

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