Resources

• Holiday, Celebration Days, Observances, and Saint’s Days Resources

Autumn (Northern Hemisphere)/ Spring (Southern Hemisphere)

• The Spiritual Practice of Painting Leaves
• Breathe in the Fragrance of God – Making Apple Cider as Spiritual Practice
• Autumn: Embracing Transition by Elaine Breckenridge
• Falling Leaves by Ana Lisa De Jong

Back to School

• Back to School Prayers – A Resource List – Updated for 2022
• Praying with School Supplies by Lilly Lewin
• Blessing of the Backpacks by Emily Huff
• Back to School Prayers by Lilly Lewin
• Back to School – 10 Tips and Prayers for Teachers and Students
• Back to School – 10 Tips to Help You Prepare Spiritually
• Back to School – Adding and Subtracting by Lilly Lewin

Labor Day

• Pay Tribute to Our Unsung Heroes
• A Prayer for Labor Day

Halloween: Updated for 2022

   Resources

• • Resources For A Green, Fair Trade and Ethical Halloween
  • How Toxic Is Your Halloween
  • Halloween Candy Prayers by Lilly Lewin

   Posts

• • Celebrating Halloween as a Spiritual Practice
  • Oh My God: A Billion Pounds of Pumpkin…
  • Praying with Chocolate by Lilly Lewin
  • Halloween Costumes; A Poem
  • At Home Ideas for a Fun and Safe Halloween
  • What Does Halloween Mean To You?
  • Virtual Halloween Party Ideas, Activities & Games for 2020
    • • For Kids!

All Saint’s Day: Updated for 2022

• Getting Ready For All Saints Day
• The Gift of All Hallow’s Eve by Jan Blencowe
• One Protestant’s Reflection on All Saints Day by Kathie Hempel
• All Saints Day: An Opportunity to Remember Everyday Saints by Lynne Baab

Thanksgiving

• Resources for Harvest and Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving Prayers and Resources
• Thanksgiving and Optimism by Lynne Baab
• Trees of Thanksgiving by Melissa Taft
• Preparing for Thanksgiving by Lilly Lewin
• Thanksgiving Service: The Story of Trees & Leaves 
• My Favourite Thanksgiving Prayers
• Thanksgiving Prayers from 2016
• A Thanksgiving Litany
• A Table Talk for Thanksgiving by Laurie Klein

Activities for Kids!

• • Gratitude Activities from Rhythm of Play
  • 40 Thanksgiving Gratitude Activities and Games by Rhythm of Play
  • Thanksgiving Activities from TheSpruce.com
  • A Sacred Home Box: Thankful by Joanna Cummings

Gratitude

     Resources and Posts

• My Favorite Books on Gratitude
• Getting Ready for a Season of Gratitude – Plan a Gratitude Scavenger Hunt
• Grief and Gratitude in the Christian Life by Lynne Baab
• A Prayer for Gratitude by Talitha Fraser
• Re-Discovering Gratitude in a Season of Loss by Steve Wickham
• Another Prayer for Gratitude
• Every New Morning by Carol Dixon
• Wrestling with Gratitude by Jeannie Kendall
• Creating a Gratitude Garden
• Walking it Off with Gratitude
• Good News and Gratitude by Lilly Lewin
• 10 Tips for Expressing Gratitude
• Planning to Store

Products

• Gearing Up for a Season of Gratitude Virtual Retreat

Harvest

• Planning For Harvest
• Thank God for Blessings – A Harvest Prayer
• Harvest Prayers and Resources from Christians Concerned for One World
• Harvest Prayers from Lords-Prayer-Words.com
• Harvest liturgies by John Birch
• Summer Ends Now – A Prayer by Gerald Manley Hopkins 
• A Season of Harvest – Let Us Thank God

Winter (Northern Hemisphere)/Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

• A Reading List for the Summer (or Winter)
• How the Winter Solstice Can Heal Christians by Ellen Haroutunian
• Winter Seed by Andy Wade
• Ready for Winter but Not for Spring
• Winterizing the Garden and Our Lives – Five Tips that Can Help Prepare for Next Year
• Winter Spirituality by Elaine Breckenridge
• Weathering the Winter Storms – Lessons for the Soul
• God in the heart of a Snowdrop by Carol Dixon
• Take a Snow Day with God by Lilly Lewin

Advent/Christmas/New Years Resources

• see Church Calendar page

Videos and Products

• Walking In Wonder Through Advent Retreat with Christine Sine and Lilly Lewin
• Lean Towards the Light this Advent & Christmas:
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    • Book and Advent Prayer Card bundle
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• Lean Towards the Light Advent Retreat Online
• Advent Prayer Cards: 1 set, 3 sets, or download
• FREE: Advent in a Jar -Download
• FREE: Color Your Way Through Advent and Christmas – Download
• Advent – Sacred Space Prayer Experience by Lilly Lewin
• Advent Quiet Retreat – Free Download
• Lean Towards the Light – Another Advent Video by Christine Sine
• Living the Season Well: Reclaiming Christmas by Jody Collins

Resources

• Holiday, Celebration Days, Observances, and Saint’s Days Resources

Mother’s Day 

• A Prayer for Mother’s Day
• A Liturgy for Mother’s Day by Emma Morgan
• Maternal Images of God – A Prayer and A Video
• Let’s Get Creative – Honouring Our Mothers
• Anselm’s Prayer to St Paul: Our Greatest Mother
• Mother’s Day Resources: A Gathering for Mother’s Day

Father’s Day

• A Prayer for Father’s Day
• Look at Me! A Father’s Day Poem by Catherine Lawton
• God the Father Reimagined.
• Lets Get Creative For Father’s Day
• The Father Heart of God
• VIDEOS: by Sheila Hamil
  • • Geordie Lullaby
    • The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Prayers of Welcome

• A Prayer to Welcome the Night
• A Prayer to Welcome the Day
• A Prayer for the Morning by Jenneth Graser
• A Prayer for the Evening by Jenneth Graser
• Welcome God Into This Day
• Welcome, Let Go with Help From Thomas Keating
• Let’s Welcome God Home
• Celtic Hospitality and Welcome by Rev. Brenda G. Warren

Blessings

• • Blessing the Animals
  • House Blessing
  • The Blessing of Love
  • A Blessing for Writers by Jenneth Graser
  • VIDEO: May Your Blessing by Sheila Hamil

Spring (Northern Hemisphere)/Autumn (Southern Hemisphere)

• Let Spring Emerge
• My Rite of Spring by Elaine Breckenridge
• Embarking On A Pattern of Growth by Britni D’Eliso
• In This Moment by Taflin Fisher
• Colorful by Jean Andrianoff
• Consider the Lillies by Andy Wade
• The Gift of Strawberries
• Was Dogwood Used for the Cross of Christ?
• Remember the miracle of trees on Arbor Day by Lynne Baab
• An Affinity for Beauty by Jean Andrianoff
• Rooted; A Poem by Ana Lisa de Jong

Lent/Holy Week/Easter Resources

• see Church Calendar page

Gardening Resources

• see Creation Spirituality page

Products

• Spirituality of Gardening Online Course
• Finding Beauty in the Ashes of Lent Retreat by Lilly Lewin and Christine Sine
• Time to Heal Online Course by Christine Sine, Lilly Lewin, and Bethany Dearborn Hiser
• Lent/Easter Prayer Cards – Download
• Lenten Bundle Download: A Journey Into Wholeness book, Lent/Easter Prayer Cards, & 40 Daily Ideas for Lent
• FreeRangeWorship: 40 Days Toward Love: Church Community Edition by Lilly Lewin- Updated for 2021!
• FREE: 40 Daily Ideas Guide for Lent – Updated for 2021!
• FREE: Hungering for Life – Creative Exercises for Lent – Updated for 2021!
• FREE: Gospel Eyes – Download: Lent Poems by Jeannie Kendall – New for 2021!

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)/ Winter (Southern Hemisphere)

• A Reading List for the Summer (or Winter)
• FreerangeFriday: Getting Ready for a Sacred Summer
• FreerangeFriday: Creating a Centerpiece for Summer Prayer
• Savoring Summer by Elaine Breckenridge
• FreerangeFriday: The Gift of Creativity
• FreerangeFriday: The Gift of Silence
• FreerangeFriday: The Gift of Rest
• A Summer Path of Devotion by Catherine Lawton
• Standing Still for Solstice by Kate Kennington Steer
• Summer Practice by Lilly Lewin
• Celebrating Summer by Carol Dixon
• The Spiritual Practice of Beachcombing
• Practices for a Distant Socializing Difference by Lisa DeRosa
• Summer Prayer Tools by Lilly Lewin
• Litany for Vacation by Fran Pratt
• Keep Your Cool When the Weather Gets Hot
• Increase and Decrease, St. John and the Summer Solstice by Jan Blencowe
• Sunbathing with God by Carol Dixon
• For Love of Lavender
• The Sunflower by Lilly Lewin
• Meditation on a Beach
• Litany for Summer by Fran Pratt
• An Invitation to Summer Hospitality
• Summer Ends Now; A Poem by Gerald Manley Hopkins

Products

• Making Time for a Sacred Summer Online Retreat
• The Gift of a Sacred Summer Kits by Freerange Worship