Faithful Families for Lent, Easter, and Resurrection
Simple Ways to Create Meaning for the Season
Traci Smith
9780827211438
144 pages
Chalice Press
Overview
How do you share the deep mysteries of Lent, Easter, and Resurrection with children? Parents, guardians, teachers, and ministers will find dozens of fun and easy practices for celebrating the Easter season with our kids. The practices and seasonal prayers are grouped into chapters titled Ash Wednesday, Symbols, Lenten Prayers, Lenten Refraining, Lenten Acts of Service, Holy Week, Easter Vigil and Easter Day, and the Season of Resurrection. Smith also offers theological notes guiding parents on addressing the violence of the crucifixion and the meaning of Jesus’ death.
Author Bio
Traci Smith is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA), mother of three, and author. Her quest to help enrich her own family’s faith life has blossomed into a passion for helping families find times for connection and spiritual nourishment amid the hustle and bustle of daily life. This is her third book with Chalice Press in the Faithful Families series.
