Theology & Theory of Worship
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A Framework for Worship and Chapel: Reflections from the Field
Ann Mellow discusses tools, models, and approaches for four (4) key elements of a framework for healthy and thoughtful school worship and chapel programs.
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Middle School Curriculum and Culture
Serena E. Beeks, D.Min., identifies important components of middle school curriculum, teaching, skills application, community service, and chapel services.
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Principles of Good Practice for Furthering Episcopal Identity in Episcopal Schools
Approved by the Governing Board of the National Association of Episcopal Schools in 2005, these Principles of Good Practice offer best practices for the support and nurture of Episcopal school identity.
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The Audacity and Community of Prayer
The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.Min., discusses how Episcopal schools praying for one another is essential to their identities and helps to build up the community of Episcopal schools that is NAES.
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Building a Children's Chapel
Biennial 2008 Workshop C-05. Offers a approach to early childhood worship based on storytelling and active participation.
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Celebrating Eucharist in a Multi-Faith Community - St. Mary's Episcopal School, Memphis, TN
How one school developed simple ritual acts that invite upper school students of all faiths to participate actively in the Holy Eucharist.
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Chapel Questionnaire - Saint Andrew's School, Boca Raton, FL
A simple, four-question document designed to collect feedback from faculty and students.
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Early Childhood Chapel at the Episcopal School in the City of New York
Bill Gordh discusses his Early Childhood Education program's chapel, including frequency of services, their structure and content, and parent participation.
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Guiding Principles for Chapel - Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, OR
One school's set of simple, bulleted guidelines that define the essential purpose and components of chapel.
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Helping Students Face Loss
The Rev. Jonathan T. Glass argues that children's pastoral needs, including the death of pets and grandparents and parental divorce, deserve of the full pastoral and liturgical resources of the Church.
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The Opening of School and the Liturgy of New Beginnings
The Rev. Canon Thomas G. Clarke reflects on the importance of a liturgical celebration of the opening of the school year and the school's Episcopal identity in its liturgical life.
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School Chaplaincy in a Web 2.0 World
Biennial 2008 Workshop D-08. Presents the benefits and challenges of Web 2.0 such as social networking and YouTube, and describes how chaplains might use them in school ministry.
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A Selected and Annotated Bibliography of Resources for Preschool Worship, 1997
Amy Gearey, Ph.D., offers Early Childhood Education programs resources for constructing developmentally appropriate worship services.
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Spiritual Life Strategic Plan - Holderness School, Holderness, NH
One example of a written vision statement with three-year program objectives for spiritual life.
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Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI)
With a religious publishing heritage dating back to 1918, CPI is an official publisher of worship materials and other resources for The Episcopal Church, plus a multi-faceted publisher and supplier to the broader ecumenical marketplace.