Welcome to Center for Children at Worship ~ Congregations in Bloom's New Web Community! Our hope is to offer ideas for liturgies which are stimulating, powerful, surprising, spiritually awakening, and above all inclusive. When the ministry gifts of children and youth are recognized and honored, communities will deepen in their love and service. Young people will carry those same gifts into their schools, their homes, their work and later, their vocations. In this way the fruit extends far outside the walls of our churches.

Our vision is that this web site will become a center for educators, designers of worship, musicians, youth, and children, youth leaders, artists, performers, builders, parents, story tellers and dreamers.

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A Question for Palm Sunday

We are given an hour. I have an hour.You have an hour. What will we do with the hour we are given? What gift? What service? What truth will we tell? Read the poem by G. K. Chesterton in the Weekly Feature Section and look at the art and poem entitled “Snails” from Holy Family Kids Create.

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WEEKLY FEATURE Week of April 2 - 8, 2001
Each week we will have a story, project, idea or inspirational message to help you explore inclusive liturgy in your own faith community. This is the season of Lent, a time of reflection and introspection.

PALM SUNDAY PROCESSIONAL: This is a wonderfully simple piece, adapted from something which arrived anonymously in Rev. Caroline Fairless' mail box. It is one you might consider in those situations where the people do not gather outside the doors of the sanctuary, but are already seated within. Weekly Feature.

CHAT ROOM
In the member chat room, talk with other members taking similar journeys. Children at Worship will host regular hours to pose questions, address particular issues of member congregations, and offer support and consultation. Our live chat will begin on Sunday, April 8, 2001 with Ken Bordner as Guest, with Rev. Caroline Fairless.

MESSAGE BOARD
Post a message, problem or experience on the member message board. Others will respond. Center staff will also provide responses and ideas. You can have an ongoing exchange and share your creative endeavors. We will archive these exchanges over time, and make them available to the membership.

And, always feel free to contact us at info@childrenatworship.org. We want your feedback and we want to hear your dreams. This community is for and about you, our members.

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Artful Thoughts

"I Want To Be"

I want to be an astronaut,
said Louie.

I want to be a ballarina,
said Joey.

What silly things to want to be,
cries Sue.

When you could work in a zoo!

Quiet little Mina,
sitting in the corner,
Softy says,

I want to be a Dreamer.