This is going to be a busy week! Back in November,
it seemed like there would be plenty of time to get everything done that needed
to be done. Now, the to-do list just feels longer than the week is. Amid the
flurry of activity during this week, make time with your family to BE STILL and
know that God is.(Write the word "Peace" on a paper and hang it where
it can be read by your family.) If there is too much noise and activity, how
can we help each other ready our hearts for the Child we prepare to greet? In
this last week of Advent, may you draw closer to one another and to God, and
realize God's loving presence right in your own homes!
I know that this past week's events in Connecticut are still
weighing on all of us. There is nothing that I can say that can make the hurt
and fear go away, but I would like to offer a few resources to you for when you
talk with your kids about this event or others like it.
The first is from Fred Rogers Company in which Mr.
Rogers gives advice on how to talk with children about tragic events in the
news http://fci.org/new-site/par-tragic-events.html.
The second is from EpiscoYouth and is geared more
towards talking to youth about tragedy, but it has good advice for all ages http://wp.me/p26x20-cf.
As mentioned on Sunday, your clergy are always available to talk with you or your family if you would
like; just let us know.
Peace,
Lauren+
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