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Do we fast in the United Church? That’s the question posed by the cover story. Inside there’s a workshop outline to encourage people to take a “carbon Sabbath” during Lent, a discussion session for youth on the Twilight books and movies, and the story of how one congregation included arts in worship from Easter to Pentecost. Plus a Bible study, a worship outline, and much more!

Selections

Buying Sex Is Not a Sport [PDF: 3 pp/463 KB]

by Noelle Boughton

Human trafficking is the seamy side of the Olympic Games.

Carbon Fast for Lent [PDF: 3 pp/286 KB]

by Sara Stratton

A workshop that raises  the value of children in congregational life and worship.

God’s Perfect Balance [PDF: 4 pp/310 KB]

by Monica Moore

A Carbon Sabbath workshop for kids.

Also in This Issue

• “Do We Fast in the United Church?” by Noelle Boughton
• “Moving in Together” by Christopher Guly

In Every Issue

• Notebook
• Bible Study: “Money, Money, Money—a Lenten Bible study—helps us consider our relationship with money” by Alyson Huntly
• Worship Calendar: Highlighting the United Church’s 85th birthday
• Kick-start
• Program Boost
  • “Reshaping the Common Bowl” by Bill Millar
  • “To Tell the Truth” by Russell Daye
• This Worked: a place for congregations to share their success stories
  • “Feed My Lambs” by Jeff Cook
  • “Draw the Circle Wide: The BC congregation welcomes Koreans new to Canada” by Connie Thompson
  • “The Wheels on the Bike” by Sandra Rosychuk
  • “Making Music Accessible” by Melissa Barnes
  • “Incorporating Arts into Worship” by Elizabeth Macdonald
• Worship: “From Hoarding to Generosity, a service celebrating God’s care” by Andrew Richardson
• Words and Images
  • “The Twilight Saga” by Sarah Jean Woodward and Vicki Obedkoff
  •  “Capitalism: A Love Story” by Darren Liepold

Columns

• What Does it Mean to Be a Church? A challenge to churches to move beyond Sunday worship and consider their mission-centred calling  
  by Sandra Severs
• The Passion of Christ—For Kids Telling the Passion narrative to children is a challenge
  by Debbie McMillan