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Christian Education

ONLINE IN A TIME OF ISOLATION

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Contact us for more information for online meeting time and link. We'll be using "Zoom" (you can download the app to your computer or device in advance, here) - it even works well on smartphones!


An archive of previous programs we've used at Gloria Dei can be found here.

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ADULT CHRISTIAN ED

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Starting in November, 2021, we'll be reading the Robin Wall Kimmerer book, "Braiding Sweetgrass." You can purchase a copy here, or look into borrowing it from your local library, or listen to the audio book.


Sunday, November 7 - Skywoman Falling & Council of Pecans (pp.ix-21; audio tracks 1-4)

Wednesday, November 17 - Gift of Strawberries, Offering, Asters and Goldenrod (pp.22-47; audio tracks 5-7)

Wednesday, November 24 - Learning the Grammar of Animacy, Maple Sugar Moon (pp.48-71; audio tracks 8-10)

Wednesday, December 1 - Witch Hazel (pp.72-81; audio track 11)

Wednesday, December 8 - A Mother's Work (pp.82-97; audio track 12)

Wednesday, December 15 - The Consolation of Water Lilies (pp.98-104; audio track 13)

Wednesday, December 22 - Allegiance to Gratitude (pp.105-117; audio track 14)


Sunday, January 9 - Epiphany in the Beans (pp.121-127; audio tracks 15-16)

Sunday, January 16 - The Three Sisters (pp.128-140; audio track 17)

Sunday, January 23 - Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket (pp.141-155; audio track 18)

Sunday, January 30 - Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass (pp.156-166; audio track 19)

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A couple of articles with summaries of Braiding Sweetgrass, and videos, are available here and here

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And, we may draw on this resource for discussion questions as we read together!

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CONFIRMATION


This is a two-year program on the basics of our Christian faith, through a Lutheran lens! Students usually begin the program in grade eight.
We offer this program in tandem with St Mark's and Faith Lutheran churches.

We follow the Colaborate curriculum.




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CHILDREN'S PROGRAM

Video Sunday School lessons available in a playlist here (each lesson is around 10 minutes long)

Some resources for downloading and using at home available here.
A Palm Sunday resource available here.
A video about Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday, here.
A video about Good Friday and Easter, here.

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While not Christian education, per se, this link will take you to some learning opportunities from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which certainly have overlapping values with our faith!

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