Around the Year in Children's Church: 52 Programs for Kids Ages 3-7

Holy days and holidays, special times and ordinary time, the celebration of the church year adds spiritual meaning and depth to our lives as Christians. Around the Year in Children’s Church is a resource created to help children understand and celebrate the entire liturgical year from the first Sunday of Advent through Kingdomtide.

Around the Year in Children’s Church is filled with fifty-two active, hands-on programs. Each featuring a simple Christian message related to the season of the church year or a particular holiday; a Bible verse; a story; a prayer; a time for sharing; a snack; and a musical activity, a craft, or a game. The programs are structured to last from thirty-five to forty minutes. An additional activity is included for those who want to extend Children’s Church to a full hour. Supplies and set-up are kept to a minimum, and the book’s easy-to-use format makes it just right for today’s busy teacher.

Barbara Younger is the author of Purple Mountain Majesties, a children's picture book, and the coauthor of six books, including Hooray for Children's Church and Creative Ways to Offer Praise. She lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
She is a f ormer school librarian and together with Lisa Flinn are the author s of a number of books, including Sing It, Say It, Make It, Pray It and Other Ways to Write God's Word on Your Heart.
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Lisa Flinn, a former high school teacher, currently is a freelance writer and the author or coauthor of several books, including A Moment with God for Teens, Creative Ways to Offer Praise, Hooray for Children's Church, and Making Scripture Stick. She lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Ms Flinn, along with Barbara Younger are the authors of a number of books, including Sing It, Say It, Make It, Pray It and Other Ways to Write God's Word on Your Heart.

Marcia Stoner is a retired editor of children's Sunday school resources and writer of children's books. She has taught English as a second language both in Japan and in the U.S. She and her husband live in Nashville, Tennessee.