Happy new year! I continue to be honored and humbled by your beautiful notes and donations — thank you so much. As I often say, those of you who care for elders with dementia are my heroes. I’m here for you if you ever have any questions or suggestions.
Below you’ll find my suggested worship service lineup for every Sunday in 2025, using my dementia-friendly video church services on YouTube. I update each year’s lineup so that the themes correspond to the liturgical and holiday calendar.
Subscribe to my blog (blue button at right) to get a weekly link to the service (plus a link to the written agenda). Or you can always go directly to YouTube and type the title into my YouTube search as shown here:
My own New Year’s resolution is to devote more time to creating new dementia-friendly Bible studies and short devotional videos … so be sure to subscribe the blog and the YouTube channel!
2025 Church Service Lineup
| Service Theme | 2025 Sundays |
| Gifts (Epiphany Sunday) | 5-Jan |
| Water (Baptism of the Lord) | 12-Jan |
| Justice (MLK Day) OR Lament & Grief | 19-Jan |
| Treasure (Lunar New Year, Jan 29-Feb 4, 2025) | 26-Jan |
| Dignity (U.S. Black History Month) | 2-Feb |
| Abide | 9-Feb |
| Love (Valentine’s Day) | 16-Feb |
| Beauty | 23-Feb |
| Friendship OR Change/Transfiguration (Protestant) | 2-Mar |
| Ash Wednesday | 5-Mar |
| Lent 1 – Repentance | 9-Mar |
| Lent 2 – Humility | 16-Mar |
| Lent 3 – Charity | 23-Mar |
| Lent 4 – Prayer | 30-Mar |
| Lent 5 – Grace | 6-Apr |
| Palm Sunday | 13-Apr |
| Good Friday | 18-Apr |
| Easter Sunday | 20-Apr |
| Creativity (Earth Day April 22) | 27-Apr |
| Hope | 4-May |
| Mother’s Day | 11-May |
| Patience | 18-May |
| Sacrifice (U.S. Memorial Day) | 25-May |
| Peace | 1-Jun |
| Pentecost (Spirit/breath) | 8-Jun |
| Father’s Day | 15-Jun |
| Hospitality | 22-Jun |
| Mercy/Forgiveness | 29-Jun |
| Citizenship (U.S. Independence Day) | 6-Jul |
| God Provides | 13-Jul |
| Wisdom | 20-Jul |
| Laughter | 27-Jul |
| Change/Transfiguration (Catholic, Aug 6) OR Friendship | 3-Aug |
| Family | 10-Aug |
| Golden Rule | 17-Aug |
| Compassion (Mother Teresa Birthday) | 24-Aug |
| Work (U.S. Labor Day) | 31-Aug |
| Season of Creation | 7-Sep |
| Faith | 14-Sep |
| Courage | 21-Sep |
| Community | 28-Sep |
| Blessing | 5-Oct |
| Discovery (U.S. Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day) | 12-Oct |
| Loyalty/Faithfulness | 19-Oct |
| All Saints Day | 26-Oct |
| Unity | 2-Nov |
| Honor (U.S. Veterans Day) | 9-Nov |
| Gratitude (U.S. Thanksgiving) | 16-Nov |
| Service (Christ the King Sunday) | 23-Nov |
| Advent 1: Hope | 30-Nov |
| Advent 2: Love | 7-Dec |
| Advent 3: Joy | 14-Dec |
| Advent 4: Peace | 21-Dec |
| Christmas Eve: Light | 24-Dec |
| New Year | 28-Dec |
Peace be with you,
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Spiritual Eldercare 
WOW!! This is so incredibly helpful! Thank you for this and your YouTube videos as a resource!
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You’re very welcome!
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We here at Mapleton Care Center are listening/watching/ enjoying your New Years Eve Service. I really like your new hair! It’s softer looking n darker. Suits you.
Btw, did you receive a monetary Christmas gift from us?
Thanks for all of it !
Mary C TINNES Church volunteer
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Mary, I’m delighted that you and your residents enjoyed the video! Your comment about my hair made me laugh because I recorded that video a while back … so my hair may not look the same in the next video 😀
Thank you in advance for the monetary gift — did you send it through PayPal or through the mail? I don’t have anything in my records with your or Mapleton’s name…
Blessings,
Elisa
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Chaplain Elisa,
I am so sorry to hear you didn’t receive a gift from the nursing home, Mapleton Care Center. I had asked the Activity director to consider doing so if the budget warranted it.
In any case I want you to know that we all enjoy your services n appreciate all the work you put into them. Thank you so much n Happy New Year!
Please consider a visit at some point. The residents would love to meet you in person!
Mary C Tinnes
Church Volunteer
Mapleton Care Center
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No worries, Mary — I understand that budgets are tight. I forgot that Mapleton is in Lakewood — not far at all! I’ll see what I can do about making a visit. Are there days/times that would be better for you and your residents?
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Wow! My third try!
Please call me to discuss possible times n dates you can come to visit us here at Mapleton Care Center. Thank you. Mary Volunteer 720.224.1541
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