In case you missed it, here are the Palm Sunday resources, suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Palm Sunday video church service (42 minutes). Palm Sunday written church service agenda. If you've got fresh palm fronds, engage your elders to make simple palm frond crosses during Holy Week, which can be kept throughout the year. … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Palm Sunday
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Dementia-friendly Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter
Next Sunday, April 13, begins Holy Week (also called Passion Week), the most profound and joyful week in the Christian faith. I'm posting a few days early so that you'll have all of my interactive, dementia-friendly Holy Week resources ready to enjoy with your elders, including those with Alzheimer's and other dementias. I've updated most … Continue reading Dementia-friendly Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter
Dementia-friendly church service: Lent week 5, Grace
Just a few minor updates on this week’s nondenominational worship service for Lent week 5 on God's amazing grace. I hope it encourages you and your elders to freely receive God's freely given grace. As always, this service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Watch the 43-minute worship service on grace for Lent week … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Lent week 5, Grace
Dementia-friendly church service: Lent week 4, Prayer
I've recorded a brand-new video for this week's nondenominational worship service on prayer, for Lent week 4. The original video was fine, but it repeated almost exactly the same content as my Bible study on the Lord's Prayer. While there's still a little overlap, this interactive homily focuses on prayer as a talking-and-listening conversation between … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Lent week 4, Prayer
Dementia-friendly church service: Lent 3, Charity
For Lent week 3, the slightly updated nondenominational worship service focuses on charity, the act of giving out of love. What are God's promises to us if we want to be generous with others? As always, the service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Watch the 45-minute church service on charity for Lent week … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Lent 3, Charity
