The third week of Advent focuses on Joy. It's sometimes called "Gaudete Sunday," from the Latin word for rejoice or praise. I've updated the nondenominational worship service on Joy for Advent week 3. As always, this service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Watch the 44-minute worship service for Joy, Advent … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Advent 3, Joy
For Advent week 2, I've slightly updated the nondenominational worship service on Love. (In case you missed it: Here's why I use the theme of "love" instead of "peace" for Advent week 2.) As usual, this service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Watch the 44-minute church service video on Love … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Advent 2, Love
Are you wondering about the "correct" order for the four advent themes? When I first made my dementia-friendly Advent video church services, I used the order I thought was most common: hope, love, joy, peace. A reader recently wrote that she'd been doing research and, "from what I remember going to church faithfully as a … Continue reading What’s the right order for the four Advent themes?
The Advent season is upon us! Advent (from the Latin "adventus," meaning coming or arrival) is a beautiful time of preparation, remembrance, and anticipation, as believers in Jesus consider his birth as Immanuel, God With Us, and his promised Second Advent as the King of Glory. The first Advent theme is Hope. I've slightly updated … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Advent 1, Hope
This week's updated nondenominational worship service video focuses on gratitude, as a natural tie-in to the celebration of Thanksgiving. The older I get, the more I find I rely on gratitude to help me keep things in perspective! As always, this service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Watch the 44-minute … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Gratitude (Thanksgiving)
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