Dementia-friendly church service: Sacrifice (Memorial Day or Remembrance Day)

Although Pentecost Sunday is this weekend (see below), today I'm posting the updated worship service on sacrifice, in honor of U.S. Memorial Day, celebrated Monday May 25 this year. Your country may celebrate Remembrance Day or some other Memorial Day (I mention several in the video). In all cases, these days honor the men and women … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Sacrifice (Memorial Day or Remembrance Day)

Dementia-friendly church service: Wind & Fire (Pentecost and the Holy Spirit)

This week’s slightly updated nondenominational worship service for Pentecost looks at the characteristics of wind and fire — two biblical descriptors of the Holy Spirit. According to many church calendars, Sunday May 24 is this year's celebration of Pentecost, when God sent the Holy Spirit to the first followers of Jesus after his resurrection. However, I'm posting … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Wind & Fire (Pentecost and the Holy Spirit)

Dementia-friendly church service: Pentecost (wind & fire)

This Sunday, June 8, is the traditional celebration of Pentecost, the day God first sent his Spirit -- described as wind and fire -- to the new Christ followers. This week's slightly updated nondenominational worship service for Pentecost looks at those two powerful natural forces and why they are apt metaphors for the Holy Spirit. … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Pentecost (wind & fire)

June 5, 2022, is Pentecost Sunday: Dementia-friendly church service

Oops! Yesterday I posted a video church service on lament for this week, but then I realized that this Sunday, June 5, is Pentecost Sunday. On Pentecost Sunday, the church remembers God's gift of the Holy Spirit after Jesus' resurrection. (The church calendar places Pentecost Sunday 50 days after Easter.) So here's an updated 45-minute … Continue reading June 5, 2022, is Pentecost Sunday: Dementia-friendly church service