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
For our second Sunday of Lent, this week's updated nondenominational worship service's theme is humility. Though many (most?) people jockey for power and prestige, humility is the way of God's kingdom, with Jesus as our ultimate model: Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Lent 2, Humility
For the first Sunday of Lent (the 40+ days of preparation before Easter), my updated nondenominational worship service looks at repentance and forgiveness. What do they mean, and how important are they as we try to live in God's grace? As always, this service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Watch … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Lent 1, Repentance & Forgiveness
Your first option for this week's updated nondenominational worship service is the theme of friendship. What makes a good friend? How does Jesus describe what it means to be a friend? Based on their years of experience, elders typically have incredibly good insights on friendship. Secondly, as promised, I've posted the updated church service on … Continue reading 2 dementia-friendly church services: Friendship or Change (Transfiguration Sunday)
Ash Wednesday is one week from today on March 5. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season modeled on Jesus' 40 days in the desert (Mark 1:12). If you’d like to offer the Ash Wednesday ritual to elders, including those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, I’ve slightly updated my Ash Wednesday video service. … Continue reading Dementia-friendly service: Ash Wednesday (and weekly Lenten Devotions & Activities!)
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