by Sita Diehl | November 30, 2019 | Children's Religious Education, Youth Education
Cultures all over the world celebrate festivals of Light, often in December. This story, told in the Faith & Play style. uses symbols of Light in a simple, profound way to introduce these festivals in Quaker religious education. An IntroductionThe Quaker...
by Sita Diehl | November 16, 2019 | Centering Children's RE, Children's Religious Education
We use this settling routine from Ann Arbor (MI) Friends Meeting with all our kids, sometimes omitting a line or two. It’s important to have chairs an appropriate height for all children so their toes can touch the floor. Sitting on the floor with knees bent and...
by Sita Diehl | November 16, 2019 | Children's Religious Education, Home and Family, Small Meetings
This picture-book version of the Biblical parable of the loaves and fishes tells the story from the perspective of the young boy who offers up his simple lunch of rye bread loaves and fish he’d caught at his quiet fishing spot to Jesus, who uses them to feed the...
by Sita Diehl | October 7, 2019 | Projects Children's RE
Join us in an exciting pop-up partnership between Friends Peace Teams and the Quaker Religious Education Collaborative! We are starting a pilot project organizing Friendly Holiday Gift Fairs as a way to learn about, celebrate, and support peacemaking through...
by Sita Diehl | September 12, 2019 | Children's Religious Education
A delightful collection of children’s stories about George Fox, the man who wouldn’t tip his hat; go to church; pretend; carry a sword. An IntroductionThe Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) is an international, cross-branch, grassroots network...
