https://youtu.be/aMkCUG-bCRQ

 
Resources: Rev. Susan Richardson has compiled a great list of resources about staying connected, talking to kids about COVID-19, hearing from the Presiding Bishop, and more, located below on this page.
 
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General info and staying in touch with community:

 

Christ Church Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/ChristChurchPHL/

As support for the in-person Christ Church community, there's a Facebook group created there for staying in touch during COVID, called "Christ Church Connection."

 

The Presiding Bishop’s March 12 statement

https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/03/12/presiding-bishop-voices-support-for-bishops-who-cancel-worship-services-suspend-common-cup/?utm_source=ENS+English&utm_campaign=9ac101f910-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_12_07_37&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d473cad2d8-9ac101f910-42136861

 

Episcopal Church news related to COVID, including messages from our Presiding Bishop

https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/tag/coronavirus/

 

Diocese of Pennsylvania resource page, including messages from our bishop

https://www.diopa.org/news/faith-based-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19

 

FAITH-BASED RESPONSE TO EPIDEMICS

EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT

https://www.episcopalrelief.org/what-we-do/us-disaster-program/faith-based-response-to-epidemics/

 

Coping with anxiety and depression during this time; working from home; helping our kids:

 

How to Work From Home Now That Your Boss Doesn’t Want You Coming In:

If your company is making you work from home during the coronavirus outbreak, here’s what you need to make that transition work.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/smarter-living/wirecutter/work-from-home-if-boss-doesnt-want-you-coming-in.html

Coping with coronavirus anxiety, from Harvard Health

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/coping-with-coronavirus-anxiety-2020031219183

Coronavirus, Anxiety, Children and The Church, from Virginia Theological Seminary

https://buildfaith.org/coronavirus-anxiety-children-and-the-church/?mc_cid=8dddb6f467&mc_eid=c40092ba2f

5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus Adults can help by making sure adolescents don’t overestimate the dangers or underestimate their ability to protect themselves. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/well/family/coronavirus-teenagers-anxiety.html

Coping with COVID-19, from the Phila-based Council for Relationships: On stress and anxiety https://councilforrelationships.org/coping-with-covid-19/?utm_source=General+Email+List&utm_campaign=34c13e35c6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_13_03_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ac96e1ab17-34c13e35c6-143997341&mc_cid=34c13e35c6&mc_eid=97f103d573

 

And of course, the hand-picked Lenten resources Susan sent around:

Video on invitation to Lenten practice from Michael Curry 

https://episcopalchurch.org/invitation-to-fast?wvideo=jcwrh1wyqv&wkey=c3JpY2hhcmRzb25AY2hyaXN0Y2h1cmNocGhpbGEub3Jn&foreign_data=mailchimp_campaign_id%3Adf5910f141

On forgiveness of our sins - just a great blog posting by Garrison Keillor

http://www.garrisonkeillor.com/an-old-mans-sunday-morning-annotated/

 

Virginia Theological Seminary prayer all for Alexa

https://www.amazon.com/TryTank-Episcopal-Prayer/dp/B07PLB1YZY?mc_cid=4ca3c7f6be&mc_eid=c40092ba2f

Can say things like "Alexa, open Morning Devotion (or noon or evening or bedtime) " or "Alexa, open Anglican Rosary."  It uses the wonderful historic collects from the BCP.

 

Signs of Life: a curriculum collaboration between the Brothers of SSJE (Cambridge) and Virginia Theological Seminary - includes videos, email newsletter, and a downloadable Lenten calendar ($5)

https://www.signsoflife.org/?utm_source=SSJE&utm_campaign=44d45b0814-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_09_12_02_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d17480dad0-44d45b0814-55612845

Progressive-faith podcast

https://www.faith-forward.net/podcast?mc_cid=4ca3c7f6be&mc_eid=c40092ba2f

 

The Presiding Bishop's "Way of Love," Lent curriculum

Videos:

https://episcopalchurch.org/life-transformed?wchannelid=pth3zvokmx

Lent calendar: 

https://episcopalchurch.org/files/documents/wol_lenten_calendar_2020.pdf

 

"Living the Way of Love" - 40-day devotional 

https://www.churchpublishing.org/livingthewayoflove

 

"Pray As You Go" app for phones

Ca. 10-minute daily prayer sessions in the Jesuit tradition that each include a Scripture verse, a few thoughts, and space for prayer, plus other prayer tools around topics like loneliness or insomnia. 

 

Meditations using the Sarum prayer, "God be in my head"

https://www.churchpublishing.org/godbeinmyhead

 

Churchnext - online mini-courses and resources

https://www.churchnext.tv/p/churchnext/?mc_cid=4ca3c7f6be&mc_eid=c40092ba2f

 

A Lenten coloring book for adults

https://chalicepress.com/collections/easter-lent/products/coloring-lent

 

Good Book Study Club

https://www.goodbookclub.org/