BOOKLIST
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Advent & Christmas Books
Angels Watching Over Me
$4.95 Retail
A MEDITATION COLORING BOOK
20+ beautiful drawings invite you into a deeper spiritual world. These are new, interesting and challenging
images of angels -- not the usual sweet cherubs with wings and halos. Perfect for any age, children will enjoy
coloring these creative drawings while adults and youth can use this as a quiet, meditative path to prayer.
Carols Of Christmas
$13.95 Retail
by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman
A resource for Christian educators, clergy and worship teams that uses well-known Christmas hymns to
communicate the story of Jesus' birth. Each candle of an Advent wreath is assigned a phrase that also serves as
the focus for a first-person narrative and weekly themes of Hope, Peace, Faith, Love, Joy, or Life.
Carols Of Christmas, Family Time
$ 4.95 Retail
This affordable little family book uses well-known Christmas hymns to help busy families focus on the important
seasons of Advent & Christmas. Includes short readings and prayers for each Sunday of Advent through
Epiphany and optional suggestions for simple family activities during the week. This is a perfect gift item for
grandparents and godparents to give or for churches to offer to their families and Christmas visitors. Volume
discounts make this an easy item to give or buy and sell as a fundraiser.
Celebrating Seasons
$11.95 Retail
PRAYER LESSONS FOR ADVENT, CHRISTMAS, LENT & EASTER
by Phyllis Vos Wezeman and Jude Dennis Fournier
This book provides a wealth of ideas and activities for all seasons. An Ash Wednesday service, lessons on foods
for all the major days in Lent, Stations of the Cross and the Seven Last Words are just a few examples. These
lessons are great for Sunday School teachers or those doing a Children's program during the adult Advent or
Lent program time. A great way to engage children in experiencing the meaning of all the major seasons of the
church.
In the Name of the Master
$12.95 Retail
USING A DELLA ROBBIA WREATH TO SHARE THE STORY OF CHRIST
by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman
This book offers congregations a thematic approach for communicating the stories of Advent, Christmas, and
Epiphany. To make the worship theme visible and to reinforce the message, each candle of an Advent wreath is
assigned a phrase that also serves as the focus for the Words of Preparation and for a Children’s Message.
Joy to the World
$14.95 Retail
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS, CUSTOMS & CRAFTS FROM MANY LANDS
by Phyllis Vos Wezeman and Jude Dennis Fournier
This book is filled with activities designed to develop an awareness of and an appreciation for the contributions
of the peoples of all lands and races to the celebration of Christmas. Covering twelve countries, this resource
can be used in homes, school or church for the twelve days of Christmas or to have a grand Christmas festival
with multiple country stations.
Lent & Easter Books for Adults
Know Chocolate For Lent
$13.95 Retail
by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman
Another book for Lent and Easter, this one uses the growing and manufacturing process of chocolate as a
metaphor for the growth of faith and discipleship in the Christian life. Perfect for all ages, Lent is an appropriate
time for reflection and study of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Includes children’s sermons and
worship ideas, as well as a complete Adult Education unit for Lent and a women’s retreat using what else…
chocolate.
Know Chocolate Adult Study – Lent Journey Book
$ 4.95 Retail
by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman
Perfect little book for personal reflection and notes, this book is meant to be a companion for all participants in
Know Chocolate for Lent Adult Study sessions.
Know Chocolate Family Time
$ 4.95 Retail
by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman
This affordable little family book uses the growth & manufacturing process for chocolate as a metaphor for
talking about spiritual growth during Lent and Easter. These little devotions are perfect for busy families includes short readings and prayers for each Sunday, plus optional suggestions for simple family activities during
the week.
Know Chocolate - Retreat
$ 4.95 Retail
by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman
This little book accompanies Know Chocolate for Lent that uses the growing and manufacturing processes of
chocolate as a metaphor for the growing of our faith. The Know Chocolate program includes a retreat called A
Chocolate Feast: Celebrating God's Goodness and this little book is perfect for participants' personal reflections
and notes.
Books for Adults
Jesus Was An Episcopalian
$14.95 Retail
(AND YOU CAN BE ONE TOO!)
by The Rev. Christopher Yaw
It's an amazing time to be an Episcopalian! This brilliant little book invites both newcomers and long-time
Episcopalians to take a fresh look at all the Episcopal Church has to offer. Chris Yaw uses his journalism skills to
tackle church history, modern changes and deeply rooted theology in a light-hearted, down-to-earth, very
readable style that helps us look at who we are and who
God is calling us to be.
Also available in Spanish: Jesus Era Episcopal
$14.95 Retail
Pocket Bible Guide
$11.95 Retail
by The Rev. Linda L. Grenz
Pocket Bible Guide will help you find what you need in the Bible. A quick and easy resource for novice and
expert alike, it gives you: A short description of content of every book in the Bible An outline of the book A list of
famous passages in each book Helpful aids to study the Bible Several Bible study methods A list of passages for
finding help in the Bible Lists of people, places and key terms Timelines and maps.
Grounded In Love
$17.95 Retail
ECOLOGY, FAITH AND ACTION
by Nancy Roth
Lively and personal meditations lead the reader from the love in which all meaningful action is grounded,
through the concern which is the catalyst for action and the ethics which guides our decision-making, to a
consideration of some of the practical actions we can take in order to embody our hope for the earth's
future. Each meditation is preceded by a quotation from a spiritual tradition and followed by a prayer exercise.
Song of the Universe
$20.00 Retail
EARTH POEMS AND PROSE FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Compiled and Edited by Anne Rowthorn
Anne Rowthorn believes that poets, prose writers, and philosophers offer us multitude ways to see the earth.
They open earth's door and invite us into the garden of the universe. Language can move us to action; and her
agenda in editing this stimulating collection of writings about nature from around the world is to challenge us to
protect the natural world from ourselves.
Holding Beauty in My Soul’s Arms – Volume I
$24.95 Retail
A GUIDE FOR POST-MODERN PILGRIMS SEEKING
AUTHENTIC SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION
by Kevin Thew Forrester
A book for many on the journey toward deeper spiritual formation. Come savor the riches of scripture,
tradition, and reason as well as post-modern psychology, ethics, cultural studies and systems theory. It is in the
doing of theology – reflecting upon our experience and that of wider communities – that we find nurture, insight
and guidance toward Christian transformation.
My Heart is a Raging Volcano of Love for You – Volume II
$24.95 Retail
LITURGICAL EXPLORATIONS: COLLECTS, BLESSINGS,
LITANYIES, PRAYERS AND EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS
by Kevin Thew Forrester
These liturgical texts bring liturgy alive to enrich our common worship. These collects are drawn from the day’s
Scripture readings, connecting to the day’s lessons and sermon. Forrester use refreshing, contemporary
language that makes ancient texts meaningful to today’s ears while embodying the church’s baptismal theology
and the Anglican-Episcopal tradition.
Through the Heart
$29.95 Retail
CREATIVE METHODS OF HIV AND AIDS EDUCATION
by Phyllis Wezeman
An estimated 2.6 million people became newly infected with HIV in 2010 and about 1.8 million people died from
AIDS-related illnesses in 2009 (UN figures). In the USA, over 700,000 people are living with a diagnosed HIV
infection and there are about 40,000 new diagnoses a year. Educating those who risk infecting themselves or
other people is the best way to stop the spread of HIV and AIDS. People must be responsible for their own
behavior. If the AIDS epidemic is to be stopped, people must understand the disease – its course, its nature, and
its prevention.
Six Smooth Stones
$5.95 Retail
SPIRITUAL PRACTICES FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
by Sister Barbara Jean Brown
Sister BJ introduces spiritual practices that can be used for Lent or any time of the year: Spiritual Reading, Prayer
of Attentiveness (Contemplation), Fasting, Works of Kindness (mercy) and Worship in Community and includes
an introduction to the Triduum (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil). You will find ways to
participate in them to deeper your spiritual life. Each of the six chapters includes an introduction, practical steps
and a list of additional resources. This book can be used as a Lent program or for personal use anytime of the
year.
Visio Divina
$21.95 Retail
A READER IN FAITH AND VISUAL ARTS
Edited by Mel Ahlborn and Ken Arnold
The practice of visio divina shares its origins with the long-practiced form of scripture reading known as lectio
divina. As with lectio divina, visio divina nurtures the spiritual life through an intentional practice of reflection on
scripture. With visio divina, visual art and scripture are considered together, supporting the practitioner through
the reading of the Word, seeing with the eyes, listening with the heart, and responding in prayer.
Wisdom For The Aging
$14.95 Retail
by Malcolm Boyd
"I find that the habit of despair is a bottomless pit. I wonder if I can achieve the habit of hope
instead?" Questions like these were sent to Malcolm Boyd as a columnist for AARP's magazine Modern Maturity.
For ten years he answered with compassion and honesty, creating a body of wisdom that everyone who is aging
- and that means everyone - will cherish. Boyd's answers are informed by his fifty years of experience as an
Episcopal priest and spiritual director, working with elders and their families in countless situations.
Stumbling into the Sacred
$5.95 Retail
MEDITATIONS FOR LENT
by Anne E. Kitch
Most of us lead busy lives where time is precious and the space we reserve for the sacred is carefully
delineated. Yet every once in a while, the miraculous breaks in and, as if our blinders were removed, we can see
the holiness of everyday life. Kitch offers short meditations about the day-to-day business of living and invites
us to discover the holiness of each moment. Perfect for group settings as well as personal use by families or
individuals, enjoy this book during Lent or anytime you want to remind yourself to see the sacred in each day.
Books for Liturgy
Feast of the Universe
$24.95 Retail
AN INTERFAITH SOURCEBOOK OF ECOLOGICAL SPIRITUALITY
Compiled and Edited by Anne Rowthorn
Rowthorn has collected a series of liturgies from around the world to help worship planners and congregations
develop liturgies that focus attention on the earth, God as the Creator and our baptismal mandate to be
stewards of the earth. Included in this resource are nine liturgies developed for "The Season of Creation," which
are the gift of Dr. Norman Habel and the Uniting Church of Australia. Eight of them were crafted in Australia and
one in New Zealand. . . "The Season of Creation" begins on September 1st, the Day of Creation in the Orthodox
calendar, and runs for six Sundays. It covers the time of traditional harvest festivals and the Blessing of Animals
on the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, on October 4th. The Season of Creation" liturgies offered in this book
have been slightly adapted for use in American churches, and they can be either Eucharistic or non-Eucharistic,
depending upon local church custom.
Children’s & Intergenerational Ministry Books
From Caterpillar To Cocoon To Butterfly
$12.95 Retail
GOD'S METAPHOR OF METAMORPHOSIS
by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman
The life cycle of a Monarch butterfly offers a creative way to understand Lent and Easter. Each week, a different
stage of its development serves as a symbol for the process of spiritual growth during Lent. This book includes
worship components such as suggested hymns, Children’s Sermons and banners, as well as Family Take-Home
Devotions and learning activities.
Fruit of The Spirit
$13.95 Retail
PENTECOST APPLE-ICATIONS
by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman
The symbol of an apple is used to focus on the Fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23. Beginning with
Pentecost Sunday, a variety of “apple-ications” represent love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Includes worship ideas, Children’s Sermons and banners, as well as
Family Take-Home Devotions and learning activities.
God's Family Tree
$13.95 Retail
TRACING THE STORY OF SALVATION
by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman
Using different Biblical trees from Eden’s Tree of Knowledge to the tree of Calvary, this book tells the story of
God and God’s people as they struggle to find faith and hope for life. Written to help communicate the
importance of Lent & Easter, it includes worship resources, family devotions and ideas for Children’s messages
and activities.
Missions
$11.95 Retail
52 CREATIVE METHODS FOR TEACHING CHRIST'S MESSAGE
by Phyllis Vos Wezeman and Kenneth R. Wezeman
This book of activities involves present-day disciples in Christ's call to missions. Varied learning styles are
addressed through art, banners, creative writing, drama, music, puppetry, storytelling, clowning, dance, foods,
games and photography. All necessary instructions are provided, along with suggestions for use. This resource
provides 52 simple techniques to supplement church school or VBS curriculum, enhance worship or outreach, or
special events highlighting missions.
Parent's Guide To Prayer
$5.00 Retail
A helpful book for parents who want to include prayer in their family life but aren’t sure where to start. The
book offers some background theology, discussions about types of prayer, and LOTS of prayers families can use
for many occasions. Great gift item for new parents, Sunday School teachers or young families.