BOOKS FOR LENT AND EASTER:

With Him All The Way by Oscar A. Anderson - This series of Lenten sermons is one pastor's attempt to lead the receiver through the events of the Passion and Resurrection, in order that being thus led, he might be willing in all of life to say of the crucified and risen Christ,

Where He leads me I will follow;

I'll go with Him, all the way.

FEATURED BOOK THIS MONTH:

Don't Be Afraid Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks From The Heart - The Story of Elvia Alvarado translated and edited by Medea Benjamin. This is an award-winning oral history of a courageous campesina [peasant] activist in Honduras, the poorest country in Central America. Trained by the Catholic Church to organize women's groups to combat malnutrition. As a result of these activities, she has been harassed, jailed, and tortured at the hands of the Honduran military.

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN'S MINISTRY:

Things to Make & Do for Lent & Easter by Martha Bettis Gee from Bridge Resources. Creative activities designed to help put children in touch with the Easter story. Activities in this resource provide an avenue for children to express their own unique creativity. This resource allows them to hear the Christian story and to fully make this story their own.

FAMILY DEVOTIONS:

Celebrate Jesus! At Easter by Kimberly Ingalls Reese from Concordia Publishing House. Devotions to bring the family together to contemplate and celebrate the real reason for Lent and Easter-salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus. This book includes music notations for hymns and songs, crafts, family projects and service ideas to encourage your family to put faith into action.

"NEW" CHILDREN'S BOOKS:

The Time of Easter by Suzanne Richterkessing - Discover the music, symbols, and Bible stories found in the seasons of Lent and Easter.

An Easter Alleluia by Anita Reith Stohs - This book offers beautiful pictures and a delightful rhyme based on Matthew 28:1-10 that can be read or sung to the melody of "Jesus Loves Me"!