From Generation to Generation... Star Words (w/ Epiphany Sunday Liturgy)

From Generation to Generation... Star Words (w/ Epiphany Sunday Liturgy)

$20.00

[This resource is one of many included in our From Generation to Generation… Advent Bundle]

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We created our From Generation to Generation… star words to build on the contemporary tradition of passing out intention words on Epiphany—a tradition growing in popularity amongst many Protestant churches. Inspired by the Magi following the star to Jesus, selecting a star word to meditate on throughout the new year can deepen your self-reflection and prayer practices.

To best serve your needs, we’ve provided multiple formats for printing and distributing the star words to your congregation, along with an accompanying liturgy for Epiphany Sunday. We’ve also provided ideas for how you might use the star words as a daily, child-friendly devotional throughout the season of Advent if you prefer to use them in that way.

We’ve included 160 star words—150 from our 2020 Advent Bundle, plus 10 new words to complement the From Generation to Generation… theme—a number of which are non-English words. Words & liturgy written by Rev. Sarah Speed.

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IDEAS FOR HOW TO USE THE STAR WORDS

IDEA 1: Pass Them Out on Epiphany Sunday
Use our accompanying liturgy to integrate them into your Epiphany Sunday worship. Distribute the star words to your congregation, inviting them to contemplate and prayerfully consider their word throughout the coming year.
IDEA 2: Distribute the Star Words to Use As a Daily Devotional Throughout Advent
You might consider this option if you have lots of young families and children in your congregation. Print our beautifully-designed star words and distribute them to families and/or individuals in your congregation. You could then invite your congregation to pull a star word each day, beginning on December 1st and continuing through Christmas day, and use that word for daily meditation and prayer (we include prompts for this in the download). After you draw your daily star word, you might display it in your home by adding it to ribbon, a tassel, or tinsel and stringing it on your Christmas tree, into a wreath, or along your mantle.
IDEA 3: Combine Ideas 1 & 2!
You could use the star words as outlined in Idea #2. Then, for worship on Epiphany Sunday, invite each member in your congregation to bring one of the star words that was very meaningful to them throughout the Advent season to give away to someone else in the church.

DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:

7-pg PDF liturgy document for incorporating the star words into your Epiphany Sunday worship, as either part of Holy Communion or The Prayers of the People.
16-pg PDF of our beautifully-branded star words for printing in full color on 8.5x11 lightweight card stock and cutting down to 160 star words in standard business card size: 2”x3.5”. This provides a total of 160 unique words. We’ve formatted this PDF so you can print it on perforated paper if you choose (details included in the download).
6-pg PDF of our star words for printing on clear labels and affixing to your own star cut-out shapes, if you prefer a DIY option for creating your star words.
3-pg PDF ideas for implementation document that includes: print & distribution options, ideas for implementation, and prompts for using the star words as a daily devotional throughout Advent.