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WHO WE ARE:
Gretchen (above, with grandson Peter), founded
The Sunday Paper in 1979. The Sunday Paper is a family business, run out of an office on the sunporch of the Pritchard home
in New Haven. For this reason, it may be hard to get in touch with us during business hours.
Please feel free to
leave a detailed message, and we will act on your order, but will not normally call you back unless we have a question. An
email message is the best way to establish two-way communication. Our email address is sundaypaper@snet.net, or click on
the link at the bottom of the home page of this web site.
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WORKSHOPS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
I did my first workshop more than 20 years ago, and had quite a full calendar of speaking
engagements for over ten years. I began to cut back on that side of my ministry with the expansion of my parish responsibilities
in 1995, from part-time Minister of Christian Nurture to full-time Children’s Missioner. Now, after 13 years as Children’s
Missioner—and 29 years as Minister of Christian Nurture—I have retired from parish work, and am excited to anticipate renewed
opportunities to travel to parishes, dioceses and other gatherings, to share the vision—and the nitty-gritties!—of offering
the Gospel to children through liturgical storytelling, ritual, and art.
SAMPLE
WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
Typical workshop: Saturday, 3 to 4 hours
$450.00 plus travel
Part
1 (one hour): Tell Me a Story
Stories are children’s tools for learning about life, coping with life, and drawing
meaning from life. Scripture is our story as God’s people. Yet we persist in presenting it to children as a lesson rather
than as a story that is remembered and celebrated in community. An exciting vision of Christian education as “liturgical
storytelling;” also includes an outline of children’s faith development.
Part 2 (one hour): “Once Upon a Time”
to “Happily Ever After”
The Bible story, told from beginning to end, with Beulah Land feltboard figures.
Part
3 (30 to 90 minutes): How Do We Tell the Story?
Small group Bible study and discussion followed by plenary forum;
or simply a question-and-answer discussion time.
“I very much
enjoyed your morning offering of the gospel at First United in Oak Park, IL. The value of the whole salvation history you
gave (and give) to the gospel was awe inspiring. Watching you weave God into our lives with the Ark, the Temple, Jesus, and
the final feast in celebration of the marriage of God’s Son was just too fantastic. Thank you. I hope your ministry continues
to grow, particularly your ministry to adults who so desperately need your vision and inspiration.” ~ Jane Esterline, North
Riverside Community Presbyterian Church, IL
Additional modules
$300 per module plus preparation time
Friday evening pre-presentation
An opportunity to present
more background material, and/or free up more time on Saturday to discuss practical applications; or may be customized for
a different audience than Saturday.
How to do it
Open forum on the nitty-gritties of applying a more liturgical,
celebratory vision of Christian nurture in the parish. Pageants, seasonal celebrations, building a parish library, and much
more.
Faith and celebration in the family; going to church with children; welcoming children in worship
A
variety of perspectives, responsive to your needs and situation, on how to tell and celebrate our story as children and adults
together.
LIGHT AND PEACE: a model of liturgical evangelism with children in poverty
A challenging, innovative
application of liturgical storytelling in a downtown parish, Light and Peace is a replicable program. 15-minute video, followed
by discussion. Extensive handouts with detailed documentation; can be expanded to full workshop on faith-based outreach with
children in poverty.
“The feedback from your discussion of
LIGHT AND PEACE and from the workshop has been exceedingly positive. Participants learned new techniques, new methods of
working with children, and were reminded that children and adults form a community of which they are all an integral part.
I especially took to heart your counsel to let children experience stories, worship, liturgy, etc.; it is not necessary to
explain everything to them.” ~ Gretchen Marcus, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
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BEULAH ENTERPRISES
Resources for Christian
Education and Christian Families
Nanci Henchcliffe, Director
BEULAH LAND © Feltboard Storytelling Kits
The
Jesus Doll
Books – Advent & Christmas – Lent & Easter – Birth & Baptism
Playsets & Blocks – Costumes & Playscapes –
Puzzles
Coloring & Crafts – Puppets & Stuffed Animals – Videos & Music - Gifts
Visit our constantly expanding
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BEULAH LAND is a felt storyboard kit like none
you’ve ever seen before. BEULAH LAND© will help you enhance or introduce storytelling in your ministry with children.
The
BEULAH LAND starter set contains 25 colors of felt, pre-printed with the outlines for over 200 story pieces for the stories
of Creation, Noah, Christmas, Easter, and the Apostles’ Creed. Complete instructions for cutting and assembly are
included along with story scripts, storytelling hints, and insights on children’s spirituality.
BEULAH LAND set
2, The Salvation Story, includes Old Testament landscapes, Abraham, Exodus, Jerusalem; New Testament people, the disciples,
a church, font, altar, and priest and people in modern dress. A demonstration video is also available.
BEULAH
LAND set 3A (Old Testament heroes) and 3B (Acts) are the latest additions to the series, to be followed in late 2008 by
4A (Gospel stories) and finally by 4B (Parables).
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BEULAH LAND CURRICULUM
A full year’s program for children 3 to 10,
based on BEULAH LAND feltboard
stories
INCLUDES hymns, wondering questions,
structured and open-ended
art activities, and
suggestions for imaginative and dramatic play,
for 39 stories from BEULAH LAND
PLUS 3 suggested
orders of worship,
an abundance of background information
and practical tips,
and references to other resources
Distributed
on CD-ROM.
$80.00 for the entire curriculum!
75% of proceeds go directly to
the Children’s Mission of St.
Paul and St. James, New Haven, CT
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Beulah Enterprises takes “just playing” very seriously. We choose and design products
specifically to encourage open-ended, imaginative play with the stories and symbols of the Christian faith. There are innumerable
resources on the market designed for the didactic instruction of children in religion. There are very few that help your children
meet God through storytelling and play. We offer the best of what we have found on the market, along with a growing collection
of our own designs.
www.BeulahEnterprises.org
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