Any Episcopalian HS'ers Out There??

[Damselfly]

I'm hoping so :D !! I'm relatively new to the faith (recently converted from Roman Catholicism) and am looking for any information, support, blogs, and educational materials to help me on my own spiritual journey as well as for use in my homeschool.

What, if anything, do you use for you religious education curriculum? There is such an abundance of Catholic curriculum/books/materials online, but I'm finding it extremely difficult to find anything Episcopalian. Has anyone ever heard of the Episcopal Children's Curriculum from Morehouse Education Resources? http://www.livingthegoodnews.com/ecc.htm
If so, I'd love to hear more about it. Although it appears to be for use in a Sunday School or larger classroom setting, I'm wondering if it could also work for a two-student homeschool. :confused:

[MIch elle]

We are Episcopalians. We used a vary of resources over the years - Dk The Children's Bible, DK The Family Bible, Egermeirer's Story Bible and other resources not specifically Episcopalian.

Last year we used with both my boys, My Faith My Life (http://www.amazon.com/My-Faith-Life-Episcopal-Church/dp/0819222208/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225292366&sr=8-1)which would be too mature for your dc but is a good resources for all Epicopalians.

Our church school uses Morehouse materials


http://www.episcopalchurch.org/
http://www.trinitychurchboston.org/
http://www.episcopalfoundation.org/
https://www.episcopalbookstore.com/news.asp

[Damselfly]

Thank you for all the links~ I'm off to check them out!! And I'll be waiting to :bigear: from anyone else who might have suggestions for this newbie.

[Alessandra]

We're Episcopalians too. I know what you mean about the dearth of curricula. We have been using Explorer's Bible Study for a few months now. It is easy to use and less doctrinal than some other curricula. But in the OT book (the one we are using), it often brings specifically Christian dogma to a Jewish text, perhaps more forcefully that I would like. So much depends on your dc -- I have a workbook loving child.

Probably my favorite thing is to read illustrated Bible stories (by good artista, not "Sunday School" types of books). They do take a bit of trouble to find -- lots of interlibrary loans, followed by Abebooks orders for the best books. I would also make sure dc have their own easily readable Bibles-- we have gone through several versions as dc get older. I also like the DK Illustrated Bible (get the large format, not the small format one).

[Paintedlady]

Well we used to be Episcopal, but last year became Anglican. I've had no luck finding specific curriculum for the faith. I wonder if there's not something more readily available in other parts of the world since Anglicanism is so big everywhere else?

[BarbaraL in OK]

Episcopalians here, too. My sons are ages 8 (3rd grade) and 12 (7th grade). I mix it up, spending time on the Bible, the liturgy, the catechism (in the Book of Common Prayer), the church year, saints, prayer, church history, etc. So far so good :)

For Bible literacy and such (timeline, mapworks, study of core stories, some memory work), I really like Bible Study Guide for All Ages. My second choice would have been Explorers Bible Study. My kids have also been exposed to many of the core stories in Godly Play, the approach our church uses for preK - 2nd grade Sunday school.

For church history, I've been really happy with biographies for my younger son, especially a couple of books from a Lutheran publishing house (Early Saints of God, and Kings and Queens for God), and the very good History Lives church history series for my older son (Monks and Mystics, etc). Both boys are learning about the breadth of Christianity, including what current Protestants value, what Catholics value, and more.

I used to look for great, focused stuff like various Protestants and Catholics have, but everything was too focused for us. We are so very in the middle :) I still use a little bit of Catholic stuff and things that have a very Protestant perspective, but it's working out fine to make our own way.

I'll post separately about Episcopalian- or Anglican-specific resources :)

My older son will be confirmed this Sunday, and in deciding whether we think he's ready, I've realized that we're doing pretty well by his religious education and faith formation. It's a process, but so far so good.

[King Alfred Academy]

I'm Anglican and appreciate Kerry's (another Anglican) blog, A Ten O'Clock Scholar (http://theten0clockscholar.blogspot.com/). She posts about the holy days and what-not and usually has some sort of activity along with it. I find it very informative.

[Chris in VA]

I'm a cradle Episcopalian, and dh is an Episcopalian priest. My advice is don't use Living the Good News--it's really for Sunday School, and it will suck the life out of your child's spiritual life. I hate it. Yes, we use it at church, but only for jr hi and sr hi. Yuck. Did I mention I hate it?:D

We used Know What You Believe and Know Who You Believe for basic doctrine and a little apologetics in high school, and we've used Leading Little Ones to God and that golden oldie one--can't think of the title, but it's been out 50 years or so, for devotions for my dd Kinder thru 3rd grade. I am going to use Explorers.

At church, we use Berryman and Sonja Stewart's curriculum--it can be adapted for home use if you feel like making materials. It's called Godly Play.

Reading from the NlrV bible has been good for my dd8. My older son uses the ONe Year Bible for his devotions. My second son is an atheist. Too much Living the Good News...just kidding.:001_huh:

[kerry_tenoclockscholar]

I'm Anglican and appreciate Kerry's (another Anglican) blog, A Ten O'Clock Scholar (http://theten0clockscholar.blogspot.com/). She posts about the holy days and what-not and usually has some sort of activity along with it. I find it very informative.

Thanks for your kind words and the link! I just wanted to point out a specific page on my blog the original poster might find helpful: Teaching Kids About Anglicanism (http://theten0clockscholar.blogspot.com/2008/05/teaching-kids-about-anglicanism.html). I also have an Amazon store (http://astore.amazon.com/ateoclsc-20?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=1)with some good resources.