The National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths® offers a sacred invitation to worship, reflect, and act with and on behalf of children. This manual is your companion, complete with resources to root your congregation or faith community in scripture and shared wisdom, to center the voices of children and youth, to shape worship, and to take bold action toward building Beloved Community.
The tools here are flexible: some are ready to print, others are designed for online use. Take what fits your community, adapt it as needed, and let it serve as a guide, not a script.
Each year, congregations and faith communities across the nation gather to amplify children’s voices, center their well-being, and move faithfully from worship to justice-centered action.
This year’s theme, Building Beloved Community, reminds us that love and justice are inseparable. Building Beloved Community calls us to nurture children’s futures with steadfast commitment, to create spaces of healing and hope, and to recognize that our flourishing is bound together.
What Is Children’s Sabbaths?
This annual observance is more than a single service or event; it is a movement of the multitudes intentionally working together to center the voices, needs, and concerns of children. It is a collective insistence that every child deserves health, wholeness, safety, and abundant resources to thrive.
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How to Use the Manual
This manual provides a toolbox. Let it serve as a guide, not a script. Every tool is offered to help you and your community take one more step toward Beloved Community.
