Seasons Of Faith

About the Book

A charming collection of short stories, Seasons of Faith lifts up the various seasons celebrated during worship and includes production scripts for chancel dramas and skits intended for youth performances. Included are stories for Advent, Christmas, Watch Night or New Year’s Day, Lent, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, Pentecost, and Thanksgiving. They are great as resources for parents, pastors, youth leaders, and church educators; yet, they are mainly designed to be read and colored by a child. Modern versions of traditional legends and completely new stories form a tapestry presenting Jesus’ birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection from unexpected points of view including people (some based on Bible characters and others completely imaginary), angels, animals, plants, and the very soil itself. As each character discovers their part in God’s Plan of Salvation, they enable us to discover the miracle of God’s love for us all.

About the Author

Recently retired, Rev. Sheryl Stewart lives in Albion, NY. She has served parishes in Maine, Vermont, and New York, worked in corrections at Attica and Albion (as a medical and psychiatric RN respectively), and is presently available for pulpit supply. She is the author of The Friendly Beasts (Stories of Jesus) and her stories and prayers have appeared in Tigert and Tirabassi’s Before the Amen. Her stories are told to youth, or presented by them, during worship. After her granddaughter, Kristy, was born, she started sending her a “friendly beast” story every advent. When Kristy became 9, she compiled those stories as a Christmas gift and later published the collection. She firmly resists taking full credit for her writing, saying: “The stories aren't mine really. They're whispers of love I overheard while listening to God.”