Author Archives: Kate Newman
About Kate Newman
Kate Newman has been teaching arts and faith to children in the secular school system and in churches for 20 years. Kate has completed a Masters of Theological Studies and has a Masters in Education. She is the principal developer for the Compendium of the Church Mice. She currently works at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria the same church where she was baptized in Children's Ministry. She is also a mother. She enjoys walks in the woods with her and a good nap. Whew.Birth pangs
While she is in labor, a woman is transferring her control over the life she has held within her, and when it emerges from the birth canal, it begins its life in the world relying on its own power. A non-violent transition of power. It is possible. Continue reading
Five ways to let learning flow (or how not to be another brick)
It happens around this same time every year. Several million students go back to school In North America alone, there are 10s of millions of children in elementary school. From the Sunday school basement to the university physics lab, we understand ourselves through our pursuit of learning. Continue reading
Five ways to help children respond to a tragic photograph
I pray for children who have now seen, through the accessible window of the internet, the sacrifice of one of their own . Children who look at this picture need to be able to talk about what they have seen. How can we start the discussion? Continue reading
The Garden Gang, chapter two
There was a note left in the apple tree. The Name of God We Hear copy
Written in pencil, folded twice by 3… Continue reading
The Church Garden Gang, chapter one
Open up the back door you will see,
Below the window to the sacristy… Continue reading
Crucial matters
My son trundles up the stairs with the rest of the children from the Sunday school group holding in his hand… ummm… ahhh… what is that? Continue reading
How much do children need to know?
Do horrific stories such as the death of John the Baptist mean that the Gospels are meant for adults only? How well can our children know trauma? How much should they know? Continue reading
Life under the W
Somehow, there is joy. But there is also trauma here. We see it on the streets every day… in order for trauma to be understood, it must be passed through. Continue reading
Dear lifelong Anglican:
Who was it that helped you know that the church was really home? Be that person for some child next Sunday. Continue reading
