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Exalting the Valley of Accessibility. Summer Kinard. Antiochian East PLC June 23, 2021. PCS symbols for Every valley shall be exalted. Icon of John the Forerunner.

Exalting the Valley of Accessibility

June 23, 2021 Summer Kinard Leave a comment

Welcome! I’m Summer Kinard, author of Of Such is the Kingdom: A Practical Theology of Disability. This post provides supporting…

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Posted in: accessibility, christian, discernment, Orthodox Faith, special needs child, spiritual formation Filed under: AAC, accessibility, accessible church school, action prayers, adhd, asd, autism, autistic, Christian, disabilities, gross motor prayer, Orthodox, PLC, prayer, spd, special needs, theology of disability, visual impairment, VISUAL PRAYER, workshop

frames 11 and 16 of the visual schedule for the Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory with priest holding up Gospel in 11 and Theotokos with words Lift up your hearts and a child lifting their heart to God

Visual Schedule for the Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory

May 22, 2021 Summer Kinard Leave a comment

This spring, we began attending our local Western Rite Orthodox Church, where the Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory is celebrated.…

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Posted in: accessibility, autism, disability, discernment, faith, special needs child, spiritual formation Filed under: accessible church school, adhd, antiochian orthodox, autism, church service, learning disability, neurodivergence, orthodox church, St. Gregory, theology of disability, visual schedule, Western Rite

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I love how my son asks for builder’s tea and drinks from cups that show the smallness and the strength of his hands. #childrenofjoy

Our Holy Heritage Day on Michaelmas was a lot of fun today! We made Ezekiel Angel crafts, played with spinners, troubled the water, decorated the Cross, learned about the iconography of angels, saw many places where angels feature in scripture, learned about making your cross, and learned about traditional Michaelmas foods and customs. #orthodoxchristian #westernrite #michaelmas #stpaulantiochianchurch

Yesterday I lit the big prayer candle to offer up prayers of many types: gratitude, forgiveness, help!, blessings, rejoicing, need, compassion, and the kind that don’t have words but only Presence. I’m so grateful to be part of the Church that gives us something to do with all of the things we cannot carry. #prayer

There were so many morning glories blooming today around 2pm! They loved the cooler weather and decided to stay open most of the day. #kinardgarden

#thursdaythoughts For His mercy endures forever.

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We had an hour of silly Duplo play this afternoon. Super fun. #childrenofjoy

“I have called thee by name; thou art mine.” So many times the world calls us out of our names, but God calls us each by name. There is a meaning to your name, a gift of love from generations. What does your name mean? Here’s mine. #calledbyname #autisticjoy #christian #love

This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine. #accessiblechurchschool #sthildasclass

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