Celebrating Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras
We are almost to my favorite season of the church year, Lent! Lent is a beautiful season of preparation in which Christians around the...
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ASHLEY TUMLIN WALLACE
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Candlemas or The Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord
Tonight is the Eve of Candlemas! Candlemas is one of the oldest feast days from the ancient Christian church, dating all the way back to...
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Feb 1
- 1 min
The Special Days of February
Happy first day of February! This month is filled with so many special days in the liturgical year! We start with Candlemas where we...
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Jan 25
- 3 min
The Conversion of St. Paul
Today is the day that Christians around the world celebrate the conversion of Saul of Tarsus to St. Paul. Saul was a very devout Jew who...
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Jan 18
- 2 min
The Confession of St. Peter
The Confession of St. Peter is a statement made by the apostle Peter in which he professes his belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God....
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Happy Feast of St. Antony
St. Antony was born in Egypt in 250 AD. He came from a very wealthy family and was deeply moved by Jesus’ teachings. He felt particularly...
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Jan 13
- 1 min
Free January Feast Days Printable
I am so late on my free January printable! With all of the hustle and bustle of Christmas, I totally forgot about my January printable...
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Jan 9
- 2 min
The Season of Epiphanytide
With the celebration of Epiphany, a whole new season begins, Epiphanytide. Epiphanytide is not so much the end of Christmas as a...
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Jan 6
- 4 min
Happy Feast of Epiphany!
Epiphany began at sundown on Twelfth Night and continues throughout the next day. On this day, we celebrate the long journey that the...
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Happy Twelfth Night or Eve of Epiphany!
Tonight is Twelfth Night! The celebration of Twelfth Night and Epiphany is one of our oldest celebrations in the church. It is even older...
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe
The King Cake is a traditional Mardi Gras dessert. It was created to use up all of the rich things (butter, sugar, alcohol) in our...
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Why I Don't Want to Feast This Shrove Tuesday
Today is a feast day but honestly, I really don't feel like feasting. Today is Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. It’s a day of great feasting...
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ashleytumlinwallac
- Feb 17, 2022
- 4 min
Homemade Oxford Marmalade
We inherited a beautiful blood orange tree when we moved into our house. This year I had so many oranges that I decided to try to make...
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