Pockets

Pockets For kids who love God - To help children grow in their relationship with God. http://pockets.upperro

Pockets is a 48-page devotional magazine for children 6-12 published by The Upper Room. Pockets is designed for the personal use of children to help them grow in their relationship with God but can also be used in group settings. Content includes stories, games, poetry, scripture, recipes and contributions from the children who read the magazine. Pockets is published 11 times a year and distribute

d by individual subscriptions and standing orders with churches that provide the magazine to children in their congregations.

Find prayer practices to do with children and youth during quarantine, resources for your own spiritual wellness, and mo...
05/06/2020
Rising Generations — Resources for Your Children, Youth, & Young Adults

Find prayer practices to do with children and youth during quarantine, resources for your own spiritual wellness, and more in the latest Rising Generations email from The Upper Room.

Pandemic Prayer Practices for Children, Youth, and Families, Discover God's Love Through Everyday Life, A New Season for Journey to the Table, Resources for Spiritual Wellness in Anxious Times, and The Awakened Life for High School Students

Thank you for journeying with us through Lent and the first week of Eastertide! The Easter season continues until Pentec...
04/18/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 18, 2020

Thank you for journeying with us through Lent and the first week of Eastertide! The Easter season continues until Pentecost Sunday (May 31), and we encourage you and your family to continue to celebrate the good news of Jesus’ resurrection.

Read today's Lenten Calendar practice for some ways you can prepare for Pentecost.

Thank you for journeying with us through Lent and the first week of Eastertide! The Easter season continues until Pentecost Sunday (May 31), and we encourage you and your family to continue to celebrate the good news of Jesus’ resurrection.

Try one or more of these ways to cultivate gratitude in your life.
04/17/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 17, 2020

Try one or more of these ways to cultivate gratitude in your life.

Try one or more of these ways to cultivate gratitude in your life:

Make some time today to practice noticing.
04/15/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 15, 2020

Make some time today to practice noticing.

Make some time today to practice noticing. One way is to pay attention to your feet and where they take you. Be sure to stop throughout the day and say a prayer about whatever you see or experience around you.

Christians around the world have different ways of celebrating Easter. Check out these traditions from Bermuda, Poland, ...
04/14/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 14, 2020

Christians around the world have different ways of celebrating Easter. Check out these traditions from Bermuda, Poland, Jamaica, Greece, India, and China.

Easter is an exciting time for Christians. We remember Good Friday as the day Jesus was crucified for our sins and Resurrection Sunday as the day Jesus rose from the dead.

Today, Easter Monday, is a day that is celebrated in lots of fun ways. One Easter Monday tradition you can enjoy with yo...
04/13/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 13, 2020

Today, Easter Monday, is a day that is celebrated in lots of fun ways. One Easter Monday tradition you can enjoy with your family is telling jokes. Read today's Lenten Calendar practice for a few Easter jokes to share with your family and friends.

The Easter season, known as Eastertide, doesn’t end on Easter Sunday but continues until Pentecost Sunday, which is May 31st this year. Today, Easter Monday, is a day that is celebrated in lots of fun ways—with egg-rolling races (U.S.), hiking (the Netherlands), and picnics (Portugal and Italy).

Timeline photos
04/12/2020

Timeline photos

This is the message for us this Easter. As the angels offer these words to the women at the tomb, hear anew the beautiful refrain that echoes through the gospels, “Do not be afraid.”

Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ—a day to rejoice that the stone was rolled away from the tomb, t...
04/12/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 12, 2020

Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ—a day to rejoice that the stone was rolled away from the tomb, that Jesus has overcome death and lives again. Read today's Lenten Calendar practice for some ideas for celebrating as a family.

Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ—a day to rejoice that the stone was rolled away from the tomb, that Jesus has overcome death and lives again. Why not get up early and attend a sunrise service to celebrate God’s gifts of light and life?

Hot cross buns are a traditional Easter treat. Download a simple recipe to use with your family today.
04/11/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 11, 2020

Hot cross buns are a traditional Easter treat. Download a simple recipe to use with your family today.

Hot cross buns are a traditional Easter treat. One legend says that about 600 years ago an English monk made them to give to poor people at Easter. The cross of white icing is a reminder of the life and death of Jesus.

Christians around the world pause on this day of sorrow to remember the death and burial of Jesus. Read today's Lenten C...
04/10/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 10, 2020

Christians around the world pause on this day of sorrow to remember the death and burial of Jesus. Read today's Lenten Calendar practice for some ways you and your family might observe this holy day.

Christians around the world pause on this day of sorrow to remember the death and burial of Jesus. You and your family might observe this holy day in one of these ways:

Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper that Jesus shared with his disciples. During the meal Jesus uses bread and ...
04/09/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 9, 2020

Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper that Jesus shared with his disciples. During the meal Jesus uses bread and wine to represent his body and blood that soon will be given for all people. And he charges them—and us—to take part in this meal as a way to remember him.

04/08/2020
Creating a Family Altar | Claire McKeever-Burgett

Claire McKeever-Burgett, Associate Director of The Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation, tells how to create a family altar, a sacred space set aside for family worship.

We would love to see how your family creates sacred space together. Share a photo of your altar with us in the comments!

In Malta, the Wednesday of Holy Week is known as Drums’ Wednesday. Learn more by reading today’s Lenten Calendar practic...
04/08/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 8, 2020

In Malta, the Wednesday of Holy Week is known as Drums’ Wednesday. Learn more by reading today’s Lenten Calendar practice.

In Malta, the Wednesday of Holy Week is known as Drums’ Wednesday. Sometimes it is called Spy Wednesday, recalling Judas’s betrayal of Jesus. On this day, children traditionally go to church and drum on chairs to create the sound of thunder.

Cascarónes, or “confetti eggs,” are hollowed-out, brightly-colored eggs filled with confetti. Learn more about this trad...
04/07/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 7, 2020

Cascarónes, or “confetti eggs,” are hollowed-out, brightly-colored eggs filled with confetti. Learn more about this tradition and how to make your own cascarónes by reading today's Lenten Calendar practice.

Cascarónes, or “confetti eggs,” are hollowed-out, brightly-colored eggs filled with confetti. When a cascarón is thrown or smashed over someone’s head, the egg explodes in rainbow-colored confetti.

Begin today to create an Easter Worship Center for your family to use on Easter Sunday and during the week after Easter....
04/06/2020
Lenten Calendar | April 6, 2020

Begin today to create an Easter Worship Center for your family to use on Easter Sunday and during the week after Easter. Find some simple instructions in today's Lenten Calendar practice.

Begin today to create an Easter Worship Center for your family to use on Easter Sunday and during the week after Easter.

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Creating a Family Altar | Claire McKeever-Burgett
Creating a Family Altar | Claire McKeever-Burgett

Claire McKeever-Burgett, Associate Director of The Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation, tells how to create a family altar, a sacred space set aside for family worship. We would love to see how your family creates sacred space together. Share a photo of your altar with us in the comments!

Kids in the Kitchen: Picnic Style
Kids in the Kitchen: Picnic Style

Enjoy this fun picnic with your family—outside or inside. #KidsintheKitchen #familypicnic Get the whole recipe here: http://bit.ly/2gNXX3V

Kids in the Kitchen: Blueberry Bread Pudding
Kids in the Kitchen: Blueberry Bread Pudding

Have the kids treat Dad this Father’s Day with this delicious, Blueberry Bread Pudding! The whole family will love it! We’d love to see photos with your kids and their Fathers cooking! Find the whole recipe here: http://bit.ly/BlueberryBread #KidsintheKitchen #Pockets #recipesforkids #recipes

Kids in the Kitchen: Enchilada Stacks
Kids in the Kitchen: Enchilada Stacks

Get cooking with Pockets! Get the whole family together and try our yummy recipe for Enchilada Stacks! We’d love to see photos of your family cooking! Find the whole recipe here: http://bit.ly/EnchiladaStacks

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We’re excited to share that this Lent, The Upper Room is offering an online Lenten Calendar designed specifically for children, youth, and families, featuring daily spiritual practices from Pockets and devozine.

Interact with the calendar and sign up to receive each day’s practice by email at UpperRoom.org/Lent.
I was on the 1989 edition of the magazine and I must confess; Pockets Magazine made my pen pals days memorable and Godly.
Thank you
I’ve been informed that Pockets will no longer be published after January/February 2020. Are there other resources you’ll have available for that age group? What about teens? Is the adult Upper Room also discontinuing? I’ve been having trouble locating any information outside of the letter posted to a group I’m in.....
Follow along with our friends at Pockets Magazine for daily Lenten prayer reminders. These prayers make great conversation starters to teach your kids what Lent is all about!
Follow Him, and He’s Yours

Loved One,
I’m going to tell you a very mysterious thing, because I love you.
If you want to have the life, that God intended for you, follow these very simple instructions. You will never regret it. It will change your entire life, for the best.
Trust me, with this, give me 24 hours.
Lie down on the bed and relax, face up. Relax through the cares of the day. Shake them off, they only get in the way. Try to empty your mind. Feel your question to God, maybe, “How do I learn to hear, when it’s Your Voice?” Now, let it go . . . relax. God speaks to us, through our heart, using feeling vision. Don’t try to manipulate any feeling or idea . . . go with the flow. Relax, follow Him.
He will lead you, but He will only start with very small things, that He is asking you to follow. Like, if you feel thirsty, drink water. (you have followed Him.) If you’re hungry, eat food. (you have followed Him.) If any idea comes to mind, in your relaxed state of trust in God, He is speaking directly, to you. If he tells you to take a shower, do it immediately. (you have followed Him.) If you wait, you have not followed Him. You are back to square one. If He leads you to do something, do it immediately. If you follow Him, you will have His power, behind you. You will have the ability, to achieve anything you have your heart on.


Love, Dianne
I wanted to thank your publication so much for the magazines for my Sunday School class. The kids love them, especially the prayer times and the stories. Some of the kids want to even write for your magazine or even belong to your kids advisory board. Thank you for encouraging kids in such a positive way.
What a lovely surprise to see one of my poems from Pockets featured in the Upper Room Daily Reflections today!
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