Bedtime Chapel: Family Prayer
Bedtime Chapel helps families draw nearer to Jesus by gathering for nightly prayer and deepening their understanding of the Gospel. We release a nightly 5-min prayer service and a weekly companion episode that discusses the gospel readings for the upcoming week of nighttime prayer.
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Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Episode 117 - Released 03/12/2025
Gather your family for a peaceful 5-minute night prayer, including a short Bible reading.
Want to go deeper? Explore this week’s readings and grow more comfortable discussing them at home.
Listen to our conversation with Bird Treacy about the Gospel of John about how the readings connect to your life. Episode 113 – Jesus' Encounters: What John’s Gospel Teaches Us About Inclusion (Released on 03/08/2025).
Follow us on Instagram for daily tips for discussing the Bible readings at home.
🙏 Pray along with us! Find the full prayer service and readings here.
Things We Talked About: Season of Lent
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Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Episode 116 - Released 03/11/2025
Gather your family for a peaceful 5-minute night prayer, including a short Bible reading.
Want to go deeper? Explore this week’s readings and grow more comfortable discussing them at home.
Listen to our conversation with Bird Treacy about the Gospel of John about how the readings connect to your life. Episode 113 – Jesus' Encounters: What John’s Gospel Teaches Us About Inclusion (Released on 03/08/2025).
Follow us on Instagram for daily tips for discussing the Bible readings at home.
🙏 Pray along with us! Find the full prayer service and readings here.
Things We Talked About: Season of Lent
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Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Episode 115 - Released 03/10/2025
Gather your family for a peaceful 5-minute night prayer, including a short Bible reading.
Want to go deeper? Explore this week’s readings and grow more comfortable discussing them at home.
Listen to our conversation with Bird Treacy about the Gospel of John about how the readings connect to your life. Episode 113 – Jesus' Encounters: What John’s Gospel Teaches Us About Inclusion (Released on 03/08/2025).
Follow us on Instagram for daily tips for discussing the Bible readings at home.
🙏 Pray along with us! Find the full prayer service and readings here.
Things We Talked About: Season of Lent
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Website: www.bedtimechapel.com
Facebook: Bedtime Chapel
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Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Episode 114 - Released 03/09/2025
Gather your family for a peaceful 5-minute night prayer, including a short Bible reading.
Want to go deeper? Explore this week’s readings and grow more comfortable discussing them at home.
Listen to our conversation with Bird Treacy about the Gospel of John about how the readings connect to your life. Episode 113 – Jesus' Encounters: What John’s Gospel Teaches Us About Inclusion (Released on 03/08/2025).
Follow us on Instagram for daily tips for discussing the Bible readings at home.
🙏 Pray along with us! Find the full prayer service and readings here.
Things We Talked About: Season of Lent
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Website: www.bedtimechapel.com
Facebook: Bedtime Chapel
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Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Episode 113, Published 03/08/2025
Gain confidence with the scriptures through our weekly Bible Study - this conversation discusses the Bible Readings for the week of 03/09. Find the prayer services and upcoming reading list here.
We welcome back Bird Treacy for a rich discussion about children's role in church, the Gospel readings for the first week of Lent, and Jesus' relationship with Jewish traditions. Bird gives us a good word about the theological depth of children and how churches should fully include them in worship rather than treating them as distractions.
Our conversation transitions into exploring the Gospel of John, focusing on Jesus' personal encounters with Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman, and the official. In an episode perfect for International Women’s Day – Bird highlights how these encounters reveal Jesus' unique ministry and his challenges to cultural expectations. We also discuss the significance of Jesus' Jewishness and how his deep knowledge of tradition enabled him to reinterpret it in ways that expanded access to God.
Bird Treacy is a Godly Play Trainer, Episcopal church lady, church programming consultant, and writer based in the greater Boston area. Prior to finding her way to professional work in the church, Bird earned a masters degree in Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies with an emphasis on Disability Studies from Emory University, and she brings both an academic lens and a lived experience of disabled identity to her current work. When not wranging small humans or developing programming, you can usually find Bird cooking, writing, competing in jigsaw puzzle competitions, making lace, or doing some other craft project. She lives with her wife, a current veterinary student, and their five cats. Bird has a WEALTH of Resource, stay in touch with her -- Website, Substack, @abirdinchurch (Instagram)
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Key moments in our conversation include:
Key moments in our conversation include:
00:24 Bringing Children to the Center
07:43 Jesus's Relationships in the Public Spaces
10:36 Women in the Gospel of John
13:43 The Jewishness of Jesus
You can read a complete transcript of this episode, here.
Things we talk about on this episode:
Godly Play Foundation
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Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Episode 119 - Release Date - 03/08/2025
Connect your family in faith through our simple prayer service.
Want to go deeper? Build your comfort with the Bible readings for this week & pass it on to your family
Listen to this week's Bible Study with Bird Treacy – Beyond Sunday School: How Parents Can Bring Faith Home - Epiphany & Lent Bible Study with Bird Treacy (Episode 105) released on 03/01/2024.
Follow us on Instagram for daily tips for discussing the Bible readings
Want to pray along? Find the prayer service and readings here.
Things We Talked About: Season of Lent
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Website: www.bedtimechapel.com
Facebook: Bedtime Chapel
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Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Episode 118 - Release Date - 03/07/2025
Connect your family in faith through our simple prayer service.
Want to go deeper? Build your comfort with the Bible readings for this week & pass it on to your family
Listen to this week's Bible Study with Bird Treacy – Beyond Sunday School: How Parents Can Bring Faith Home - Epiphany & Lent Bible Study with Bird Treacy (Episode 105) released on 03/01/2024.
Follow us on Instagram for daily tips for discussing the Bible readings
Want to pray along? Find the prayer service and readings here.
Things We Talked About: Season of Lent
Let’s stay connected!
Website: www.bedtimechapel.com
Facebook: Bedtime Chapel
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Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Episode 117 - Release Date - 03/06/2025
Connect your family in faith through our simple prayer service.
Want to go deeper? Build your comfort with the Bible readings for this week & pass it on to your family
Listen to this week's Bible Study with Bird Treacy – Beyond Sunday School: How Parents Can Bring Faith Home - Epiphany & Lent Bible Study with Bird Treacy (Episode 105) released on 03/01/2024.
Follow us on Instagram for daily tips for discussing the Bible readings
Want to pray along? Find the prayer service and readings here.
Things We Talked About: Season of Lent
Let’s stay connected!
Website: www.bedtimechapel.com
Facebook: Bedtime Chapel
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Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Episode 116 - Release Date - 03/05/2025
Connect your family in faith through our simple prayer service.
Want to go deeper? Build your comfort with the Bible readings for this week & pass it on to your family
Listen to this week's Bible Study with Bird Treacy – Beyond Sunday School: How Parents Can Bring Faith Home - Epiphany & Lent Bible Study with Bird Treacy (Episode 105) released on 03/01/2024.
Follow us on Instagram for daily tips for discussing the Bible readings
Want to pray along? Find the prayer service and readings here.
Things We Talked About: Season of Lent
Let’s stay connected!
Website: www.bedtimechapel.com
Facebook: Bedtime Chapel
Monthly Newsletter: Sign-Up Here
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Episode 108 - Release Date - 03/04/2025
Connect your family in faith through our simple prayer service.
Want to go deeper? Build your comfort with the Bible readings for this week & pass it on to your family
Listen to this week's Bible Study with Bird Treacy – Beyond Sunday School: How Parents Can Bring Faith Home - Epiphany & Lent Bible Study with Bird Treacy (Episode 105) released on 03/01/2024.
Follow us on Instagram for daily tips for discussing the Bible readings
Want to pray along? Find the prayer service and readings here.
Things We Talked About: Season of Epiphany
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Website: www.bedtimechapel.com
Facebook: Bedtime Chapel
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