Shine Families Serve (2025-26)

Shine Families is part of a monthly series focusing on the “Six Practices that Grow Faith at Home.”

February 2026

Shine Families Serve

The Six Practices webpage

The Peace Table

Children’s books from Shine

Maria’s Kit of Comfort

Here’s a video of the authors reading Maria’s Kit of Comfort.
Here’s an article about how the book was made.
Here are some activities that go with the book.

Serving Together

Here is a video of a student named Mary opening her school kit.

Learn more about how to help Mennonite Central Committee send comforters, school kits, hygiene kits, and soap to people who need them.

Music

Click the bar to play the song; click DOWNLOAD to download to your device.

“Come to the Table”

DOWNLOAD

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Taylor Bess. Vocals: Greg Yoder, Seth Crissman, Rachel Yoder, Theresa Peachey Crissman, Kristina Yoder, Taylor Bess, Valerie Bess. Instrumentalists: Greg Yoder (guitar, mandolin, ukulele, bass, drums, keys, synthesizer, miscellaneous percussion, octave mandolin); Seth Crissman (guitar, electric guitar, banjo, dobro, bass, recorder, organ, accordion, octave mandolin, harmonica); Taylor Bess (synthesizer, keys).

“Love God and Your Neighbor”

DOWNLOAD

Words: from the Gospels. Music: traditional.

Produced and arranged by Jacob Crouse and Seth Hendricks. Recorded by Jacob Crouse at Happy Corner Church of the Brethren and Jacob Crouse Productions. Additional recording by Zach Erbaugh. Mixed and Mastered by Jacob Crouse. All instruments by Jacob Crouse and Seth Hendricks except trombone by Erica Adler, violin by Paul Apts, and mandolin by Ethan Setiawan. Vocalists: Erica Adler, Jeff Adler, Christy Crouse, Jacob Crouse, Zach Erbaugh, Dwayne Henderson, Seth Hendricks, Dallas McVey, Wendy Noffsinger-Erbaugh, Gloria Ruemping, Karen Runck, and Jonathan Timmons.

“Spread God’s Love Around”