Common Prayer for Children and Families

JENIFER GAMBER is a trusted author of several best-selling books for youth in the Episcopal Church, including "My Faith, My Life" and "Call on Me: A Prayer Book for Young People." She is a sought-after speaker on topics related to Christian formation, teen spirituality, and Christian parenting. She serves as chaplain at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School and assistant rector at St. Patrick’s Parish in Washington, D.C. She and her husband, Ed, have two adult children. TIMOTHY J. S. SEAMANS is the Associate Chaplain for Service and Justice at the Episcopal School of Los Angeles (grades 6–12) in Hollywood. He has served at Episcopal High School in Virginia and Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta, where he developed a love for child-centered prayer and teaching children how to lead worship. He speaks regularly on how Christian spirituality intersects with racial justice, interfaith relations, and liturgical creativity. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Marissa; daughter, Nico; and their old dog, Walter Benjamin. WENDY CLAIRE BARRIE is the author of Faith at Home: A Handbook for Cautiously Christian Parents and a Christian educator with more than thirty years of experience in Episcopal parishes, large and small, urban and suburban, on both coasts. PERRY HODGKINS JONES is an illustrator by night and a non-profit fundraiser by day. She grew up in New Jersey and now lives in the mountains of North Carolina with her spouse, child, and two rambunctious cats. Perry is a graduate of Wellesley College and the School of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, where she received an M.A. in Religion and the Environment.