diff --git a/README.mdown b/README.mdown
index cb16af7..186b582 100644
--- a/README.mdown
+++ b/README.mdown
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Create an Event Container page in the Mezzanine admin (naming it something like
 
 ## Creating Templates
 
+In addition to the documentation here, take a look at how the default templates in the `mezzanine_events/templates` directory are written.
+
 ### Event pages
 
 The template for an Event page is `templates/pages/event.html`.
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ Event pages default to being not visible in navigation, unless "show events in n
 
 The template for an Event Container page is `templates/pages/eventcontainer.html`.
 
-Iterate over `page.children.all` to get at the events inside the container. You can then use all of the properties and template tags listed above on these objects.
+Iterate over `page.eventcontainer.events` to get at the events inside the container. You can then use all of the properties and template tags listed above on these objects.
 
 The template filter `{{ page.eventcontainer|icalendar_url:"webcal" }}` can be used to produce a webcal URL. When a link containing this URL is clicked, the user's default calendaring app will subscribe to events in this eventcontainer.
 
diff --git a/mezzanine_events/models.py b/mezzanine_events/models.py
index 54f294e..da543dd 100644
--- a/mezzanine_events/models.py
+++ b/mezzanine_events/models.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
 			self.in_menus = ""
 		
 		super(Event, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
-
+	
 	class Meta:
 		verbose_name = "Event"
 
@@ -79,3 +79,7 @@ class EventContainer (Page):
 	hide_children = models.BooleanField(default=True, verbose_name="Hide events in this container from navigation")
 	class Meta:
 		verbose_name = "Event Container"
+	
+	def events(self):
+		"""Convenience method for getting at all events in a container, in the right order, from a template."""
+		return self.children.published().order_by('_order')
diff --git a/mezzanine_events/templates/pages/eventcontainer.html b/mezzanine_events/templates/pages/eventcontainer.html
index 435a740..a49fdb9 100644
--- a/mezzanine_events/templates/pages/eventcontainer.html
+++ b/mezzanine_events/templates/pages/eventcontainer.html
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     </a>
 </div>
 
-{% for child in page.children.published %}
-    <h3><a href="{{child.get_absolute_url}}">{{child.title}}</a> <small>{{child.event.date}} from {{child.event.start_time}} to {{child.event.end_time}}</small></h3>
-    {{child.event.content|richtext_filter|truncatewords_html:40|safe}}
-    <a href="{{child.get_absolute_url}}" class="btn">More info &rarr;</a>
+{% for event in page.eventcontainer.events %}
+    <h3><a href="{{event.get_absolute_url}}">{{event.title}}</a> <small>{{event.event.date}} from {{event.event.start_time}} to {{event.event.end_time}}</small></h3>
+    {{event.event.content|richtext_filter|truncatewords_html:40|safe}}
+    <a href="{{event.get_absolute_url}}" class="btn">More info &rarr;</a>
 {% endfor %}
 
-{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endblock %}