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What is Pentecost?
On Sunday, June 12, we will celebrate the day of Pentecost, which is celebrated in a variety of ways around the world. Pentecost is a Jewish holiday that falls fifty days after Passover, which is essentially fifty days after Easter.
It was a day on which the Jews celebrated God’s giving of the Ten Commandments to the people of Israel through Moses at Mt. Sinai. This is the understanding of Pentecost that provides the background to the story we find in Acts 2:1-21.
Pentecost is the baptism (not birthday) of the church. The church receives its calling and empowerment on Pentecost. The meaning here is clear: the church of Jesus Christ is not its own project going on its own steam.
Read the rest of Pastor Carr's Blog post. |
Pentecost Service
We will have a special Pentecost Sunday service, including bilingual speakers. The Chancel Choir's anthem for Pentecost is an upbeat Negro spiritual to shake things up a bit!
Wear Red!
Red is the color associated with Pentecost, which is symbolic of "tongues of the fire" described in Acts 2. We invite you to wear red this Pentecost Sunday.
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