This is the Feast of Pentecost. It is the 50th day after Easter. This feast commemorates the day that the Holy Spirit blew into Jerusalem after the resurrection and landed like tongues of fire on the disciples. Many people wear red to church this day to symbolize the spirit.
We will celebrate 2 baptisms this day. Following the service the Paschal Candle will be extinguished. It was lit on Easter morning and remained burning for the 50 days of the Easter season (it was only virtually burning when no one was in the building!) It is also the last week of church school for the season.
There is a Bishop's Committee meeting after church and the WARM meal will be prepared after church.
Beginning next month we will explore some trial liturgies at our Sunday worship. The bishop has given us permission to use some alternative eucharistic rites. More details to follow.
A teenager in our parish is working on a new project called Summer Sunday Fun-day! On six Sunday mornings, there will be special activities for children at 9am (church school does not meet in the summer.) For the dates of these activities, go to the tab at the top of the page labelled In the Coming Weeks.
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