Tag Archive: Pentecost

May 30

Moving Forward with the Spirit

How often have you heard the more “mature” members of your family or parish talk about how “it used to be”?  I am sure you hear these stories more often than you want to.  It seems to be at the very core of being human to consider our past, to dwell on the times and …

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May 23

Pentecost

Pentecost! The celebration of… what? Flames on heads? Speaking in tongues? The blessing of the Spirit on individuals? Although Pentecost was originally a festival celebration of the wheat harvest in ancient Israel, and of the giving of the law which defined Israel as a nation, for Christians it is known as the time when the …

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May 11

Children and the Feast of Pentecost

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Pentecost marks the official end of the 50 days of the Easter Season (hence “Pente”). It celebrates the Acts 2 outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Disciples and into the world. Informally it is known as the “Birthday of the Christian Church Pentecost was originally a Jewish festival. Jewish Pentecost (“Shavuot”) is known by …

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