Pentecost - May 11
The Birthday of the Church

Pentecost is the seventh Sunday after Easter Day. It is the anniversary of Christ being experienced by his many disciples simultaneously as the Holy Spirit. The word, “Pentecost” is from the Greek, meaning “50th day.” The Jews had long used it as a quick way to designate their Feast of First Fruits Day, which came on the 50th day after their annual Passover Festival. Because the great revelation of the Holy Spirit came on Pentecost and because the Christians until that time had been Jews, it was natural for them to adopt this word to designate this highest of Christian events. The special emphasis of the Pentecost season is the reality, guidance, and power of the Holy Spirit of our living God in every life.

The color of the Pentecost season is red. On this Sunday, we are asking all that attend to wear RED in celebration of Pentecost. Red Geraniums donated to grace the sanctuary for that day are also encouraged and welcomed.

Spring Cleaning for the church and grounds
The currently scheduled spring cleaning day is May 17th and all are welcome to come to help. A sign up sheet is posted in the foyer of the church and it is always helpful to know approximately how many people will be showing up (to plan for food). The day will be split into halves beginning at about 9 am with a lunch break at about 12 PM then we’ll begin again about 1 pm and continue until approx. 4 pm. Even if you can only come for a couple of hours your time will be appreciated.

We will be needing things like wheelbarrows, leaf and garden rakes, flat shovels, gas powered edgers, pruning tools, buckets, rags, a couple of powerful canister vacuums, and anything else you can think of that would be useful for spring cleaning of the church.