Building Faith
Pentecost is a lively feast. It abounds with stories and symbols of the mysterious, sometimes mischievious Spirit of God at work among people, nonhuman creatures, and nonliving …
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The Feast of Pentecost comes 50 days after Easter Sunday. This holy day whisks us into the presence of God alive and on the move, rushing and stirring around, among, and within us. …
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Easter is a wonderful time to dive into scriptures that inspire our deepest hopes, joys, and loves in our faith. Our Easter Sunday celebrations can gain deeper meaning throughout …
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I find the most powerful day of the liturgical year to be the Feast of Pentecost. It is powerful for its meaning and mystery, and also powerful for its layered representation of …
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Pentecost provides a lot of wonderful images to center interactive prayer stations around: birthday, fire, breath, and wind – just to name a few. Below are ideas for …
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Pentecost has the potential to be one of the most ridiculously fun days of the entire liturgical year, in my opinion. It’s not every weekend you get to launch things into the air …
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"God of power, may the boldness of your Spirit transform us, may the gentleness of your Spirit lead us, may the gifts of your Spirit be our goal and our strength, now and always." …
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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were …
Celebrating Pentecost Pentecost is a Christian feast day. We celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit, which is the very presence of God within and among us. The story of …
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"An intergenerational service of formation and worship is one way to bring all of the things 'we need to do' at the end of the program year into a celebration of the spiritual …
