Dear friends,
Pentecost, which this year falls on
Sunday, May 31, is a major feast in the Christian year. On Pentecost we celebrate God’s gift of the
promised Holy Spirit. We hear the passage
from Acts 2 that tells the story of the Holy Spirit resting on the heads of the
believers like tongues of fire, and we are reminded anew of our own anointing
with the Spirit in our baptism. The
Spirit that empowers people for ministry has been given, individually and
abundantly, to each of us.
That is reason indeed to celebrate!
We will celebrate that gift of the
Spirit during our online worship at 10:30 AM on May 31, with readers
proclaiming God’s good news in a multitude of languages, as happened on that
first Pentecost. We will wear red, to
symbolize the flames of the Holy Spirit.
Our worship service will be followed by a virtual Zoom coffee hour,
complete with red balloons provided by St. Andrew’s; and red clothing—provided
by you!
What if you are not able to join us
online? You can still celebrate
Pentecost! Read Acts 2:1-21. Imagine what it would have been like to be
one of those early believers—or a bystander as the Spirit alighted and
proclamation poured forth! Dress in red
on Pentecost Sunday. Blow up your red
balloons from St. Andrew’s, and be reminded of the way God breathes into you!
Red Balloons for Pentecost!!
St. Andrew’s has packaged a baggie of
red balloons for every parish family for Pentecost. The baggies will be available for St.
Andrew’s parishioners in the St. Nicholas Chapel on Wednesday and Thursday, May
27 and 28. On May 29, any remaining
baggies will be on a table outside the church for our neighbors. Baggies are also being delivered to those
living in retirement communities and those who are not able to come to the
church to pick theirs up. (If you need
to have your balloons delivered to you, please contact Bill Wilds at saec.bill19@verizon.net by noon on Thursday, May 28.) We hope you will bring your inflated balloons
to the virtual coffee hour on May 31!
Blessings!
Anne
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