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SURPRISE!

The Holy Spirit is upon us. Are you ready for a surprise? Continue reading

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Pentecost: have we missed the point?

We like to say that Pentecost is the birthday of the church? But what if we missed the point? What if Pentecost is not a celebration of our own existence? Continue reading

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Preaching Advent 3: Christmas needs Pentecost

We tell children that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday. But the specialness of that birthday, above all others, remains hidden until we tell the rest of his story, particularly Pentecost. Continue reading

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“Pentecost” in John: You Send Me

Jesus said “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
So how is that? Continue reading

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Pentecost Joy

It’s Pentecost! Yipeee! I love everything about Pentecost, the colours, the stories, and the joy. This Sunday of all Sundays invites us to celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit with all the joy and enthusiasm we can muster! Enjoy your celebration with the children and don’t forget to affirm that the Holy Spirit is with us now. Here are two children’s talks for Pentecost Sunday and a few resources to enhance your celebrations. Continue reading

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May 19, 2013 Day of Pentecost

The challenge with these readings, as with many like this, is to take this single, transformative event that became the birth of our church, and make it a real experience in the lives of Christians today and in how we share the good news as a Church. Continue reading

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they were all gathered together in one place…

May Pentecost be a time to find ways to gather together and share our common hope! Continue reading

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Celebrating the Spirit in Good News Stories

Let’s go in the ordinary world – delighting in the celebration of the Pentecost – delight in God’s power to make the ordinary extraordinary. Continue reading

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How Will You Celebrate Pentecost?

We seem to have a larger repertoire of ideas when it comes to Easter and Christmas, with their natural symbols and the way the celebrations are already fraught with the emotional weight that we bring to them, but the other five Principal Feasts of our Church seem to get short shrift beside Christmas and Easter. How will we make our Pentecost celebrations feel alive with the Spirit’s presence? Continue reading

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