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REGULAR WORSHIP SCHEDULE
RESUMES SEPTEMBER 12th
Holy Eucharist (Communion Service) at 8:30 and 10:30 am
(La Santa Misa at 4:00 pm ~ 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sunday's)

Christian Education (Sunday School) resumes September 19th

THE SEASON OF PENTECOST
May 23 – November 21, 2010

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them (Acts 2:3).

He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

Let us open ourselves to the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit by listening to God’s word in Scripture, by participating in the fellowship of the Lord’s Table, and sharing in the fellowship of His Body, the Church this Pentecost and throughout the season of Pentecost.

  • Pentecost, May 23, 2010 – 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. services
  • Pentecost 1, Trinity Sunday, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. services
  • Season of Pentecost – June 6 – September 5 – 9:30 a.m. only
  • Pentecost 16, September 12 – 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Ministry Fair Picnic
  • Pentecost 17, Sept. 19 – 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Church School begins at 9:30 a.m.
  • Pentecost 18 –23 – Sept 26 – Oct 31, 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
  • All Saints Sunday, Nov 7 – 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
  • Pentecost 25 – Nov 14 – 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
  • Last Sunday of Pentecost (Christ the King)- Nov 21 – 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

PENTECOST BECKONS US TO KEEP BREATHING

“The celebration of Pentecost beckons us to keep breathing. It challenges us to keep ourselves open to the Spirit who seeks us. The Spirit that, in the beginning, brooded over the chaos and brought forth creation; the Spirit that drenched the community with fire and breath on the day of Pentecost; this same Spirit desires to dwell within us and among us. Amidst the brokenness and chaos and pain that sometimes come with being in community, the Spirit searches for places to breathe in us, to transform us, to knit us together more deeply and wholly as the body of Christ, and to send us forth into the world.” (Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook)

The power of the Holy Spirit opens our eyes, our minds, and limbers our hearts making them soft and willing to love. We will sense the power of the Spirit, as did the multitudes at Pentecost, leading us into the world that God loves. We will find that

Whatever overwhelms us, God comes to us in the midst of our fear and says, “Peace be with you.’ Whatever doubts churn in our minds, whatever sins trouble our consciences, whatever pain and worry bind us up, whatever walls we have put up or doors we have locked securely, God comes to us and says, ‘peace be with you.’ Whatever hunger and need we feel deep in our souls, God calls us to the table, feeds us well, and sends us out into the world to be justice and peace, salt and light, and hope for the world. We can do it, if we keep our eyes open, our minds … limber, and our hearts soft and willing to love. As God sent Jesus, God sends us, too, into the world that God loves.” (Huey)


Our Mission Statement

As a Christian community, we seek to share the Gospel by welcoming all people, nurturing them through Word and Sacrament, and equipping God's people to serve others in Christ's name.

The Reverend Dr. Albert O. Vannorsdall, Priest-in-Charge,
may be reached at (252) 258-2211 or at avannorsdall@suddenlink.net

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