Loving and serving God and one another for the healing of the world.
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In the cycle of the church year, we are in the season of Pentecost.
Below, you will find resources for engaging with the spiritual practices of this season. Add something new to your toolkit for the journey!
30 Days of Service
Pentecost was never meant to be merely a supernatural spectacle. The gift of the Spirit came with a purpose: to equip the early Christians for service. Immediately after receiving this divine empowerment, the disciples began caring for one another in radical ways. They shared their possessions, ensured no one went hungry, and created a community where “all who believed were together and had all things in common. (Acts 2:44)” Beginning on June 8th, our parish will be looking for ways to be of service to those in our community each day. Join us in spreading the joy of Pentecost!
Making Ordinary Time Extraordinary
The season after Pentecost is also known as Ordinary Time, referring to the ordinal numbers used to count the Sundays. It is the longest season of the liturgical year, stretching from Pentecost in the spring all the way to Advent in late fall. The liturgical color of this season is green—not red, like Pentecost itself—because it represents a growing season. This is a time between the major feast days to focus on nurturing the gardens of our spiritual lives and bearing the fruits of the Holy Spirit as we prepare for the final Sunday of the church year: Christ the King Sunday.
“Life is short, and we do not have much time to gladden the hearts of those who make the journey with us. So be swift to love, and make haste to be kind. And the blessing of God, who made us, who loves us, and who travels with us be with you now and forever. Amen.”
— Episcopal Maine benediction, based on the words of Henri Frederic Amiel (1821-1881)