There will be one combined service of Holy Eucharist on Pentecost (Sunday, May 28th) at 10:00AM.

Join us

for a Pentecost celebration on Sunday, May 28th from 5:00PM to 8:00PM on our beautiful grounds. The evening will be jam-packed with live-music by Chris Johnson, dancing, BBQ, a pie contest, and our second annual "Tongues of Fire” Chili Cookoff.

This event is free and open to the public! The official color of Pentecost is red, so feel free to put on your favorite red outfit or shoes! Keep scrolling to read more about the Feast of Pentecost and why we celebrate it!

Why Pentecost?

We’re so glad you asked! The Feast of Pentecost was originally a festival celebrated in Old Testament times, beginning on the 50th day after Passover. In the Christian calendar, it falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter. In the New Testament, the earliest Christians received the Holy Spirit and Pentecost now marks the beginning of the Church and its mission to the world. The Holy Spirit empowers us for that mission. It's a time of renewal and commissioning for mission and ministry. The weeks after Pentecost are called “ordinary time.” Like the ordinary time following Epiphany, the weeks after Pentecost are a counted time leading up to Advent.  These weeks are used to focus on various aspects of the Faith, especially the mission of the Church in the world. The focus is often on justice issues as an expression of the Lordship of God over his people and the world. During this time, there are celebrations of saints and martyrs to connect us to the Church worldwide and to those who have gone before us.  

In the calendar of the Church’s liturgical year, each season is assigned a specific color. Red is the color assigned for Pentecost, and because it’s fun, we like to encourage people to wear red clothes. Why shoes? Because that’s even better!