This year Pentecost comes after our first ever Season of Creation. This year for this birthday of the Church, we will not only remember how God’s Holy Spirit fills and empowers our faith community, but also how it is active in the larger world around us. One point of unity for people across difference is our dependence on that spirit for life. How can the Spirit transform us and fuel us in these days as individual believers and as a human community?
Today’s service will also include our annual ordination of new Elders and Deacons. This is always incredibly moving in our little church because part of this liturgy is the laying on of hands by all those who have previously served in these roles, and it usually involves at least 3/4 of the church! We truly would not be who we are without each one of you and your gifts and your work together.