Message of Pentecost
Dear Friends,
Fifty days after the resurrection of Jesus, the Apostles were together in Jerusalem. On that Day of Pentecost, God’s gift of the Holy Spirit arrived in a rush of mighty wind and appeared to them as tongues of fire resting on each of them. Filled with the Holy Spirit, they began to speak in various languages. Amazingly, the Apostles from rural Galilee were suddenly understood by people from all over the Middle East, all of whom had business in cosmopolitan Jerusalem. In a way, these events in the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles depict a reversal of God’s action at the tower of Babel (Genesis 11). At the tower of Babel, God confused the language of all the earth to foil the human will to attain God’s power, as represented in the building of the tower. On that Day of Pentecost when the Apostles were gathered in Jerusalem, through the power of the Holy Spirit, God provided the means for and a moment of all people coming together.
Of Special Note
Saturday May 17th 2008 - The Rev. Canon Steve Wendfelt
Canon to the Ordinary for Mission Development, Diocese of San Diego
A Special offering you won’t want to miss:
Workshop, Discerning Your Spiritual Gifts 8:30am - 3:00pm
The Program
Canon Steve is one of the Episcopal Churches gifted preachers and scholars on Congregational Development. He has assisted many congregations in both the Episcopal Church and in other denominations discern where they should be headed in the future and what gifts those in the congregation have that can help many any vision or dream possible. By working with sound biblical principles and letting the spirit guide the journey Canon Steve guides those in the church to places where they find their gifts to serve. If you want to discern what God may be calling you to do and how you fit into God’s plan for the church and the world you won’t want to miss Canon Steve’s outstanding workshop on Saturday, May 18th.
RSVP Online Now!
or call the church office at 858-487-2159
