Feast of Pentecost
Tomorrow we celebrate the great Feast of Pentecost. Having spent 40 days during Lent to prepare for Easter, we've then spent 50 days celebrating Easter, that Christ is risen. Last week we remembered on the Feast of the Ascension Jesus going up to heaven to be seated at the right hand of his Father. When he left he promised that he would send a helper, the paraclete, an advocate - the Holy Spirit who would be with us. Tomorrow we remember when the Holy Spirit came to the Apostles and the birth of the Church. So tomorrow is the Churches birthday.
For 54 young people in our Diocese they will gather in St Peter's Cathedral, Lancaster to be confirmed by Bishop Paul Swarbrick. As Fr Steve Pearson said they may not feel different, but when the Bishop calls down the Holy Spirit, this will be confirming what happened at Baptism. Please keep those young people in your prayers.
The feast of Pentecost is something we celebrate, below a 2 minute video on what it means.