SEEING RED AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS

God invented time so that everything doesn’t have to happen all at once. But when Easter falls as early as it did this year, it seems like this adage is being abrogated. To wit…Pentecost is really early this year, and it almost caught up with us. Everything is happening really quickly this year.

What does that mean?

• May 11 is fixed in the secular calendar as Mother’s Day. Pentecost does not usually fall on May 11. But it does this year: Mother’s Day and Pentecost Sunday fall on the same Sunday.
• So, which is going to trump which? Well, in typical Anglican fashion, we are going to muddle through and celebrate Mother’s Day on Pentecost Sunday. This makes sense to me: my mom was the first person to ever talk to me about the Holy Spirit - seems to me that the Spirit uses moms a lot to communicate His presence to us slow learners.
• We’re going to do something for Moms - and I’m not telling, and we’re going to celebrate Pentecost.
• THEREFORE - you are strongly encouraged to wear Red or something Red, so that we can all SEE RED on Pentecost Sunday.
• This is a good thing. Red is the color of fire and blood - the fire of His love and the blood shed for our redemption. It is because of the coming of the Holy Spirit that we know these things (John 14:26). Therefore, we wear red to remind us of the gift and the coming of the Holy Spirit.
• You could purchase red flowers for your mom. In other matters, please remember that Bishop Mathes is coming to visit at the end of this month. If you are thinking about re-affirming your faith by re-affirming your baptismal vows, please see me. The Bishop’s visitation is May 25.

Finally, I also would like to remind you that Wednesday, May 7 is the beginning of the new session of Centerpoint. The subject is THE BLESSING OF HOLY RELATIONSHIPS. The course will be team taught by Father David and me and others who at this time are remaining anonymous. The four sessions are divided into these categories: WEEK ONE: (May 7): The Church’s historic teaching; TWO 9 (MAY 14)- Who wants to change and Why? THREE (May 21)- How do we decide? WEEK FOUR (May 28) - What does this mean for St. Dunstan's?

Centerpoint begins at 5:30 with Evening Prayer in the chapel and supper at 5:45 in the parish hall. The Teaching Sessions begin at 6:30 and run for an hour. You are cordially invited and strongly encouraged to put these classes on your calendar. Fr. Tom