Services
Sunday, May 4 - 11:15 a.m.
7th Sunday of Easter
Sunday, May 11 - 11:15 a.m.
Day of Pentecost (Whitsunday)
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 18 - 11:15 a.m.
1st Sunday after Pentecost - Trinity Sunday
Sunday, May 25 - 11:15 a.m.
2nd Sunday after Pentecost
Birthdays/Anniversaries/Special Occassions
May 1: Ben & Kara Kiracofe Birthday
May 11: Mother's Day!
May 23: Bobby Sue McTaggart Birthday
May 26: Kara Kiracofe Birthday
May 31: Church Garage Sale - 511 Eagle Rock Road
Special Days
May 1: Observance - Ascension Day
Once again, the number "40" occurs, as Ascension Day is 40 days after Easter, preceded by "40" days in Lent, which correlates to Christ fasting for "40" days. In the life of the church, this is the day that Jesus left the physical earth and ascended to heaven in the presence of his apostles. His life has now come full circle; the birth, the crucifixion, the empty tomb, and now His leaving until we see Him on the last day.
May 7: Observance - St. Stanislas
Born in Rostkovo, Poland in late October, 1550, he lived less than 18 years, but is to have experienced revelations of contacts with the Mother of Christ. He is one of the popular saints of Poland, with numerous churches named after him.
May 11: Observance - Pentecost
For Christians, Pentecost Sunday is a day to celebrate hope, a hope evoked by the knowledge that God through His Holy Spirit is at work among His people. It is a celebration of God's ongoing work in the world. Yet, it is also a recognition that His work is done through His people as He pours out His presence upon them.
May 21: Observance - Saint Philip & Saint James
As in the case of the other apostles, we see in Philip and James human men who became foundation stones of the Church, and we are reminded again that holiness and it consequent apostolate are entirely the gift of God, not a matter of human achieving. All power is God's power, even the power to human freedom to accept his gifts. They learned gradually, that these externals were sacraments of an even greater miracle inside their persons - the divine power to love like God.
