Kindred in Christ,

This week, as I walked into the sanctuary filled with Pentecost colors, I felt a quiet joy rising again.

After a week of flooded floors, repairs, and unexpected disruption, there were still people showing up with care, generosity, and hope—decorating the sanctuary, cleaning the kitchen, checking on one another, helping things breathe again.

And honestly, perhaps that is its own kind of Pentecost.

This Sunday we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit—
God breathing new life into weary people.

Pentecost completes the Easter story.
The disciples who once hid behind locked doors stepped into the streets with courage and bursting joy, discovering who they were becoming together through the Spirit.

In a fragmented and exhausted world, Pentecost reminds us that God is still gathering what fear scatters.
No one is outside the reach of God’s Spirit.

As we gather on this Memorial Day weekend, we will also pause to remember with gratitude those who gave their lives in service to others, and we will pray for all who continue to serve and live in places marked by violence, conflict, and uncertainty.

It is not always easy to stay hopeful these days.
But together, we keep becoming people who choose love, courage, joy, and community.

So come worship with us this Sunday.
Come breathe deeply again.
Come, Holy Spirit.

Grace and peace,
Pastor Anna