{"id":346,"date":"2017-05-15T17:04:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T17:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/weekly-offerings\/?p=346"},"modified":"2017-05-17T14:02:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T14:02:23","slug":"extending-spirit-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2017\/05\/15\/extending-spirit-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"Extending the Spirit of Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"google_translate_element\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nfunction googleTranslateElementInit() {\n  new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en'}, 'google_translate_element');\n}\n<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/translate.google.com\/translate_a\/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Congregation sees the Holy Spirit at work through the Pentecost Offering<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkwaypc.org\/\">Parkway Presbyterian Church<\/a> in Corpus Christi, Texas, Pentecost Sunday worshipers are urged to seek a Spirit-filled common life that will permeate the congregation\u2019s mission and ministries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPentecost is a big part of our church\u2019s identity,\u201d says Laura Neely, Parkway\u2019s associate pastor. In Pentecost worship, they rejoice in the Holy Spirit\u2019s coming, and after worship, the celebration continues with a Texas-style barbecue. Beyond the Pentecost season, Pentecost red is a favorite color for T-shirts and other church materials. Red carpet occupies the center of the church as a reminder of the Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Pentecost imagery, Parkway\u2019s Pentecost Offering is another tangible reminder of Pentecost that extends beyond the seasonal celebration.\u00a0 The congregation sees the ministries the offering supports as a manifestation of the Holy Spirit\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>The youth group has been one of the more visible supporters of the Pentecost Offering at Parkway.\u00a0 In 2014, a video by the Parkway youth promoting the Pentecost Offering won first place in a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) video contest. The youth chose scholarships to the 2016 Youth Triennium from among the prize options.\u00a0 The Triennium is one of the national ministries that benefit from the Pentecost Offering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7g3lolF2Kd0?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>An Amazing Experience<\/h3>\n<p>Triennium was \u201can amazing experience,\u201d says Elizabeth Fryer, one of two Parkway youth who attended. \u201cThe most meaningful experience would probably be in our small groups when we were talking about the Good Samaritan. \u201cWe looked at the perspective on how we stereotype people. That was a different twist I had not seen before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Triennium was \u201cthe best experience of my life,\u201d says Jacob Beavers, another Parkway youth.\u00a0 \u201cI am definitely going to bring some things back to the church.\u201d His goal, he says, is \u201cjust to spread the love like I see it being spread here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTriennium is a leadership development opportunity,\u201d Neely says. \u201cIt\u2019s a chance to develop leaders for the church\u2014not just ordained leaders, but all kinds of leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At Parkway, members also have seen how the Presbyterian Young Adult Volunteer Program, another Pentecost Offering recipient, can develop future church leaders. \u201cOne of our young women served as a YAV in Hollywood, then went to seminary, and is now a pastor,\u201d Neely says.\u00a0 She added that her experience with the YAV program not only changed the life of the YAV, Karen Ware Jackson, but also reinforced the congregation\u2019s support for nurturing young adults.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty percent of your Pentecost Offering gifts go to our national church for ministries that encourage, develop, and support our youth and young adults and address the needs of at-risk children.\u00a0 Congregations retain the other 40 percent for local ministries that serve people in the first third of life.<\/p>\n<p>Parkway has used its retained share of the offering to help a local shelter provide emergency and transitional housing for homeless women and children. It also has helped its presbytery\u2019s camp rebuild after flooding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPentecost Sunday comes just once a year,\u201d Neely says, \u201cbut its impact definitely filters through our ministry the rest of the year, especially with the connection with the Pentecost Offering.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Let us Pray:<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Empowering God, Pentecost Sunday reminds us of the Spirit\u2019s power to transform lives.<br \/>\nHelp each of us to hear the Spirit\u2019s call every day of our lives.<br \/>\nMay we follow that call into a world of need. Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/donate\/make-a-gift\/gift-info\/PC999999\/?appeal=SO-OA&amp;package=B17\">Please give generously<\/a> to the Pentecost Offering. Your gifts help make Youth Triennium and its life-changing impact possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Congregation sees the Holy Spirit at work through the Pentecost Offering At Parkway Presbyterian Church in Corpus Christi, Texas, Pentecost Sunday worshipers are urged to seek a Spirit-filled common life that will permeate the congregation\u2019s mission and ministries. \u201cPentecost is a big part of our church\u2019s identity,\u201d says Laura Neely, Parkway\u2019s associate pastor. 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