This coming Sunday the Holy Spirit is going to be pretty busy here at FCC!  

Why?  Well, we have entered the season of Pentecost, it is Trinity Sunday, Graduation Sunday, and Spring Congregational Meeting Sunday!  All on one spirit-filled morning!

You remember what Pentecost is all about, right?  I would describe Pentecost as a double shot of espresso for the church.  It reminds us that faith is never meant to sit still.  Pentecost is the church’s birthday and the longest season of the church year—lasting right up until Advent.  It tells us that God is always doing something new among us.  

If Easter is the victory celebration, Pentecost is the moment when the church rolls up its sleeves and says, “Alright, what’s next?”  It tells us that the Spirit still calls ordinary people to do extraordinary things.  Sometimes that happens with courage, sometimes with uncertainty, and most often with a jump-start of caffeine.

Trinity Sunday, one of the most mysterious and beautiful Sundays of the year.  The Trinity reminds us that God is relationship: Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit existing together in love and unity. 

Christians have spent centuries trying to fully explain the Trinity.  Maybe that’s why pastors eventually resort to Venn diagrams, metaphors, and lots of nervous laughter.  The point, though, is not to solve God like a math equation, but to experience the invitation of God’s love and community.  The Trinity teaches us that faith is not a solo project.  We belong to one another and together we reflect the image of a relational God.

The focal point of this Sunday’s service will be Graduation Sunday as we honor our graduates and celebrate the journeys ahead of them.  Graduation is one of those moments that comes wrapped in equal parts excitement, relief, and uncertainty.  It turns out that “real life” is coming up at the next intersection!  

As a church, we celebrate not simply academic achievement, but growth, resilience, curiosity, and the courage to continue learning.  Faith itself is a lifelong journey of becoming, questioning, growing, and discovering.  We send our graduates forward with pride, prayers, and the reminder that they never travel alone.

After the worship service, we will gather for our Annual Spring Congregational Meeting at which we will elect Deacons who will serve in the leadership of our church.  One of the great strengths of our congregation is our commitment to shared ministry and democratic leadership.  Ours is not a church where decisions simply drift down from on high like stone tablets. 

We believe the Spirit works through the whole congregation.  Every voice matters.  Every parishioner has a role to play.  The election of Deacons is more than church business.  It is an expression of trust, service, and faithful participation in the life of the church.  Good churches are not built by spectators, but by people willing to serve, listen, lead, and care for one another.

All of this is to say: Please join us this Sunday because it will be a great reminder of who we are!  FCC is home to Spirit-filled people, connected in God’s love, celebrating new beginnings, and working together for the good of Christ’s church and the world. 

See you in church,

–Rev. Dominic