Wrapping up the Easter Season and Celebrating Pentecost

This week we wrapped up our Easter garden parties with a great buffet lunch. We reviewed the readings and symbols from the last two weeks and enjoyed a lovely feast.

Our completed Garden of the Good Shepherd poster

"Oh, What a Beautiful City!"
The City Gates --- Built from pretzel sticks and cheese cubes
The Temple - "Shirley Temples"
Hallelujah! - We sang!
The Bride and Groom - White and dark chocolate covered strawberries
(and the candle holder favors from our wedding)
The Crowns - We all wore beautiful crowns for the celebration!

"The Heavenly Zoo"
The Water - Beautiful Pitcher of Water
The Deer - Deer Cupcakes
The Lion - Lucky Lion Lemonade
The Beehive - Honeycomb Cereal
The Peacock - Peacock Feather Decoration
The Pelican - "Pelican Toasties" (Toasted cheese and bread)
The Phoenix - Phoenix-Tail Shrimp

On Pentecost Sunday morning, I was awakened by this little "apostle" ---



 He was filled with the Holy Spirit.... tongue of fire on his head! I can't wait to show this picture when he's a bishop someday! ;)

Jon and the boys let me sleep in and they prepared a yummy breakfast. They decorated the house with red streamers too.

I love these streamers around the doves and tongues of fire we made last week.

 We attended a lovely Mass and the boys had their best behavior ever at Church! That afternoon we celebrated with a refreshing strawberry jello treat. We sang "Happy Birthday" to the church.

It's a shame to me that Pentecost isn't a more celebrated Feast. It's a really great and important one. We need to celebrate, honor, praise, and invoke the Holy Spirit more than ever in these days. His grace and power are awesome.

Come Holy Spirit,

fill the hearts of your faithful

and kindle in them the fire of your love.

Send forth your Spirit

and they shall be created.

And You shall renew the face of the earth.

O, God,

who by the light of the Holy Spirit,

did instruct the hearts of the faithful,

grant that by the same Holy Spirit 

we may be truly wise

and ever enjoy His consolations,

Through Christ Our Lord,

Amen.