Monday, June 11, 2012

Pentecost

  • VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A saddened Pope Benedict marked a difficult Pentecost Sunday as the Vatican braced for a possible widening of the scandal that has seen his butler arrested on charges of stealing private documents in the Vatileaks affair.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • The eleven disciples of Jesus Christ remained in Jerusalem. They had not only witnessed the crucifixion of Christ – the promised Messiah – but they also witnessed Him after he had risen from the grave.
  • (Examiner)
  • A fire-breathing vicar has lit up his Gloucestershire church with a party trick he learnt in order to entertain friends at barbecues. The Reverend Nick Davies, of St Philip and St James Church in Cheltenham, was marking Pentecost.
  • (BBC News)
  • (Due to a clerical error this post was not put up in time for Pentecost 2012, which fell on Sunday, May 27. Jim believes it deals with material important enough for posting even a bit after the fact. We hope readers agree.
  • (Record Searchlight)
  • In 1970, Dr. Julian Howell Pentecost Sr.
  • (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  • Just because I didn't like the look of a long, bare blade didn't mean anything was the matter. Machetes were everywhere, wielded by elderly men and teenaged girls, the Swiss army knife of Mexico.
  • (Religion Dispatches)
  • Worshipers attend Pentecost at Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral Sunday, June 3, 2012 in Seattle.
  • (Seattle Times)
  • Morgan Pentecost graduates today from Cooper High School. She will continue her studies at Texas State University, with plans to major in nursing.
  • (Abilene Reporter-News)
  • The nationalisms represented in the Eurovision Song Contest the European Football Championships and the Queens Jubilee are of different shapes and levels of intensity, observes Graeme Smith.
  • (pentecost - Ekklesia)
  • Willowbrook United Methodist Church announces the following events at 19390 N. 99th Ave., Sun City: • Bowlers meet at 7:45 a.m. every Saturday at the Bell Recreation Center. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun.
  • (YourWestValley.com)

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