If we’re celebrating Pentecost-as-birthday, a pastoral and liturgical purpose beyond chocolate cake is worth identifying. So perhaps Pentecost-as-birthday emboldens the church toward change. But ...

For this reason, Pentecost is considered the birthday of the Church — Peter, the first pope, preaches for the first time and converts thousands of new believers.

Why Pentecost Sunday is worth celebrating. Recognizing that Pentecost Sunday is the church’s birthday explains why many congregations include church-belonging rituals (like confirmations, first ...

Known as "the birthday of the Church," Pentecost takes place 50 days after Easter, and, like Easter, it doesn't have a fixed date on the calendar. This year, it falls on June 8.

Pentecost always occurs 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus and 10 days after his ascension into heaven. ... Pentecost is considered the birthday of the Church — Peter, ...

This Sunday, the Church concludes her celebration of the Easter Season with the high feast of Pentecost. The word literally means “the 50th day,” since it marks the 50th day since the ...

Birthday of the Church. Because of the force and power of Peter’s sermon and by the response from the crowd, Pentecost has been recognized as the Birthday of the Church celebrated annually 50 ...

Note that on Pentecost it was Peter who preached first, just as he accomplished the first healing in the Church (Acts 3:6-7). 8. Why is Pentecost called the “birthday of the Church”?

Pentecost is often called the birthday of the church. In Luke’s narrative in Acts, the good news of Jesus moves from Jerusalem through Samaria, Syria, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) and Greece ...