Sunday Times 2
Pentecost 2018: Spiritual superpower
View(s):The Inter-Church Fellowship (ICF), which is an informal interdenominational fellowship, will hold a rally on Saturday, May 26th to mark the feast of Pentecost.
This eighth annual interchurch Pentecost rally brings together people representative of the entire Christian community –Catholic, Mainline Christian churches and the Evangelical churches. The spirit of ICF is to build bridges of friendship and trust, spanning the diversity of the community. The Pentecost rally draws both lay people and clergy, in all three language media into a celebration with the intent of interaction at all levels of the community. Praise, worship, prayer, insightful messages and an opportunity for fellowship are all included in the programme.
Pentecost marks the event that brought the disciples of Jesus together after his ascension and energised them with the power of the Holy Spirit, changing the fearful and reticent into fearless witnesses of Jesus. With His power they effectively communicated the message of the love of Christ to a negative world. Pentecost was when they ‘came together with one accord’ and it is recognised today in all traditions of the church.
ICF’s theme for the event this year is ‘Spiritual Superpower.’ It is the power of the Spirit of God in the church. This enables its service to the community in love and compassion. Speakers from each of the major groups of the Christian community will bring messages in Sinhala, Tamil and English, portraying a united and reconciled community.
ICF warmly invites Christians from all traditions to this event. Pentecost 2018 will take place at the Kollupitiya Methodist Church, from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon on Saturday, May 26. It will be a memorable event with the participation of worship groups and choirs from different groups, and well accepted speakers from the three main Christian groups –Catholic, Mainline and Evangelical. It is an event not to be missed.