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Offerings dedicated on Pentecost Sunday, May 31

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he Pentecost Offering is one of 4 special offerings managed by the Presbyterian Church USA.  Each of these offerings addresses basic human needs through programs vetted and sustained by the capable work of the Presbyterian Mission Agency and provides for some of the funds (in this case 40%) to be used by the local congregation for work aligned with the stated purpose of the offering.  A gift to the Pentecost Offering helps the church encourage, develop, and support its young people, and to address the needs of at-risk children. Click HERE for more information.

To make a contribution:

    1. Mail in a check made payable to Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, with “Pentecost Offering” on the memo line
    2. Give through the Give+ Mobile App which you can download for free from the App Store or through Google Play. Once you have downloaded and installed to your device, open the app and search for “Swarthmore Presbyterian Church” to make a payment or offering. To view more information about setting up the Give+ Mobile App, click here.
    3. Give by going to SPC’s Online Donation Page, where you will find options for automating giving on a schedule of your choice.

From PMA site:

Who was the first person to teach you about Jesus?
Who was the first person to show you how to honor God with your life?

When did these things happen? For many of us, they happened during our childhood. They happened at home, at Sunday School, at church, at camp, or, perhaps through mission trips or experiences of service.

We probably don’t need a study to tell us that a foundation of faith established during childhood through young adulthood, the first third of life, helps ensure lifelong faith and service – but yet studies do show this to be true. Psalm 71 testifies to this same truth. Verse 17 says “O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.” The patterns and lessons established during these formative years continue to bear fruit throughout a person’s life.

During Pentecost, we celebrate that the Holy Spirit has opened the doors to faith in Jesus Christ. Just as many of us were nurtured in faith during our youth, we give to support these ministries and offer ourselves in service to the faith formation of other youth and young adults. We join with the Spirit and the whole church, so that the generations to come will still proclaim God’s wondrous deeds. Won’t you join in your support? If we all do a little, it adds up to a lot.

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