PENTECOST RESOURCES  

Things To Make & Do for Pentecost: Creative Activities for Children's Ministry, Martha Bettis Gee. Book.

 

Come, Holy Spirit: Celebrating Pentecost from Jubilee Celebrations, Vol. 3. Book. W9/GLA/j  A worship celebration of Pentecost for children and adults.

 

Walking Towards Pentecost, Anne Newfeld Rupp. Book. This resource provides ideas for different settings, different needs, and different ages. Part I - The Congregation at Worship  Part II- Children Worship and Learn

Part III- Intergenerational Worship Activity

 Pentecost - a lesson from 7 Ways of Teaching the Bible to Children, Barbara Bruce. B4/BRU/s.

 God's Pentecost Pantry from Who Me? Do A Program? Resources for Congregational Events, Vol. 2, Cynthia E. Cowen. Book. W5/COW/w. This program is designed to be used at a women's breakfast, but can be adapted to be used at another congregational function or meal.

 Pentecost from Program Ready: 23 Quick and complete programs for the church year, Dorothy MacNeill. Book. W5/MAC/p.  Written for women's program.

 Spirit, Gospel, Cultures: Bible Studies on the Acts of the Apostles, WCC Mission Series. B7/WCC/s. 7 studies dealing with the book of Acts.

 Come Holy Spirit, Renew the Whole Creation, WCC. Book. C8/WCC/c. Six studies presented for groups of Christian people in all parts of the world.

 Celebrating the Seasons With Children, Philip E. Johnson. Book. Y2/JOH/c. This book provides a collection of 27 children's sermons (4 to 8 years) to be used during the season of Pentecost.

 The Days of Pentecost, W.A. Poovey. Book. Y2/POO/d. This book provides devotions, customs, and summertime activities to celebrate the season of the Spirit.

 Pentecost Lessons- Preschool-Kindergarten, Grades 1-3,Grades 4-6 from Children's Ministry Magazine, May/June, 1995.

 Pentecost: A Congregational Life/Intergenerational Experience- Surprised by the Spirit. This is a booklet to help persons to prepare for a rich celebration of the day of Pentecost. 7 meditations are included. There is also a puppet play for Pentecost titled The Firepetals.

  A Rainbow of Seasons, Augsburg Publishing. Y2/LEE/r. Book. This book includes a section on each season of the church year including Pentecost. This section contains a wealth of ideas for activities and worship.

 Twenty Voices: Pentecost Celebration, James Bowser. Book. Y7/BOW/t. This is a complete worship service which uses 20 members of your congregation to briefly go through 20 centuries of church history from the perspective of a person of that time. Each person has a short reading to practice.

 Pentecost: A Festival of Peace and JOY: Learning Centers- youth/adult. NTEP. This packet has 10 learning centers on the theme of Pentecost. There is enough material for several hours of study and contemplation in a typical church setting.

 Pentecost: Learning centers for Grades 1-6. This packet contains a set of 10 learning centers that can be quickly assembled and used in a church school class during the Pentecost season. This could also be adapted to a make an intergenerational  retreat or family night event.

 We are the Church: The Story of Pentecost, Devere Ramsay. This is a chancel reading for 5 voices.

 Pentecost Planning Guide, Patricia & Roger Robbennolt. Booklet. A Congregational life/Intergenerational experience.

 Pentecost: Undoing Christmas, Ed Loring. This is a meditation on Act 2:1-21 & 42-47.

 The Miracle of Pentecost: Peacemaking in the Acts of the Apostles, Published by the PCUSA Peacemaking Program. This resource is a study of peacemaking themes in the Acts of the Apostles. It is suggested for 5 one-hour sessions.