A Day of Covenants and Power
As the days of counting the Omer roll on, we are more than halfway to the feast of Shavuot, the second of three annual pilgrimage festivals commanded by God. This is the day on which Yahweh often affirms covenants with displays of supernatural power.
You shall count for yourselves seven weeks. From the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain you shall begin to count seven weeks. You shall keep the feast of weeks to Yahweh your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give, according as Yahweh your God blesses you. You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God: you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are among you, in the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there. You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt. You shall observe and do these statutes.
(Deuteronomy 16:9-12)
This year, Shavuot (a.k.a. Pentecost) will happen on the second Sunday of June. That’s June 8th.
That day, we’ll be holding a holy convocation from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. It’s a wheat- and dairy-themed party, and there will be plenty of good food to enjoy.
Since we have to order and make food for this gathering, it’s important to get a head count. Would you please take a couple of minutes right now to RSVP? Simply reply to this email with # of adults and # of kids.
Shavuot service will be held in the Family Life Center at St. Philip’s UMC (it’s the largest building on campus).
PS: The recommended donation is $20+ per person, but if you can’t manage that, don’t sweat it. Come anyway, please. The address is
16321 Great Oaks Dr, Round Rock, TX 78681 in the Family Life Center of St. Philips United Methodist Church.
Monetary offerings can be given in the form of cash or check during services, but it’s also easy to give electronically. To do so, click the button below.
All donations are tax-deductible.
