Pentecost commemorates the day Christ’s disciples received the Holy Spirit. It’s the third greatest celebration of the Christian year after Easter and Christmas, and is one of our four Baptismal Festivals. It’s also a traditional day for Confirmations. Celebrate any Baptism or Confirmation anniversaries in your family by lighting Baptismal Candles, inviting Godparents to dinner, and serving special foods or a decorated cake. This is the time to put away Easter decorations and Easter customs, and return to the everyday work of being in Christ. At Pentecost, the focus of the Christian year shifts from the life of Christ to the life of the Church. Use the less hectic days of summer to re-examine your Rule of Life (as described in the Prayer Book), and bring your personal ministries into line with your baptismal covenant. If you don’t have an intentional personal ministry, take one on.