Tag: Holidays and Observances
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Worship Service
120th Church Anniversary Service
Shepherd Park Christian Church (SPCC), The Church with the Heart of the Shepherd, is celebrating it’s 120th Year! and our 72nd Anniversary in the Shepherd Park community. All are welcome for worship, music, praise and – of course – food. Please join us! In November 1899, congregants opened services at the Park View Christian Church on 16th Street in the […]
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World Communion Sunday
World Communion Sunday is a celebration observed by several Christian denominations, taking place on the first Sunday of every October, that promotes Christian unity and ecumenical cooperation. The tradition originated in the Shadyside Presbyterian Church in 1933, was adopted throughout the US Presbyterian Church in 1936, and subsequently spread to other denominations. In 1940, the Federal Council of Churches (now […]
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Labor Day
Independence Day
Father’s Day Service
Our speaker will be our very own Deacon William Clyburn, and his message is entitled, “Standing in the Gap,” taken from the text Ezekiel 22:30.
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Pentecost Sunday
The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost The Christian holy day of Pentecost, which is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). In Christian tradition, […]
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Memorial Day
On the last Monday in May each year, the United States celebrates Memorial Day, a holiday honoring those who died in battle.
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