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Palm Sunday:
The Sunday before Easter (sixth Sunday of Lent) and the first day of Holy Week commemorating the Lord's triumphant entry into Jerusalem that would begin His Passion. In the Episcopal Church, members of the congregation either carry palms during the service or wear palm crosses - often made by the Altar Guild or acolytes. It is also a tradition to have a Palm Sunday procession that leads to the church.
Palms are also used in decorations.
In many
Episcopal churches, it is a tradition that palms from one year are
saved, dried and later burned to make the ashes used at the next
year's Ash Wednesday service. Parishioners discard blessed palms by
bringing them to church for the Altar Guild.
Passiontide: The last two weeks of Lent, during which Christ's Passion is recalled. Traditionally, this is the time when all crosses are draped in purple.
Passover: A Jewish festival commemorating the escape of the Jews from Egypt.
Pentecost Day: Pentecost is a Greek word which means "fifty". It is the birthday of the Church and the conclusion of the Fifty Days of Easter and the commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples. It was formerly known in the Episcopal Church as Whitsunday.
It also refers, as a season, to the Sundays and weekdays following the Day of Pentecost and ending on the Saturday before the First Sunday of Advent. During this season, the Church especially emphasizes the Holy Spirit's empowerment of all Christians for ministry to each other and the communities and world in which they live.
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