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Pentecost Coloring Page: Get Ready for Pentecost

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Pentecost Coloring Page

Pentecost is coming, and we wanted to help churches and families get ready to celebrate the birthday of the Church by providing a free Pentecost Coloring Page.

For the past couple of months, Illustrated Ministry has been supporting families and churches around the world through our free, weekly resources. Since beginning to offer these resources in the middle of March, we’ve had over 20,000 individuals sign up to access those resources.

If you haven’t already signed up to receive our FREE, weekly, faith formation resources, you can do so here. Every Friday, we send out a children’s worship bulletin, a coloring page, and some other resources that churches and families might find helpful.

Pentecost Flame Coloring PageFree Coloring Page to Celebrate the Church’s Birthday

Last month we offered a free, downloadable Palm Frond Coloring Page, and this month, we’d like to offer a downloadable Holy Spirit coloring page that you could send out to your church or post on your church’s website. Or maybe you just want to download a copy for your family to use to help celebrate Pentecost. Download it, email it to friends and families, folks in your congregation, and share the link on social media! If you post photos on social media, make sure to either use the hashtag #illustratedministry or tag us (we’re @illustratedmin on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest).

Ready to Download Your Coloring Page?

We’ll send you the link to download your Pentecost Coloring Page after you click here. Included in your download will be the B&W coloring page, as well as a fun, colored-version that you can print out and use to decorate for your live-streaming worship!

Other Pentecost Coloring Pages & Posters

If you are looking for a larger project to work on with your church, community, or family, you might also consider purchasing one of our Pentecost coloring pages and posters. View your options and learn more by clicking below:

On Pentecost Unleash the Astonishing Power and Presence of God’s Holy Spirit

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So…Pentecost. Where did it come from? What is it? And how can you talk about it with kids?

Not until I was in my ministry career did I know what Pentecost was. If this is you, no shame. Some churches don’t celebrate it. On the other hand, some churches celebrate it without much explanation at all.

A quick side note here: It doesn’t help anyone to assume that people thinking about the liturgical calendar and know what’s going on. Most people have no idea. And to assume otherwise often leaves people feeling excluded and bored. Furthermore, what a missed opportunity to reveal the power of your tradition and God’s presence among us!

So, explain the history behind Pentecost, because some of us don’t know and because we all can use a refresher. OK, stepping off the soapbox.

Pentecost is all about God’s presence with us through the Holy Spirit. How do you experience God’s presence? We’d love to hear in the comments below!

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A Shift of Focus at Pentecost

Pentecost is an event we celebrate every year in the Church. And its roots are actually in scripture. If you haven’t already, give Acts chapter 2 a read.

In the Acts story, the disciples were celebrating Festival of Weeks AKA Shavuot AKA Pentecost, a Jewish harvest festival seven weeks after Passover. In Hebrew, Shavuot means “weeks.” In Greek, Pentecost refers to the same thing. But instead, it means “fifty,” the number of days rather than weeks after the last Sabbath of Passover.

What the disciples experienced on this particular Pentecost shifted their focus entirely. It was a pivot in their theology and their faith and ministry practices.

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A Promise Kept

Jesus promised that a comforter, teacher, and advocate would come to take his place. Enter the Holy Spirit on Pentecost! Acts 2:1-31 tells the story of the Holy Spirit coming to dwell with the disciples.

All that gathered together that day spoke in tongues, and there was something like fire around each of them. It was an amazing day for them. And it would prove to be an extraordinary day for the whole of the faith community.

In the Christian tradition, the Holy Spirit became a part of the picture of what we now call Pentecost. Jesus made a promise and kept it. Pentecost turned out to be a day of fulfillment. The disciples knew they weren’t alone in their work.

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Who is the Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit, really the Trinity, is a tricky topic. Since we’ve been conscious creatures, we’ve been searching for ways to talk about God that make sense of our experiences in the world.

The Holy Spirit is the way we speak of God’s presence among us. The Spirit speaks to us, pointing us in the direction that serves us. The Spirit heals us, offers comfort and instruction, and somehow guides Life as she has her being in and through each of our lives.

Talking with Kids About Pentecost

A great way to speak to kids about Pentecost is while coloring! Reflection takes place, and conversations happen when kids are engaged around the table. Invite kids to color together while discussing the following:

  1. Take a moment to close your eyes. Notice where you feel your breath as you breathe. You may feel a faint tingling in your hands or the soles of your feet. God is with us even now as we breathe together, in every part of our body and breath.
  2. We use the name Holy Spirit when we talk about God being here within us and all around us. How might you describe God’s presence using your words? “When God is with me, I feel/things are…”
  3. In the Pentecost story, the Holy Spirit was with the disciples. The Holy Spirit arrived and helped everyone there connect, even though they spoke different languages. How does the Holy Spirit help us use our words to connect with others? Maybe in talking through a conflict or in sharing stories or encouraging each other?
  4. How might it be difficult to understand someone even though they speak the same language as you? And how about when we don’t have much in common with someone else?
  5. The Holy Spirit helps us experience hope, freedom, compassion, understanding, and connection. In what area of your Life can the Holy Spirit help you experience these things now?

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Pentecost Coloring Pages

We have many options for coloring pages when it comes to Pentecost. One of them, our Pentecost Coloring Page & Poster, is a hand-drawn illustration by our founder, Adam Walker Cleaveland, and can be used in any number of ways to help you celebrate Pentecost in your congregations.

The illustration consists of hand-lettering that says Pentecost in the middle. At the top of the illustration are the words “I will pour out my Spirit.” At the bottom, beneath all the flames, are the words, “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Happy coloring! I hope you experience God’s presence anew within and around you this Pentecost.

How do you experience the Holy Spirit? Don’t forget to share with us in the comments below!

Creative Resources for Pentecost by A Sanctified Art

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I’m excited to share with you a little more about A Sanctified Art this morning. They have put together this incredible bundle of Creative Resources for Pentecost and it’s definitely worth checking out. Some of you have been asking if I was going to put out a coloring sheet for Pentecost, similar to the Alleluia Coloring Sheet we did for Easter. Unfortunately, because of the product launch that is happening now – we aren’t going to have anything for Pentecost – but I would highly encourage you to check out these resources and see if there is something that you might be interested in from A Sanctified Art. And now, a few words from the Founder and Creative Director of A Sanctified Art, Lisle Gwynn Garrity.

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They were all amazed and perplexed, asking each other, “What does this mean?” (Acts 2:12)

The story of Pentecost is filled with amazement and mystery, unity and disarray, beauty and terror. Many of us in the Protestant church world celebrate the birthday of the church by draping red fabric across our chancels, reading the scripture text in multiple languages, or simply addressing the Holy Spirit more prominently in our worship prayers. Perhaps even more than other liturgical holidays, we crave visual, tangible, and creative ways to bring this story to life.

But if you’re a clergyperson or a busy church volunteer, you don’t necessarily have unlimited hours to dream up creative ideas for Pentecost. And even if you do, the logistics of pulling all of those projects together for one Sunday can be more than overwhelming.

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A Sanctified Art emerged as a ministry to respond to the fear, overwhelm, and stifled imagination that have suffocated too many congregations and prevented them from embracing creativity in their sanctuaries and beyond. We are a team of artists and creatives in ministry collaborating to offer multimedia resources to help worshiping communities of all shapes and sizes get more creative.

We’ve created a bundle of digital resources that can easily be put to use in a church’s worship, youth, education, and fellowship ministries during the season of Pentecost. Based on the Revised Common Lectionary texts for Pentecost Sunday, the resources are designed to foster deeper connections to the scripture, to God, and to one another in community.

A Sanctified Art Bundle

So, what’s included in the bundle? Below is a brief introduction to our resources. You can read more about each individual resource and how they might be put to use here.

1. Banner Design Template w/ Creative Curriculum

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Template for you to draw, paint, or color a large banner and/or coloring poster. Creative curriculum (to guide you through the process) included. Watch artist Hannah Garrity paint the banner with her 5-yr-old son in this fun video.

2. Worship Meditation Film

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Through the use of time lapse film editing, this video interweaves text, image, and sound to tell the story of Pentecost in a meditative, evocative way. You can watch a full preview of the film here.

3. Graphic Icon

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Graphically-designed icon visually communicating the Spirit’s presence in the elements of wind, water, and fire, and flame.

4. Creative Written Liturgy

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Beautifully-scripted words for an entire service. Some of the liturgy invites worshipers to pray through movement and action.

5. Meditative Mandala Coloring Page

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Meditative mandala based on Acts 2:1-21. From the center outward, each layer of the mandala corresponds to aspects of the Pentecost story.

6. Bible Concept Map

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Illustration of Acts 2:1-21 that visually maps out the major concepts and themes of the Pentecost story to help readers commit the scripture to memory. Watch the map come to life in this free preview.

7. Bulletin Cover Art

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Pastel visual art highlighting the disorienting, yet unifying work of the Spirit through both wind and fire in Acts 2: 1-21. This is the final product of the art featured in the worship meditation film.

Our prayer is that these resources can be tools to help any worshiping community get creative in their specific context. We are not interested in merely creating products for consumption; we’re hoping to partner with others to discover new possibilities to connect and engage in our ever-changing Church. Join us in this work!

Sanctified Art Pentecost Bundle

To purchase the bundle (starting at $55), shop here.

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And, since you’ve found us here, use the following offer code at checkout to get a special 10% off:

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To learn more about A Sanctified Art, check out our website and follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.