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Alone together: The 2020 Pentecost paradox

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'Credo' Virtual Choir Anthem

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Pentecost @ home tips

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Ideas for celebrating Pentecost at home

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We are not alone: Pentecost 2020

Pentecost 2020 comes to us as the world continues to deal with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. In this special United Methodist Communications production, set in the ever-increasingly common virtual world, a small group examines the meaning of Pentecost and the good news that we are not alone.

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