Being Together - Apart - CHS Weekly Newsletter October 7, 2020

Volume 16| October 7, 2020

Being Together - Apart

STEWARDSHIP

In August, pledge cards for the 2021 Parish Year were mailed to your homes. To date,

86 pledges have been received, totaling $215,602. Comparing this figure to the total pledged by these people last year, we have seen an increase of 4.4%.

We still have a long way to go. In 2020 we had 131 pledges totaling over $300,000.

If you plan to make a pledge for 2021, please return your pledge card as soon as possible. We are starting to create our 2021 budget and your pledge is a critical part of that process.

If you need a pledge card, please call the parish office and one will be mailed to you.

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As part of our ongoing Stewardship program, members have been asked to provide a personal reflection on the importance of CHS in their life and their stewardship in support of The Now and Future Church.

This week Priscilla Isner has shared her CHS journey with us. Priscilla joined CHS about five years ago and has been an active member and also now a member of our Vestry. Click Here to read her stewardship reflection.

The Stewardship Team thanks you for your continued support in these challenging yet creative times of ministry.

Faithfully yours on behalf of the Vestry,

The Stewardship Team for 2021

Georgia Schneider, Kate Paradise, Steve Koehler, Chris Crighton, Doug Fromm

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New Fee Structure for ONLINE GIVING

Have you hesitated to make an online donation because the processing fees seemed too high? We now are able to designate a much lower processing fee ("Convenience Fee") for donations using Bank Account transfers to CHS vs. Credit/Debit Card charges on our online giving form.

While we are happy to accept your donation by any means, the processing fee charged to the church for donations from your Bank Account is significantly less than those using your Credit/Debit Cards. When donating online, you may choose to help cover the fee for processing your donation by leaving the "Convenience Fee" box checked. Should you choose to add the Convenience Fee to your donation, it will show up on your Giving Statement as a separate line and is tax deductible.

We are grateful to all who have turned to Online Giving for their donations to Holy Spirit. If you would like to make an online donation, click here or visit the Holy Spirit website and click on the green GIVE NOW button on any page.

If you have any questions, contact our Treasurer, Chris Crighton at rov1gh65 “at” gmail.com.

SAVE THE DATE - CHS FALL OPEN HOUSE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

More details about the CHS Open House will be forthcoming. Stay Tuned.

We want to have a CHS Artists Display in the

Reception Room during the Open House.

Calling all CHS artists. Our Reception Room Gallery is looking for artists to display works during our Open House Saturday October 17th from 10-12. No sales. Just think about showing some of your art with your name.

We would prefer items with a fall theme, but will welcome whatever else you would like to show.

If interested in participating, please call the church at 508-255-0545 during office hours or off hours at 508-255-0433 and leave a message.

Please drop off your items for display with Debbi Manning on Tuesday and Wednesday October 13th and 14th between 10 and 12.

Pick up your items Monday to Wednesday October 19th to 21st.

Hope you will consider participating and attending the Open House.

ZOOM WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT CHS

We apologize for the difficulty connecting to the Morning Prayer Service on Sunday October 4, 2020.

We have fixed the problem.

No passcode will be required to join future Zoom CHS services.

MORNING PRAYER SERVICE

SUNDAYS at 10:00 A.M.

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A Zoom meeting invitation email will be sent each Friday

with the Sunday Bulletin.

For our participants' protection, when you sign in into the Zoom service, you are now placed in a "waiting room" that might cause a slight delay in joining the group.

The Service Host will let you in to the Zoom Service Group.

TUESDAY HEALING SERVICE

10:00 A.M.

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Please join Gail Smith+

for our powerful healing service

A Zoom meeting invitation email will be sent each Monday.

Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Remembrances

Upcoming dates to give you time to send a note, card, or call.

BIRTHDAYS

Arline Consiglio 10.05 Ros Dunford 10.05 Christina Graham 10.06

Carrie Hansson 10.09 Douglas Delano 10.11 Tom Dewing 10.11

Diane J. Mincieli 10.11 Joan Proctor 10.11 Sally Dewing 10.13

Sean Chung 10.16 James A. Birdsall 10.17 Suzy Crawford 10.18

Terese Brown 10.20 Charlie Deaton 10.21 Lily Buhler 10.26

Jacob Arsenault 10.28 Wes Dreher 10.28 Sarah Kimball 10.28

Lauren Gentile 10.29 Elizabeth Suraci 10.30 Barbara Wahlquist 10.30

ANNIVERSARIES

Thomas and Christina Graham 10.06.95

Cregg and Karen Sweeney 10.06.96

Stan and Bonnie Snow 10.11.59

Tom and Sally Dewing 10.12.78

Richard and Tracy Weeks 10.13.00

Douglas and Dianne Fromm 10.27.84

ORDINATIONS

REMEMBRANCES

Joan Chilson 10.07.07 Mildred Young Rogers 10.07.95

Martha Eldredge 10.11.02 Dorothy Boulton 10.12.06

Florence Kimball 10.12.58 Isabel S. Hutton 10.12.08

Frank C. Smith 10.12.10 Edith Hart 10.16.17

Frank Varga, Jr. 10.16.97 (Donated CHS Library)

Nancy Bickell 10.20.02 Eleanor Bragdon 10.22.03

Barbara McDowell 10.22.04 Nora K. Hersey 10.24.13

Robert Wagner 10.25.17 Frederick C. Heller 10.28.08

Elinor Rust 10.28.11 Mary Webbere 10.28.14

Clyde Bruce MacKenzie 10.29.16

Beatrix Gardiner 10.31.69

RECENT DEATHS

Dona Pike 9.22.2020

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Watch over thy children, O'Lord, as their days increase.

Bless and guide them wherever they may be

keeping them unspotted from the world.

Strengthen them when they stand;

comfort them when discouraged or sorrowful; raise them up if they fall;

And in their hearts, may thy peace, which passes all understanding,

Abide all the days of their lives;

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

CAPE COD PREPAREDNESS - Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps

Diana Gaumond, RN, BSN, MPH

September was Cape Cod Preparedness Month. This message is about building a kit of supplies that will help you to stay at home and weather storms. Click here for the full list of items to include in your kit.

This information is from the CDC and can be found, along with a lot of other good Emergency Preparation tips, at www.ready.gov.

Assembling kits now will have us ready for the first winter storm. And the way 2020 has been going, this could happen any day now. In the meantime, enjoy a happy, healthy, and crisp autumn! Stay well.

KAMPUS KAPERS

THE CHS GARDEN PARTY TEAM HAS BEEN VERY BUSY

Lots of work done prior to the Bishop's September 27th visit.

Diana Crighton

attacking weeds

Nancy Boccia

cleaning under the

entrance fence

The always smiling

Brenda Ridgeway

A CHS GARDEN MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED

CHS GARDEN MYSTERY

PHOTO #1

CHS GARDEN MYSTERY

PHOTO #2

Here's a CHS Garden Mystery we need solved.

While cleaning under the shrubs of the garden to the left of the parking lot exit onto Monument Road, (Mystery Photo #1) Nancy Boccia (a new CHS member)

unearthed a slate plaque that says "Dick's Garden" (Mystery Photo #2).

Who knows who Dick was and the history of his garden?

Send your response to Sue Sasso at newsletters@chsorleans.org

The answer will be reported in the next edition.

Last two Garden Parties before the gardens are

put to rest for the winter are scheduled for

*October 9th and October 30th

8:30-11:30...

or...for as long as you can stay

PLEASE BRING A BUDDY WITH YOU....

OUR GARDENS NEED TLC. More help = More done

*If these dates don't work for you, contact Ann Pike-Paris to discuss when

you are available and she will assign an area to work.

OTHER KAMPUS KAPERS

Our Building and Grounds Committee has been very busy overseeing many important CHS projects.

THE SOLAR PANEL project on the North Hill

We are making progress:

Town of Orleans permit has been approved.
Eversource engineering has started and will take 2 weeks to get their certificate.
After receiving the Eversource certificate, it will take two weeks to schedule the solar contractor, My Generation, to begin the installation slated for November.

And the trees came down.

All clear!

BLANK -

HOLDING PLACE FOR PICTURE OF SOLAR INSTALLATION

Coming Soon, REALLY!

SACRISTY RENOVATION - Almost done!

New floors in the hallway.

Restored and repainted drawer chest; New floors matching hall; walls and ceiling have been painted.

New cabinets, sink and countertops installed;

Two custom cabinets on their way.

NEW HVAC SYSTEM UPDATE

Contract to purchase and install three furnaces, with coils and condensers, was approved by Wardens, Vestry and the Finance Committee. The order has been placed and installation is expected in early November in time for our winter heating needs.

REMINDER FROM THE BUILDING & GROUNDS COMMITTEE

Please do not tack or tape anything on the church doors or surrounding trim!

If you have something that needs to be placed on or near one of the doors, you must first get approval from Gail Smith+ and then, Wayne Currey will place it in an appropriate manner. Thank you for your cooperation and respect of our buildings.

SOME INSPIRATION

I find many inspirational items in Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper blog. I think these she posted the Sunday after Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away were particularly good. Sue

I don’t know how the universe will use you, but I do know that asking is a good first step. Surrendering to the answer is key.

I know believing you have something to offer is a universal truth.

I know each of us is needed right now.

I know each of us has a role to play in making things better.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought to make life equitable, just, and fair

until her dying day.

She was 87 and still suiting up every day.

She always had something to give and to say, and she never stopped trying.

She used her voice every single day on behalf of what she believed to be right.

So on this Sunday morning, ask yourself how you can be used right now.

This is not a time for despair. This is not a time to bow out or go quiet.

This is a seminal moment for each of us to dig in and dig deep.

If nothing comes up when you ask yourself how you can be of service,

keep digging.

Let me know what comes up, and be prepared for what comes next.

I’ll bet the answer won’t be to go back to bed.

Think about it!

SOME FUN THINGS

September 22, 2020 - Strong winds and extreme high tides made for a very angry and strong surf that threatened Nauset Beach and dunes.

September 24, 2020 - A Nauset Beach walk with Suzy Gray. What a difference two days made! The ocean was calm and the low tide revealed a wonderful beach and some amazing treasures washed up on the shore.

September 24th. Nauset Beach Treasures found along our walk.

September 24th - Close-up shot of the sand dollar we found. It looks like a lace collar RBG might have worn!

THE POWER OF PRAYER

On our Nauset Beach walk, Suzy and I met Ken Campbell. He introduced us to his walking buddy... "This is my good friend Milt Barnes." I said, "Oh Milt! We pray for you every Sunday!" He said, 'Well just keep on praying for me. It sure has made a difference!"

Milt has recovered from severe life threatening cancer and now is fit and strong and walking the beach with his close friend Ken.

Lesson Learned?

Never doubt the power of prayer!

Prayer Shawls Do Help!

This is a photo of my brother, John, wrapped in the gray prayer shawl I picked up from church recently. He is waiting for dialysis to begin. He likes the prayer shawl and says it keeps him warm, since he is cold all the time. Thank you to the person who made the lovely shawl and prayed over every stitch. The fringe is nice and very soft. Sandy Marshall said that this is the first photo of a prayer shawl recipient.

Barbara Koeppen

Real untouched photo of a rainbow that appeared one summer day in front of Sue Sasso's sister's Vermont home.

Same Vermont view but of peak foliage this Fall. That's Mount Hunger in the distance, on the Waterbury/Stowe, VT line.

Murray Goff was a musical entertainer in the Jacksonville, FL area. Murray passed away on October 3, 2020. He had a great following in the N. Florida area. He recently recorded "God Save the U.S.A.", a song he wrote, that is a wonderful inspiration for all of us.

Click here to listen.

O.K. this a silly story sent to me by Barbara Sousa and I thought you would enjoy a chuckle or two.

A Girl Potato and Boy Potato had eyes for each other, and finally they got married, and had a little sweet potato, which they called 'Yam'.

Click here to read the rest of the story.

ARE YOU TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH

THE CLOTHES AND OTHER THINGS YOU WANT TO GIVE AWAY?

With no Rummage Sale this year and our own Free Shop and the Transfer Station Gift Shop closed until further notice, it's hard to figure out what to do with items we would have donated. Well, maybe this news will help you out!

Second Glance Thrift Store, 265 Main St. (Route 28), Harwichport

Part of the Family Pantry Group. Now taking donations.

Click here to read about their donation procedures.

Northside United Methodist Thrift Shop , Route 28 Dennis Port

The Northside United Methodist Church Thrift Shop on Route 28 in Dennis Port has reopened. Its hours of operation are Thursday, Friday and Saturdays from 10 to 3.

Masks are required and the number of shoppers at one time is limited. Donations are accepted on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. We are excited to be reopened and have a store full of new items to greet you. Also, you will be able to purchase a book of Thrift Shop stories written about events that have happened in our shop over the past 12 years.