This Week at Chapel of Our Saviour

Giving God Away

If you've been around at Chapel of our Saviour recently, I hope that you've caught a sense of the Holy Spirit's movement in this place. There's laughter, there's song, and there is a whole lot of love.

In a world that can be so full of darkness, isolation and despair, this community is a place of deep healing, wholeness and community.  Chapel of Our Saviour is an incredible expression of God's Holy Church and that is because of all that you bring to this community.

I see how eager you are to give this church away, to give your stories of how you've been blessed away, to give God away to those who come sneaking in the door for a first-Sunday-back-row-try-out of this church.

There is never a Sunday that goes by that together we do not welcome new people into the life and prayer of this community - and you are always there to show those newcomers the way and to bless them as they take the risk of praying with us. Every Sunday new lives get touched, fed, blessed on this holy ground.

That kind of on-the-ground evangelism (the spreading of God's Good News) is exactly what God requires and charges us to do.

This Sunday, we will mark the Day of Pentecost. We Christians borrow the word Pentecost (50th Day) from our Jewish forbears. In the Jewish tradition, Pentecost is a harvest festival associated with the giving of the Torah (law) at Sinai. For Christians around the world, this 50th day from the day of Easter is the occasion when the Holy Spirit descends on the apostles, commissioning them to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth in every language.

Pentecost is sometimes called the church's birthday, but Pentecost might more accurately be called its baptism day, since the gift of the Spirit is the fullness of baptism. It’s a great day for baptism and this Sunday we will baptize two of our community’s children. Hooray!

I hope you will join us on Sunday as we gather to give thanks to God for the Holy Spirit's mighty movement in this place and as we pray for God's leading in all that is to come!

See you Sunday - and bring a friend!

And wear something red - for Pentecost!

David

The Day of Pentecost

May 28, 2023

8am Holy Eucharist

10am Holy Eucharist

In person in the Nave or online

All are very welcome!

The Zoom link for online Sunday services is

https://zoom.us/j/9673219751?pwd=MURpRmFwalBOcWIyb0pYcHF3bFlJQT09

Password: 866351

You can also connect to this time of prayer with a regular phone line by calling 

+1 253 215 8782 and entering the Meeting ID: 967 321 9751

Community Circle                 

Thank you to Mindfulness & Positivity Project for joining Community Circle last Sunday to speak about partnering with us and the important work they are doing for our schools and our community.

Please note: This was our last Community Circle gathering for the spring. We will take a break for the summer and reconvene this fall.

Godly Play

Children’s Ministry every Sunday, 9:50a

Our children gather in the Loft upstairs from the narthex (church lobby) or in the courtyard (weather-permitting) for a time of exploration and wonder called “Godly Play.” Parents and guardians are invited to sign in upstairs and children rejoin their families during the Offertory. 

If your children haven’t joined us yet, they are most welcome, and we look forward to meeting and getting to know them. 

Contact DeSha Thomas desha@chapelcos.org

Nursery

For children 0 - 3 years.

9:30am - 11:30am Sundays

Upstairs in the Nave, across the hall from the Loft. 

Cathedral Ridge Youth and Family Camps

Youth camps are a wonderful opportunity to connect with God and experience Christian community in a non-church setting. Each week is designed for a different age group and with a different approach – but all intend to build faith in a fun and safe environment.

PILGRIMAGE CAMP

SEEKING THE KINGDOM OF GOD

July 9-14, 2023 – For Rising 3rd-5th Graders

CONNECTIONS CAMP

CONNECT TO GOD, SELF, OTHERS, AND CREATION

July 16-21, 2023 – For Rising 6th-8th Graders

QUEST IN THE WILDERNESS

HIGH SCHOOL CAMP

July 23-28, 2023 – For Rising 9th-12th Graders

FAMILY ADVENTURE CAMP- A TIME TO PRAY AND PLAY TOGETHER

June 29-July 2, 2023

At Family Adventure Camp, we will have a chance to both pray and play in the beauty of Cathedral Ridge. We’ll introduce new ways to pray and to listen to the God through nature. We’ll also play together, enjoying and celebrating God’s wonderful world, through traditional camp games, crafts, songs, hikes, ropes course, archery, and campfires with s’mores. Come have an adventure in the mountains with the whole family! 

FEAST OF SAINT ARNOLD

SAVE THE DATE! JUNE 10^th!

The Eleventh Annual Feast of Saint Arnold is coming up in June! Back in 2013 we cut the chains on the iron gates surrounding the property and welcomed the entire community. It has now emerged as one of the premier festivals in Colorado, and a huge outreach opportunity for our parish.

To learn more and to buy tickets visit www.feastofsaintarnold.com and click on “get tickets” in the upper right corner of the home page.

Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are also available. For more information contact Brian Bennett at 719-577-0099, or by email at starnoldfest@comcast.net

Our Shared Stewardship

Pledging for 2023

We invite you to make a pledge to Chapel of Our Saviour for 2023. The operating budget that makes possible the mission and ministry of this community of faith is derived entirely from your generous giving throughout the year. Pledge forms are available in the narthex (back of the church). For more information about pledging and membership at Chapel of Our Saviour contact our Senior Warden, Susan Garsoe sgarsoe@msn.com

Food Pantry

D2 Pantry is struggling to get more food donations to meet the growing needs of families. Please add them to your weekly grocery list!

Every week, Chapel of Our Saviour collects food to support the D2 food pantry located at Stratmoor Hills Elementary. This weekly ministry is a part of our longtime and ongoing partnership with Westside CARES, our local homeless advocacy organization. We invite you to bring food on Sundays from the list below. You can put the food in the colorful baskets in the narthex when you come for Sunday services. Our children then bring those baskets to the altar as we present our offerings to God.

Click button below for updated shopping list.

CA Recovery Meeting

Thursdays at 12pm, St. Mary Chapel

For more information contact DeSha Thomas desha@chapelcos.org

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