THE CHURCH
OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
ORLEANS, MA
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Have you ever thought how much work we invest to get through this hinge-time between school time and summertime?
It seems that every class and extracurricular group feels entitled or obligated to have an “end of the year party.” Teachers “close down” their rooms for the summer. Administrators consolidate their counts for the coming year, attend to the posting of permanent records, make all the security arrangements for summer. And, if you are a parent of a child in a graduating class, (which now includes elementary school, middle school and high school) then, on top of just getting all the other things done, you need to have a special little party for your graduate, invite friends and family from foreign cities to attend the matriculation ceremony, paint the front porch and redecorate the guest room. Add to that one college student, and the season notably includes a pilgrimage to their institution of higher learning to help retrieve the stereo equipment, “Clorox” the refrigerator, haul home mountains of clothes they did not wear, and hampers of clothes they did, and oversee the selling of textbooks that appear, oddly, to have gotten perhaps less use than most anything else in their room. All in the name of getting ready for the “rest of summer.”
In the church it’s just as bad. Before we can extend even one toe into the sand of our favorite beach, we are vigilant to make sure that our next year is all laid-out and pegged-down in terms of Christian Education offerings and special events. (This we relax in a vacancy to make room for the new rector to be a part of the planning) But in a normal year, we endeavor to make sure that those things we can control do not conflict with local football schedules (and others as well) and we study and plot with all sorts of local institutions to plan around each other’s important calendar events.
It is little wonder that the popular culture takes its cue from the rest of us commemorating this time with the All-American Memorial Day Sale, sacrificing forests of trees to provide mounds of extra newspaper sections which inform me that store A is willing to part with a particular piece of digital photographic equipment (required to record my summer fun for posterity) for a whopping three dollars less than store B. (Wouldn’t you figure that they all have to buy these things from the same place?) These extra newspaper sections which once arrived surreptitiously in the Sunday paper, rolled so large that it looked like a large gourd, or a small watermelon, perched there on my lawn early Sunday morning. The sound of burly men, (or women I suppose) heaving these rolls through the window of a passing car at four in the morning took on the thud of light artillery, and should the bag surrounding it give way, the paper inside could easily mulch an entire acre of yard. Now, in an advanced society we don’t even wait for Sunday for the sales sections. They arrive throughout the week, no less paper than before, and more work to chase it all down for recycling. Where does all the time go?
This week, I got a call from a friend of mine who lives in a faraway city. He was complaining that he just wasn’t feeling like his spiritual life was going anywhere. Somehow, he’d gotten himself so busy with other things that he just doesn’t have time
to pray, and certainly not time to listen to voice of God, that he knows full well is trying to speak to him.
“The real problem is, there is just so much on my plate,” he said. “We’re in the middle of this building project at home and it has completely taken over our lives. I have to talk with the contractor every day, and then stop by to make sure that the workmen are doing what I have asked him to ask them to do. On the days that they are not, I have to stop them. Then I call in the decorator to explain to them that the color on the wall really does need to match that little swirl in the ceramic floor tile, and that placing the door in the middle of the wall doesn’t allow the correct flow of energy (feng shui, you know). Then there is the rest of the house, always a wreck because of the construction, and our nanny refuses to dust up any construction debris that is settling on the children’s toys because she is, after all, an educational specialist. It really is just too much. You just can’t get people to cooperate anymore.”
“Oh! That sounds just awful.” I said, trying to use my most sympathetic voice, “What are you guys building anyway?”
“Oh, ………a meditation room.”
May God give you a sense of safety, rest, and peace in this season called summer, and may you use it well and wisely.
Peace,
Joe+
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The Vestry met on Thursday, May 19. Ann Pike-Paris led the meditation with a reading from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. Chris Crighton presented the Treasurer's report and brought us up to date on our expenditures. We purchased a new copier for the office this month. The old one had been living on borrowed time after 11 years of service and 1.9 million copies. The brand-new Konica Minolta was delivered last Friday, and Debbi was looking very pleased on Monday! Chris also reported that our Diocesan Assessment has been reduced by $1,000 for 2023.
A slightly-used generator has been installed at the Rectory, thanks to the generosity of the Pike-Paris family. The church is the grateful and we all pray it won't be needed often.
Since the remodeling of The Orleans Whole Food Store kitchen is delayed, we have extended their rental of our kitchen through June. They will be sharing the kitchen with Food4Kids for a few weeks.
The May 23rd Ministry Fair included 13 ministries with tabletop displays for parishioners to visit and find new ways to volunteer and be engaged in our parish life. Peter Jensen of TerraFirma joined Buildings and Grounds and presented the plans for the solar field hillside erosion mitigation project. We are excited about the plans for our hillside!
The Choir Room and Library Remodel Project is progressing slowly. The Fireplace Room was built in the late 1930’s as a new home for the Kimballs using wood from an antique barn Florence rescued in the late 1930’s. The recent carpet removal revealed a wide plank painted pine floor very similar to the Sanctuary floor. Bookcases from the library have been moved to the Fireplace Room and Church School and books, music, and other materials are being organized. Delivery delays of the new Fireplace Room windows will delay their replacement.
Joe+ reported that he was happy to be back with us after attending the clergy conference with Gail+ at Babson College in Wellesley and spending a week with his family in Mississippi.
Liaisons reported from their committees, and many of those reports appear elsewhere in this newsletter. The meeting ended with prayer…even a bit earlier than usual for us!
Thank you for you continued support,
Brenda and Celia
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WEEKLY WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT CHS |
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SUNDAY MORNING
EUCHARIST SERVICE
10:00 a.m.
In person worship with music
in the CHS Church
Covid Safety Protocols for seating.
Masks required.
If you are unable to join us in person,
a Zoom Meeting invitation email is sent Fridays at Noon.
It includes links to the Zoom service, Sunday Bulletin, and CHS Announcements
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TUESDAY MORNING HEALING SERVICE
10:00 a.m. VIA ZOOM
A Zoom Meeting invitation email is sent on Monday mornings.
It includes the links to the Zoom service and the Service Bulletin and Readings.
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The deadline for applications has been extended until June 1. The Committee continues to meet to discuss applications and prepare for the interviewing stage of the process.
As always, we are grateful for your prayers and patience.
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F4K Tent at Brewster in Bloom
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Allison's dog, Sally, Supports F4K |
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Page McMahon
Brewster in Bloom Parade
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Food 4 Kids made a wonderful showing at Brewster in Bloom, thanks to Allison Wetzel, a new F4K Steering Committee member, Page McMahan and Cynthia Murray. We handed out brochures, bookmarks and F4K lunch bags before the race on Saturday and marched in the parade on Sunday. |
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Still Time To Volunteer for Food For Kids Summer 2022
We are on our way to a well-supported summer! Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to help.
· One-third of the food preparation and packing slots have already been filled. To add your name, sign up here.
· And almost half of the driver slots have been filled, including all slots to the Middle School in Orleans. Drivers are still needed to Provincetown, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, and Harwich. And we just added Brewster to the list with a new site at Stony Brook Elementary School. To add your name to the Drivers List, sign up here.
YOU can make a difference. Don’t forget to sign up!
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LADIES LUNCHEON
Thursday June 2 at Noon
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Our next Ladies Lunch is on Thursday, June 2.
Volunteers for June 2 are: Andi Stubbendick – Paper Goods;
Janet Winter - Table Decorations; Ginny Lucil - Chips; Kate Paradise - Dessert. Mark your calendars!
Hope to see you in the Parish Hall at 12:00 and don’t forget to bring your sandwich and drink. Tea and coffee will be available, as usual.
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HATS OFF TO OUR NAUSET REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2022 GRADUATES
Caroline Keefe-Jones will be attending Brown University studying Engineering.
Charlotte LaBranche will be studying nursing at Auburn University
Please join us in extending congratulations and best wishes to
Caroline and Charlotte for their future success endeavors.
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Other Church School News
On Friday, May 27th our older students have been invited to bring a friend for a Church School Drum session with Sue Landers. Drumming will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be followed with Pizza and Drinks. Email invitations have been sent.
Hope you can come and bring a friend or two with you. Please give a shout to Hanna Schneider by email or text message so we can have enough drums and Pizza!
The Church School year will end on Sunday, June 12th. Childcare will continue to be offered Sundays for younger children.
Have a wonderful, safe, and fun-filled summer. Peace and hope to see you in the future!! Joan, Johanna & Ruth
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Sunday May 29th is your last chance to view and purchase the fabulous pyrography artwork of Ellen Adamson. In June, Ellen’s pyrography can be seen and purchased in Galley West Art Gallery.
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The CHS Gallery Artist for June will be Vernon Smith (1894-1969)
Vernon Smith art in CHS' collection will be on display in the CHS Gallery.
Vernon Smith was an Orleans artist who became friends with Florence and Richard Kimball and was a founding member of CHS. He was the architect of our first chapel (the South narthex) and made many of the artifacts in our sanctuary including the double carved doors, wall hangings and, together with Florence Kimball, many of the metal wall sconces. He taught Florence the art of hammered aluminum that continues through our Kimball Guild. In 1933, he painted the full wall mural in the Galley West Art Gallery as a gift to Florence and Richard Kimball in honor of the opening of Church of the Holy Spirit.
The CHS display is in conjunction with.....
Vernon Smith’s Orleans - A Sense of Place
An Exhibit of Vernon Smith's Work Sponsored by
The Centers for Culture and History in Orleans (CHO)
3 River Road, Orleans, MA;
Click here for more information about the 2-day CHO opening event
and continued exhibit through September 30th.
On Saturday June 18th, visitors to the CHO will also be directed to
CHS where some of our members will be available as docents to share
our amazing collection of Vernon Smith art in the church
and the full wall mural painted recently restored,
and still hangs in Galley West Art Gallery.
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In June the Free Shop will be moving into the Parish Hall as
Food For Kids begins their ministry in the Gathering Room & Church School classrooms.
Continue to drop off all SUMMER clothing donations in bins outside the door of the “old shop” by the elevator in the lower level/first floor of the Parish Hall.
Come & see - come & visit - come & shop!
The shop is open every Monday & Wednesday - 10 to 1.
The shop is now accepting SUMMER clothing!
Please NO MORE WINTER clothing,
NO men’s suits; NO boots or shoes
unless in almost perfect condition!
The shop is well stocked in paper bags with handles.
Hold on to your bags until further notice.
Suzy Gray (recycler supreme) & Sharyn Laughton - Co-Directors
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CHS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
...send us out to do the work you have given us to do.....
BCP Rite II, page 366
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WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THESE MINITRIES.
DO YOU HAVE A FEW HOURS A MONTH TO HELP?
Zooming CHS Sunday Services at The Terraces
The group has now grown to 10 very appreciative residents who feel they are still part of our congregation and hear the sermons and music and can pray with us! Please consider helping with this ministry by worshipping with our members at The Terraces some Sundays. Contact Nancy Ludewig.
Altar Guild
Altar Guild ministry is a special and holy offering to God. Please consider joining our team for one Sunday a month. You will be paired with another guild member. All ages (male and female) are welcome. It’s a fun group. Please feel free to contact any of our current members with questions: Jean Gatzkiewicz ; Meredith Perkins; Georgia Schneider; Hanna Schneider; Barbara Wahlquist
Usher Team
If you already attend Sunday services at the church, please consider joining this important team. It's not a difficult 'job" but an important one. No meetings, maybe try it for one Sunday a month. Phil Suraci will provide training and will make sure new ushers are assigned dates with a veteran.
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Books...Books...Books...everywhere! |
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You could get lost in the piles of linens |
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The long-awaited 2022 CHS Rummage Sale was a success.
Weeks of planning, days of sorting, pricing, and cleaning up made it happen.
THANK YOU so much for both your donations and your many hours of help before, during and after the sale. This community outreach couldn’t happen without you.
Our "leftovers" were picked up by Salvation Army on Tuesday (2 truckloads)
to further donate to those in need.
We will be donating a portion of the proceeds to the Ukraine Crisis Response Fund.
Marcia Bechtold
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The month of May has brought a burst of growth and greening to CHS. After 2 formal workdays and many folks coming at off times, we are slowly wiping away winter debris to let the spring growth shine.
And you will notice by now, the mitigation project has started. I hope you have explored the materials we have supplied to understand the uniqueness of this effort. This truly can be a collective effort so be sure to stop and talk with Peter Jensen to see how you may become involved. Picture to left is of new inkberry border planting along upper parking lot.
Another effort underway is we are working towards becoming an official pollinator pathway with the choice of new plantings for this project. With the extensive list of appropriate plants & shrubs to use, our goal for CHS is to become recognized in an official way. To learn more and even help in your own gardens, please check this out: https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/towns/cape-cod
And remember we need your help in all other parts of our wonderful campus. You do not need to be a gardener, we are happy to instruct, guide and help with what’s needed the most. Just wear appropriate clothing and shoes, and bring any tools like a rake, gloves, clippers and a bucket. And you can always work at other times, just let me know and I will share a task.
Our next set of workdays are:
June 4th (Saturday) & June 18th (Saturday)
July 9th, (Saturday) & July 23rd (Saturday)-TENTATIVE
Time: 9-12 Meet in the back parking lot
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Our CHS Outreach Committee actively liaisons with about 25 organizations that serve the people on Cape Cod. One of those groups is ASGCC, AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, anchored in Provincetown and established in 1983. In the past, this organization has primarily helped individuals with AIDS by being sure they were supported with direct services including meals, housing, and testing services specific to HIV/AIDS.
Now this organization has expanded its services to include prevention and screening services for Hepatitis C and other STIs, plus Harm Reduction services to address the Opioid crisis, quite prevalent on the Cape in all of our towns.
The ready availability of opioids and cheap heroin, often laced with fentanyl, has increased ASGCC ‘s commitment to work in this area. It has led efforts to make NARCON, a lifesaving, opioid-blocking nasal spray that can prevent fatal overdoses, available to people on Cape Cod, by distributing it and training community members to use it. In 2021, 1,500 Cape people were trained and 3,750 doses distributed. More than 2,000 lives have been saved by NARCAN distributed by ASGCC, since starting their Overdose Education and NARCON Distribution.
Although the main ASGCC office is still in Provincetown, the program has grown and there are now office/service sites in Hyannis, Falmouth, and Vineyard Haven.
As the ASGCC Outreach Committee liaison, Ike and I took a day trip to see the newest way ASGCC is growing and serving. Their Mobile Outreach Van, which serves the Upper Cape, is parked at the Falmouth Service Center. We met with CEO Dan Gates, Donna, a counselor and instructor, and Blake, their driver, phlebotomist and instructor. Since this team had designed the van, they were justly proud of its layout, and how well it serves their needs.
After many public information meetings on their harm reduction programs, especially the syringe program, the NIMBY situation that limited their acceptance at first, is changing. Churches have been the first to offer them parking space! The program is now taking off and so, if possible, they hope to purchase a second van to begin work in Martha’s Vineyard this August.
Fay Cole, Outreach member
ASGCC Liaison
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NAUSET INTERFAITH ASSOCIATION (NIA)
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NIA Refugee Support Team (RST)
The RST has for the past five years supported an asylee couple from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with assistance for daily living, legal fees, finding a home and employment, and educational resources for their young daughter. Most importantly we have built a relationship with this family. They have had a stable renting for three years, but will need housing in July. We know that many Cape Cod homes sit dormant that could be viable year-round rentals.
Please contact the RST at arevtracy@gmail.com if you or someone you know may have suitable two-bedroom housing (ideally Hyannis to Orleans area to facilitate their work). As always, the RST accepts donations for our work in support of immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers. Checks may be made out to Nauset Interfaith Association with “RST” on the memo line. Please send the check to: Nauset Interfaith, c/o The Rev. Ken Campbell, Box 306, South Orleans, MA 02662.
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NIA member Jane MacAfee, liaison to Faith Communities Environmental Network (FCEN), welcomes volunteers to establish an action team for environmental justice on the Lower and Outer Cape.
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The next Deanery Assembly
is on Thursday, June 2nd.
Celia Calhoun, Deanery Rep.,
Diocesan Delegate
Kate Paradise, Deanery Rep.,
Diocesan Delegate
Cynthia Murray, Alternate Rep./Delegate
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The Book Discussion Group meets in the Fireplace room after the Sunday Service. We are discussing our current book selection, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The book is available at local bookstores and on Kindle. If you cannot join in person, please email Brooke Eaton-Skea and she will send you a link to zoom in. Hope to see you there!
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Continuing quarterly series of health-related topics
FIRST - STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE:
The #1 defense against COVID-19 is vaccination:
BOOSTER: 1st for everyone 12+, 2nd booster for all 50+ or immunocompromised if >4 months since last shot. Please stay up to date with your vaccinations. We are all still in this together and we all thank you!
Also, handwash frequently, wear a mask in crowded indoor spaces. Barnstable County percent positivity rates have risen to 8.9% - we remain categorized in the “high” COVID-19 community level according to the CDC and the Mass. DPH.
Try to maintain distance (6 feet is hard, we know!), cover your cough or sneeze.
Monitor your health.
Continuing our theme of STRESS MANAGEMENT this season:
Listen to Krista Tippett’s On Being podcast interview with Christine Runyan (March 18, 2021) “What’s Happening in our Nervous Systems.”
Please consider these 5 tips to managing stress, from the Mayo Clinic.
- Use Guided Meditation
- Practice Deep Breathing
- Maintain physical exercise and good nutrition
- Manage Social Media time
- Connect with others.
Click below to read the full article.
Keep an open mind and check out Yoga with Adriene on You Tube, in home short yoga videos for all levels, all ages! She’s lovely.
Other resources:
with multiple resources on the Cape)
Councils on Aging
Orleans: 508-255-6333Brewster: 508-896-2737 Chatham: 508-945-5190
Eastham: 508-255-6164Harwich: 508-430-7550. Wellfleet: 508-349-0313
Yarmouth: 508-398-9866Truro: 508-487-2462
VNAs of Cape Cod
Hyannis: 508-957-7400Falmouth: 508-495-5716So. Dennis: 508-957-7400
Cape Cod Hospital Social Services Department
508-862-5501
First page has a free sign up to subscribe.
Contact information for help and support:
Barnstable County Human Services
A comprehensive web site with access to multiple resources on the Cape
Councils on Aging
Orleans: 508-255-6333 Brewster: 508-896-2737 Chatham: 508-945-5190 Eastham: 508-255-6164 Harwich: 508-430-7530 Wellfleet: 508-349-0319
Yarmouth: 508-398-9866 Truro: 508-487-2462
VNAs of Cape Cod
Hyannis: 508-957-7400 Falmouth: 508-495-5716 So. Dennis: 508-957-7400
Cape Cod Hospital Social Services Department 508-862-5501
First page has a free sign up.
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ARTIST'S CHOICE - Show continues through June 25th.
Stop in and see the beautiful art that local artists have created
in response to Pablo Picasso's quote...
"I BEGIN WITH AN IDEA AND THEN IT BECOMES SOMETHING ELSE"
Pablo Picasso
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CELEBRATE SUMMER SHOW OPENS JULY 2
CALL FOR ART closes JUNE 2
Seeking original art and handcrafted work that
celebrates the light and rhythm of summer.
We encourage ALL CHS artists to enter.
Online entry form is on the gallery's website
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INTO EVERY ONE'S LIFE...
some smiles must come!
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Friendship: A friend sent me this video (link below) last week with this note:
"Better than the news of the day. When was the last time you spent 4 minutes just smiling and enjoying the joy and love that only children and animals can give uninhibitedly?"
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Just saying.....
Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn't fit any of your containers.
When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?
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THANK YOU FROM SALLY DREW
To my dear CHS family, Many thanks for the cards and flowers.
Your thoughtfulness warms my heart. Regards. Sally
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Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Remembrances
Upcoming dates to give you time to send a note, card, or call.
BIRTHDAYS
Elizabeth Beattie 5.26 Susan Owens 5.26 Mary Anne Bragdon 5.30
Kate Paradise 5.30 Vivian Cook 5.31
Wayne D. Gass 6 1 Betsey Mason 6 3 Hannah Rose 6 3 Sharyn Laughton 6 4
Kimberly Bruemmer 6 5 Alicia Hyde 6 7 Leslie Jones 6 9 The Rev. Ellen McKinley 6 9
Nancy Anderson 6 12 Anthony Halter 6 14 Martha Williams 6 16 Sally Drew 6 18
Richard W. Rich Weeks 6 18 The Rev. Kenneth Ken Campbell 6 19 Janet Winter 6 20
Michael Gatzkiewicz 6 21 Helen Richardson 6 21 Georgia Schneider 6 23
Nancy A. Ladue 6 26 John Sterne 6 26 Michael Isner 6 27
Kate Balcke 6 28 Beth Whalen 6 28 Brenda Halter 6 30
ANNIVERSARIES
Mike and Jean Gatzkiewicz 6.01.58
The Rev. Gail and David Smith 6.01.68
Ed and Betsey Mason 6.07.57
Joe and Randy Gramer 6.11.49
Ike and Fay Cole 6.12.65
Steve and Nancy Anderson 6.21.75
Steven and The Rev. Anne Koehler 6.22.74
Brian and Brooke Skea 6.24.95
Charles and Amy Spiegel 6.24.00
Jonathon and Sarah Idman 6.29.96
ORDINATIONS
The Reverend Kenneth Campbell 5.26.70
The Reverend Nancy Miller, Deacon 6.24.95
REMEMBRANCES
Charles Chilson 5.26.86
Cynthia Wieboldt 5.26.19 Eleanor Broidrick 5.28.02
Dorothy Campbell 5.30.04 Henrik Janson 5.30.14
Milton Powers 5.30.05 Mary Crawford 5.31.00
Robert Meyer 5.31.04 Timothy Price 5.31.07
Michael Karlson 5.30.15 June F. MacDonald 5.30.16
Robert L. Mumford 5.31.15
The Rev. Canon Francis S. Bancroft III 6.03.12
Arthur Chapman 6.03.92 The Rev. Alston Chace 6.03.19
Lewis Delano 6.03.91 Edith Petty 6.04.18
Hersey Taylor 6.04.18 John Watts 6.04.16
Richard Nickerson 6.05.06 William Burroughs 6.06.99
Eva Williams 6.07.06 John Haynie 6.10.91
Gertrude Poor Cutler 6.13.13 Helene (Bobbi) Brewer McAleney 6.13.08
Edna Winter 6.13.97 Louie A. Benner 6.14.13
Maria Patricia Munck 6.16.01 Ellen Fuller 6.17.16
Nancy Lou Macris 6.18.10 Victoria Ridgeway 6.18.11
John W. Holmes 6.19.18 A. Edmund Tuller 6.19.01
Weston B. Emmart 6.23.13 Noel M. Tipton III 6.23.12
Marguerite Pike 6.24.84 Susan McNair 6.25.07
William Laughton 6.26.02 Mim Ridgeway 6.26.13
Christopher Boeth 6.27.05 Nancy R. LaFrance 6.27.19
Sean Ryan White 6.27.02 Bernice Brown 6.29.01
Madge Lavette Barney 6.29.12 Marilyn L. Kalinick 6.30.65
RECENT DEATHS
Ernie LaFrance 4.17.2022
Sue Stevens 4.30.2022
Don Usher 5.18.2022
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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.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
JOE ROBINSON+ CONTACT INFORMATION:
For texts or voice messages please call Joe+ at
774-358-0559
You can also call the parish office and
leave a message for Joe with the answering service.
508-255-0433
Make sure your message includes how Joe+ can respond to your call.
CENTERING PRAYER: We are meeting in the sanctuary at the Federated Church of Orleans on Mondays, and the Reception Room at CHS on Thursdays. We meet at 4:30 p.m. on both days and we do not meet on holidays.
SUNDAY'S GLIMPSE OF THE GOSPEL: The Gospel speaks to us today personally and as a community. Join us Sundays at 8:45 a.m. to delve into the Gospel and pray for one another. We meet in the Fireplace Room and via Zoom. Please contact Gail+ for the Zoom link.
WHEN THE CHS PARISH OFFICE IS CLOSED, please feel free to drop off any items or pledges in the black mailbox outside of the office door in the courtyard. The office is open Monday - Thursday 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
UPDATED PARISH DIRECTORY: We no longer include member's personal contact information in our communications. Stop by the when the parish office is open to pick up a copy of our updated Parish Directory...or call the Parish Office and we will snail-mail you a hard copy of the current Parish Directory so you can "stay in touch."
FORWARD DAY BY DAY: Copies of the May, June, July books are now available to pick up in Parish Office or Contact Debbi and she will mail it to you.
CHS WEB SITE UPDATE: To live stream or watch recorded services later, please go to our web site holyspiritorleans.org and click on “VIEW ONLINE”. To download the Sunday Service Bulletin, select “CLICK HERE FOR SUNDAY SERVICE BULLETIN”
2022 SPACE USAGE FORMS: PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE by phone or email office@chsorleans.org with respect to scheduling meetings.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER GROUP: The CHS Morning Prayer Group prays on Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. from the comfort of their own homes. Contact Richard O'Hara and he will send you the coming month's scripture readings for Wednesdays.
508-255-2678 or 508 - 241-0357
FEELING PINCHED AND STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET because of the pandemic's impact on your life? Please contact Gail Smith+. Funds are available through the Discretionary Fund.
PRAYER REQUEST: Please call the office with your prayer requests at 508-255-0433 and leave a message. They will remain on the CHS Public Prayer List for 4 weeks. If you need them to be on the list for a longer period, please let us know.
PRIVATE INTERCESSORY PRAYER: The CHS Intercessors is a small group of CHS members who are committed to pray regularly for your concerns. If you need private prayer for any reason, please call the Parish Office or send an email to intercessors@chsorleans.org Someone will contact you. ALL requests will be held in confidence.
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NEXT TOGETHER edition is June 22nd
Deadline for your article submission is 4 p.m. June 20, 2022
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DIOCESE of MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNICATIONS
Stay informed and connected to the Episcopal Diocese of MA
To receive our diocesan communications,
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THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
To stay current on happenings at CHS,
Editor - Sue Sasso
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