May 23,2024

A MESSAGE FROM PATRICK

Fear Itself

As we arc through these three springtime Sundays – Ascension, Pentecost and Trinity – the Jesus of Holy Week and Easter widens to something broader and more abstract: the power of the Holy Spirit and a "triune" God transcending human understanding. 

Although we depict the Holy Spirit as dove or descending flame, medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas wrote that most of us come to know the presence of the Spirit best by her effects or "gifts" in our lives. Aquinas read Isaiah 11:1-3 as a roster of these seven gifts:

A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.

Wisdom. Understanding. Judgment. Strength. Knowledge. These five are clear enough to us in Isaiah. Aquinas assigned a distinct definition to each the two instances of "fear of the Lord" concluding this passage from the prophet. 

The first translation of "fear of the Lord – Gift 6 – is "piety." That's a word we often understand as offensively showy sanctimony. Aquinas used "pietas" instead as the understanding that we are completely dependent on a loving God beyond our control or rational understanding. "Pietas" carries dimensions of humility and reverence. 

The final "fear of the Lord" ("Timor Domini"), Gift 7, is perhaps the gift least understood in our own time. Aquinas uses "Timor Domini" simply to mean "awe." This has little to do with fear of punishment. Isiah in fact couples this fear with "delight." At a general audience about ten years ago, Pope Francis offered a definition of "fear of the Lord" that's a gift to all people of faith. “This is no servile fear," he offered, "but rather a joyful awareness of God’s grandeur and a grateful realization that only in God do our hearts find true peace."

As time passes, my appreciation for these teachings on "the fear of the Lord" has only grown. On my worst days I can quickly build a list of all that worries me – fears about health, ageing, the environment, politics, poverty, racism, guns, the welfare and prospects of those whose lives I share. "Timor Domini" is that gift of the Spirit that helps us hope beyond all of the above that God's dream for each of us and for the world is larger, safer, brighter and kinder.

May God's Spirit guide you into wisdom, understanding, sound judgment, strength, insight, reverence and awe!

In faith and fear,

WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICES

TUESDAY MORNING LECTIO DIVINA AND PRAYERS

(Formerly Healing Service)

Lectio Divina is a monastic mode of prayer, contemplation, and Bible study.

All are welcome to experience this with us.

 10:00 a.m. via ZOOM

A Zoom Meeting invitation email is sent on Monday mornings.

It includes links to the Zoom service and Service Bulletin and Readings.

HOLY EUCHARIST and PRAYERS FOR HEALING

Thursdays at 11:00 am in the Church

Join us for a simple service of weekday Holy Eucharist

with a short meditation.

Private prayers for healing available after the service concludes.

GLIMPSE OF THE GOSPEL

‘Glimpse’ meets in the Fireplace Room on Sunday mornings at 8:45. Participants are sent a copy of the readings from scripture for the Sunday service earlier in the week to give opportunity for reading, reflecting and inwardly digesting beforehand.

Contact Tom Dewing, email st.dewing@verizon.net or 508-255-2656.

All Welcome! Read full article below.

WARDENS' REPORT

The vestry has been busy this month with retreat on May 10th and 11th. We began the weekend with a potluck dinner Friday night at the home of Betty and Phil Suraci.

When Patrick arrived at The Church of the Holy Spirit eighteen months ago, he asked every one of us in the parish to answer five questions so that he might get to know us better. On Friday evening, he asked the vestry to answer the same questions and share their answers. We ended the evening with Compline.

On Saturday we started with Morning Prayer and a guided scripture reflection of Ephesians 2: 1-10. As the day continued, we discussed writing a new mission statement for the church. The vestry will continue working on this project over the next months. We ended the day with Eucharist.

Just a few days later, the vestry met for their regular monthly meeting on May 16th. Ann Pike-Paris led us in a meditation. John Harter, treasurer, updated us on the budget.

Income so far this year has been slightly higher than budgeted due to pledges being paid ahead of schedule. Expenses were also slightly higher due to increased Building and Grounds maintenance. John will present a budget update to the parish on June 9th.

We discussed that our traditional time of the vestry meeting, 7pm-9pm, was not feasible for employed members. The vestry meetings will now begin at 6pm and wrap up around 8pm. It was also decided that committees that need to bring a motion to the vestry should email it to the clerk, Dianne Fromm, the Monday before the meeting.

We had an amazing Rummage Sale this year. Thank you, Brian Schnetzer, for chairing the event. We had an abundance of "stuff" to sell. The gross income was about $13,000, but more important was the fellowship, fun, and sense of community enjoyed by everyone who participated. Meg Nemitz organized over 50 volunteers--both new and old members of the parish. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this a success. And, Brian has already committed to chairing this event next year!

The Outreach Fair was held this past Sunday in the Parish Hall. Many of the charitable organizations that we help to support were here to introduce themselves to us and talk about their organizations. We hope you learned more about the many wonderful organizations that church supports!



Thank you for your support and prayers,

Priscilla Isner and Celia Calhoun, Co-Wardens

DIOCESE OF MASSACHUSETTS

BISHOP ELECTION UPDATE

On Saturday, May 18^th, 299 lay delegates and 228 clergy gathered at Trinity Church, Boston for the election of the 17th Bishop Diocesan of Massachusetts.

After a full day of voting, The Rev. Julia E. Whitworth was elected on the fourth ballot, making her our Bishop-Elect. Her election must now receive consent from a majority of The Episcopal Church’s diocesan bishops and a majority of its dioceses via their Standing Committees.

Pending consent, the bishop-elect’s consecration is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 19th at Trinity Church, Boston. We are so grateful for all of your prayers that upheld and sustained us through an emotional, memorable, and spirit-filled day.

Cris Harter and Kate Paradise, Diocesan Delegates, The Rev. Patrick C. Ward, Clergy

For election news, ballot results, and Rev. Julia E. Whitworth’s bio, please click here: https://www.diomass.org/news_pubs

For election information via Episcopal News Service (ENS) click here: https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2024/05/20/julia-e-whitworth-elected-17th-bishop-of-massachusetts/

CAPE & ISLAND DEANERY NEWS

The next Cape & Islands Deanery Assembly will be held on Thursday, May 30^th at

6:30 pm at St. David’s, South Yarmouth. We will be gathering in-person (and virtually) for our annual election and to hear updates and reports.

If you have any interest in or questions about our deanery, please do feel free to reach out to deanery representatives Cris Harter and Kate Paradise.

GLIMPSE OF THE GOSPEL

Are you looking for a way to enliven your Sunday morning experience at church... A chance to get to know others in the congregation... An opportunity to explore with others questions about your faith?

Then you may want to give the group called Glimpse of the Gospel a try. All are welcome!

'Glimpse’ meets in the Fireplace Room on Sunday mornings at 8:45. Participants receive a copy of the readings from scripture for the service earlier in the week to give opportunity for reading, reflecting and inwardly digesting beforehand. We include a translation of the Gospel passage from Eugene Peterson’s The Message. Its contemporary language often gives useful and lively insight. When we meet, the Gospel is read aloud, and discussion begins.

Here are a few comments from people who are now participating: 

 “For me, the best part of this practice is gathering together and sharing our individual thoughts, feelings and ideas about what the passages say to us now, and how the original audience may have heard them. This experience

makes it clear that the Spirit is among us, speaking through God's written word

and through each other.”

“I have learned so much over the past few years by participating in the Glimpse. We discuss the context, the authors and their intended messages -

but most importantly, we ask ourselves and each other, what does this passage say to us, to our congregation and beyond? We listen, we share, we agree, we disagree, we respect each other. Being a part of the Glimpse of the Gospel has enriched and grown my faith.” 

“The "Glimpse" is my time before the Sunday service to explore the Gospel reading for that day. What I love is the comfort level I feel in this group to share

my thoughts, ask questions, and always to expand my understanding.”

“Glimpse of Gospel allows us all to share and explore the challenges to Christian living as we attempt to follow and live by the teachings of Jesus.”

If you are interested you can just show up on a Sunday morning. It is also possible to participate via Zoom. It may be that you would like to join, but the time doesn’t suit. We would like to know this, so we could explore starting another group at an alternative time.

Questions? Contact Tom Dewing, email st.dewing@verizon.net or 508-255-2656.

RUMMAGE SALE

Thanks to all of you, this year's Rummage Sale (with the new Estate Items Room) was a huge success. 

You donated an abundance of outstanding rummage and estate items, and you brought an incredible enthusiasm and cheerfulness with you to your volunteer shifts.

This year's sale may have broken both revenue and attendance records, but the real measurement of its success was the bounty of new friendships and the deep sense of community created. In addition, we were able to send the Family Table Collaborative a generous check for a portion of the proceeds.

We're already starting to plan for the 2025 Rummage Sale so it's not too soon to begin putting things aside, especially for the Estate Items Room.

Our thanks again,

Brian Schnetzer and (the amazing Rummage Sale Committee) Meg Nemitz, Suzy Gray, John Harter, Gail Binney Sterne, Priscilla Isner, Rich Gregory, Celia Calhoun

LADIES LUNCHEON

Join us June 6th

Our May Ladies Luncheon was a grand success! We had three full tables of lively conversation and a generous collection to renew our support of A Baby Center, in Hyannis.

Elizabeth Merritt has purchased several large boxes of diapers with a portion of the money, and will do so again with the rest. Thank you to all who contributed.

Our next meeting is June 6. The following are our volunteers: Brenda Ridgeway, chips; Georgia Schneider, juice; Dilys Smith, dessert; Marty Williams, paper goods; Diana Crighton, table decorations.

Come join us. We meet at 11:45 in Parish Hall. Would love to have you in our midst.

Fay Cole, convenor

CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Church School closes for the summer on June 2. Please join us after church for an ALL PARISH PICNIC. Look for Sign up sheets in Reception Room and Parish Hall

July 7th is the beginning date for Soar and Explore… summer Sunday adventures with Books and Crafts inspired by artistic parishioners during the Sunday service all summer long! Click HERE for a flyer with additional information about this wonderful program.

CHS YOUTH EVENT

At the Barbara C Harris volunteer weekend on May 11 and 12, we enjoyed great weather and had a lot of fun,

Matt, Jamie, Raymond, Lizzie, Emanuelly, Monica, Simon, Manolo, and Angela completed jobs like cleaning, organizing, painting, building outside chairs and clearing two miles of hiking trails from winter storms.

At our Saturday night campfire, we had s’mores and beverages. A Sunday service was held before we departed. We look forward to going back in the fall for open camp weekend and another volunteer weekend.

HEALTH MINISTRY

BEWARE OF A NEW MEDICARE CARD PHONE SCAM

Do you know what isn't new this year? Your Medicare card!

Medicare beneficiaries are NOT receiving new cards this year,

but scammers may try to convince you otherwise. For example, scammers may falsely tell you that Medicare is issuing new cards—perhaps a card that is plastic or metal, or a card that has a chip in it.

Here are some red flags to be aware of:

• Unsolicited calls from someone claiming to be from Medicare or Medicare Providers.
• Anyone needing your information so that they can send you an updated Medicare card.
• Anyone claiming that your card is expiring and that you will be charged a fine if you do not get a new one.
• Anyone stating that Medicare is issuing new cards and you need to verify your number or any information that is on your card.

Hang up if you answer... these people are pros... they sound legit... Keep your information safe! JUST HANG UP... or don't answer unrecognized phone calls.

Other Health Resources:

Barnstable County Human Services: www.bchumanservices.net (Comprehensive website

with 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: 508-957-7400Falmouth: 508-495-5716So. Dennis: 508-957-7400

Cape Cod Hospital Social Services Department

508-862-5501 Cape Cod Healthcare Newsletter: Go to this link: https://www.capecodhealth.org/ First page has a free sign up.

Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line Call or text: 833-773-2445 (BHHL)

Online chat: masshelpline.com

Alzheimer’s Family Support Center alzfamilysupport.org (508)896-5170

BUILDING AND GROUNDS

All photos by Ann Pike-Paris

PLEASE NOTE: Our campus will be closed Monday 6/3 through Wednesday 6/5, weather permitting, for resurfacing of the parking lots.

 Re-striping will occur at night and will be dry the next day.

If you need to visit the church on these days,

park on Monument Road (on church side) or on Pilgrim Terrace.

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Building & Grounds is happy to report the condenser farm and associated air handlers at the Parish Hall have been replaced. 

The hills are alive!! Yes, right here at CHS! Be sure to look up above the playground to see the 60+ bearberries planted by Peter Jensen & Lynn Van Norman. (photo included)

The flowerpots are shining! Thanks to Russ Karber and the Coles, these are mended, painted and planted. Check the main entrance to the church. (photo below) The Memorial Garden wall has been repainted as a first step to improving this sacred space. Thanks to Roger Lovejoy, it has been weeded, and to Meredith Perkins for trimming the shrubs (see before & after shots).

The playground is getting much needed repairs to its railings to keep it safe.

Our May Garden Party was held on Saturday, May 18th with Carol Baffi-Dugan, Roger Lovejoy, Meredith Perkins & sister, and Ann Pike-Paris. Despite the drizzle and chill, the rectory stairway is almost entirely weed free, the Memorial Garden is minus its weeds, and the grasses next to the dumpster were trimmed and the invasives removed.

Be sure to see Meredith’s work at the door to the left of the Parish Hall. Thank you all for the great effort!

We continue to manage the grounds with our volunteers.... so if you can spare 30 minutes, an hour, whatever, on a Saturday any time, any day, please be in touch with Ann Pike-Paris!

Next Garden Party is June 15th, 9-12 noon.

 Brian Ridgeway & Ann Pike-Paris

MEMORIAL GARDEN REFRESH

BEFORE.....

GARDEN PARTY DISCOVERIES

Saturday, May 18

During our soggy workday we had a couple neat discoveries.

First, an egg. Roger found it under a bush so that, to us, looked completely impossible for anything to get in and lay this egg. We left it and won't disclose the area, so that it remains undisturbed.

Second, Ann was cutting down and cleaning the area near the dumpster that had four large grasses needing a good trim. When she turned around to put her clippers down what she saw on top of a hidden rock was a cross!! Ann shared... "Totally accidental, trust me, and it's still there. How does that happen!"

I think we get spiritual messages all the time... we just have to be open and watch for them to show up!

FOOD FOR KIDS

Food 4 Kids (F4K) is fully staffed for the summer! Please welcome, Jo (Joanna) Miller, our new Site Manager, who started on May 17 and will be on the CHS campus as we prepare details for the summer. Jo is excited to join the F4K team to help alleviate hunger and build community on Cape Cod. A Wellfleet resident, she enjoys bird watching and plays fiddle in her spare time. 

You may also see Morgan Trimper, a Dietetic Intern at Wellness Workdays, who is earning credit toward the Community Nutrition portion of her certificate while she is with F4K. Morgan is excited to share how to make healthy choices on a budget with the kids and families we serve. 

Read more about plans for the summer and our full team in our next F4K newsletter. Not receiving it? Click here.

CO-SPONSORED HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

HOUSE IN BREWSTER UPDATE

The Habitat build continues to make progress. CHS has a team workday on May 21 to work on flooring. Bob Collins continues making the bookcases and the Quilters continue finishing the five quilts to be presented to the family, one for each member. Completion of the house is expected late summer or early fall and a dedication service held.

Millard Fuller conceived of Habitat, in the mid 1960’s, as an expression of faith acted in service. His book, The Theology of the Hammer, is based on the Judeo-Christian tradition that “we do more than just talk about faith and sing about love; we must put faith and love into action to make them real.”

Still today, Habitat combines physical work with spiritual reflection. Each workday at

10 am, there is a break for volunteers to gather in a circle for snacks and devotions. CHS devotion leaders are: Brooke-Eaton Skea, Meg Nemitz, Liz Tunney, Bill Heuss, Doug Fromm and Celia Calhoun, coordinator. 

Enjoy these photos of the home's progress taken by Celia Calhoun.

OUTREACH SUNDAY - MAY 19

At our Sunday service on May 19^th, Patrick spoke of the activities of our Outreach Committee. Our special guest, Hadley Luddy, CEO of Homeless Prevention Council explained the wonderful work HPC has done for many years helping homeowners at risk to stay in their homes.

At the coffee hour following the service, we hosted eighteen charitable agencies to which we contribute funds and provide other assistance. This celebration was delayed due to the pandemic, and it was obvious to all that we were anxious to have our partners back.

The Parish Hall was filled with many attractive displays, and our guests and parishioners enjoyed discussing the work being done in support of the needy on Cape Cod.

Read here about these special organizations.

Chip Bechtold and Phil Suraci

Outreach Committee Co-Chairs

FREE SHOP

Celebrating our 51st year!

Gladly & gratefully receiving your

SPRING & SUMMER clothing donations.

Please - no winter clothing, men’s suits, worn boots & shoes.

Brown paper shopping bags with handles are always needed!

Drop off your donations in the Free Shop bins located on the first floor of the Parish Hall by the elevator any time the Parish Hall is open.

The shop is open every Monday & Wednesday - 10 to 1.

COME SEE - COME SHOP - COME VISIT

Suzy Gray & Sharyn Laughton - Co-Directors

CHS GALLERY

The CHS Gallery is one of two art galleries on the church campus.

(Galley West is the other)

The CHS Gallery features art by The Church of the Holy Spirit members in the

Reception Room on the East Side of the church.

It is open Monday - Thursday, 10 - 3, and Sundays after church.

The CHS Gallery 2024 Calendar IS FULL - many thanks to all the artists for signing up!

The 2025 Calendar will be posted in July.

Looking ahead to December 2024, if you would like to take part in the December Gallery Show - HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE - speak with Sharyn Laughton or Gail Binney Sterne.

Last December’s HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE was so well-received with numerous CHS artists/crafters exhibiting and selling - we are repeating this group show!



Bring a friend - sit on the sofas - feel the joy of the art on display.

During the week, enter through the side door from the campus courtyard.

One more week - one more Sunday to view/enjoy the May exhibit -

an array of carvings and more by Gilbert Oliveira and his grandson, James O’Reilly.

Gilbert and James have both won accolades for their work at various carving shows.

Many thanks to Mary O’Reilly, Gilbert’s granddaughter for organizing and setting up

her grandfather’s show - a family exhibit!

The CHS Gallery exhibit for the month of June is the

work of Margaret MacKenzie, former Holy Spirit member.

The exhibit is curated by Margaret's granddaughter Pia MacKenzie

Margaret MacKenzie Exhibit

By Pia MacKenzie

When my mother died last year, I found several of my grandmother’s hooked rugs carefully stored in her house. They are not in super condition after all these years, but you can still see the beauty of her work. This show is a tribute to Margaret (Peg) MacKenzie’s genius. Her rugs are unique. She was an artist in wool, an amazing teacher, gifted gardener and a Christian whose faith cost her and sustained her throughout her life. She nurtured my faith from a young age.

Clyde and Margaret MacKenzie were among the first members of the Church of the Holy Spirit back in the 1930s. They have left their mark on the spirit of the church, buildings, and gardens in many ways from boxwood and perennial plants started as cuttings from Peg’s garden to the memorial doors dedicated to my grandfather by Vernon Smith. 

I remember coming out of church after the service with her, on a June morning. Dressed in the silk Chinese style dress she made in a sewing class, her gold lame high heels and gold hairnet, she would stoop down and start weeding while still saying good morning to the rector.

At church events, Clyde was famous for his clam chowder and Peg for her orange peel cakes, cookies and pies. She sold her beach plum jelly in the galley west.

Peg and Clyde owned and ran the Sunset Tearoom, in an old house (the oldest in Orleans according to the photographer Cummings) on Namskaket Rd for 20+ years starting in 1926. She started hooking rugs the first Winter they owned the tearoom, when she discovered that the previous owner had taken all the rugs in the house with her.

Hooked rugs became her passion, leading to a business “Skaket Designs’ selling not only her rugs but also her designs printed on burlap for other ‘hookers’, teaching classes, being interviewed in papers and even being hired to appraise Rose Kennedy’s rug collection. She wrote articles on rugs, won awards in shows, is mentioned in books on rug hooking, and gave lectures at various associations. In the 1960s she wrote a column for the Oracle Newspaper, on gardening, rugs, books and life in Orleans called “The Gal Next Door”.

In the front room of the old house, (traditionally the ‘borning room’) my grandmother would sell gifts she and her daughter Harriet made during the Winter: painted tins, painted china head dolls, linoleum cut prints, beach plum jelly, and hooked rugs and chair covers among many other kinds of treasures. I have included a few of her painted tins in the exhibit including one made for my grandfather one Christmas, “Clyde’s Tobacco’.

My idea in planning this show was to share the beauty of her work and a bit of the history of our church.

GALLEY WEST ART GALLERY

SPRING SHOW 2024 CONTINUES

THROUGH JUNE 15

Gallery Open

Wednesday - Saturday 10 - 2

Thursday to 6

and.... Sundays after worship service

STILL A FEW DAYS LEFT TO ENTER THE SUMMER SHOW

CALL FOR ART CLOSES SUNDAY MAY 26

Our website has the 2024 gallery schedule, key dates and instructions on how to enter.

SUMMER SHOW OPENS

JUNE 26

Reception June 26 from 3-5 ALL WELCOME

If you are a year-round or seasonal artist from one of the

8 Lower/Outer Cape Cod Towns, you are eligible to enter our shows.

WANT TO BE A PART OF GALLEY WEST,

BUT YOU ARE NOT AN ARTIST?

The Gallery has several ways you can volunteer/help.

Contact Sue Sasso

Have questions about the gallery or entering a show, please contact the gallery at contact@gwagart.com

Sue Sasso - Managing Director & Sharyn Laughton - Creative Art Director

PASTORAL CARE

Did you know our pastoral care ministry will coordinate an occasional meal delivery to those in need to make life a little easier?

If you would like to volunteer to provide a meal for 1 or 2 people on occasion, or to learn about this ministry, contact Patrick or Michele Puzo.

If you are unable to attend one of our Eucharist services and would like to receive communion at home...or...

If you are in need of a pastoral visit...or...

You or a family member has been admitted to a medical facility (hospital, skilled care, etc.)...or ...

You want to request prayers for you or a family member or friend...

Please call the church office at (508)-255-0433

or email pastoralcare@chsorleans.org

There is also an Intercessors group that offers confidential prayers. Please email your request to intercessors@chsorleans.org 

SUNDAY BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

We continue our discussion of The Fractured Kingdom by Jean-Pierre Isbouts (2023) Here's a description:

Brilliantly tracing Jesus’s vision for the 'Kingdom of God' from its origin up through modern times, Dr. Isbouts leads us to a possible antidote for the fiercely partisan moment in which we find ourselves: the Our Father. Then taking readers on a historically exhilarating tour of the Lord’s Prayer, The Fractured Kingdom shows us why the only doctrine Christians agree on might be our last hope for forging a more equal, compassionate, and loving society. What results is an eminently readable and undeniably essential work that addresses some of the most pressing issues now confronting communities of faith around the world.

This book has also been recommended by Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry.

Please join our discussion on Sundays after the service, or after the program following the service. We meet in the Fireplace Room. If you would prefer to join us on Zoom, please contact Brooke Eaton-Skea. Thank you!

Brooke and Brian Skea

CENTERING PRAYER

All are welcome to join us for Centering Prayer during which we sit together in silence for 30 minutes. Our sessions have moved indoors for the winter.

WE RESUMED OUR SUMMER MEETING TIMES & SCHEDULE:

-Mondays at 4:30 pm in the sanctuary of the Federated Church on Main Street in Orleans

-Thursdays at 4:30 pm at CHS in the Reception area/gallery.

Contact Brooke Eaton Skea if you want to learn more about Centering Prayer.

PHOTOGRAPHS FOR TOGETHER

If you have some photos of events you attended, or just took a photo of something special you saw while at church that could be shared with others, send those to Sue Sasso. They need to be sent as jpg or png format and in the largest "size" your device will support.

If the photos include people, please make sure you get their permission to be included in our newsletter and provide their names. Sue Sasso

BIRTHDAYS ~ ANNIVERSARIES ~ REMEMBRANCES

IF YOU WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR BIRTHDAY OR

ANNIVERARY LIST, PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE

BIRTHDAYS

Susan Owens 5.26 Elizabeth Beattie 5.26

Kate Paradise 5.30 Mary Anne Bragdon 5.30 Ben Schneider 5.30

Wayne Gass 6.1 Betsey Mason 6.3 Gray 6.3 Sharyn Laughton 6.

William Mason 6.5 The Rev. Ellen McKinley 6.9 Lucinda Conger 6.11

Nancy Anderson 6.12 Katharine Mockett 6.12 Priscilla Silva 6.14

Martha Williams 6.16 Sally Drew 6.18 Rich Weeks 6.18

The Rev. Kenneth Campbell 6.19 Janet Winter 6.20 Michael Gatzkiewicz 6.21

Georgia Schneider 6.23 Michael Isner 6.27 Beth Whalen 6.28

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Michael & Jean Gatzkiewicz 6/1/1958

Ike & Fay Cole 6/12/1965

Steve & Nancy Anderson 6/21/1975

Steven & Anne Koehler 6/22/1974

Michael & Priscilla Isner 6/23/1984

Brian & Brooke Skea 6/24/1995

REMEMBRANCES

Johanna Kumich DuBois 5.23.11 Weston B. Emmart 5.23.13

Polly Earle 5.23.91 Sandra L. Ames 5.25.07

Charles Chilson 5.26.86 Cynthia Wieboldt 5.26.19

Eleanor Broidrick 5.28.02 Jeanne Mary Townsend 5.28.20

Jeffrey Perkins 5.28.23 Dorothy Campbel 5.30.04

Henrik Janson 5.30.1 4 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

Pat Carroll 6.18.23 John W. Holmes 6.19.18

A. Edmund Tuller 6.19.01 Joan Taylor 6.22.22

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

Virginia Clarendon 5.15.24

John Sterne 5.19.24

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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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

To contact Patrick Ward

email him at pward@chsorleans.org

or

Call the parish office and

leave a message with the answering service.

508-255-0433

Make sure your message includes how Patrick 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. DURING WINTER MONTHS we meet inside at 3:00 p.m.on both days. 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 Tom Dewing for the Zoom link.

WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER GROUP: The CHS Morning Prayer Group prays on Wednesdays at 9.00 a.m. from the comfort of their own homes. To receive the coming month's scripture readings for Wednesdays, call or text 508-241-0357.

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."

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”

SPACE USAGE FORMS: PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE by phone or email office@chsorleans.org with respect to scheduling meetings.

FEELING PINCHED AND STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET because of the pandemic's impact on your life? Please contact Patrick Ward. 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 you can email the group at intercessors@chsorleans.org Someone will contact you. ALL requests will be held in confidence. 

THE JUNE TOGETHER ARTICLE DEADLINE

MONDAY, MONDAY JUNE 24 - 6:00 P.M.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS

Details on each event are included in articles above.

• May 27 - Memorial Day - Office Closed
• June 2 - Parish Picnic
• June 6 - Ladies' Luncheon
• June 7 - Soar & Explore begins
• June 24 - Together article deadline
• June 26 - Galley West Summer Show opens - reception 3-5

PARISH OFFICE IS CLOSED ON FRIDAYS

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Sue Sasso, Together Editor

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