May 25, 2023

THE CHURCH

OF THE

HOLY SPIRIT


ORLEANS, MA

Drawing by Dan Joy
A MESSAGE FROM PATRICK

The Story in the Shards 

 

Earlier this spring, while Roger and I were having a look at the vernal pool on the northern edge of the church lot, he spotted something glinting in the mud. A minute of focused digging revealed what was to become a weekslong project for him: a forgotten refuse dump. 


He has spent hours since digging in the mud, and his haul has been surprising: shards of Blue Willow crockery, discarded metalware bracelets and aluminum sheets from the Kimball Craft House, a metal bed pan, a pair of woman’s sunglasses, a blue Christmas bulb, a goat’s horn, jars from the days when Noxema and marshmallow fluff were still sold in stamped glass. 


I find myself moved and intrigued by the objects he has unearthed and cleaned for display this coming Sunday, when we mark 90 years of continuing worship here. Was Richard Kimball a Fluff fan? Whose dissatisfaction resulted in this pretty bracelet’s discarding? How could people rationalize tossing their refuse into the mud at the edge of a vernal pool? 


We live today in a kind of continuing intimacy with those, long dead, who have worshipped here over nine decades. And yet we are different. We have a different understanding of our environment’s fragility and sustainability. Our evolving conceptions of racial equity, gender and identity, are, I pray, broader and more generous than those held by our forebears – and I pray for the work of the Spirit in widening these more and more after our own time has passed and our successors are worshipping here decades from now. 

 

Shards tell a story, don’t they? And the ultimate purpose of any history lesson, perhaps, is not the superior and advantaged judgment of our ancestors but the growth in the Spirit that their experiences, accomplishments, naivete, and often horrifying and victimizing actions afford us.   



 “I still have many things to say to you,” says a soon-to-depart Jesus to his disciples (John 16:12), “but you cannot bear them now.” What he said to his beloved then, and says to us, his beloved, now, is that salvation history is a gradual reveal. May the Spirit continue to open our minds and hearts to the power of God’s love, now and in all the years to come. 

 

Birthday blessings, Church! 

 

Faithfully and fondly, 

Patrick

PENTECOST SUNDAY

AND CHS's 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

SUNDAY MAY 28th

10:00 am: Holy Eucharist (in Church)

11:15 am: Outdoor Prayer Walk (CHS Campus)

11:45: Picnic Lunch 

Bring a salad or side dish to share.


WEAR RED!


WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICES
SUNDAY MORNING EUCHARIST SERVICE
10:00 A.M.
++++++++++++
In-person worship with music
Followed by Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall

Church School starts at 9:45 in the lower level of the Parish Hall.
Visitors are always welcome! Children join the service at the Peace.

If you are unable to join us and worship in person, click
HERE to watch the services live or watch later on our YouTube channel.
TUESDAY MORNING LECTIO DIVINA AND PRAYERS
(Formerly Healing Service)
Lectio Divina is a monastic mode of prayer, contemplation and bible study
and 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.
WARDENS' REPORT

Wow! What a wonderful joyous wedding of our Rector, Patrick Ward, and his now husband, Roger Lovejoy, last Saturday, May 20th, and a splendid parish celebration on Sunday, May 21st. Thank you to everyone who helped make the wedding and the parish reception so amazing. Our many guests remarked upon the beauty of the campus and the hospitality with which they were treated. And, both Roger and Patrick were truly overwhelmed by our gift of two Kemp Pottery wine goblets made with sand from Nauset Beach and a generous purse! Thank you all!

 

A few weeks ago we held a very successful (by all measures) Rummage Sale. The work that goes into sorting all the donated items was enormous – thank you to all who donated and all who sorted and priced and thank you to the many volunteers on the sale days who made it all go so smoothly. Thanks to those who provided a delicious lunch on Friday and, the clean-up team had extra work to do this year to get all the leftovers out of the Parish Hall and under a tarp and tent, so that the work on refinishing the Parish Hall floor could go ahead on schedule -- and doesn’t the floor look great!


We had a great turnout for the May Garden Party which got the grounds looking as spick and span as possible for the wedding. Gallery West Art Gallery opened their first show of the year with a well-attended reception. Please take the opportunity on Sundays to walk in and see the beautiful artwork on display from local community artists.


Now we move forward into Pentecost Sunday and our 90th Anniversary. Please come and join us for “Beating the Bounds” and a festive cookout, details elsewhere in Together. As Patrick says, it won’t be a party unless you are there!


The Vestry meeting this month started with delicious, sweet offerings from various officers to welcome visitors Tom Dewing and Doug Fromm who reported on the Habitat for Humanity (H4H) project, which is beginning at last. Doug presented his document on how this project started, with $50,000 being assigned to it back in 2019, and with the hope that we could fund an H4H build in Orleans. There are no builds happening in Orleans, so we have chosen to co-sponsor a project in Brewster. The preparation work is beginning and the part where we can participate, with the wall-raising and the rest of the building work, is scheduled to start in the fall of this year. So, watch this space for opportunities to volunteer on this project and to help a family build a home for themselves. Tom and Doug will be co-chairing this project.


The Vestry discussed at length some maintenance projects which cannot wait: re-carpeting the office area, replacing the split-rail fencing along Monument Road, providing some much-needed maintenance to the Kimball Craft House--insulation and improved electrical panel, and replacing one of the four Parish Hall boilers which has developed a crack, totaling almost $40,000. Part of the split-rail fencing may be funded by the Grounds budget.


The Rector and Wardens are working on forming a Nominating Committee to be presented to the June Vestry Meeting. Work is progressing on the new sign at the crossroads, thanks to Susan Hitchcock. The Task Force on Communications Strategy is being renamed Process Management Committee, and the membership may change as this evolves. Discussion on Invite Welcome Connect will commence in June led by Cynthia Murray, Earle Bailey and Patrick.


Thank you all for your prayers and continued support!


See you all on Pentecost Sunday in church, on our guided walk, and at the barbecue! And please wear RED!


Prayerfully,

Celia Calhoun and Brenda Ridgeway

CAPE AND ISLAND DEANERY

NEXT DEANERY ASSEMBLY

!!!TODAY!!!!

Thursday May 25th at 6:30 p.m.

 At St. Barnabas Parish Hall, Falmouth

The meeting will be hybrid, both on Zoom and in person. Link below. Celebrate! We will see each other in person for the first time in 3 years. Hallelujah. Please wear your Parish name tag, if you have one.

The Agenda includes elections for Clergy Co-Convener (3-years), Lay Diocesan Council Representative (3-years), and Secretary, Treasurer and Technical Support (1-year terms each); confirmation of dates for the next 4 Assemblies; Reports from various Diocesan and Deanery Committees; and a group discussion on the tragedy of gun violence and what ideas people might have for addressing it here in our community.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86321941621

  

Kate Paradise, Celia Calhoun, Deanery Representatives

LADIES' LUNCHEON

Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Noon

Ladies Luncheon is on for June 1st. Come join us.


Volunteers are Dessert: Dilys Smith; Paper Goods: Arlene Barrett; Chips, Kate Paradise; Centerpieces, Georgia Schneider; Milk and Juice, Ginny Clarendon.


I see many new ladies in the congregation each Sunday, and I want you to know that Ladies Luncheon is held on the first Thursday of most months and is open to all.


Bring a sandwich or whatever you want for lunch and come join us. We gather about 11:45 and sit down about noon. We have no agenda. We simply meet to share a meal and enjoy being together in community.


When I first came to CHS, this was one of the ways I became acquainted with others. Maybe it could be yours.


Fay Cole, Convenor

RUMMAGE SALE UPDATE

A HUGE thanks to all who donated hours of work to our Rummage Sale. You sorted, folded, and hung piles of clothing, carried boxes galore, priced dozens of items, cooked and served lunch to volunteers, and worked as able cashiers on Friday and Saturday. The cleanup effort on Saturday was a sight to behold…teamwork at its best.


The remains have found their way to Snow Library, Katy’s Corner and the Salvation Army. We will be donating a portion of the proceeds to World Central Kitchen (wck.org) which provides meals in response to humanitarian, climate and community crises.


Hope you enjoy the photos below. The community enjoyed the treasures they found, and we all had a wonderful time being together!


Marcia Bechtold, Fay & Ike Cole


Our Official Greeter Patrick


Co-Leaders,

Ike & Fay Cole

Missing from Photo

Marcia Bechtold


Volunteers -

Arlene and Norman

Prayer to start the event!


We are ready!

So many treasures!


Do NOT touch this basket!

It is mine!!!

Opening Day

Friday about 3:45 -

the line goes around Galley West!


A "priceless treasure"


1:30 Saturday Afternoon...

Roger: "Hey where did every thing go? Someone forgot to take their noodle!"

FOOD 4 KIDS

FOOD FOR KIDS

10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023

3:00 – 5:00 o’clock


PLEASE JOIN US to celebrate

the wonderful people who have made it happen!


*Mix and mingle with F4K staff and volunteers

*Welcome and Recognition at 4:00 o’clock

*F4K display in reception gallery

*Refreshments

*T-shirts!


The Church of the Holy Spirit (Episcopal)

204 Monument Road, Orleans, MA 02653

RSVP by June 17 here


 

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Please Volunteer this Summer

Thank you to the volunteers who have already signed up to help!

YOU can make a difference, too! Don’t wait to sign up.


There are lots of openings to fit your schedule this summer, but especially ...

· Early Food Prep: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

· Packing Line: Wednesday and Friday

· Late Food Prep: Every day

· Drivers to:

Orleans Middle School,

Wellfleet, Truro and Provincetown


Go online here - Food Prep/Pack Volunteer -

to sign up to help prepare the meals, pack them up,

and/or make a dump run with our recyclables.


Go online here - Driver Volunteer -

to sign up to deliver meals to our sites.

Let us know where you would prefer to drive, which day(s) of the week, and

what make of car you will be using.

We'll develop a final driver schedule from the information everyone provides.


We are still hiring for the summer, too:

Kitchen Coordinator, Staff Assistant, and Site Supervisors.

Descriptions are posted here.


Need help signing up to volunteer? Know someone interested in a job with us?

Jot a quick email to Laura Froeschner, our Program Manager at lfroeschner@food4kidscapecod.org, or talk to Anne Koehler.


Read the latest complete Food 4 Kids Newsletter here.


CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

On Mother’s Day, twelve members of the Church School volunteered at the Barbara C. Harris Camp in Greenfield, NH for a work weekend. Our teams worked on road cleanup, building and planting garden beds, painting and sealing up the dining hall for pest control. The weather was gorgeous and our hard work was followed by dinner and a campfire with s’mores. We all slept well that night! Many thanks to Wesley, Jenn, Manolo, Simon, Monica, Javier, Hanna, Lizzie, Emanuelly, Raymond,Jamie and Matt.


Hope you enjoy some photos (below) of our fun weekend.


SUNDAY MAY 28 is Youth Recognition Sunday! Come as we celebrate YOU, Pentecost and the 90th Birthday of the Church! See you there!!


Coming this summer to CHS . . . Soar and Explore!

Join us for 13 Sundays starting June 4th through August 27th with children ages 4 -12 as we share stories, art and Godly Play. (Older children can help or participate.) We will be outside and inside. Class will be from 9:45-10:45 a.m. and then children will join parents in church.

Friends having fun together

Game Night

Helping in the Garden

"The Boys"

Sunday Church Service


Family Group Photo by

the Lake

Campfire fun

Outdoor "friends" joined in

BUILDINGS and GROUNDS
Brian Ridgeway and Ann Pike-Paris

As we approach our 90th birthday, B&G, with the approval of the vestry, is planning to complete four projects aimed to beautify our campus and improve our buildings.


In alignment with our mission to restore and renew our wonderful gift from God, we are embarking on the following repairs and upgrades to CHS.


Project - Administration Building floor covering replacement.


  • Rationale – Current material is well worn, torn, and unsightly.
  • Work scheduled mid-June.


Project – Campus split rail fence.

  • ·Replace 470’ of pressure treated split rail fencing along Monument Rd.
  • Salvageable posts and rails will be stored for future use.
  • Work scheduled July


Project – Our Historic Kimball House

  • Inspection of basement reveals falling-down insulation and past mice presence.
  • CC Insulation will remove old insulation and mice droppings, install 3” closed cell foam on all outside walls down to ground, cover with thermal barrier over foam, cover ground with 6 mil poly vapor-barrier, and put 2” Thermax on hatch.
  • This will stop vermin and cold air from penetrating the Kimball work room reducing heating costs and making a better environment for our hard-working and creative artists.


Project - Parish Hall Boiler #1

  • Ongoing inspections reveal a crack in boiler #1 and past evidence of rust below on concrete floor indicating leakage in the recent past. Both South Shore and Winslow indicated it is past its intended life and should be replaced before next heating season.
  • Work is scheduled for early June.


THANK YOU to all who helped guarding our parish hall floors as they were refinished

mid-May. They look spectacular and were finished just in time for a special wedding and our 90th birthday celebration.

GARDEN PARTY UPDATE

A fantastic Garden Party was held on May 13th with record turnout!


Fifteen wonderful volunteers weeded, raked, mulched and deadheaded the entire campus. Among them, our very own Rector, Patrick, and Roger! They came complete with freshly baked blueberry muffins, pitchers of cold water and sunscreen! They set a high bar for next month! And if you notice clean benches and bird-baths around the campus, thank Roger!

 

Should you notice green hoses strung around the SOS project, we’re dealing with the lack of rain with these sprayer hoses. All the hard work and efforts by Susan Hitchcock, Meredith Perkins and Chuck Dow needs some help as Mother Nature hasn’t really been too helpful in the rain department! Be sure to look for the sign created by Susan.

 

The Memorial Garden will also have a new sign this month. Painting of the walls will commence once a color choice is finalized, and weather allows.

 

A huge shout out to the Kimball Guild for the creation of labels for all our incredible specimen trees. Keep a lookout to see if you find these later in May. A map will be forthcoming.

 

Thank you for the love and caring for our grounds this month:

Chuck Dow, Susan Hitchcock, Meredith Perkins, Nancy Boccia, Brian Skea, David Blanchet, Ike & Fay Cole, Roger Lovejoy, Sarah & Rich Gregory, Diana Crighton, Cheryl Kyle, Celia Calhoun, and Carol Baffi-Dugan!


Next Garden Party - June 10

Our fabulous May Garden Party Team taking a rest after a full morning's work

Note: Patrick and Roger are wearing their new garden hats - gifts from the

B&G Committee

Roger lying down on the job deadheading the daffodils.


PASTORAL CARE
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...

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

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

A special Pastoral Care activity is delivering "thinking about you" small bouquets made from the Sunday Service altar flowers. We need small/medium vases or Mason jars for delivering flowers. They can be left on the counter by the East side bathrooms in the church, or Priscilla Isner can pick them up. Thank you!
HEALTH MINISTRY

 It is hard to believe that Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration ended this month on May 11. 


We’ve all noticed a relaxation of masking policies in public places, even in medical settings. Those of us who work or have worked in health care wondered if this day would ever come or would always masks at work! 


Check out the CDC link below to see what will remain available (vaccines, treatments, testing) and what will change (data reporting). We all grieve the countless losses suffered during the COVID pandemic. And we also are so glad to see everyone’s smiling faces again. Stay well!


CDC guidelines:

Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. Maintain ventilation improvements.

Avoid contact with people who have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

Follow recommendations for isolation if you have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

Follow recommendations for what to do if you are exposed to someone with COVID-19.

If you are at high risk of getting very sick, talk with a healthcare provider about additional prevention actions.

People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a high-quality mask or respirator when indoors in public.

If you are immunocompromised, learn more about how to protect yourself.”


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/end-of-phe.html

 Barnstable County’s COVID-19 hospital admission level is LOW, updated weekly. Guidelines can be found in the following link

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html 

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: 508-957-7400 Falmouth: 508-495-5716 So. 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
CHS GALLERY
The CHS Gallery is open Monday - Thursday 10 - 3 and Sundays after church.
Bring a friend - sit on the sofas - feel the joy of the art on display.

One more weekend to view the extraordinary collages by

Pia McKensie on display in the gallery…

Her show, "Garden Wise", is perfect for Spring! 

FOOD 4 KIDS - 10th Anniversary

will be featured in the CHS Gallery for the Month of June.



Please stop by to see the display of photos and other memorabilia about this amazing

10-Year Journey and critical ministry to CHS and our broader Cape Cod Community.


Make sure you also read the additional article in this Together edition that includes an invitation to a Celebration of Food 4 Kids at CHS on Saturday June 24 from 3-5

A welcomed sign for all families again

this summer.

Preparing food in CHS kitchen to be packed into bags for delivery to sites.

Packing lunch bag assembly line. About 600 bags are packed each day!

Packed lunches lined up for drivers to take to each site.

Calling all CHS artists to show their “gifts” in the gallery. 

Sign up for one month (Fall/Winter months are open) - set up first day of your chosen month - take down last day of your month - help is available! Sign up poster is in the window - by the gallery door.


Did you know that CHS artists are showing their art in Galley West Art Gallery? The gallery is open Wednesday - Saturday, 10 - 2 and will be open from time to time on Sundays after church service.

Sharyn Laughton

SUNDAY BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

We are currently discussing Not in God's Name by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.


On Sunday April 16, we began our group reflection on Chapter 1 with a lively discussion. We will continue to meet in the Fireplace Room on Sundays after the 10:00 service when there is no other parish activity happening during coffee hour. Everyone is welcome. Please join us!


If you cannot be there in person, please email Brooke Eaton-Skea, and she will send you the Zoom link.  We hope you join the group. 

FREE SHOP

Gratefully and gladly…….the shop is ready for your

good, clean SUMMER clothing donations!


Please, no more heavy winter clothing

and no men’s suits.

We can only accept shoes in almost perfect condition.


Many thanks for supporting this vital CHS ministry.


All set with paper bags with handles for now!


Come visit, come shop, come see!


Suzy Gray (who recycles EVERYTHING) & Sharyn Laughton - CoDirectors

GALLEY WEST ART GALLERY

The gallery is open - New Spring Show

New art, a number of new artists, amazing talent.


New gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday 10:00 - 2:00


<< Wood Cut by Vernon Smith

Note Cards with this wood cut design and portions of the Vernon Smith mural can be purchased in the Gallery.


Calling all CHS Artists (and your artist friends)

who live in the Lower and Outer Cape


Please consider entering Galley West's Summer Show

The Call for Art entry period closes June 5.


The Autumn Show call for art is July 6 - August 6.


Online entry form is on the gallery's website.

galleywestartgallery.com


Summer Show Dates: July 6 - August 26

Autumn Show Dates: September 6 - October 21


If you have questions about entering a show or learning how you can help in our gallery, contact Sue Sasso or Sharyn Laughton.

CHS OUTREACH

This month we are featuring Homeless Prevention Council (HPC)


HOMELESS PREVENTION COUNCIL'S

5th ANNUAL WALK FOR HOME

Saturday June 10th

in Provincetown & Chatham

  

The Homeless Prevention Council has been a longstanding organization supported by CHS through our Outreach Ministry. Our own dear Freddie Fitzgerald was a very active member of HPC and walked the walk many years.


If you would like to create your own team, or just make a donation to this wonderful organization, the HPC website has all the information you need.

 

5th Annual Walk for Home (onecause.com)

 

Since 1991, HPC, (Homeless Prevention Council), has served more than 50,000 clients. Last year alone, HPC’s dedicated case workers were honored to assist 2360 clients which included 837 adults, 723 children, 610 seniors and 190 young adults. In addition, HPC helped people within 1078 households remain in their homes. Two of HPC’s major annual events, the student backpack program and the holiday gift program saw significant increases. 327 school backpacks filled with school necessities were distributed, an increase of 15% from the previous year and 481 children received gifts and clothing during the holiday event, a 13% increase from prior year.

 

HPC’s case workers assist our neighbors in the following areas:

1.      Providing access to housing programs and funding

2.      Providing budgeting guidance and assistance

3.      Providing networks of community resources

4.      Providing access to job training and educational resources

5.      Assisting in the application for fuel assistance.


The work that HPC performs is direly needed in our community.

 By walking with one of the teams, creating your own team,

or by making a donation you will help HPC help so many more. 

NAUSET INTERFAITH ASSOCIATION
"Working together for the common good of our wider community, especially the poor, oppressed and marginalized.” - Articles of Organization, NIA

Holy Spirit is one of the six founding congregations of the Nauset Interfaith Association in response to the tragedy of 9-11-2001. NIA now has 24 member congregations representing many different Christian denominations as well as Unitarians, Jews and Muslims living on Cape Cod.

There are several members of our congregation who are active in NIA, but we would love to have more! Besides our main NIA body which sponsors several events each year we have several action teams:

  • One working to help homeless and at-risk high school students go to college (Youth Outreach Hospitality Action Team).
  • One working to heal institutional racism on Cape Cod (Martin Luther King Action Team) with several separate sub-groups working with our Cape teachers, a sharing group with police chiefs, and reforming our laws regarding correctional institutions.
  • One reaching out to asylum and refugee families on Cape Cod (Refugee Support Action Team). They have had a supportive relationship with the NTumba family from the Democratic Republic of Congo where Tony and Joelle were arrested and tortured because of Tony’s Photojournalism work for the United Nations exposing corruption in his native DRC.

We also are trying to get an Environmental Justice Action Team going again to work with other environmental groups on Cape Cod, so it will still be here for our grandchildren!

Here are some parishioners who are active and or supportive of NIA’s work on the Cape and beyond: Brooke Eaton-Skea, Nancy Ludewig, Page McMahan, Robyn McLaughlin, Jay Haun, and myself. I would be glad to talk with anyone interested in NIA. You can call me at 413-478-5719 or ksbcampbell5050@gmail.com. Thank you!

BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, REMEMBRANCES

IF YOU WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR BIRTHDAY OR
ANNIVERARY LIST, PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE

BIRTHDAYS


Elizabeth Beattie  5.26 Susan Owens 5.26

 Mary Anne Bragdon 5.30 Kate Paradise 5.30

Ben Schneider 5.30 Vivian Cook 5.31


Wayne Gass 6.01 Betsey Mason 6.03     

Hannah Rose 6.03 Sharyn Laughton 6.04

Alicia Hyde 6.07 The Rev. Ellen McKinley 6.09

Nancy Anderson 6.12 Martha Williams  6.16

Sally Drew 6.18 Rich Weeks 6.18

The Rev. Ken Campbell 6.19 Janet Winter 6.20

Mike Gatzkiewicz 6.21 Helen Richardson 6.21

Georgia Schneider 6.23 John Sterne 6.27

Elizabeth Whalen 6.28    


ANNIVERSARIES

Mike and Jean Gatzkiewicz 6.01.58

Ed and Betsey Mason 6.07.57

Ike and Fay Cole 6.12.65

Steve and Nancy Anderson 6.21.75

Steven and The Rev. Anne Koehler 6.22.74

Michael and Priscilla Isner 6.23.84

Brian and Brooke Skea 6.24.95


REMEMBRANCES

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 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

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

Greta Zarookian 5.10.2023

Diana Oliveria 5.19.2023

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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. Meet at 4:30 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. 
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS
  • May 25 - Cape & Islands Deanery Assembly
  • May 28 - Pentecost and CHS 90th Anniversary
  • May 29 - Memorial Day - CHS Office Closed
  • June 1 - Ladies' Luncheon Noon
  • June 10 - Garden Party
  • June 24 - Food 4 Kids 10th Anniversary Celebration
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