Volume 17| November 4, 2020
Being Together - Apart
When your read this newsletter, we probably will not know who won the 2020 Presidential election or other state and local elections. This could be a difficult week for us. So while we wait for the results, I hope you take advantage of the prayer opportunities and other material being made available by the Diocese of Massachusetts. Click here to read about all of the Diocesan programs including online prayer gatherings offered at 7 p.m. on the evenings of Nov. 3, 4, 5 & 6.
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I have frequently shared things I read in Maria Shriver's weekly newsletter. The following taken from her Sunday November 1st edition is good advice that parallels what Bishop Currey, Bishop Gates, and Bishop Harris shared in their pre-election communications.

There will be plenty of people trying to spread doubt or sow fear, so steady yourself. Stay even. Let’s set an intention to rise above all that. Don’t panic if your candidate doesn’t win. Don’t gloat if your candidate does win. No matter how you feel about the outcome, think about how you can offer a hand in peace to someone who
didn’t share your point of view or didn’t get their way.
 
People will grieve and people will cheer. People will laugh and people will cry.
People will panic and people will be still. Try to focus on being still.
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One way to "be still" this time of year is to join fellow CHS members at our Sunday Morning Prayer Zoom service. While we can not worship physically together, I am finding that these services are very meaningful and intimate. Seeing the faces of participants during the whole service, not just the back of their heads, makes our worship together with music, scripture, prayers and sermon very special. I highly recommend you join us on Sundays and Tuesday's Healing Services brought to you with Zoom. If you need help getting Zoom set up on your device, please contact me.

I wish you peace and stillness this week and always.

Sue
WARDENS' MESSAGE
 
The annual Diocesan Convention, “Embracing Brave Change” on November 7th
is happening virtually this year. We will be well represented with Celia Calhoun and Dianne Fromm as our delegates. Many thanks, and our prayers are with them as they undertake this role on behalf of our parish. Information about the Convention is available from the Diocesan website link at the end of this newsletter.
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SAVE THE DATE
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15TH
FINANCIAL AND WARDENS' FORUM
AFTER THE ZOOM MORNING PRAYER SERVICE
Treasurer Chris Crighton will give a finanancial presentation
and Wardens Melissa Keeffe and Steve Koehler will give updates on our
Transitional Priest-in-Charge and future in-person "re-gatherings."

Questions in advance, and during the forum, are welcomed. Send them to Chris, Mellissa or Steve.
STEWARDSHIP
If you plan to make a pledge for 2021, please return your pledge card as soon as possible. We are starting to create our 2021 budget and receiving your pledge is a critical part of that process. To date, 108 pledges for 2021 have been received, totaling $262,647. Comparing this figure to the total pledged by these 108 pledges last year, we have seen an increase of 1%. FYI - last year's total of 131 pledges was for over $300,000.

If you need a pledge card, call the parish office and one will be mailed to you.
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ONLINE GIVING
We are grateful to all who have turned to Online Giving for their donations to Holy Spirit. If you would like to make an online donation, click here or visit the Holy Spirit website and click on the green GIVE NOW button on any page.
ZOOM WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT CHS
MORNING PRAYER SERVICE SUNDAYS at 10:00 a.m.
A Zoom meeting invitation email will be sent each
Friday with the Sunday Bulletin.
For our participants' protection, when you sign in into the
Zoom service, you are now placed in a "waiting room"
that might cause a slight delay in joining the group.
The Service Host will let you in to the Zoom Service Group.
TUESDAY HEALING SERVICE
10:00 A.M.

Please join Gail Smith+ for our powerful healing service.
A Zoom meeting invitation email will be sent each Monday.
Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Remembrances
Upcoming dates to give you time to send a note, card, or call.

BIRTHDAYS
        
Olivia Evans  11.01  Geoffrey Smith  11.03    Libby Hall    11.07
Karen Gentile  11.08    Oris Folsom  11.09 Barbara Mahoney  11.11
Gay Wheeler  11.13    Stan Snow  11.13    Brian Skea  11.14
Dick Anderson  11.20    Jack Nixon  11.20    Herbert Skelly 11.20   
Patty Pike  11.21   Dan Kimball   11.22    Karen Sweeney  11.23     
Tom Graham  11.24    Suzanna Gray  11.24    Celia Calhoun  11.25
Joy Louyi Pye  11.26  Donna Tavano   11.26    Rob LaBranche, Jr.   11.30
Joe Tavano 11.30 Raymond Thompson  11.30  Karen Gardner  11.30

ANNIVERSARIES
Tom and Sharyn Laughton  11.01.97
Jack and Susan Sasso     11.03.84
Francis and Barbara Hoffman 11.21.51
Rev. Bill and Margaret Anne Heuss   11.21.09

ORDINATIONS

REMEMBRANCES

  Anne Wardrop  11.01.17  Rosemary Von Schlegell 11.02.06 
The Rev. G. David White  11.04.09 
Frank Gawle  11.05.07  Philip Stevens, Sr. 11.05.90
Mac Kirkwood  11.06.07  William L. Beattie   11.07.10
Barbara Nelson  11.07.03  Frederick W. Thomas  11.07.13
Walter Morgan, Jr. 11.08.80 Connie Purdy   11.10.03 
J. Howard Glover  11.13.10  Charles Chandler 11.14.85
Ruth Smith   11.14.81  Judith Bernhardt 11.15.97 
Herbert Fuller, Sr.  11.15.68 Richard C. Butterworth11.17.12
Frances Nickerson  11.17.10 Chester McLeod 11.18.06
The Rt. Rev. George Rath   11.18.95  Thomas Frend Carey 11.19.98 
Pete Miller 11.20.09 Agnes Delano  11.21.95 
Elizabeth Mason  11.22.01 William Lester Udall 11.22.98
Keith F. Miller   11.23.14 Christine Miller  11.25.05
John Hallstead    11.26.08 Samuel M. Nickerson, III  11.26.72
Charlie Puzo 11.26.17 Russell Ford  11.27.11
Herbert Fuller   11.27.96 Virginia Thompson   11.27.92
Myrtle Haynie    11.28.07 Robert A. LaBranche, Sr. 11.28.19
Adrienne Smith  11.29.05 Donald Clifton   11.29.08
David Moore  11.29.15

       RECENT DEATHS

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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.
HEALTH & WELLNESS THOUGHTS
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD)

For years I’ve noticed that come October, my energy level is noticeably low. Even with 8-9 hours of sleep I can wake up tired. When I was working full time I realized that low energy levels seemed to happen every October. As the hours of daylight reduce and then daylight savings ends and it’s dark around 4:00 p.m., it is even harder to stay motivated and not just sit and watch TV or nap. I just thought this was “my normal."

Then I read my horoscope for October 24, 2020 and it said I should "be kind to myself today as I was prone to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and other weather related conditions." Hmm. What’s that about? Turns out, reduced sunlight impacts your biological clock, serotonin levels that affects moods, and melatonin levels that impact sleep patterns. It's a real condition, but there are things you can do to help yourself.

Here are two articles that provide more information on SAD and what you can do to mitigate its potentially negative impacts.... and remember, most of all, be kind and gentle to yourself this time of year.
HELP YOUR NEIGHBOR-ISOLATION COMMUNICATION

I read this and thought it a good idea if you want to help someone who lives alone.

A neighbor is older and lives alone so I gave her 3 color pieces of paper for her window that faces our kitchen window. Green is for "I'm OK"; Yellow for "Need help with an errand"; and Red for "Emergency - help!" I call it Isolation Communication and a simple way to stay connected.
Heavy Rain last Friday forced us
to Re-Schedule our
"Last Garden Party"
to put the parish gardens to rest
for the winter.

PLEASE JOIN US
Friday, NOVEMBER 6th  8:30-11:30..for long as you can

PLEASE BRING A BUDDY WITH YOU....
OUR GARDENS NEED TLC. More help = More done
SOME INSPIRATION
A Wonderful story -Ruth Campbell
 I talked to Janet Winter about bringing pumpkins to The Terraces to decorate. So Nancy Ludewig and Janet worked together and the group decorated 6 pumpkins after morning prayer on October 25th. In talking to Janet, I told her I was dressing up as St. Lucia (Lucy) to greet the families who came to pick up a pumpkin. She told me she had written about her in the old CHS church school curriculum she had written and illustrated in 1992 and 1993 which she gave to me a couple of years ago! I found her work (hence the wonderful typewriter printed document to the left.) I gave copies of this to families when they came to pick up pumpkins. Everyone at the Terraces received the handout too. Thank you Janet for your talent and gifts you have given to CHS children and adults. You just keep on giving to us over the years. Blessings to you from all of us!
An isolation self help check list.
Good advice!
Thank you Cynthia Murray for sharing.
November 11th is Veterans Day, a day when we need to stop and say thank you to all the women and men, alive and passed away, who made huge personal sacrifices to keep us safe and protect the freedom and liberties we have by living in this country.

Click here to read a short article about the history of Armistice/Veterans Day.
SOME FUN THINGS
Friends took us on a boat ride in Pleasant Bay. On the way back, we passed the herd of seals resting on a sand bar that comes up at low tide. So we made noises to get their attention...boy did they move.
Click here to watch the video.
Full Blue Moon Halloween.
My camera made it look more like the sun rising...the moon really was a bright pumpkin orange that shows somewhat in the water reflection.
Click here to watch a video of the moon rising.

NEW ZOOM BOOK STUDY GROUP STARTING NOVEMBER 11th
"HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST" by Ibram X. Kendi

Please join Nancy Ludewig and Linda Belford in a Zoom Book Group to discuss the book, “How To Be An Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi.

If you participated in either the “White Fragility” or “Me and White Supremacy” book discussion groups, you will discover that, as he delves into his own experiences growing up as a black person, Kendi’s approach and overall content on the topic of racism is different.

The Zoom sessions will be from 4-5 p.m. Please contact Nancy Ludewig by November 7th (her contact info is in the Parish Directory) and she will send you the Zoom invitation. Let her know if you are new to Zoom… she will help you get connected.
CHS FREE SHOP AND OTHER THRIFT STORE UPDATES

Sadly but understandably so, the Free Shop is still closed and no longer accepting donations.  The Free Shop inventory was bagged up by Suzy Gray and Wayne Currey and Suzy has distributed it to different locations on the Cape. As we clean out closets, here is an updated list of locations that are open and accepting your donations.

  • Joan of Arc Thrift Store - Orleans. Recently re-opened
  • Wellfleet Mass Appeal (behind Dunkin Doughnuts)
  • Orleans Transfer Station - Red Cross bins & book drop off bins
  • Eastham Transfer Station - Red Cross bins
  • Our Lady of the Cape Thrift Shop - Brewster - 11am Saturday drop off
  • Goodwill - Hyannis
Sharyn Laughton and Suzy Gray, Free Shop Leaders
GETTING READY FOR WINTER - Sue Sasso

For most of us, the pandemic and staying close to home has forced us to find new things to keep us occupied. While the weather was nice, we were able to do a lot of things outdoors. But I'm sure we've also read more books, watched more TV shows, movies and, documentaries than ever before.

As the days grow colder and we will have less to do outside, we will be looking for things to keep us occupied inside. Even the snowbirds who have left for warmer climates will still have to maintain social distances. I think a list of books to read, things to watch on TV, etc. will be helpful.

So, how about we join forces and compile a list to share of our favorite books, TV shows, movies, and documentaries, or other things to do to help us through the winter months?

BY DECEMBER 16TH - Send your recommendations to newsletters@chsorleans.org As a New Year's gift, I will compile the list and publish it in the January 6th edition of Being Together-Apart. We can also consider periodic updates with new recommendations.

Let's encourage our youth to send recommendations too. I'll include them in a separate genre section.

Please include the following information
with your recommendations:

+BOOKS - Title and Author and a brief description
+TV SHOWS, MOVIES, DOCUMENTARIES
Include Network (PBS, CBS, etc.)
or which "app" it is available;
i.e. Netflix, Prime, YouTube, Acorn, Peacock, etc.
Also include a brief description.
DIOCESE of MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNICATIONS

Diocesan Convention is Saturday, November 7th.
Click here to read about all the scheduled topics.

Stay informed and connected to the Episcopal Diocese of MA
Sign up to receive our diocesan communications,
including the monthly E-news. (www.diomass.org)
MEMBER CONTACT INFORMATION

In an effort to reduce scam and junk emails,
WE WILL NO LONGER INCLUDE MEMBERS' PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESSES or
PHONE NUMBERS IN PARISH COMMUNICATIONS.

Member contact information is available in the CHS PARISH DIRECTORY*

*Updated Parish Directories are available .
Please contact the Parish Office.

PLEASE do NOT open or respond to emails messages that appear to be from
our clergy or staff members asking for favors or gifts cards.
If you are not sure what to do, contact the parish office.
The next edition of Being Together-Apart is
Wednesday November 18, 2020.

Send items to be included to Sue Sasso by Monday morning November 16th
newsletters@chsorleans.org
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