Volume 14| September 2, 2020

Being Together - Apart

STEWARDSHIP

Last week pledge cards for the 2021 Parish Year were mailed to your homes. Please prayerfully consider the vital and valued ministries of our parish when completing and returning your pledge.    On Sunday, August 30th, Chris Crighton, a member of the Stewardship Team, offered a testimonial on the importance of his faith, stewardship, and being a member of Holy Spirit.   CLICK HERE to listen to a recording of Chris' message; Click Here to read it.   Looking forward, on Sunday, September 13th, Brenda Ridgeway, a member of the Vestry, will offer her personal stewardship message focusing on the Now and Future Church.   The Stewardship Team thanks you for your continued support in these challenging yet creative times of ministry.   Faithfully yours on behalf of the Vestry,    The Stewardship Team for 2021 Georgia Schneider, Kate Paradise, Steve Koehler, Chris Crighton, Doug Fromm

WARDEN'S MESSAGE

It’s hard to believe that we are already in September. Kids are gearing up for virtual or hybrid back-to-school, the Halloween candy is out at the grocery store, and we are all anxious to see how this Fall unfolds. Bishop Alan Gates, Bishop Gayle Harris, and Canon Kelly O’Connell joined the Vestry for our August meeting to discuss our parish transition and Rector search process during this COVID time. As you know, back in March, the Diocese suspended all search related work indefinitely. The Diocese has now given us the green light to start a Covid modified search process. The first step will be to begin interviewing candidates in September for a Transitional Priest in Charge (TPIC). TPIC is a new term for what was previously called Interim Priest. Once we have called a TPIC, we will give him/her some time to settle into life at CHS, and then we will commission our Search Committee.  As we discussed with the Bishops, helping the TPIC to settle in will require some real creativity while we continue to limit personal contact. It has worked at other parishes and they are confident we can do it as well. This is a very exciting time for CHS and we know everyone is ready to get started. Gail+ has been working with our Diocesan Re-gathering Shepherd and is in the process of creating and then submitting written plans for Diocesan approval to begin in-person worship. Once approved, we will start slowly, probably with outdoor worship. We also want to let you know the Wardens will be hosting a Zoom Wardens Forum on Sunday, September 20th, immediately following the 10:00 am Zoom worship service. Please put this on your calendar.  Do you have questions, comments, concerns? We would love to hear from you!   Melissa Keeffe and Steve Koehler

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.

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. BAPTISIMS Seamus Whitcomb 8-30-2020 Held in the CHS Memorial Garden BIRTHDAYS    Cynthia Murray 9.02    Ashley Chung  9.04       .Patricia McLeod 9.11    Kate O’Brien 9.12   Susan Sasso  9.13     Gail Binney-Sterne  9.14    Matt Jones 9.16 Dilys Smith  9.16 .30    Tom Laughton  9.20    Barbara Hoffman  9.21      Meredith Perkins 9.21    Lucas LaBranche  9.24    Lilian Kuo  9.25 Charles Spiegel     9.25 ANNIVERSARIES Don and Elaine Usher 9.01.56    Bill and Barbara Wahlquist  9.04.54    Jack and Karen Gentile  9.06.86 Dick and Barbara Koeppen 9.08.63    Robert and Pam Brimmer 9.09.00 Frank and Donna Tavano 9.09.77    Chuck and Marge Farrell 9.11.50 Brian and Brenda Ridgeway 9.13.14 Wes and Bev Dreher   9.18.93 John and Gail Sterne   9.21.02 Matthew and Jamie Thompson 9.23.00 Piero and Bryony Venturini   9.23.00 ORDINATIONS REMEMBRANCES        Edward Warren Schultze 9.01.08 Charles Evans, Priest  9.01.83    Katherine Jones 9.01.98 Harry D. Felsenthal 9.02.09    Vernon Smith  9.02.69 Gwendolyn Heller Hobbs 9.03.11 Harry Hill Carey 9.04.97    James Graham  9.04.99 Vivian Foy Stacey  9.05.16    Walter Bell, Jr., Priest   9.06.90 Nathalie Johnson  9.07.14    Donna White  9.08.15 Ken Gardiner 9.09.18    Eugene Gieringer 9.09.97 Constance Grosvenor 9.09.10    Patricia Husson  9.10.04 Dorothy Benner 9.11.04    William Calhoun  9.11.06 Hope M. Ford  9.12.02    Janet Skadden  9.12.14 James Townsend, Jr.  9.12.99 RECENT DEATHS .+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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.

A BABY CENTER (ABC) NEEDS YOUR HELP A Baby Center (ABC) is a mission of the Cape Cod Council of Churches (CCCC). Their mission is to serve without judgement the youngest in our community. As an active member of CCCC, CHS has a long history of support to ABC. ABC supplements critical basic needs that ensure the good health and safety of babies in need who live on Cape Cod and the Islands. These services are provided at no cost to clients and without regard for religious preference or lack thereof and they need our help… NOW!  Click here to learn what is needed and how and where you can drop off donations at CHS Sunday September 6th - Friday September 11th (Noon) We will arrange their delivery to ABC's Hyannis center.

BEING INSPIRED

It’s September and that means for six months, the pandemic has forced us all to be socially distant and also means we don’t have opportunities to physically visit or help friends who would benefit from our attention. Recently, I heard three different messages that helped me find ways to help others and still “play by the pandemic rules.”  Click here if you want to read more and decide if some resonate with you for personal action… Sue Sasso

KAMPUS KAPERS

COME TO A GARDEN PARTY..... YOU ARE INVITED TO COME TO THE CHS GARDEN PARITES... meet with friends (6' apart) and help keep our campus looking good. *Fridays: 9/11, 9/25   8:30-11:30... or...for as long as you can stay PLEASE BRING A BUDDY WITH YOU.... OUR GARDENS NEED TLC. More help = More done *If these dates don't work for you, contact Ann Pike-Paris to discuss when you are available and she will assign an area to work.

OTHER KAMPUS KAPERS

GALLEY WEST UPDATE In June, the Town or Orleans approved the Community Preservation Act grant requests that included one for Holy Spirit to restore the Galley West and eventually open it as a community art gallery. This means in the near future you will start to see some construction activity around the Galley West and wanted to let you know what will be happening. There is a lot of work needed to preserve these antique structures including stabilization of the 200+ year old foundation, electrical updates, walls and insulation installation and a new HVAC system. At publication of this newsletter, the CHS Building & Grounds Committee is in the final stages of negotiations with a local contractor who will oversee the project and work that will begin this Fall. The other part of the project was to ensure the Vernon Smith wall mural is restored and preserved. We have contracted to have it restored by Art Rescue of Dennis MA. Their professional art restoration expertise will ensure this amazing piece of art is preserved and restored for future generations. It's been a long time coming, but we are thrilled that funding has been secured and our dream to reopen as a community art gallery will happen... at a TBD date.

REMINDER Please do not tack or tape anything on the church doors or surrounding trim! If you have something that needs to be placed on or near one of the doors, you must first get approval from Gail Smith+ and then, Wayne Currey will place it in an appropriate manner. Thank you for your cooperation and respect of our buildings.

THE SOLAR PANEL project on the North hill

And the trees came down.

All clear!

BLANK - HOLDING PLACE FOR PICTURE OF SOLAR INSTALLATION Coming Soon

SACRISTY RENOVATION - new floors!

New floors in the hallway.

New floors in sacristy. Cabinet and counter installation is scheduled for week of September 1st.

‌ BLANK- HOLDING PLACE FOR PICTURE OF COMPLETED PROJECT. Coming Soon

SUNDAY BOOK GROUP Resumes September 13th at 12:30 via Zoom The Sunday morning book group is taking a few weeks off. Our next book is Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor.  Everyone is invited to join us in reading Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor, an Episcopal Priest and author. Holy Envy is about her experience teaching a college course entitled “Religions of the World” and discovering “the spiritual riches God can teach us from the faith of others.”

On Sunday September 13th at 12:30, we will have our first Zoom meeting to discuss the introduction and Chapter 1.  Meetings usually last about an hour.  If you would like to join us, please contact Brian Skea at brianrskea at gmail.com or brookeskea at gmail.com and we will send you a Zoom invitation. Hope to see you on September 13th.

FOOD 4 KIDS UPDATE Anne Koehler and Brenda Ridgeway

September 2020 – “Filling the Gap” Our formal summer meal program ended on August 28th with meals provided through Sunday, August 30th. Normally schools would pick up where we leave off, but, with delayed openings of as much as 2 weeks, there was a potential gap in providing free meals for children in several of the towns we serve. Food 4 Kids partnered with Cape Kid Meals (www.capekidmeals.org) to help bridge that gap.  Click Here for the program's full update.

Cathy Walsman, F4K’s Orleans Site Supervisor, and Ruth Campbell, get ready to hand out over 400 meals at CHS on August 31st..

ABOUT US I have no interviews in the pipeline. I am available to interview you for a future edition "About Us" article. Please contact Sue Sasso to set up a time. The interview takes about 2 hours and you get to edit/approve the final version that will be published. We can do it by Zoom or I can come to your home, adhere to social distant rules and wear a mask. Everyone tells me how much they enjoy these interviews. Please think about doing this.

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REMINDER ABOUT SCAM EMAIL MESSAGES 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 the actual email address is not from a @chsorleans.org address, do not open nor respond. Move the email to your Junk folder or delete it. NEVER RESPOND NOR SEND ANY MONEY OR GIFT CARDS IN RESPONSE TO AN EMAIL FROM A CHS STAFF MEMBER. If you are not sure what to do, contact the parish office.

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