Volume 31 / June 2, 2021
Being Together - Again!?!
A MESSAGE FROM JOE+

"To err is human; to foul things up takes a computer."

Joe+ has lots to share with us. However, his computer did not want to cooperate to let him create his message for this newsletter edition  He sends his blessings and promises to have a full message in the June 16th edition.

Joe also wants to tell you how much he loved meeting so many of you this past Sunday. He looks forward to meeting more and more of us as we become more comfortable worshiping together at CHS in the coming weeks.

And, note the change in our newsletter title.... it is no longer "Being Together - Apart". We are working hard to make it safe for everyone to return to worship and...

"BEING TOGETHER - AGAIN!?!
("!" for the joy we feel; "?" for the work still to be done.)

Peace,
Joe+
SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATE
PLANNING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER!

At long last, the search for the next rector of Church of the Holy Spirit has begun! We will soon ask you to complete the Church Assessment Tool (CAT), an on-line survey that will help the search committee and vestry members gauge the strength, vitality, and trends in our church. The information gained from this assessment will be essential in helping the search committee of the Church of the Holy Spirit create the Parish Profile.

Next week you will receive an email with all the information you will need to complete this survey.

All answers are strictly anonymous. We have no way of matching any assessment to a particular person, so please feel free to candidly share your perceptions, opinions and experiences. Our future together is dependent on your participation and honest answers.

If you have questions, please contact Ike Cole or Cynthia Murray. Their telephone numbers and email addresses can be found in the parish directory

Many thanks,
CHS Search Committee
Celia Calhoun, Ike Cole, Brooke Eaton-Skea, Doug Fromm, Bob Hubby, Priscilla Isner, Sharyn Laughton, Jen Marlin, Cynthia Murray, Meg Nemitz, Rich Weeks
WEEKLY ZOOM WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
AT CHS
SUNDAY MORNING
EUCHARIST SERVICE
10:00 a.m.

In person worship has resumed
in the CHS Parish Hall.
Please enter through the front doors and, for now, continue to wear a mask.
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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

You can also watch the service live or later on our YouTube channel
Some moments from our service on May 30, 2021
in the Parish Hall
Music Director, Joan Kirchner
The baby grand ivories sounded
so joyous.
Above - 65 members attended
in person, joined by 35 via Zoom
Below - Some of our wonderful choir members making a truly
"Joyful noise unto our Lord"
TUESDAY HEALING SERVICE
10:00 A.M.
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Please join Gail Smith+ for our
powerful healing service.
A Zoom Meeting invitation email is
sent Mondays at Noon.
SPIRIT STORIES WITH RUTH

Back by popular request, Ruth Campbell,
with help from Caroline Keeffe-Jones,
offers the first of two recent recordings.

“All Because You Matter”
by Tami Charles was written in 2020.

Click here to listen.
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Somehow Jesus’s words flow through these books like they speak through
hymns and flowers and kindness and
the Eucharist.. which is love incarnate.
We hope you enjoy them.

 Peace, Ruth.
CHURCH SCOOL AND YOUTH GROUP NEWS
The Church School having a
"Youth Recognition Event" 
Sunday June 13th 4:00 pm
Ice Cream/ Cupcake Social on Sunday June 13th 
For Church School Families.  
Weather Permitting 

Details will be emailed to the Church School families.
CHS GRADUATES
WELL DONE GRADUATES!!
WE WATCHED YOU GROW UP AND
NOW YOUR CHS FAMILY IS PROUD OF
YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS


BEN LABRANCH Nauset Regional High School and on to Hamilton College
ASHLEY CHUNG Cornell University
JACOB LABRANCH Middlebury College
KATIE BRAGDON, daughter of CHS members Don and Mary Anne Bragdon. Katie just graduated Summa Cum Laude from Simmons University with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. She has begun her career at Fitzgerald Physical Therapy Associates, located in Woburn and Melrose, MA. 
Now that's something to BRAG-d-ON Dr. KATIE!!
FOOD 4 KIDS

Looking ahead to Summer 2021

Food 4 Kids returns
to CHS

FOOD 4 KIDS’ SUMMER PROGRAM
RETURNS TO A MORE “NORMAL” SUMMER
MONDAY, JUNE 28
 
Partnerships with Community Summer Programs Return!
 
This summer we will partner with more than 15 community summer programs for children and teens in all 8 towns on the lower/outer Cape. We will also return to Church of the Holy Spirit, 204 Monument Road, Orleans, as our base of operation. 

Each day for 9 weeks, MON-FRI, we will prepare and distribute 500-600 lunches and snacks with a very small paid staff and the generous efforts of volunteers like you. Those meals will be handed out free to children attending the community programs and any other children who drop by our sites.

Volunteer sign up is underway but still spot are available. We need people to prepare and package meals, and deliver to the sites.

Volunteered with us before?
Know what you want to do ?
just click here and sign up!

NEED HELP SIGNING UP?  Email us at info@food4kidscapecod.org 
with the dates and roles you would like and we will sign you up. 

Want more information about the 2021 Food 4 Kids program,
Click Here to read their June 2 newsletter with more details about each of the volunteer tasks and important information.

Packing Grab-and-Go Meals at Nauset Midde School 
Nauset Schools will continue to provide grab-and-go meals for families thru the summer. Additional days to help pack meals through August have been added to the sign up. 
GARDEN PARTY Update
PLEASE - Come Join Our Garden Parties - We know most of us have our own gardens to tend to.. but we really can use a few hours of your time tending to our parish campus gardens.
Every helping hand is important and appreciated.

Garden Party Schedule 9:00 - 12:00 through July 1st;
Dates are weather dependent
  
 June: 3rd (Thursday) 19th (Saturday)
 July: 1st (Thursday) 17th (Saturday)
 August: 5th (Thursday) 14th (Saturday)
 September:  2nd (Thursday) 18th (Saturday)

Even if you can't join us on one of our planned work days, give Ann Pike-Paris a call and she can tell you what needs to be done and you can do it when convenient for you. 
Many hands will make our campus work light.  Thank you. Ann
Remember: We are still observing some Covid restrictions:
Bring your own tools: rake, shovel, clippers, a basket, tarp or plastic bag for debrided material.
Masks will be optional when within 6 feet of others.
Restrooms will be available
Bring your own coffee or water, no snacks provided yet!
 
QUESTIONS? Contact Ann Pike-Paris
BUILDING AND GROUNDS UPDATES
GALLEY WEST UPDATE

Orleans Town Meeting Saturday May 22. Received approval of our $64,000 grant for additional funding to complete the Galley West restoration. Funds will be become available in July and so we can complete the restoration.

Sometime in June, we will be sending the parish an advance notice of the gallery's website launch and press release announcing the Galley West Art Gallery to the public.

When this concept began two years ago, 18 CHS member artists said "yes" to becoming Galley West Art Gallery members. We encourage other CHS members to become GWAG members too.
The website will include information about how artists in the Lower and Outer Cape towns can become members to show and sell their art in the gallery.
This is the new sign being presented to the Orleans Architectural Review Committee (ARC) in June.

Inspired by the Vernon Smith mural in the galley, the sign was designed and will be built by Dan Joy, Vernon's grandson. When approved by ARC it will be installed on a post along Monument Road in front of Galley West.
Share Your
Silver Lining
Shared personal stories from you!.
Below are two more Silver Linings from the CHS Health Ministry.

At last, we’re beginning to see a bit of light at the end of the Covid journey. Clearly, it’s not over yet, but we are emerging from some pretty hard times. So we thought we’d offer you a bit of insight into how those of us on Health Ministry have managed these difficult times. Hopefully you will smile and maybe find our offerings to be helpful! Ann P-P.

Kate P.:
-I “got back to nature”; evening walks identifying stars, planets, and constellations.
-I loved identifying the many birds who were guests at the feeder.
-I watched all the seasons of Good Witch (Hallmark), the Mandalorian (Disney).
-I joined a book group and loved our first selection Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger.
-Whenever possible I joined the Tuesday 10 am healing service led by Gail+.
-My gratitude list was essential, top of my list was giving thanks for our amazing Holy Spirit community. 
 
Meg N.:
-I found myself reading more than ever, often 2 very different books at a time. The more I read, the longer my book list grew...messages of hope and strength, spiritual journeys, racial justice. Along with learning so much, reading helped me to slow down, relax and breathe.
If you have a story or "silver lining" to share, send it to Sue Sasso. Please indicate if you want your contribution to be published anonymously. Let's celebrate the good things that have happened!
SUNDAY BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
On Sunday, May 16, we began our new book selection, Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination
by Eugene Peterson. Get a copy of the book and join us!

We meet on Sundays via Zoom from 12:30 - 1:30 pm. If you wish to join the discussion, please notify Brian or Brooke Skea and they will send you the zoom invitation.
HOMELESS PREVENTION COUNCIL'S
3RD ANNUAL WALK FOR HOME
June 12, 2021 in Provincetown
The Homeless Prevention Council has been a long standing organization supported by CHS through our Outreach Ministry. Our own dear Freddie Fitzgerald was a very active member of HPC and her family will be walking again in her honor in the 2021 HPC Walk for Home in Provincetown on Saturday June 12.

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


If you choose to donate on-line in memory of Freddie, please select "Team Freddie" or write it on your check payable to HPC. Hope to see you in P-town on June 12.

HPC HOUSING APPEAL FOR AN AMERICORP VOLUNTEER
HPC is looking for of a room to rent or share for their incoming Americorps VISTA volunteer, Thalia Tosetti, for at least 3 and up to 12 months. HPC is willing to pay a stipend. Click here to read Talia's bio.

If you can help, please contact Hadley Luddy at HPC 508-255-9667.
SOME THINGS TO INSPIRE
A Little Boy's Explanation of God
This was written by an 8-year-old named Danny, who lives in Chula Vista, CA. He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to 'Explain God.' 
I wonder if any of us could have done as well?
He begins...."One of God's main jobs is making people. ...." then, "God's 2nd most important job is listening to prayers."....Click here to read his full and insightful essay.
Watch this amazing video of Monarch Butterflies in Mexico waking up in spring! Someone put a camera on a hummingbird drone and sent it right into the middle of the forest where the Monarch Butterflies in Mexico wake up in the spring. There are some spectacular shots and some butterflies even land on the drone from time to time. I liked how the propellers on the drone had screens on them to protect the butterflies. 

Prayer for Today
by Winifred Brand

Lord, give me strength just for today
to the tasks that come my way,
to say the word, to think the thought
with which real strength of soul is wrought.

Lord, give me courage to resist
the urge to worry or persist
in borrowing from future years
troubles unknown or futile tears.

Just for today, Lord, let me find
true strength and faith and peace of mind;
and I will for tomorrow pray
when it becomes a new today.

Thank You, God, for divine order.
I am calm and poised,
and I see order in my life.
HEALTH MINISTRY
We are all thrilled that the Covid 19 vaccination rates are increasing and life as we knew it before the pandemic is slowly returning.

For the last 12+ months, most of us stayed home and followed the "confine at home" guidance. This also means we were not as active as we had been. As we begin to venture out, it is even more important that we be aware of our surroundings and stay vigilant about things in our path that could "trip us up" with uncertain results! 

It's time to get back in shape and regain our strength and balance.

Check this CDC link for advice on how to be and stay strong while enjoying life...again!
YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN
 A SAFARI OF A LIFETIME
CHS member, Cheryl Kyle, will be leading a safari trip to Tanzania in January 2022, including a visit to Endupoto and Oljoro schools, one of Church of the Holy Spirit's Outreach Ministry Partners.

Click here for details of the safari and how to contact Cheryl.
Cheryl is in Tanzania now. These photos were taken during a huge welcome ceremony with Endupoto School's Massai leaders and students. Construction on two new classrooms and a teachers’ house are underway, funded in part by CHS Outreach.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
JOE ROBINSON+ CONTACT INFORMATION:
joer@chsorleans.org

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.
HAVING TROUBLE SEEING SOME OF THE PICTURES OR WATCHING VIDEOS LINKED IN THESE NEWSLETTERS?

Every so often we get an inquiry from one of you saying you can't see photos or open video links in our newsletters. One solution might be to find out how to clean the computer's "cache" which are essentially just junk files, and they can be safely deleted to free up storage space. Do a Google search to get the steps to do this. Another quick solution is to reboot your computer.
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”

IN PERSON-MEETINGS: As we begin to resume some parish activities, if you need access to the campus or want to schedule an in-person meeting, please call the office and someone will call you back. If you need to drop something off, please still use the black mailbox that is outside the office door. To reach the clergy for emergencies or other church related business please call the church office and press 0 or email Gail+ gsmith at chsorleans.org

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. Contact Gail Smith+ for the Zoom link.

CENTERING PRAYER: Until CHS can resume hosting, the Monday and Thursday Centering Prayer gatherings will be held at 4:30 at the Orleans Federated Church. Wearing a mask, ring the bell and enter through the door on the East side of the building. Sign in, and look for us at the end of the hall to your right. Sometimes we meet in the Sanctuary upstairs.

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. His email and phone numbers are in the Parish Directory.

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.

FORWARD DAY BY DAY: Copies of the November, December and January book are now available. Contact Debbi in the Parish Office. She will mail it to you.

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. Someone will contact you. ALL requests will be held in confidence. 

PARISH DIRECTORY: We no longer include member's personal contact information in our communications. Call the Parish Office and we will email you an electronic copy or snail-mail you a hard copy of the current Parish Directory so you can "stay in touch."
Celebrations, Remembrances and Prayers
Upcoming dates to give you time to send a note, card, or call.

BIRTHDAYS     
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 Mas.on   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 Nancy Miller, Deacon    6.24.95

REMEMBRANCES

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


THOSE REQUESTING OUR PRAYERS
Milt Barnes Jr., Elizabeth Beattie, Robert Blanchet, Kate Carroll, Beverly Chace,
Dorothy Cross, Betty Daiute, Noah Evans, Cassie Fariello, Ali Funnell, Ernest Gordon, Mary Beth Guiliano, Adelaide Hubler, Ruth Evans Jones, Joe Manson,
Tyler Marshall , Ed Mason, Bill Nemitz, Dianna Oliveira, Jennifer Peters, Joan Proctor,
The Bayuk Family, Linda Stabb, Jared, Mike, Bill Wahlquist, John, Donna, Margaret Young
For all our service women and men.
 
PRAYING FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY COVID 19
Those on the front lines Dr. Susan Cornell, Kristin Crighton, Dr. Donald Dupuis,
Liberty Jane Dupuis, Steven Isner, Carol LaBranche, Kristian Kurtzke, Jenn Marlin, 
Dr. David Meguerdichian, Dr. Michael Meguerdichian, Dr. Nadia Huancuhuari,
Joy, Danielle Pensa, Meg Nemitz, Kelly Crossland, Justin Tavano, Holly Tavano,
Kimberly Topping, Mike Topping, Peter Vogt
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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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