THE CHURCH
OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
ORLEANS, MA
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Today [June 21] is the longest day of the year. We are among the most privileged humans to ever inhabit the planet. It’s Pride month. We have just celebrated “Juneteenth” for the first time as a National Holiday. We are surviving through the tailings of a global pandemic. The stock market is making us nervous. We are living in an explosive time of invention and technology as civilians, albeit only the very rich or well-sponsored ones, are actually travelling into space. There is war in Ukraine. Climate change is no longer a prediction. Gun violence is rampant in our country where we find ourselves mostly under attack by one another. We are debating the strategies of placing more armed people inside schools while we continue to allow, without overwhelming public outrage, teenagers and practically anyone to buy weapons that are built to kill a lot of people very quickly, because our forefathers thought it prudent to allow citizens to keep their muzzle-loaded firearms at the ready in case the people from whom we took our land came to reclaim it.
We live in complicated times, and the idea that we do not have a say in our government, in our culture's values, in who we believe we are as Americans- mostly based on our recent history of not raising our voices - in apology to those whom we have harmed, in support of those who are up against impossible odds, in solidarity with those whose path is harder than our own.
I grew up hearing stories from my parents, (among the oldest at PTA) about a time when values were more celebrated, responsibilities better understood, and when civil discourse was actually conversation conducted in civility. Perhaps this is what happens when we learn so much so fast. My grandmother came to her new home in Mississippi in a wagon drawn by mules and lived long enough to be treated in a clinic for Nuclear Medicine. Her father was a yeoman farmer in Scotland. One of her sons engineered portions of the Interstate Highway system. All our families have tales of something similar.
But, when progress is made without careful attention to its cost, we forget the cost of many of the things around us. We forget the cost of a freedom we have taken for granted. We forget the disenfranchised who have been pushed out of our way. We forget that being all dressed up and driving expensive automobiles, we are still susceptible to a little speck of virus just like the yeoman farmer in our family tree.
We have come too far to be naive about the cost of progress, and we have come too fast to remember that almost everything good that has been born out of humanity has been born out of community, people working together. So much of the language of our religion and its history takes for granted that human need for community.
A large part of religion is about how we live together in peace and justice. And between these holidays, aforementioned, perhaps it is a good time to look at our lives, at the communities we choose to take part in, at the values we teach our children and the values we have inherited from those who have gone before.
Think of our language in worship. You cannot go for very long without hearing the name of someone who lived long ago. Whether it is Abraham or Moses, Mary, Jesus, John the Baptist or Herod the Great – each of these names comes with its own lesson from history. And human progress, culture, civilization, even religion are all cumulative enterprises.
I might challenge you on some days to audit how you are doing in looking backwards to reference these important milestones, but today I am more interested in what milestones you are setting along the roads of your lives. What markers are you carefully placing for those who come after you? What are you leaving as a witness to your being in the world? If we feel from time to time that the future is not as bright as the past, could it be because we are not investing ourselves in changing it, so much as those who have gone before?
Some will say, “That this doesn’t sound very ‘Christian,’ aren’t we supposed to trust God’s hand to shape the future?” But, as we take some time at the beach or the pond, when we stop to marvel in some passing picture in the created order, while we are in conversation with those we only see during these “slower” times of the year, take a moment to reflect on how God depends on each of us doing our part, speaking for justice, working for freedom, inching toward a better world for all people.
That is the work of a disciple – to tell the Good News of how it is that we belong to God and to one another, and to make that good news the aim and apex of our lives. For, when we understand our part and do it, then “All will be well, all will be Well, all Manner of thing will be Well.” (Dame Julian of Norwich)
With Blessings, Prayers and Great Expectations,
Joe+
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The Vestry met on Thursday, June 16, for their regular monthly meeting. Priscilla Isner led the meeting with a reading from Genesis on Creation.
Chris Crighton presented the Treasurer's report on May which was positive due to the receipt of the second DIT draw. The income from the Solar array is lower than expected, although the array is working “gangbusters”, and the solar energy generated is being recorded. There seems to be a delay in payment by one of the two companies involved, but we will be repaid, once the delay is understood.
The Wardens reported that a Communications Group has been formed to address issues of branding, authorizations, public-facing communications, signs, etc. The Nominating Committee for next year’s open positions for Officers and Vestry Members is in formation, in accordance with the By-laws. It was decided that the Stewardship campaign be held off for a couple of months as holding it in the summer has not proved to be an improvement over a fall campaign.
The Church joined with the Centers for Culture and History in Orleans to hold an Open Day on Saturday, June 18th, showing artwork in the Church by Vernon Smith, in parallel to their opening of the Vernon Smith exhibit at the newly renovated Hurd Chapel on the Meetinghouse Campus. A goodly number of people came by the Church.
The Search Committee reported that interviews with candidates have been held, and the Committee is working to discern next steps.
B&G reported that tree-trimming over the pond had been done the morning of the Vestry meeting; the Committee is awaiting bids on replacing or maintaining fencing around the campus. Inkberry bushes have been planted along the west parking lot to help screen the solar panels from Route 28. Peter Jensen did the work as part of Phase 1 of the Terra Firma project. The Runoff Remediation project, Phase 2 of the project, was approved unanimously after a lengthy discussion. It was decided to have a blessing of the hill behind the Rectory, where this work will be done, Sunday, June 26, and a Sundae Sunday coffee hour will be held outside, weather permitting. Come and join us!
Food4Kids said they are doing well with filling positions and signing up volunteers. Still some gaps in the volunteer sign up schedule.
The Church School reported that Richard O’Hara is retiring from teaching, and all are very grateful for his contributions, over many years. The Church School year ended with a gathering for all involved (including parents) and some drumming was involved!
Pastoral Care reported that there are two new Members on the Committee: The Rev. Liz Tunney and Brenda Ridgeway.
The TPIC (Joe+) reported that the Choir Room - Library Remodel is progressing - windows in the Fireplace Room are being replaced this week. Next is consideration of any necessary furnishings. He is forming a group to work on an All Saints Day Remembrance Service for us to remember all those who died during the pandemic years without a parish service.
The meeting ended with prayer--a bit later than usual!
Thank you for you continued support,
Brenda and Celia
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PENTECOST SUNDAY - June 5, 2022
CHS' 89TH BIRTHDAY
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WEEKLY WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT CHS |
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SUNDAY MORNING
EUCHARIST SERVICE
10:00 a.m.
In person worship with music
in the CHS Church
Covid Safety Protocols for seating.
Masks required.
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
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TUESDAY MORNING HEALING SERVICE
10:00 a.m. VIA ZOOM
A Zoom Meeting invitation email is sent on Monday mornings.
It includes the links to the Zoom service and the Service Bulletin and Readings.
Photo Below of the Belladonnas - Bell Choir and Joan Kirchner
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SUNDAE SUNDAY
Sunday, June 26, 2022
following the 10 o’clock service
in the Memorial Garden
(weather permitting,
Parish Hall if too chilly or rainy)
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A PRAYER FOR JULY 4TH &
OUR NATION
Billy Graham
Lord… remind us today that You have shown us what is good in what You require of us; to do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with our God. We ask that as a people, we may humble ourselves before You and seek Your will for our lives and for this great nation.
Help us in our nation to work as never before to strengthen our families and to give our children hope and a moral foundation for the future. So may our desire be to serve You, and in so doing, serve one another.
This we pray in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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The Search Committee was convened in May 2021. We have conducted a survey, analyzed the results and presented that to the congregation, written a profile based on the survey results, reviewed applications (resumés, profiles, sermon videos), had countless meetings to review and discuss, conducted some zoom interviews.
We are now in the process of deciding which of the candidates we wish to meet in person.
Please continue to keep us and the candidates in your prayers.
Cynthia, Ike, Celia, Priscilla, Meg, Doug, Bob, Brooke, Sharyn, Jen and Rich
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Our Start Date Is Fast Approaching!
Everything is being moved out of storage and into the Parish Hall. And almost all of our partner programs will begin welcoming their children and teens on July 5 – just 2 weeks from now!
Volunteers for Food Preparation and Packing Update
There are still openings that are just waiting for you to add your name. We’re sure you can find a time to help prepare and/or pack meals that will fit your busy summer schedule, especially during the first 2 weeks of August.
Volunteer Driver Update
We are well on our way to filling our driving needs, too. We still need regular drivers for:
· Brewster – Friday July 22 and all of August
· Truro – Wednesdays
· Wellfleet – Fridays
And we are looking for substitutes to fill in for regular drivers:
· Harwich: Friday 7/29, Monday 8/8 and Friday 8/5
· Brewster: Thursday 7/7
· Eastham: Wednesday 8/3
· Provincetown: Monday 7/11, Wednesday 7/6
YOU can make a difference. Don’t forget to sign up!
Sign up here to help drive.
Sign up here to help prepare and/or pack meals.
F4K will be at the Orleans Firebirds Game – June 29th
Look for Steering Committee members hosting a table at the game against the Chatham Anglers: Wednesday, June 29 at 6:30 - Eldredge Park, Orleans. See you there!
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WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER GROUP |
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For years, CHS held a Wednesday Morning Prayer Service for parishioners looking for a weekday option to gather in prayer. It was held in the side chapel sometimes followed by a quick breakfast and then folks would go on with their day....
Due to Covid we have found another way join in prayer once a week. Folks remain in their own homes and individually as close to 9 a.m. as possible read the selections for the day and offer prayers for each other, our families, our church members and any other needs of the world.
This is not via zoom... this is connecting through the spirit of knowing others are reading the same scriptures and joining in prayer at the same time... a very powerful way to worship "together."
If you want to join this group and receive the scripture selections, call or text 508-241-0357. God Bless!
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Vernon Smith art in CHS' collection
will be on display in the CHS Gallery through June 26th.
“Vernon Smith’s Orleans” continues at the
Orleans Historical Society through September.
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Ginny Clarendon is featured in the Gallery for the month of July.
Virginia Best Clarendon is a writer and author who previously has published short stories, a travel book entitled: Journeys: Ashore and Afloat, and has complied a biography of her father, taken from his diaries and translated from French: Early memoirs of a Country Gentleman,Tharratt G. Best. Excerpts from these two books will be on display.
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Carry On is her second travel book, the highlights of her travel adventures written to inspire older adults to travel or revel in the journeys of others. Carry On can be purchased during the month of July.
On Sunday, July 3rd - Ginny’s 97th birthday -
she will be in the gallery for a book signing!
Enjoy the book - enjoy the show!
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CALLING ALL CHS QUILTERS
(and your friends)
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A QUILTER’S GATHERING AND SUMMER TEA
Thursday, July 14th
2-4 p.m. in the Parish Hall
A sharing time of works, old, new, and pieces in progress,
as well as support to those who would like to
take up a needle, thread, and fabric!
Please let Gail Binney Stern or Debbi Manning know
if you will be able to attend. ALL WELCOME!
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WE HAVED MOVED to the Parish Hall for the summer…
open every Monday & Wednesday - 10:00 - 1:00
PLEASE....help us manage this important ministry
ONLY DONATE CLEAN SUMMER CLOTHES
Sweatshirts, light sweaters & light jackets still needed!
Only shoes in almost perfect condition…
NO WINTER CLOTHES or SUITS
Continue to drop off your CLEAN - IN SEASON (SUMMER) clothes in bins outside
the former Free Shop - by the elevator - lower level of Parish Hall.
Save your paper bags with handles - we have enough for now!
Come & see - come & visit - come & shop!
Suzy Gray (recycler supreme) & Sharyn Laughton - Co-Directors
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CHS SUNDAY SERVICES AT THE TERRACES
...send us out to do the work you have given us to do.....
BCP Rite II, page 366
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A positive outcome of Covid is the live streaming and Zoom broadcasting of our Sunday Worship Service that provides a way for folks to worship with us if they cannot get to the church.
One group at The Terraces Independent Apartments in Orleans has now grown to 10 very appreciative residents who gather together and participate in our Sunday service via zoom. These are faithful members who otherwise would not be able to worship with us and are now regular attendees.
It is a special highlight of their week to be together for worship. They feel they are part of our congregation, can listen to the sermons, join in the singing and, most importantly, pray with us!
A team of CHS members take turns attending with them on Sundays. If you would be willing to worship at The Terraces one Sunday a month and get to know this delightful group of members, contact Nancy Ludewig or Brenda Ridgeway. Training will be provided as needed.
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BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE |
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We have had a busy and fruitful month. The choir room has been relocated to the old library, thanks to the vision of our rector, Joe Robinson. The choir will no longer have to brave inclement weather dashing across the courtyard, vestments billowing in the wind, rain, and snow to sing in the choir for church services.
The Fireplace Room in the Parish Hall is receiving new insulated glass windows similar in style to the older windows, reducing drafts and heating costs. The bookshelves have been installed from the library providing a comfortable reading and meeting room. The old rug was removed revealing original wide plank floors that will be repainted in our Holy Spirit red color.
Part 1 of Phase One of the solar field erosion mitigation, aka S.O.S. (save our soil) has commenced. The rectory berm wall, staircase and back of rectory will be transformed to stop erosion, use rain/snow to hydrate our soils and provide a base for next spring planting of “pollinating pathway plants”. This is an outgrowth of our vestry’s commitment to environmental stewardship that started years ago supporting our diocesan vision of caring for Gods gifts to us.
Phase Two will commence in late July or mid-August and includes terracing the hillside from Rte.28, under the solar field, and east behind the rectory hillside to the wetlands. Think Machuu Pichuu in Peru; and envision a bountiful array of color next spring and summer.
Thank you, Vestry for the wisdom and vision to move forward on this wonderful project.
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Our campus looks great thanks to our faithful Garden Party teams who tend to the beds, weeds, deadheading..... There's plenty for anyone to do. You do not need to be a gardener, we are happy to instruct, guide and help with what’s needed the most. Just wear appropriate clothing and shoes, and bring some tools like a rake, gloves, clippers and a bucket. And you can always work at other times, just contact Ann Paris Pike...she will share a task.
Our next set of workdays are:
July 9th, (Saturday) & July 23rd (Saturday)-TENTATIVE
Time: 9-12 Meet in the back parking lot
Here are some lovely photos of June CHS campus blossoms
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Tulip tree along walkway from East parking lot |
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Antique Provin Rose in front of Galley West |
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Iris at side door to Parish Hall |
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Our CHS Outreach Committee actively liaisons and CHS financially supports about 25 organizations that serve the people on Cape Cod. The following is a section of the funding request from Heather Kelsey of the Latham Centers in Brewster
We seek funding to create a wellness curriculum for our Children's Services Program. This program will incorporate nutrition, fitness (including training for our Special Olympians), mindfulness, social skills groups, safe technology user groups, and other health promotion opportunities designed to improve physical and mental health outcomes for children with intellectual disabilities.
Historically, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have experienced health disparities related to several factors. Among these are a lack of access to high-quality medical care, inadequate preparation of health care providers to meet their needs, the social determinants of health (e.g., poverty, race, and gender), and the failure to include people with IDD in public health efforts and other prevention activities.
Over the past decade, a more significant effort has been made to identify and address myriad health disparities experienced by people with IDD through various activities, including programs that address health lifestyles and greater attention to the training of health care providers.
60% of the students at Latham School have Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and are at greater risk for obesity, diabetes, pulmonary hypertension, sleep apnea, anxiety, and depression. Our Director of Fitness and Wellness seeks to create this new curriculum to educate our students and their families and help them develop lifelong habits that will improve their health and the quality of their lives
Additionally, we plan to offer educational webinars and CEU programs to clinical providers about treating children with PWS. We are in the process of collaborating with the staff at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to bring this programming to their team.
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AN EVENING WITH JOHN PHILIP NEWELL
Author of
Sacred Earth Sacred Soul
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Sunday, July 17- 7pm
St. Christopher’s Church
625 Main Street, Chatham
Reception & Book Signing to Follow
Tickets: $25
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The Book Discussion Group meets in the Fireplace room after the Sunday Service. Starting Sunday July 3rd we will be discussing Sacred Earth Sacred Soul by John Phillip Newell. Refer to the special event (above) with the author on July 17t.
Contact Brooke Eaton-Skea and she will send you a link to zoom in. Hope to see you there!
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Other Church School News
The Church School year ended on Sunday, June 12th. Childcare will continue to be offered Sundays for younger children.
Have a wonderful, safe, and fun-filled summer. Peace and hope to see you in the future!! Joan, Johanna & Ruth
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LADIES LUNCHEON
Taking a Summer Break until
Thursday September 1, at Noon
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Our next Ladies Lunch is on Thursday, September 1st.
We had a faithful gathering of friends on June 2nd, our last Ladies Luncheon until September 1st. Take a moment to mark your calendar, as summer will go quickly and the moment September begins, so do we. I’ll get another message to you with the people on deck for furnishings in August. Enjoy your summer and thanks for all you do to make our group interesting and enjoyable.
Peace, Fay Cole
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We had another "Deanery 101" session on terms for various positions and then voted in a slate of Nominees for:
Deanery Rep to Diocesan Council, and Secretary and Treasurer of our Deanery.
We agreed on the dates for the next Assemblies: September 22 2022, January 29 2023, March 23, 2023, and May 25 2023.
We discussed Goal 7 of the Mission Strategy: Influencing public policy by advocating for justice for all people and for the creation. It was recommended to try to live for a week without plastic. It is challenging! Some parishes have pledged to do this for the first week in July - Get Ready!
A link to the full minutes will be issued as soon as it is available.
Celia Calhoun and Kate Paradise, Diocesan/Deanery Delegates, Cynthia Murray, Alternate.
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OUR BRUSH WITH HISTORY
BY Rev.Bill Huess
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As a graduate of St. Luke’s School of Theology at Sewanee TN in 1968, I received news in early June that one of my professors, the Rev. Dr. Charles L. Winters, had died at the age of 98.
Who was Charlie Winters and why was he our “brush with history?”
Charlie was my Systematic Theology* professor.
He also, along with his wife, Flower and several other faculty members, started Education for Ministry while I was a student at Sewanee - a ministry designed to educate the laity in the Episcopal Church for ministry in small parishes that could not afford full time clergy.
And not just a few CHS parishioners have been through EfM at our church!
In a brief time, EfM’s four-year small group mentoring program became popular as a kind of ‘mini-seminary course’, and its impact was immediate, energizing many to discover (or re-discover) their gifts for ministry.
Promoting this ground-breaking kind of program took Charlie and Flower Winters
to churches all across the US, including with Native Americans out West and in Alaska.
Hearing about Charlie’s death, I immediately thought of my wife, Margaret Anne, and our interim rector, Joe Robinson and many of you - parishioners of Church of the Holy Spirit - and the impact Charlie - and EfM - had on all of us.
I was active with EfM as a mentor in several of my parishes with my parishioners.
Margaret Anne graduated from EfM at Holy Spirit a few years ago.
I know that many of you who have taken the EfM program at Holy Spirit or elsewhere and how it has made a significant difference in your spirituality, ministry and faith life.
And, in conversation with Joe about Charlie’s passing, we shared the memorable experience of knowing him at Sewanee.
He was also personally important to me pastorally, as he counseled me through a difficult relationship break up at that time in my life.
Rest in Peace, Charlie…
Rev. Bill Heuss
*Editor's note: Systematic theology is a discipline of Christian theology that formulates an orderly, rational, and coherent account of the doctrines of the Christian faith. It addresses issues such as what the Bible teaches about certain topics or what is true about God and His universe.
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Continuing our theme of STRESS MANAGEMENT this season:
Listen to Krista Tippett’s On Being podcast interview with Christine Runyan (March 18, 2021) “What’s Happening in our Nervous Systems.”
Please consider these 5 tips to managing stress, from the Mayo Clinic.
- Use Guided Meditation
- Practice Deep Breathing
- Maintain physical exercise and good nutrition
- Manage Social Media time
- Connect with others.
Click below to read the full article.
Keep an open mind and check out Yoga with Adriene on You Tube, in home short yoga videos for all levels, all ages! She’s lovely.
Other resources:
with multiple resources on the Cape)
Councils on Aging
Orleans: 508-255-6333Brewster: 508-896-2737 Chatham: 508-945-5190
Eastham: 508-255-6164Harwich: 508-430-7550. Wellfleet: 508-349-0313
Yarmouth: 508-398-9866Truro: 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
First page has a free sign up to subscribe.
Contact information for help and support:
Barnstable County Human Services
A comprehensive web site with access to 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
First page has a free sign up.
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ARTIST'S CHOICE -
Show continues through June 25th.
Stop in and see the beautiful art that local artists have created
in response to Pablo Picasso's quote...
"I BEGIN WITH AN IDEA AND THEN IT BECOMES SOMETHING ELSE"
Pablo Picasso
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CELEBRATE SUMMER
SHOW OPENS JULY 2
All new art, from some returning and some new artists,
that celebrates the light and rhythm of summer.
Stop in and see what's happening!!
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INTO EVERY ONE'S LIFE...
some smiles must come!
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"We don’t grow older, we grow riper." - Pablo Picasso
Hard to believe I once had a phone attached to a wall, and when it
rang, I picked it up without knowing who was calling.
Turns out that being a "senior" is mostly just googling how to do stuff.
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I did!!!
Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience!
One day, when Plumb and his wife were eating in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!"
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.
"I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."
Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he had looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat; a bib in the back; and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor." Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know.
Now, in his lectures, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?"
Hopefully everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. He also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory -- he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety.
Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason like smiling at a stranger that passes by.
As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes and do something nice for them or someone else.
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Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Remembrances
Upcoming dates to give you time to send a note, card, or call.
BIRTHDAYS
Georgia Schneider 6 23
John Sterne 6 26 Michael Isner 6 27
Kate Balcke 6 28 Meta Hutchings 7.01 Richard O’Hara 7.02
Ginnie Clarendon 7.03 Kimberly McLaughlin 7.03
Callie O’Brien 7.03 Mary McDermott 7.05
Scott Daniels 7.07 Shane Howe 7.08 Marilyn Gass 7.09
Marion Thorley 7.10 Marjory O’Reilly 7.13
Sarah Pike 7.13 Kathy Goddard 7.15
David Koonce 7.21 Debbie Meguerdichian 7.21
Amy Corcoran 7.22 Brian Ridgeway 7.23
Jack Gentile 7.25 Bonnie Snow 7.25 .
Caroline Keefe-Jones 7.27
Norman Proctor 7.29 Thomas Murray 7.30
ANNIVERSARIES
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
Tom and Susanna Graham Pye 7.14.90
Don and Mary Anne Bragdon 7.18.92
Ephraim and Jane McLean 7.31.65
ORDINATIONS
The Reverend Nancy Miller, Deacon 6.24.
The Reverend Douglas Fromm 7.13.67
REMEMBRANCES
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
Marjory Colwell 7.01.12William Swift 7.01.07
Lester Myers 7.02.86Robert Hersey Taylor 7.02.16
Paul Blackburn 7.03.01Elaine Frances Dewing 7.05.10
Herb Wieboldt 7.05.19Marion Louise Young 7.07.99
Harold D. Fox 7.09.09Louise Donham 7.12.00
John Pike 7.12.80Donald E. Smith 7.12.08
Judith Erickson 7.14.16Deans R. Folsom 7.14.15
Ruth Hayes 7.14.19Mildred Hedley Affleck 7.15.95
William Hammatt 7.15.13The Rev. Robert Wardrop 7.15.94
Aram Zarookian 7.15.09Eileen Dougherty 7.18.06
Elinor Felt 7.19.12Samuel Hall 7.19.12
Sue Daniels 7.20.15Joan Howe 7.21.19
Andrew Kalinick 7.21.12Barbara Shaw Churchill 7.22.12
Betty Dibble 7.23.05Herbert Frederick 7.24.99
Jeffrey Karlson 7.28.18Laura Ellen White 7.29.98
RECENT DEATHS
Ernie LaFrance
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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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Did you lose a set of keys to your Subaru during the Rummage Sale? See Debbi in the parish office! |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
JOE ROBINSON+ CONTACT INFORMATION:
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.
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 Gail+ for the Zoom link.
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."
FORWARD DAY BY DAY: Copies of the May, June, July books are now available to pick up in Parish Office or Contact Debbi and she will mail it to you.
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”
2022 SPACE USAGE FORMS: PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE by phone or email office@chsorleans.org with respect to scheduling meetings.
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.
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.
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 send an email to intercessors@chsorleans.org Someone will contact you. ALL requests will be held in confidence.
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NEXT TOGETHER edition is July 27
Deadline for your article submission is 4 p.m. July 25, 2022
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DIOCESE of MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNICATIONS
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THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
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