TOGETHER

Dear Friends,

I had occasion to re-read some of my Sabbatical journal again. The following is a portion I wanted to share with you.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

We’re aiming to leave mid-day, the day after tomorrow. Two weeks from today, as plans have it, I’ll be preaching and presiding again at church.

Only took a couple of very short walks back and forth in the camp; but they were lovely: Lake McDonald is starting-to-fade, yellows still are beautiful, and, when catching the light, in striking contrast with everything else. The cedars drop a portion of their foliage at this time making a memorable combination of dark green and bright rust-orange.

The pleasantly sharp smell of wood smoke from the cabin’s iron stove added a nice touch. That’s what we have for heat and, the last week or so, we’ve needed it.

Sweet Peas were planted around the old “big house” (now unused) some sixty years ago. They’ve now gone wild, reseeding themselves every year. A few of their last blooms remain, adding spots of pink-purple to the mix. A couple of summers ago, I gathered a bunch of their pods in hopes of establishing a colony in Orleans, but, the plantings didn’t “take.”

Maybe I’m meant just to enjoy them here.

Reading this again was especially poignant for me, because just a couple of weeks ago, Kelly’s Camp Historic District, inside Glacier National Park, was destroyed by a powerful wildfire of great heat and violence. Ten of the cabins, and some other structures, were literally reduced to ash. A small lightning strike blaze unexpectedly grew into the massive Howe Ridge Fire.

My extended family has a long connection with this place, going right back to the homestead’s founding in 1894. Lori and I and our children have been going there about a quarter century.

Thankfully, there was no loss of life. But it is still a great loss, none-the-less, and for others, even more than for my own family.

There are always memories to cherish and people we care about to hold in our loving support.

I’m reminded, strikingly, that nothing on this earth lasts. All that I wrote about two years ago on September 25th is gone. Likely, even the sweet peas are lost as the fire burned so hot it sterilized the soil.

Yet I’m also reminded of these words from the Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews, “Here we have no lasting city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.” (13:14) Nevertheless, also from He-brews, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (13:8) Thanks be.

And the love we share in Christ, starting now, that too endures—beyond the limits of earth, and this present life.

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YOUTH BREAKFASTS— SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND AND SEPTEMBER 30 th There will be two Youth Brunches this month on September 2nd and 30th as many of our Youth Group and Church School families will be away the first weekend of October at the Barbara Harris Camp. September 30th will be the official “Send-Off Brunch” for those who will be going on this trip.

LADIES’ LUNCHEON - SEE YOU ON SEPTEMBER 6th. 12:00 Noon Our Ladies Luncheons will resume on September 6th, the first Thursday of the month. Meet in the Parish Hall at 12:00. Bring a sandwich to share, and all the rest will be provided. Our committee for September is: Pat Carroll, chips; Sue Stevens, paper goods; Georgia Schneider, juice; Fay Cole, table decorations; Jane Affleck, lemon and half & half; and Dilys Smith, dessert. Remind each other with a call or text, and talk it up with friends. Hope to see you there.

LABYRINTH WALK— FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14th 10:00 a.m. Gail Smith+ Our lives have been busy with all of our summer activities, visitors and for some of us, travel. Before we go into the fall with all that it brings, (new beginnings for some, school for others, or maybe just our usual fall activities) our next labyrinth walk is an invitation to slow down, to relax, to recharge and take some time for ourselves. Walking the labyrinth with the intention to just “be” can help us move into the fall with fresh eyes and hearts, open to what may come next. Come walk with us and take some time to let the labyrinth be a healing and restorative place for you.

CHOIR NEWS—JOAN KIRSCHNER The Church of the Holy Spirit Choir Wednesday rehearsals resume on September 5th at 7:00 pm in the church. If you have an interest in joining us, this would be a great time! We have some special projects for the fall and would love to welcome new faces. Speak to Joan or a choir member and come join in singing God’s praises!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - Choral Evensong on October 21st at 5:00pm. What is Evensong? A combination of the monastic offices of Vespers and Compline, Evensong is the sung service of Evening Prayer. Details to follow in Bulletins and the October Together.

READING FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH ON TUESDAY MORNINGS Starting September 4th. Sandy Marshall The “Tuesday Study Group” has a new name: Reading For Spiritual Growth”. We meet in the Parish Library twice a month on the first and third Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon to discuss books related to our spiritual journeys. Our time together includes worship and “checking in” on what’s going on in our lives while nurturing our spiritual gardens, weeds included! Come join us as we begin to discuss Amy-Jill Levine’s Short Stories by Jesus, reviewing Jesus’parables. Contact Sandy Marshall for more information at svm2@comcast.net or 508-255-9971.

COME TO THE GARDEN PARTY — FRIDAY AUGUST 31st & SEPTEMBER 21st 9:00—12:00 We will have a lot of clean up that will start the process of putting our gardens to bed for the fall and winter. All hands will be greatly appreciated. Usual deal of weeding, mulching, pruning. Coffee, Real and Decaf, water, Hole in One donut holes. Bring your gardening tools or use ours. Come for a little while or all morning. There are things that ANYONE can do. You don't need to be an expert gardener. Come have fun with us and care for our parish grounds. Questions? Call Gilbert Merritt Cell 508-360 –1125.

DO YOU APPRECIATE THE CHS GARDENS AND GROUNDS BUT CAN’T PARTICIPATE IN OUR MONTHLY GARDEN PARTIES? Then a donation to the St. Fiacre Fund could be an option. The St. Fiacre Fund was started in the 1960’s by a group of parishioners maintaining the church gardens as the “St. Fiacre Guild”. Memorial donations given for maintenance and repair of the gardens put in the “St. Fiacre Fund” are used as needed to keep our gardens and grounds. In 1993, the Vestry formally created a “St. Fiacre Fund” in our investment portfolio with only income and interest to be used for garden maintenance and repair with Garden Committee oversight. Consider a gift to the St. Fiacre Fund as a fitting memorial to a loved one or to honor a notable individual or occasion in your parish life or just to ensure our gardens and grounds will have sufficient income in future years. Include “For St. Fiacre Fund” on your check. Thank you.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY STILL NEEDS A LEADER No one has stepped up to assume the leadership role for this special ministry. Helen Richardson has led it for 8 years and has notified us that she needs to step down. If no one steps up within the next month, this wonderful, meaningful and supportive ministry will need to end. It does not require a lot of your time. PLEASE DON’T LET THIS MINISTRY END! You or a family member may need a shawl someday and there won’t be any to give you. Please contact Helen Richardson to learn more. 508-255-0065.

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CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS CHURCH SCHOOL begins September 9th. Registration is LIVE on the CHS Website holyspiritorleans.org; click on Church School to REGISTER NOW!

CHURCH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED In order to comply with Safe Church Policy, we must have two adults in each classroom and the nursery. If you would like to volunteer to help in Church School at any time, please speak to Sharyn Laughton, Matt Thompson, Brooke Eaton -Skea, Joan McFadden or Ruth Campbell. Church School Team Meetings are the first Monday each month in the Gathering Room at 6 pm. All are welcome.

FUND RASING EVENTS We have been raising funds all summer for the BCH Camp Weekend, October 6-8, 2018! Please help us raise the remaining funds needed to enable all Church School families to come by participating in these events:

A CAR WASH at First Citizens’ Bank, Skaket Corners: Sat., Sept. 8 at 1:00. If you’d like to help, contact Mary Anne Bragdon at capecodbragdon@gmail.com A PARISH-WIDE TALENT SHOW (children and adults) TALENT SHOW and Supper, Friday Sept. 21 at 6:00. Sign up on the board in the reception room for the Talent Show or email brookeskea@gmail.com

SHEPHERD GROUP

Brewster-Dennis Shepherd Group will resume on Sunday September 16th at 5:30 at Gilbert and Elizabeth Merritt ’s home, 64 Nickerson Road, Orleans. 508-240-6998

Orleans and Eastham/Wellfleet Shepherd Groups— watch for date and location news in the Sunday Bulletins.

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP - September 16th—Brian & Brooke Skea

The Book Discussion Group will be resuming in September, starting Sunday September 16th in the Fireplace Room after the 10 am service. We will be finishing "Living Jesus" by Luke Timothy Johnson, reading Part 2, "Jesus in the Gospels" Chapters 7 to 12, pages

117 to 203 during these three weeks of September. We hope to begin a new book in October.

ALI SANDS SPEAKS OUT ON YOUTH HOMELESSNESS Saturday, September 22nd at 2 pm Parish Hall Sponsored by Nauset Interfaith Association. Author of the book I Know Who You Are but What Am I? Ali will speak on her personal journey of self-discovery, issues that affect LGBTQ youth, how they relate to youth homelessness and what we can do to prevent it. Please come! For more information call 774-279-3453 or brookeskea@gmail.com Free admission; donations welcome for the NIA’s Youth Outreach Hospitality Action Team.

RUMMAGE SALE Friday October 12th 4-7 pm and Saturday October 13th 9-Noon

Keep saving those much needed donations for this popular sale. DONATION DROP OFF AT THE PARISH HALL BEGINS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10TH—times will be posted

We need CLEAN adult and children’s clothing, shoes and boots in wearable condition. We will also need gently used books (no mildew please!!!) as well as “white elephant” items such as dishes, baking items, small furniture, small appliances IN WORKING ORDER and children’s toys.

We CANNOT ACCEPT TV’s, computer equipment, luggage, LP records, food, live plants, golf or ski equipment.

Many helping hands will be necessary to make this year’s sale a success!

Watch for sign- up sheets to be posted in the Parish Hall and Reception Room later this month.

Questions? Contact The Coles at: pebblepoint@comcast.net or call/text (315-868-5022)

WEDNESDAY MORNING WORSHIP at CHS 7:30 a.m., in the church’s side chapel. Most Wednesdays there is a lay-led service of Morning Prayer, with opportunity for sharing of reflections in various ways and from various sources. However, the first Wednesday of each month, Eucharist will be offered—same time and place. And all Wednesdays, after the service, there is a simple breakfast, with fellowship, in the Fireplace Room.

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HEALTH MINISTRY— Ann Pike-Paris, Chair Our committee is still on hiatus. Our topic for October will be Domestic Violence. In the meantime, please keep the following contact information handy for help and support:

Barnstable County Human Services www.bchumanservices.net 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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention—1-800-232-4636 or visit them at www.ccic.gov/vaccines

CHS ARTIST OF THE MONTH— RECEPTION ROOM (NOTE: 2019 sign up sheet to be Artist of the Month is in Reception Room) This month please view the work of Gail Binney-Sterne.

After nearly 50 years of joyfully making a living as a Quilter, Fiber Artist and Teacher, I get the second blessing of following my creative spirit now just as an avocation. The work I have done in the past year and a half has explored the theme of "DWELLINGS", both spiritual and secular. Included in this show marking the 85th Pentecostal birthday of this very special spiritual "HOME" is my gift to the Church of the Holy Spirit, a quilt entitled "GATHERED IN HIS NAME".

Trained originally as a painter and graphic artist, the applique technique I use a great deal in my quilts is very much like "painting" with fabric. Without question I am much more about the "process" than the "product". The handwork I do is indeed labor intensive, but I consider that a great bonus, allowing more time to bond with the work. It also affords me the quiet, contemplative time to pray and ponder life as I sit at my quilt frame.

I am actually a self-taught quilter with deep family roots in the tradition of quilt making. My great, great, great grandmother, Amanda Davisson, as a 17-year old in 1826, made a quilt I have been blessed to receive six generations later. That quilt changed my life in many ways, and pushed me to move from painting and the graphic arts to explore the many styles and techniques of quilt making as a way to tell stories and express the way I see the world, trying to always practice my "Creative Spirit", which I believe to be a gift we all receive from God.

Owning a Quilt Gallery, The Nine Patch, on the West Coast, and collecting antique American quilts, my father, Edwin Binney and, in the 1980's, I formed a growing collection that led to a major quilt exhibition and five year national tour we organized for The Smithsonian Travelling Exhibition Service. This project produced the book "HOMAGE TO AMANDA" which we wrote to accompany that exhibition and surprised us by going through six editions.

Even though I have been fortunate to be able to exhibit my own work across the country with Guilds, in Galleries and Museums, selling, receiving commissions and giving lectures for a very long time, teaching has been the most rewarding part of it all. Sharing my passion for preserving and forwarding the traditions of quilt making by encouraging others to explore their own "CREATIVE SPIRIT" feels very much to me like a "calling". It is an honor to be among the long line of craftsmen and artists that have given so much "spirit" to this church over the past 85 years. Past and present, they have all blessed me by their unique and individual visions, and continue to do so today.

THIS IS THE RECIPE FOR THE COMMUNION BREAD GAIL+ MADE FOR THE AUGUST 18TH/19TH EUCHARISTS. Recipe from Luther Seminary Dry Ingredients: Wonderful for communion bread and also a tasty breakfast option. Sift 3 times: 2c. whole wheat flour; 1 c. white flour; 1-1/4 tsp. baking powder; 1-1/4 tsp. salt; Stir in 4 tsp. oil; Set aside.

Mix together wet ingredients until dissolved : ¾ c. +2T. very hot water; 3T. honey; 3T. molasses

Add wet ingredients to the dry and mix well. (If it feels dry add more water);

Divide into four balls and flatten into ¼ inch thick. With a knife score each loaf with a cross and circle if you choose. Lay the loaves

on a parchment covered baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and brush the tops with oil. Bake

an additional 5-8 minutes or longer if needed. Let cool.

EBAY/CRAIG'S LIST EXPERTISE WANTED Sometimes we receive valuable donations (fine jewelry or better white elephant items) at both the Rummage Sale and Holiday Bazaar. Usually, people who attend these events don’t want to buy these at a fair price for the quality and value they are. So, we would like to see if they could be posted and sold on eBay or Craig's List. If you or you know someone who is willing to help us sell these, we can discuss the process and benefits for you and CHS. Contact Sue Sasso susansasso@hotmail.com

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CHS HOLIDAY BAZAAR - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3RD. 9 a.m.—3 p.m. Sue Sasso

Here are a couple of Pre-Bazaar ways you can help!

FOOD TABLE – OPPORTUNTIY TO HELP BEFORE THE BAZAAR- Cynthia Murray & Cris Harter – Table Leaders

Details of workshops for food table contributions will be included in Sunday Bulletins and email blasts.

WOMEN, MEN AND YOUTH ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE….. THE MORE THE MERRIER….. AND THE MORE WE CAN MAKE.

Please contact Cynthia Murray at csamurray@mac.com or Cris Harter at cmhcmhcmh@comcast.net if you have any recipes that

could be popular and suitable for “mass production”.

Calling all BAUBBLES, BANGLES AND BEADS Anne Moronta & Christina Chapman — Used Jewelry & Accessories Table Leaders

As you clean out closets and jewelry boxes, please donate unwanted costume and fine jewelry*, scarves and other accessories

(in good condition) for the Used Jewelry & Accessories Table at the Holiday Bazaar. Donations can be dropped of in the church

office. Call/text Anne (603-770-2454) or Christina (203-273-4757) with questions or if needed, to arrange items to be picked-up.

*If you donate some fine jewelry, please provide information with your donation so we price and handle it properly.

FREE SHOP Sharyn Laughton The leaves will be falling soon and turning color. Your FALL clothing donations will be most welcomed. No more summer clothes, please! Thank you for your continued support in this CHS ministry, for this Parish, the Lower Cape Community & beyond......we have blessings in ABUNDANCE!

ALL FREE SHOP VOLUNTEERS - The Free Shop volunteer’s schedule for September 2018 - August 2019 has been mailed. We like to have 2-person teams but with a shrinking list of volunteers, many volunteers work alone. If you would like to be added to the faithful list of volunteers working a 3-hour shift per month, contact Sharyn Laughton - artoff@comcast.net /508-255-7277.

OCTOBER SAFARI WITH CHERYL KYLE God willing and with just a little bit of luck, Matt, Melissa, Caroline, Parker and Davis from The Church of the Holy Spirit will see a cheetah or two in the Serengeti while on the safari Cheryl Kyle is leading to Tanzania in October. The cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal. They can run 70 mph and can reach that speed in just three seconds. The Sunday highlights of the trip include worshipping at Christ Church, a small cathedral built by the English in Arusha, Tanzania. The following Sunday will find the safari leaving the Serengeti and heading towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The Sunday communion service will be held along a dry river bed in the Oldupai Gorge. The gorge is one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world. Please keep the safari in your prayers.

PASTORAL CARE— Celia Calhoun, Coordinator If YOU are taken to the hospital, please inform the staff there that you want your home parish to be informed. The chaplain there will call our office to let us know. And if you are already visiting someone, please let me know who you are, and who you are visiting so we can make sure that everyone is covered (as far as is possible). Thanks for helping! (ccalhouncape@comcast.net, (508-776-6628) or pastoralcare@chsorleans.org.

FOOD 4 KIDS— A BIG THANK YOU Anne Koehler and Brenda Ridgeway

We completed a wonderful summer together preparing, packing, driving and, most importantly, serving lunches and snacks to children from Harwich to Provincetown, thanks in large part to more than 100 volunteers from The Church of the Holy Spirit and the larger community. Some arrived at 7:30 to begin making sandwiches while sharing stories around our kitchen island. Others gathered around long tables downstairs in the Parish Hall at 9:30 to assemble the full meal with amazing teamwork and precision, challenging each other to find the best way to fit as many as 7 different items into each lunch bag. The last formal shift of the day arrived around 11:00 and began preparing for the next day, so willing to do whatever was asked of them, even dividing bulk packages of sticky raisins into little single serve containers. And throughout each morning, drivers showed up right on schedule to fill their cars with red coolers and bags of books to deliver to our sites, each one a master at beating the Cape's summer traffic. And last, but certainly not least, are those who made the mountains of cardboard boxes disappear each day! All in all, these volunteers gave about 1,000 hours preparing and packing food and about 6,000 miles driven – and all freely given on behalf of 500 or so children each day. Well done! Thanks also to our staff, who were the incredible backbone of the whole operation: Anne Marie Mullin, Operations Manager; Mary O'Reilly and Gerard Costa, Assistant Managers; Dakota McDonald, Staff Assistant; and Laura Froeschner, Bailey Rose and Cathy Walsman, Site Supervisors. We could not have asked for a better team!

ENTERED INTO ETERNAL REST

Jeffrey Karlson Ann Brown

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ABOUT US

This month enjoy getting to know Celia Calhoun.

Most of us know Celia Calhoun as the lovely lady we see around CHS all the time with her soft spoken English accent and always has a smile on her face. This month we have the opportunity to get to know her a little better.

Celia Calhoun was born and raised in St. Albans, England, north of London. She has a brother Richard and a sister Margaret who still live in England. Celia attended St. Albans School for girls, a Church of England School, that included a lot of Bible study in their curriculum. She then attended Exeter University and earned an honors degree in Mathematics.

After graduation from Exeter, Celia took a job at International Computers and Tabulators (ICT), an English computer company, and wrote some computer programs for civil engineering. Since England at the time was building roads, there was plenty of work in this field. Her first project was to develop “paper tape” that would be fed into computers and then transferred to computer cards. She also wrote the first graphics application for a graph plotter so you could draw pictures and diagrams electronically. So, I guess you can say Celia was a pioneer in the electronics industry!

While at ICT, she did an 8-month stint in Paris where she got to experience what was called “The May 1968 Uprising”. For two astonishing weeks in May, an entire nation had been caught up in a frenzy of self-examination. By May 10th, the number of student demonstrators was estimated at 20,000. At every street leading to the Sorbonne, they found their way blocked by vans and ranks of riot police. Students were revolting about current French issues. Paris ran out of petrol and lived through a general strike when the country just “stopped”. Celia’s was able to “get out of town” and went back to England until things settled down in Paris and she returned to complete her 8-month assignment.

Upon her return to England, Celia, assigned to ICT’s Cambridge office, worked on a government sponsored initiative to get engineers to use computers. She advanced to a manager position and helped engineers dial in and use the main frames. During this time she renovated her little 1650 vintage thatched cottage in a village near Cambridge. The cottage had no central water or electricity, so she had to do a total renovation.

When ICT went out of business, Celia joined an American company, Prime Computer, working in Bedford, England and traveled around Europe supporting companies who used Prime Computers. She then became program manager in the R&D division and had to travel back and forth between US and England. When her England based job ended, she was asked to come to the US to run a program in computer aided design. In April 1981, she came to Natick, MA for what she thought was a 1-year job … and then they added another 6 months. While in Boston, she reconnected with a St. Albans’ high school friend, Caroline Scammell, who had moved to and was living in Orleans. As with good friends, the women picked up their close friendship where they had left off 21 years before. It was through these visits to Orleans with Caroline that Celia first attended services at CHS.

In 1987, while working in the US at Prime Computers, Celia met Bill Calhoun and they were married a year later. Having fallen in love with Orleans during her visits with Caroline, Celia and Bill bought a house in E. Orleans and moved here permanently in 1996 when they retired and officially joined CHS.

Raised in the Church of England, Celia went to church every Sunday but was not very spiritually moved by her childhood parish. She lapsed during University time but returned in 1984 when her mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer and her own life was a little rocky. While on a New England trip, she went into a church in Maine to pray and that restarted her faith journey. She joined St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Natick and a had long-time fulfilling church life and home and was parish Clerk for many years. Her re-found faith grew from all the parish groups who accepted her and nurtured her. Bill was a Congregational Church member. When they married, he joined Celia at St. Paul’s and then CHS.

Now retired and living in Orleans, Celia has been Immersed in CHS activities. She has been our Parish Clerk (7 years). Sr. Warden (2 years) and various administrative positions (3 Years). She completed the Education for Ministry (EfM) pro-gram at St. David’s in Yarmouth. When Bill passed away in 2006, Celia was asked to be the co-mentor of an EfM program for CHS, which she did until 2014. She found watching and mentoring the people who participated in EfM was an amazing way to see them blossom through their faith journey.

When not helping at CHS, Celia likes to garden (in 2016, she moved from her Orleans home to a Brewster condo), reading (she has been in the same 5-woman book group since 1989) and spending time with her US and England based family. While she and Bill never had children, she remains very close to his children and grandchildren. At CHS, she is now a LEM, chair of the CHS Pastoral Care Committee and co-manages the CHS Database. She was also a key member of the Lower Cape Outreach Council, serving as their president for 3 years. We are so lucky that Celia chose to move to Cape Cod and make CHS her parish home.

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PARISH OFFICE CORNER -SUNDAY BULLETIN DEADLINE—All Sunday Blue Bulletin items must be sent to Debbi by Tuesday 11:00 a.m. FIRM! -PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday -Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The office is closed Fridays.. -PARISH OFFICE EMAILS: REMINDER—All emails to the CHS office should be sent to office@chsorleans.org. -PARISH USAGE REQUESTS: Arline Consiglio manages Parish space requests and is in the Parish Office on Monday and Wednesday mornings. If you plan to use any part of the Parish for any event or meeting, please complete a Parish Usage Form available in the Parish Office. OCT0BER TOGETHER DEADLINE: Monday September 17th. All questions and article contributions should be directed to Sue Sasso (her cell # 860-614-1341 or email her at susansasso@hotmail.com)

SAVE THE DATES— NOVEMBER 23RD & 24TH—41st ANNUAL HOLIDAY ANTIQUES SHOW AND SALE It is hard to believe that our plans are underway for the 41st Annual Antiques Show and Sale to be held on Friday, November 23rd, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and on Saturday, November 24th, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Parish Hall. There will be 25 dealers from the New England area offering you a wide range of choice antiques to choose from. We have begun our advertising for this wonderful show. We hope you will be a PATRON of this special tradition at The Church of the Holy Spirit by responding to the letter you received in July. Monies raised support our parish programs. Please join us and help to make this 41st year the best yet! If you have any questions or wish to volunteer to help make this show a success, contact me at (508) 255-8819. Thank you for your support! Debbie Meguerdichian, Chair.

VESTRY MEETING HIGHLIGHTS — Thursday August 16, 2018

The Re-Imagining Task Force* had been appointed by the Vestry to address Item 2 of the Re-Imagining Action Plan: Review all CHS and CHS related activities.

-The Task Force has now interviewed over 50 groups (with a few still remaining to interview) and spent many hours sorting and sifting through the accumulated data. - Melissa presented the Task Force report to the Vestry, including a summary for each ministry highlighting the lessons learned from the interview, and recommendations as appropriate. -The Vestry will have a special working day to discuss the recommendations and flesh out actions to follow.

*Task Force members were Melissa Keeffe (chair), Gail Binney Stern, Tom Dewing, Doug Fromm, Sandy Marshall and Jack Gentile.

The Vestry appointed the 2018 Nominating Committee: Rick Paris (outgoing Vestry), Chip Bechtold, Judy Gardiner, Gilbert Merritt, and Anne Moronta, and adopted the instructions for their work.

Vestry positions open and to be filled at the Annual Parish Meeting in 2019, are: One Warden (two-year term),Treasurer and Clerk (each of these one-year terms), Four Vestry-at-large members each for two-year terms, One Vestry-at-large for a one-year term to fill an unexpired term.

Next meeting—Thursday September 20th.

Respectfully Submitted, Jack Gentile, Clerk

ALTAR FLOWER DONATIONS Questions? Contact Marty Williams at 508-255-8730. Have you picked up an Altar Flowers Request Card at one of the church entrances?. For a donation of fifty dollars ($50), flowers will be purchased and arranged for your chosen weekend by the CHS Flower Guild. You may choose to do this to remember someone or perhaps to celebrate a special occasion such as an anniversary or birthday.

The name of the loved one(s) being honored will be noted in the service bulletins of the weekend services of the chosen date.

NAUSET INTERFAITH ASSOCIATON Ken Campbell+ “A Weekend on Cape Cod,” sponsored by the Refugee Support team of NIA in July and August, provided an opportunity for 13

refugee families from 5 different African countries. These families who live in MA, enjoyed the wonders of the Cape and made new friends. Thirteen families volunteered to be hosts (including a few from Holy Spirit). Wonderful closing meals and celebrations were held at St. Peter’s Lutheran in Harwich in July and the Community of Jesus in Rock Harbor in August.

This summer, the Martin Luther King Action team of Nauset Interfaith sponsored a study of Dr. King’s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” with 35 attendees at the Holy Spirit session. We hope to have a weekday morning repeat of the program in the fall. If interested please contact, Ken Campbell + at 413-478-5719 or ksbcampbell@verizon.net. Another 20 groups on the Cape have committed to this study program.

Nauset Interfaith now has a website. It is still in the early stages of development but you can visit it at ww.nausetinterfaith.org. Printed copies of “Reflections on the Death of Jesus,” from the 2018 Good Friday Ecumenical service sponsored by NIA at the

Brewster Baptist Church are available from Ken Campbell +. SAVE THE DATE. Annual Nauset Interfaith Thanksgiving Service; Sunday, Nov. 18TH at 2 PM - Eastham United Methodist Church.

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The Church of the Holy Spirit 204 Monument Road Orleans, Massachusetts 02653-3512 508-255-0433

www.holyspiritorleans.org. office@chsorleans.org

Vestry Officers:

Cynthia Murray, Warden

Rick Paris, Warden

Steven Koehler, Treasurer

Jack Gentile, Clerk

Vestry Members:

Debbie Beal

Marcia Bechtold

Daniel Corcoran

Doug Fromm

Brooke Eaton-Skea

Jack Gentile

Melissa Keeffe-Jones

Katherine Paradise

Brenda Ridgeway

The Rev. Adam S. Linton, Rector

The Rev. Gail Smith, Assisting Priest

Joan Kirchner, Minister of Music

Debbi Manning, Assistant

Wayne Currey, Head Sexton

Kim Gagne, Sunday Custodian

TOGETHER— September 2018

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

August 31st—Garden Party September 2nd - Youth Brunch

September 4th— Reading for Spiritual Growth Resumes September 5th—Choir Rehearsals Resume

September 6th— Ladies’ Luncheon September 14th - Labyrinth Walk

September 15th - Parish Talent Show & Spaghetti Dinner September 16th—Book Discussion Group Resumes

September 16th—Shepherd Groups September 17th— Together Deadline September 21st— 2nd Garden Party

September 22nd - Ali Sands—Youth Homelessness September 30th—Youth Breakfast

SAVE THE DATES October 12th & 13th - Rummage Sale

November 3rd - Holiday Bazaar November 23rd & 24th - Antique Show

Our mission as The Church of the Holy Spirit is to proclaim Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, welcome all people and serve one another with love.