News Updates

So Long and Farewell: Holy Spirit Celebrates Terri Grotzinger and Gretchen Strohmaier

So Long and Farewell Holy Spirit Celebrates Terri Grotzinger and Gretchen Strohmaier Sunday’s farewell celebration was one of those rare moments when a community’s love becomes almost tangible. The church was full, the Parish Hall...

Choir's Presentation at the Farewell Celebration

Choir’s Presentation at the Farewell Celebration, Lyrics Courtesy of Dr. Nancy Cooper (To the tune of "I sing a song of the saints of God") I sing a song of two saints of God, Terri and Gretchen, too!They taught and preached and cared and...

A Letter from Our Senior Warden: Holy Spirit Calls The Rev. Nathaniel Darville as Rector

Dear Friends at Holy Spirit:  We’re delighted to share the news that the Rev. Nathaniel Darville has accepted our call to become rector of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church.  He is well equipped for this role – a strong...

A Joint Letter from 154 Bishops of The Episcopal Church: Whose Dignity Matters?

A letter to our fellow Americans. We, the undersigned bishops of The Episcopal Church, write today out of grief, righteous anger, and steadfast hope. What happened a week ago in Minnesota and is happening in communities across the country runs...

Vegetarian Recipes for Conscious Eating Potluck

Our winter book study, Food for Thought, meets Saturdays from January 24 to February 21, and concludes with a Conscious Eating Potluck for the whole parish on Wednesday, March 4 - a chance to put ideas into practice and celebrate...

Family Promise Donations - Switching Gears

Family Promise Donations—Switching Gears A big thank you to the Holy Spirit parishioners who donated their gently used kitchen utensils, towels, and bedding to Family Promise for the families finding new housing and moving out of the...

We're Joining Missoula Churches to Provide Emergency 'Cold Weather' Housing

We’re Joining Missoula Churches to Provide Emergency ‘Cold Weather’ Housing Interested in volunteering? Late this fall, Missoula’s First United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church asked Holy Spirit to join...

We are hiring: Bookkeeper/Office Assistant

Job Description (Start Date: Mid-January) Bookkeeper/Office Assistant – Part-Time Holy Spirit Episcopal Church  Position Title: Bookkeeper/Office Assistant Location: Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, 130 South 6th Street East, Missoula...

Donations for Family Promise - Support Families Starting Fresh

DONATIONS FOR FAMILY PROMISESupport families starting fresh Family Promise has expanded beyond housing and feeding homeless families at the Meadowlark and helping them find housing. It now supports and helps stabilize them during the...

Sanctuary: A Letter from the Co-Rectors

May 14, 2025 As immigration enforcement actions across the country have increased in the past three months in size, scope and severity, from traffic stops to mass deportations, churches are no longer safe spaces. ICE agents are free to conduct...