News Updates

Act with Mercy and Compassion - Housing Advocate Network (HAN)

“Home Sweet Home” is much more than a phrase we crochet on a pillow: it represents security, safety, shelter, and a place where we can shower for work, cook our meals and plan what we'll do each day. For too many Missoulians, that...

Act with Mercy and Compassion - Soft Landing Missoula

Holy Spirit is being offered the opportunity to show that God is fully present in this world, it is an opportunity to provide a moment of grace and opportunity, it is our opportunity to Act with Mercy and Compassion.  All the while, we will...

How We can Show Mercy and Compassion through the Food Bank

The Missoula Food Bank & Community Center (Food Bank) provides nutritious food to 20% of Missoula County residents over the course of a year!  But the Food Bank does much more than that: Provides application assistance to SNAP...

Supporting the Seasons of Life at Holy Spirit with a Planned Gift

Supporting the Seasons of Life at Holy Spirit with a Planned Gift  With the arrival of spring many of us are excited to see new signs of life all around us with the trees starting to bud and tulips poking out of the ground. The life of the...

Vestry Retreat - Where We've Been, Where We're Headed

Vestry Retreat – Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Headed Vestry members in April spent much of an annual retreat day thinking about where we’ve been and where we’re headed. In an exciting time when our search for a new...

A Letter from Co-Rector Gretchen: A Decision Guided by the Holy Spirit

Dear friends, Your heartfelt support and encouragement during my discernment process have been a blessing. Thank you for that. This last year serving as a Co-Rector has been a joy for me. I am so thankful for that unexpected opportunity. It has...

A Note from Co-Rector Terri: An Important Update for You

Aug. 5, 2024 Dear Members of Holy Spirit: I have news to share that is beneficial to me, and I believe, to Holy Spirit. Imagine if I told you that working at Holy Spirit as Co-Rector without taking a salary would be a better situation for me...

No Lessons and Carols service this year

No Lessons and Carols service this year We wanted to update you on a change for this year's Advent season. Unfortunately, due to the late start of Advent, we won't be able to have our cherished service of Lessons and Carols on December 24...

Liturgy Feedback for Season of Creation

Please share your reflections about the new liturgies we are trying out for the Season of Creation. Your feedback will help shape liturgies that are shared with the rest of the diocese, and ultimately it will influence what we share with the...

We Remember Them

We Remember Them  We have had an unusual number of memorial services over the summer. We started with a service for John Cummings III, then one for Gael Harris, Doreen Shafizadeh, and Dick Mallick. Michael Brown and Billie Gray also died...