News Updates

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...

Transportation Resources for Church Members

Transportation Resources for Church Members It is no secret that church populations have been aging since the 1970s, creating many issues as to how to nurture and grow membership. A problem that arises for many of us now is how to continue being...

From the Senior Warden: Letters to Our Holy Spirit Angel

Letters to Our Holy Spirit Angel- Warren Gartner Over the past 4 Saturdays Zara Renander has led us through a delightful tour and discussion of our stained glass windows as a Lenten study. Thank you Zara for your research, time and sense of...

From the Senior Warden: Recent Vestry Calls

Recent Vestry Calls I want to thank all our parishioners who took the time to talk to our vestry members and other volunteers who made calls to check in and get some feedback to help the vestry plan their focus for the coming year! Of the 269...

A Note from the Rector - News about my upcoming sabbatical

My Upcoming Sabbatical Dear Friends: With the Vestry’s approval, and the encouragement and support of the Bishop, I will take a sabbatical of four and a half months taken in conjunction with my annual month of vacation and two weeks of...

A Note from the Rector, September 7, 2022

A Note from the Rector, September 7th In just a few days we will begin offering two services on Sundays:  8a.m. - an early, contemplative service, no music; and 10:15a.m.- service with organ, choir, and congregational...

A Note from the Rector - Welcome Back Sunday

Welcome Back Sunday, September 11 Dear Friends:   We are on the doorstep of the fall season with everyone returning from summer vacations, entering school, and preparing for one new activity or another.  While we can’t go...

Our Summer of Good News

Our Summer of Good News At Holy Spirit, we’ve got some pretty good news to share. As summer heads toward fall, we can celebrate a few things: A brand-new coffee hour ministry led by Sue Lowery and Diane Rasmuson, starting up in...

A Note from the Rector: July 2022

A Note from the Rector:  July 2022 Dear Friends, In Remembrance: I wanted to update you a bit on the ever-changing landscape that is our parish life.  Many of you know Leigh Ann Bekemeyer and knew Dr. William Bernard "Bill"...