News Updates

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"...

A Note from the Rector - April 14, 2022

A Note from the Rector, April 14, 2022 Dear Friends, Over the past 2 years, we have learned to make quick adjustments to changing situations with our Covid pandemic protocols and it is again time to revise them once more.  What you will...

A Note from the Rector - January 2022

A Note from the Rector – January 2022 “Adapt to changing circumstances…no longer a surprise!” Dear Friends, While I was on a break after Christmas, I had a regular medical procedure done and tests revealed afterward...

A Note from the Rector: Christmas Season - November 22, 2021 update

November 22, 2021  A Note from the Rector: Christmas Season  From the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic we said we would do our best to do the most loving thing in the most caring manner regarding worship at Holy Spirit. We all were...

A Note from the Rector - Changes for the Fall - August 23, 2021 Update

"Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." A Note from the Rector Dear Friends, The weather has cooled just a bit this mid-August, but Covid-19 and its Delta variant have taken us back to the reality that we are still in a pandemic, just in a...

A Note from the Rector - Changes for the Summer: July 27 Update

Update to Wednesday worship Dear Friends, As we continue to deal with fires throughout our state, and smoke both locally and from all over the west, Rev. Gretchen and I have decided to cancel the Wednesday outdoor Eucharist tomorrow.  We...

A Note from the Rector - June 2021 Update

A Few Covid-19 Protocol Changes for Worship: We continue to be fluid in how we address the ongoing pandemic in which we live.  After further conversations with Bishop Marty and the clergy of the diocese, I am making the following change...

A Note from the Rector - May 2021: Changes for the Summer

A Note from the Rector – May 2021  Dear Friends in Christ,  We are back to worship in person and every week we see more and more people joining us for worship. Now we will move to our summer schedule: gathering at 9:00 a.m. for...