Announcements for the week of March 23, 2008

We are in the midst of Holy Week and I hope you will be able to attend the services scheduled for this week:
Tonight is the Maundy Thursday service at 7pm

Tomorrow you have a choice of Noon or 7pm Good Friday services.

Saturday night is the Easter Vigil at 7pm, the most awesome service of the entire Church year!

Sunday Morning we have one Easter Sunday service at 9:30 AM

Blessings for a Holy Week and Easter Sunday, Mother Ruth

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Beginning next Sunday, March 30th Sunday School for Kindergarten through Junior High will be held as usual from 9:30 to 10:10. At 10:15 there will be Chapel and a Second Sunday School will be held for K-3rd graders. Miss Lori will be the Teacher.

PRE-SCHOOL WILL HAVE ONE CLASS BEGINNING AT 10:15 IN THE CHAPEL, then going to class and coming into the church for communion. If you have questions about our new schedule please see Mother Ruth or Kristi

Mother Ruth and Kristi

Announcements for the week of March 23, 2008
Easter Sunday

MISSION STATEMENT

The Church of the Holy Spirit (Episcopal) shares the love of Jesus through being a friendly community, participating in liturgically rich worship experiences, and by empowering individual ministries.

WORSHIP NEWS

WELCOME NEWCOMERS
You are welcome to join us at the communion rail when it is time to receive Holy Communion. Our ushers and any member are happy to assist if you have any questions during our worship. Jesus loves you! We are glad you are here.

CHRISTIAN ED OPPORTUNITIES

Women of Spirit Multi-faith Wisdom Circles will be on Sunday, April
6, from 2:00pm-5:00pm. See the bulletin board or Mother Ruth for registration forms.

On April 25-27, 2008, Women’ Ministries of the Diocese of
Nebraska is sponsoring a re-treat to be held at Saint Benedict Retreat Center in Schuyler, NE The retreat leader is Deacon Diana Champagne. “The Way, the Truth and the Life” is the theme of the retreat. All women of the diocese are invited to participate. The registration forms are on the bulletin board in the undercroft.

Wednesday Morning Bible Class: Will continue the study of our prayer book. Please join us after the 9:30 Eucharist.

Sunday School; Beginning next Sunday, March 30, Sunday School for K through Junior High will be held as usual from 9:30 to 10:10. At 10:15 there will be Chapel and a second Sunday School will be held for K-3. Miss Lori will be the teacher. All will come in at communion and go to their families. Pre-School will have one class beginning at 10:15 in the chapel, going to classrooms at 10:30 and going into church for communion.

NO SUNDAY SCHOOL TODAY!

Save this date! Vacation Bible School will be June 23-26, 9am - Noon.

YOUTH

Based on input from our Youth, we’ll be doing more service in 2008! Our first activity of the year will be serving dinner to those needing shelter at St. Francis House in Omaha on Saturday, March 29. We’ll meet at the church at 4:15pm and car-pool to the shelter and serve until 7pm. Afterwards, those who served will be treated to dinner and then returned to the church by 8:30pm. A sign up sheet will be passed at church as it is important that we have an accurate head count to plan the car rides. Questions, please contact Jen Wilson at 933-2991 or Jan Sinram at 291-8235. Thanks and see you there!

Save the date! Please save April 13, 2008, for our April Youth activity. We’re not sure what fun we’ll have in store (we’re pricing various options from the youth “wish list” generated at the planning meeting in January) but it’ll be fun. Mark your calendars now!

COMMUNICATIONS

Please take note! Amy Denman is responsible for keeping the church calendar (and building use) up to date. So when you need to schedule an activity or event, please contact Amy by calling her at 292-3175, or emailing her at briandenman@cox.net.

Flame delivery: You should have received your Flame. If you signed up for mailing but didn’t receive it, please leave a note in the office or Flame mailbox in the undercroft. New members will need to sign up for mailing. It’s been sent through email and to our website, too.

Adopt A Table: We would like to have a total of ten new 8-foot rectangular tables and four new 5-foot round tables. The cost of the rectangular tables is $75 and the round tables are $100. If you are able to help us in this endeavor, please contact Chris Darrell, Junior Warden, or simply drop a check in the offertory basket designating the check to CHS and noting that it is for the Adopt A Table fund. Thanks!

A big thank you to all who helped with the pancake breakfast, especially Dean Olander, Greg and Phil Scarbrough, Crystal Kunkel, Alex and Abby Culp, Kenneth Cook, Lisa Weilandt, Heidi Wilson, and Team 8.
We hope Ken Conley enjoyed his “special” pancake!

GROUNDS

The Church Spring Grounds Clean Up is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. Questions? See Phil Scarbrough.

Our prayers of thanksgiving are offered with those who are celebrating birthdays this week, especially: Bruce Smith (Mar 23), Darius Hagen, Joan Wood (28).

Our prayers of thanksgiving are also offered with those celebrating wedding anniversaries this week, especially: Carole & Eugene Beran, Karen & Gary Gray (Mar 25).
EASTER FLOWERS

HANK AND CHARLOTTE AUSTIN
IN MEMORY OF OUR SON, DAVID MATHEWS AUSTIN
AND OUR GRANDSON, PHILIP MEADE AUSTIN
IN THANKSGIVING FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN, NICOLE,
MATTHEW, ELIZABETH, AVA, JACOB, AND
ANDREW AUSTIN

JACOB AND ANGELA BYRNE
IN THANKSGIVING FOR OUR GRANDPARENTS,
BEV & BUD OLTMAN,
CATHY & STEVE JESUS, AND MANDI DRAGON

PAM AND DOUG CHISAM
IN MEMORY OF PAM’S FATHER, GERALD BREMER
IN THANKSGIVING FOR OUR SONS, COLE, ELIC,
AND SILAS

CHRIS AND JUDY DARRELL
IN MEMORY OF CHRIS’ FATHER, FRANKLIN L.
DARRELL, AND JUDY’S PARENTS, GEORGE AND
MARGARET BELLAK

GARY AND KAREN GRAY
IN THANKSGIVING FOR MEGAN, NIKKI, CONNOR
AND ZACH

THE REVS. RUTH AND LARRY JAYNES
IN MEMORY OF OUR DAUGHTER, HEATHER
IN THANKSGIVING FOR SARAH, HEATHER AND
CHRISTINE JAYNES

DAVID AND KITTY KENTSMITH
IN MEMORY OF SON, BLAKE WADE KENTSMITH
IN THANKSGIVING FOR OUR DAUGHTER TARYL
AND HER FAMILY

DAVE AND GLENNA MCVEY
IN THANKSGIVING FOR NICK AND GUIRE

BUD AND BEV OLTMAN
IN THANKSGIVING FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

GEORGE AND JEAN SCHAEFER
IN MEMORY OF OUR SON-IN-LAW, JOHN INKS

FR. BOB SCOTT
IN DEEP GRATITUDE FOR ALL THAT THE RISEN
LORD HAS BLESSED US TO SHARE, AND FOR THE
BRIGHT FUTURE OF CHS

CHARLENE AND JARED SMITH
IN THANKSGIVING FOR THE LOVE AND BLESSINGS
OF OUR LORD AND OUR FAMILY

PAT AND HOWARD TARLETON
IN THANKSGIVING FOR OUR MANY BLESSINGS

SANDRA VASSAR
IN MEMORY OF J. LARRY VASSAR, ALICE AND
JOHN VASSAR,
KATHRYN MARLING RICE
IN THANKSGIVING FOR DAVID RICE