Announcements for the week of September 21, 2008

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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 the Lord’s table when it is time to receive communion. You may choose to receive the bread and the wine or only the bread. Our communion continues with our church picnic following the 10:30 service. Please join us for great food and fellowship! We are so glad you are here!

YOUTH

Attention Youth: Mark your calendars for Oct 19 & 26! On Oct 19, we’ll make our 4th Annual pilgrimage to Shady Lane Ranch to ride horses and have a camp fire after church. Youth grades 5 through 12 and adult chaperones are welcome. Then, on Oct 26, we’ll hold our annual visit to Bellevue Berry/Pumpkin Patch for an early evening campfire and scary ride. This event is open to all CHS children, provided they are accompanied by an adult. Details will follow soon. Fall is sure to be fun at CHS! Questions? Call Jen Wilson 933-2991 or Jan Sinram 291-8235.

CHRISTIAN ED OPPORTUNITIES
Christian Ed. really needs substitute teachers, please see, call (339-4142) or email (krist_ils@hotmail.com) Kristi Smith for more information!

COMMUNICATIONS

The Episcopal Academy (sponsored by the Bishop Clarkson Episcopal Foundation and the Diocese of Nebraska) will take place on Friday, Oct 17, 2008 - St. Andrew’s in Omaha, NE or Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 - St. Stephen’s in Grand Island, NE. Change the Future of Your Ministry!
The Academy offers training in Capital Campaigns, Planned Giving, Vestries: Their Role from A-Z, and Promoting Effective Leadership for Congregations.
Cost: $10.00 person
Lunch and refreshments will be served
To Register Register on line at www.episcopal-ne.org
Click on “EVENTS” Click on STEWARDSHIP CONFERENCES” Click on REGISTER ONLINE and follow the prompts.

CWS Annual Cropwalk will take place on Oct 12, meeting at Haworth Park at 2:00 pm. If interested in assisting or participating contact Chris Darrell.

The Wednesday Morning Bible Study: The book of Psalms was the hymnal of old Israel. The Wednesday Morning Bible Class is beginning to study their history. We meet at 10:15, after the Eucharist on Wednesdays. Come join us.

Financial Statements for Jan 1, ‘08 - Aug 31, ‘08 are ready
for pickup in the undercroft

Calling all bakers, candy makers and crafters Do you have a special craft, special holiday cookie or sweet you would love to share, then please contact Karen Sterzer with your recipe or volunteer to help with our first “Holiday Express” to be held at the Church of the Holy Spirit on November 1. We will be making Christmas cookies, candy bark, fudge, fruitcakes, breads, and many other holiday sweet treats, as well as treats for the pets using our “new kitchen”. I am hoping this will be a great fund-raiser for our church and I will be advertising with pictures of our volunteers. More information to follow as we get closer to October, but please let me know if you would like to participate in the baking or have recipes to share. Contact Karen Sterzer at 597-8779.

Younker’s Community Day is November 15. Our church is going to continue with the fund raiser sponsored by Younkers at Oakview Mall. We can start selling the books now! The books which we sell for five dollars, has a ten dollar coupon in it for the purchaser and the church gets to keep the entire five dollars. So, if anyone would like to take some to work or have neighbors or friends who might be interested in buying them, let Karen Sterzer know. Younkers also allows us to sell in the store and if we sell over fifty books, we can receive a percentage of the money from the books sold by Younkers up to the event. P.S. you can shop early and pick up your packages any day on or after November 15, when Christmas will be right around the corner! If we sell just 200 books, the church will make $1,000.

Meals on Wheels is a very important outreach program that CHS has been
helping with for many years. We are looking for volunteers to help out with this program. CHS serves meals in the Bellevue area every Thursday. We have volunteers for the first four Thursdays of each month but are looking for volunteers to take the fifth Thursday of each month. That is only four Thursdays per year. You need to arrive at the Bellevue Senior Center just before 11:00am to pick up the meals and they send you to several homes and senior living centers in Bellevue to deliver those meals. You return to the senior center about noon or so, depending how much chatting you do with the recipients. If you feel this is a mission you are called to help with, please contact Kathy Buser at 298-7224.

3D (Diet, Discipline, Discipleship) Program
The 3 D group meets on Saturdays at 10am, in the conference room. Anyone interested please contact Pat Tarleton at 292-8684. This is a wonderful way to have fun and fellowship and is also a great learning experience!

Our prayers of thanksgiving are offered with those who are celebrating birthdays this week, especially: Sarah Clark, Sue Inks, Sabrina Wallace (Sep 21).

Our prayers of thanksgiving are also offered with those who are celebrating wedding anniversaries this week, especially: Steve & Beth Byrne (Sep 22).

The Nave Presence Candle for the month of September was given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the Vassar & Rice’s September birthdays, by the Vassar family.

The Chapel Presence Candle for the month of September was given to the glory of God and in memory of Mary Gomeringer, loving mother to her children and beloved wife to her husband Bob, by Ken & Tracy Gomeringer.