Announcements for the week of October 12, 2008

Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost

MISSION STATEMENTThe 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.

Make Your Stewardship Season Meaningful!In preparation for Thanksgiving Day through Christ’s Birthday and the start of the New Year, we take this time to reassess our lives, our blessings, and the gifts God gives each one of us on a daily basis. We evaluate our personal Stewardship and how we can grow in the coming year. Nov 2 is Consecration Sunday and Thanksgiving meal. Stay tuned! Newcomers and Members seeking to know more: If you missed our orientation this morning, please be sure to contact Ruth Richter, Joan Wood, Mother Ruth or Dean Olander to learn more about the structure of our church, our budgeting process, how to become a member, how to get more involved and answer any questions.

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. Fall is sure to be fun at CHS! Questions? Call Jen Wilson 933-2991 or Jan Sinram 291-8235. Join us at the Bellevue Pumpkin Patch on October 26 from 5pm - 7:30pm for the annual Haunted Hayrack Ride, hot dogs, s’mores and LOTS of “spooktacular” FUN! There is a cost of $4 per person for this event (the Youth Group fund will cover the rest). Please be sure to sign the sign-up sheet in the undercroft and pay the $4 to either Jennifer Wilson or Wendy Lee. We also need hot dogs, buns, chips, and s’more items donated – if you can help, you’ll find the sign-up sheet in the undercroft. Please call Wendy Lee @ 214-5001 with any questions. Be sure to come bundled up and ready to have fun!

CHRISTIAN ED OPPORTUNITIES
Do you have Halloween costumes around your house Or would you be willing to donate some new ones? St. Martin’s and Journeys are having a costume give away for South Omaha youth on Saturday, Oct 25. Flyers are going home through school counselors (to make sure the families in need here about the event). All of the Episcopal Churches in the Diocese will be collecting costumes between now and Oct 12. They will then be taken to Journeys on the 15th and sorted and sized by the Journey youth. If you have costumes please put them in the container by the CE Office. Any questions? Contact Kristi Smith.

Attention!! Journeys youth will be doing the 10:30 service today, Oct
12. Please try to attend to support all of the Journeys youth!

Anyone interested in being an Acolyte please call or email Christine Brockinton, 291-1274 or scbamanda@cox.net.

COMMUNICATIONS
The office will be closed Monday, October 13,
in observance of Columbus Day

The CHS Shop “Dollar Off Days”For the month of October all religious items over $5 will be one dollar less - ie: prayer books, religious jewelry, episcopal items, cookbooks, aprons, house blessings and more (excluded are all consignment items from our parishioners. We need to give them the monies earned by their items.

If you contribute to the United Way Please help the Fricke Pantry financially by designating your United Way giving to the Dean Fricke Memorial Episcopal Food Pantry Inc., Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 113 N. 18th St.. Omaha, NE 68102 - 342-7013. We are not on the list, so ask your United Way volunteer for a Donor Designation form. Fill in the space for a non-affiliated ageency indicating Episcopal Food Pantry. You do not need an ID#, even though the form may ask for it. To ensure proper credit, please check the box to receive acknowledgment of your contribution. United Way funds are important to this mission of the Omaha-area Episcopal churches – in the year 2006 the Fricke Pantry received over $16,500.00 from this source. For Federal Employees: Please help the Dean Fricke Pantry by designating your Combines Federal Campaign giving to the Dean Fricke Memorial Episcopal Food Pantry (address & phone number above). The Fricke Pantry is part of the Combined Federal Campaign. All Federal employees can now designate our pantry, a mission of the Omaha-areal Episcopal churches, on their CFC pledge forms. To insure proper credit. Please check the box to receive acknowledgment of your contribution. Our CFC # is 41889.

Be Bold!! Join the Greeting Ministry!! Members of this ministry connect with people by making them feel welcomed as they enter church. The goal is to welcome every single person who walks through the door with a warm handshake and smile. You can sign up on the clipboard located on the clipboard table. The time commitment is minimal: a briefing on the new greeter process and being “at the door” 15 minutes prior to the service you signed up for. Make a difference in someone’s life today!

Prayer Book Revision: The Untold Stories - The Rev. Canon Greg Howe, Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer will be at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Saturday, October 18 from 10am to 1pm
113 North 18th St. - Omaha, NE 68102 - www.trinityepiscopal.org
Canon Howe is a “Storyteller Historian.” He knows the stories and the tradition of our Book of Common Prayer. He is prepared to tell the truth! His wit will engage all who come to listen! We have been able to bring together artifacts from the Cathedral Museum. Personal items from Canon Howe’s Prayer Book Collection, and Prayer Books on loan from The Archives of the Episcopal Church. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see such a collection of our tradition.
We are interested in offering the best hospitality possible. Please let us know if you will be joining us. For more information call 402.342.7010
or email ermedina60@cox.net

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 To Register: Register on line at www.episcopal-ne.org
Lunch and refreshments Click on “EVENTS” Click on STEWARDSHIP CON-
will be served FERENCES” Click on REGISTER ONLINE and follow the prompts.

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

The Flame needs a photo person to help with final copy photographs (produced on the office copier). If you can help, you will receive another star in your crown!

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.

Our prayers of thanksgiving are offered with those who are celebrating birthdays this week, especially: Ken Conley (Oct 13), Ham Hamilton (17).

The Nave and Chapel Presence Candles for the month of October is given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the many blessings they have received by David & Kitty Kentsmith.

The Chapel Altar Flowers for this week were given to the glory of God and in memory of Blake Wade Kentsmith by the Kentsmith family.