This week at Church of the Holy Spirit
Thank you to all who walked and all who supported the CHS team in the Bishop’s 5K Walk for Children. We raised $________ on behalf of programs for at-risk children in Connecticut. And we also had fun!
Pentecost Weekend Next Week – Come Join the Fun
1) Saturday May 26 – Abraham’s Garden begins its FOURTH YEAR
All gardeners are invited to join us from 9-11 am to get the vegetables in the ground. And from 11am-1pm, ALL are invited to join us for a full festive party with our TCC friends for lunch and a Garden Blessing. Our celebration will also include Memorial Day Thanksgivings for the gift of freedom to worship our same God in different ways. Please join us.
2) Sunday May 27 – that’s Pentecost Sunday! Wear Red!!
We will gather for one service at 9 am so that we can come together as “One Body”. The service will be followed by a potluck brunch and an opportunity for Table Talks. Please sign up to bring a brunch item to share.
Are you a golfer?
CHS is looking for a foursome (or more) for
The Bishop’s Open for Camp Washington Golf Tournament
Thursday June 14
Gary Dangle is challenging other golfers to join him in this fundraising event for Camp Washington. CHS had a pivotal role in the creation of this wonderful Diocesan Camp and Conference Center and we would like to continue supporting their offerings. The cost for the tournament is $155 per golfer. Males and females both welcome. Gary's email: dangle.gary@yahoo.com & home phone 203-937-1826.
Pizza and Music 6 -8 pm
Teens and Family Gathering
once again this Friday
Friends are ALWAYS welcome
W.H.E.A.T. Needs
NEW specific needs for the food bank at W.H.E.A.T.
(West Haven Emergency Assistance Taskforce):
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Food can be placed in the WHEAT Wagons and are part of our offertory gifts of thanksgiving. And thank you for your continued support in providing food for those who would otherwise go without.
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Time to register for the next CHS Women’s Retreat November 2-4, 2012 Incarnation Center, Ivoryton CT Cost $170 Spaces are limited A $50 deposit is needed by June 3. Drop your check in the offering plate (mark “Women’s Retreat” in the memo line) or give it to Bev Draper or Rev. Lisa
Wonderful Women Unite! This weekend is a time just for us. Our topic for the weekend is as of yet undecided. But know that whatever we do, God will be in our midst in just the way we need. Come join us for fireplace conversations, long walks in the woods, movie night munchies, fabulous meals, and a Sunday morning Healing Service and Eucharist that always leads us to a new feeling of wholeness.
The sign-up sheet is on the Table by the Cloister Door
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IWagePeace Walk!
New Day, Time, and Place
Monday July 16th, 6:00 pm New Haven Green
Join hundreds of faithful patriots and peacemakers for the third annual IWagePeace Walk. This year we walk in New Haven on a pilgrimage of faith, praying with our feet as we visit a Church, Synagogue, and a Mosque. We are on parade and the streets will be closed to cars but open to us as we enjoy the downtown and extend our hand of friendship and commitment to the children walking among us. Kids4Peace is an interfaith organization of Israeli, Palestinian, and American youth sharing their common vision for a just and peaceful future. Joining them are the Combatants For Peace, former combatants from each side who have found a path for constructive dialogue and action. Walking with us also will be our own youth from New Haven, for they too are victims of violence.
The Combatants For Peace are coming here to share with us their techniques for holding constructive bi-national meetings. Starting Monday, July 16th with the IWagePeace Walk in New Haven, they will struggle with us, as Abrahamic people, walking as one family: as Jews, Muslims, Christians, and anyone else yearning for peace: we do not need to agree on everything to attend these events. Mark your calendars: Monday July 16th, 6:00 p.m. on the New Haven Green and leave the following weekend open, for more events will come: Half of life is just showing up.
We walk because it is our duty to show the world and each other that our faith is not shallow, our patriotism is not lazy, and our love embraces all races, creeds, and nationalities, believing that all of us are created equal in the eyes of God.
More Used Books Being Sought
Believe it or not, many Coffee Hour guests and even guests who use our space throughout the week have enjoyed finding just the right book in the Almost May Fair Book Sale “leftovers”. We have decided to keep the table going for a while longer. So, if you have used books, bring them in! And don’t forget to go take a look yourself. You might just find a perfect summer read!
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