APRIL 2015 A publication of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
A Journey of Diaconal Discernment:
Jesus and the children in our midst We begin April on the tail end of our journey to the cross with Jesus. We are witnesses to the questioning, ridicule, doubt, denial, abuse, death and ultimate resurrection of our Lord. We will experience the lowest of lows and the highest of highs on the way to again rising forgiven and victorious in Jesus. What a lens this gives to our look at another Child Abuse Prevention Month. We have children in our community who are in the midst of their own version of a Holy Week walk, with days of ridicule, neglect, fear and abuse. Their experiences challenge us to answer the Gospel call of Matthew 19:14 - but Jesus said, "Let the children
come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." As a church, we answer in many ways – in the relationships we build, in the strength of our Church School and youth programs, in opening our doors to community awareness workshops, in our involvement with organizations like the Parenting Place, and in how we bring the light and love of Jesus to children and families who are experiencing darker times. Thankfully, April will be filled with opportunities to strengthen our prevention understanding and action skills: Continued on page 2
Our monthly Compline service will not be held in April as Easter falls on the first Sunday of the month. Compline will resume on May 3. www.holyspiritmissoula.org
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PARACLETE OUR STAFF Clergy: The Rev. Terri Ann Grotzinger, Rector
[email protected] The Rev. Judy Anderson, Pastoral Assistant The Rev. Doug Anderson, Prison Ministry The Rev. Myrna Chaney, Director of School for Deacons Organist/Choir Director: Dr. Nancy Cooper Director of Spiritual Formation: Gretchen Strohmaier
[email protected] Youth Director: Lindsay Iudicello
[email protected] Nursery Caregiver/Coordinator: Kaye Harberd Parish Administrator: Judy Parock
[email protected] Office Assistant/Bookkeeper: Elizabeth Serviss
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NEWSLETTER Paraclete, from the Greek meaning ‘Holy Spirit,’ is published monthly, September through May, by Holy Spirit Episcopal Church. All material is due by the fifteenth of the month preceding the month of publication.
April 2015
Check out all that’s happening in Youth Ministry this month! There's a lot going on in Youth Ministry at Holy Spirit in the month of April. Our monthly High School Youth Group will meet on Sunday April 12th and Middle School Youth Group will meet on Sunday April 19th. Both youth groups meet at 6-7:30 p.m. for pizza, games, fellowship and discussion. On Saturday April 18th, we will be joining with folks from across the Missoula community in the Clark Fork Coalition's annual Clark Fork River Clean-up. This is a great opportunity to put faith into action and focus on our role as stewards of all God's creation. Everyone is welcome. Contact me if you'd like to volunteer with the youth group in this fun and important effort. We'll meet at the church at 8:30 a.m. and head down to Caras Park for a 9 a.m. kick-off. Bring work gloves! Also, we're headed to Helena for the Diocesan youth retreat, April 24-26. You can learn more about the retreat
And finally, we have a new enewsletter with more information about what is happening in Youth Ministry at Holy Spirit Parish. If you'd like to subscribe to it, please send me an email at
[email protected]. − LINDSAY IUDICELLO YOUTH DIRECTOR
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Jesus and the children in our midst
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and register at the Diocesan website (www.diomontana.org - click on the Christian Formation tab). Cost for the retreat is $30 and scholarships are available. Please contact me with questions and carpooling information.
Join us at noon April 1 on the courthouse lawn for a Prevention Rally. Consider hosting or attending a session on Childhood Experiences (ACEs) or Darkness to Light sexual abuse prevention to benefit the youth organizations important to you. To learn more, contact Teresa Nygaard at the Parenting Place, 728-5437 or
[email protected]. Worship with us April 26 on what is known as Blue Sunday,
the national day of prayer for victims of child abuse and those who work to change their journey. Learn through the feature stories and editorials in the Missoulian and other online resources throughout the month. Let your children come, Jesus, and let us be ready to love them as you would, wherever they are on their journey. − DORCIE DVARISHKIS
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April 2015
Look for a labyrinth to come to Holy Spirit in April Keep your eyes out for a labyrinth to appear somewhere around our parish during the month of April. We have borrowed a portable labyrinth through the diocese and will be using it in Church School. A labyrinth is a very old spiritual tool used initially for the
faithful who could no longer make an annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Instead, people were encouraged to make a metaphorical journey on the labyrinth— the design (following any number of different patterns) differs from a maze. A labyrinth has a clear entrance, middle and exit. Those who walk the labyrinth
are encouraged to do so in a meditative manner, paying attention to the interior experience of the journey as one enters, stops in the middle, and eventually finds the way home. Movement—be it dance, running or even walking can be a path to the Holy. Those who regularly walk a labyrinth sometimes claim that there are some things we can only learn on our feet. While the labyrinth is here we will try to make it available to as many people as possible. If you are interested in walking an outdoor labyrinth, consider a trip to Victor, MT and Redsun Labyrinth http://redsunlabyrinth.com/. It is a beautifully landscaped labyrinth with dramatic views of the Bitterroot Mountains. It is open to the public by free will donation. Or, closer to home, try the smaller labyrinth outside Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. − GRETCHEN STROHMAIER DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Our theme continues to be “Jesus is the Light of the World” We have worked with our Church School kick-off theme, Jesus is the Light of the World, longer this year than ever before. But it continues to be relevant and it continues to reveal layers of meaning and truth. The Easter Vigil service lifts up this image, as the Light of Christ enters a dark church and then spreads candle to candle among parishioners and to the Paschal candle in the chancel between the choir pews. During Lent the children began decorating paper lanterns and creating colorful paper mache lanterns. Each week a few more lanterns would fill our worship space, leading up to Easter when the full Light of Christ is witnessed. The children will be sharing their lanterns with the rest of their church family sometime this spring in what will be a colorful and beautiful procession into adult worship. GRETCHEN STROHMAIER, DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Here’s what’s happening in April in Church School Sunday, April 5th: Easter Sunday − No Church School. Worship with your whole church family. Sunday, April 12th: Regular Children’s Worship & Classes. Curriculum Focus: Peter & Cornelius Sunday, April 19th: Regular Children’s Worship & Classes. Curriculum Focus: Philip Baptizes Ethiopian Man. Special global faith presentation during worship time. Sunday, April 26th: Regular Children’s Worship & Classes. Curriculum Focus: One Body Please join us! There’re lots of wonderful things happening in Church School! − GRETCHEN STROHMAIER DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION
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What’s the matter?
Explorations: Opportunities to cultivate, challenge and live our faith
During Lent as we explored The Arts in the Life of Spirit, Father Rob from Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church challenged us to consider the Holiness of matter. Matter seems like a scientific term; one may think of grey matter in the brain or chemical substances. Matter is substance, something that occupies space. The significance of matter, as we learned, was a fundamental concept behind understanding icons. In his slide presentation Father Rob illustrated matter with the image of a newborn baby. Matter—as illustrated through the physical life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, is a reflection of the Divine. Therefore matter, be it human flesh, natural objects, or human creation, can be a window to the Divine. We explored this idea in the Lenten small group, Creative
Expressions, as we dabbled with color, shape, collage, clay and poetry. We experimented with a variety of artistic mediums and methods, listening for the voice of God, looking for that reflection of the Divine that sometimes might just come through oil pastels, scissors and glue. Perhaps this sort of hands-on creativity is not for you. But don’t give up on the exploration or the vision. Where is the matter in your life—the substance that reflects God? There is so much possibility here, so much potentiality. Where do you experience portals to the Holy? Seek them out. Name them and share them, and your whole church family will be richer for it. − GRACE AND PEACE, GRETCHEN STROHMAIER DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Where is the matter in your life – the substance that reflects God?
Sunday Morning Study Group:
Discuss the relevance of our faith in today’s world NOOMA is a series of short films that explore our world from a perspective of Jesus. NOOMA is an invitation to search, question, and join the discussion. These 10-minute films were created by a nonprofit group, Flannel. They are a group of people committed to giving everyone a fresh and compelling look at the teachings of Jesus. Join other adults on Sunday mornings in the Guild Room between services from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. to watch a short film and discuss the relevance of our faith in today’s world, including topics such as: Sabbath, silence, how we are to live and be in the world, and forgiveness. Class will run Sunday April 19th through Sunday May10th. Contact Gretchen with questions at 542-2167 or
[email protected]. GRETCHEN STROHMAIER DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION
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Gain support from one another at the Caregiver support group Join others from our parish that are caring for an aging friend or family member. Share care-giving experiences, both joys and struggles, and gain support from one another and our faith. This group meets 3 to 4
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times a year. Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday April 23rd 6:30 – 8 p.m. in the Tower Room. Contact Gretchen with questions or interest in the group at 542-2167 or
[email protected].
“An organists’ organist” plans recital at Holy Spirit in April Keith Scott Reas will present an organ recital at Holy Spirit on Tuesday evening, April 14th, at 7:30 p.m. Keith's recital will include music of Buxtehude, JS and CPE Bach, Mendelssohn, and Kennan. All are invited to attend, and a free-will offering will be taken. The concert is sponsored by the Missoula chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Reas enjoys an active career as organist, accompanist and conductor. Hailed as “an organists’ organist” (Tucson Daily Star), he took first prize in the 1985 International Organ Playing Competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has since performed across the United States and in England, Germany and Italy. He has appeared with the Oregon Bach Festival, the Eugene Symphony, the Eastman Chamber Players, the Phoenix Bach Choir, the Washington Bach Consort, Musikanten Montana, the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, and other ensembles. In 2009 he was appointed Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, following appointments in Washington, D.C., Phoenix, AZ, Rochester, NY and Richland, WA. Keith Reas holds degrees in organ performance from The Oberlin College Conservatory, the University of Oregon, and the Eastman School of Music. Keith is pleased to be playing in Missoula, and is grateful to his friend Nancy Cooper for arranging this concert. Keith and Nancy were in the graduate program at Eastman together, back in the day!
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Informational meeting for our Myanmar trip planned An informational meeting for those interested in going to Myanmar this fall on Holy Spirit’s work/study trip will be held Sunday, April 12, at 12:30 p.m., after the service. Up to 12 volunteers will travel to Myanmar (otherwise known as Burma) for two weeks around the last week of October and the first week of November. For 10 of those days, volunteers will work with young English teachers near Mandalay on their English conversation, reading and writing. Volunteers will stay in groups of 3-4 at monastic schools where the teachers live. Afterwards, volunteers will take a 4-day trip into the hills of Shan State, by bus and train, to see a part of rural Myanmar most tourists don’t see. The cost of this trip, per person, will be about $2,500-$3,000. If you are interested, or have questions, please contact Gretchen or write to Clem Work at
[email protected].
The Special Olympics Montana 2015 State Summer Games are being held in Missoula on May 19-22, and Holy Spirit Parish would like your help celebrating the athletes. On Thursday evening, May 21, churches and service groups throughout the city will be hosting Team Dine Out Nights to welcome and fortify the athletes before the next day's competition. Holy Spirit expects to host 80 to 100 athletes and coaches in the parish hall. Between 20 and 25 volunteers are needed to help set up, cook, serve and assist the athletes with carrying plates and pouring drinks. The tentative menu includes spaghetti, bread, salad and dessert—perfect pre-competition carbo loading! The Special Olympics provides sports competitions to individuals with intellectual disabilities. The May games in Missoula will feature events in 12 sports, including aquatics, bowling, cycling, kayaking, golf, and track and field for 1200 to 1300 athletes. The games also have opening and closing ceremonies bracketing the three days of competition. Holy Spirit is looking for individual
parishioners as well as members who lead youth service groups to help make this a memorable evening for the athletes. Please contact Lucia
Solorzano Work at
[email protected] with questions or offers to help. We need you! Thanks! − LUCIA SOLORZANO WORK SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE
Family Promise helps homeless families one family at a time Holy Spirit’s rotation with Family Promise is in April In 2014 Family Promise served a total of 19 families, including 26 adults and 35 children. While participating in Family Promise 13 guests (50%) found employment; 6 of the 19 families (32%) exited to stable housing. Family Promise is impacting Missoula homelessness one family at a time. Holy Spirit is gearing up for participation with Family Promise for 2015 with our support of Christ the King for the week of April 19th through April 25th. Volunteers will be soon be receiving telephone calls to solicit their participation with meals, hosting dinners and hosting overnight. If you would like to be a part of Holy Spirit’s outreach to homeless families and volunteer to be a part of Family Promise, please call Jari Davis at 549-6234. www.holyspiritmissoula.org
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May Day! May Day! It’s Rummage Sale time Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 are the dates for this year's Rummage Sale. Between now and then you have many good days to box and bag up items for the sale. Clean clothing, toys, kitchen and household items, paperback books, boots and shoes, linens, small working appliances and tools, white elephants whatever you have that now needs a new home, that no longer works or fits in your life think Rummage Sale! Bring your items to the Parish Hall on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27, 28, 29. Pick up service is also available that week. Some of the best parts of the sale include sorting the items as they come in, pricing and displaying, helping cashier, and working the floor during the sale. Lunch is provided each day and the coffee is always on. It's a great
way to meet new friends in the parish and to nurture current friendships. Everyone – please consider exactly how you can help with this year's sale. We will have sign-up sheets in the Parish Hall on April Sundays for specific duties. We also need soup makers and clean-up help on Saturday, afternoon, May 2. Our HSP Rummage Sale is highly anticipated throughout Missoula. The boutique clothing shop itself is a fashionista's dream! It's one fun week and you'll want to be involved. Your newly de-cluttered home, garage, closets and storage areas will surely say "Thank You" as will those you bless with your donations and volunteering. − BETSY HOLMQUIST RUMMAGE SALE COMMITTEE
Spring Rummage Sale is May 1 and 2. We need your rummage!
Vestry makes plans for Holy Week and Easter At its regular meeting on March 9 the Vestry elected Ann Suter as the new Clerk of the Vestry, and newcomers to Holy Spirit were reviewed. After input from the new Vestry, ministry assignments were made, and the chairs of the various ministries were announced. A Vestry retreat on Saturday, March 14, was planned to discuss in greater depth some of the issues facing Holy Spirit. The hospitality events during Holy Week and Easter were reviewed by the Vestry, and a decision was made to simplify some of the events. Members of the Vestry were invited to attend a stewardship discussion led by the Rev. Canon Bradley Wirth on March 23 at Holy Spirit. The Vestry’s next regular meeting date and time will be Monday, April 13, at 12 noon in the Guild Room. As always, Vestry meetings are open to all members of the parish. ANN SUTER CLERK OF VESTRY www.holyspiritmissoula.org
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES Palm Sunday, March 29 8 a.m., Blessing of the Palms, reading of the Passion and Holy Eucharist 10:15 a.m., Blessing and Procession of the Palms (begins in parish hall), reading of the Passion and Holy Eucharist Maundy Thursday, April 2 7 p.m., Liturgy of Maundy Thursday, in the church, followed by the Maundy Thursday Prayer Vigil Good Friday, April 3 Noon, Liturgy of Good Friday, in the church, followed by the sharing of soup and hot cross buns in the parish hall after the service Easter Eve, April 4 7:30 p.m., The Great Vigil of Easter, in the church, followed by the sharing of “milk and honey” in the parish hall Easter Day, April 5 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Choral Eucharist; Coffee Hour follows both Sunday services
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