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1 The Paraclete March-April, 2013 Newsletter of The Church of the Holy Spirit 1334 Country Club Drive Gallup, New Mexico To Know Christ and Make Him Known, through Love

Christian Formation Schedule Sundays at 9:15 am Adult Christian Formation 3/3-10: Temptation: The Screwtape Letters 3/17: Patrick 3/24: Prep for Holy Wednesday Passover Meal Wednesdays at 7:00 pm

2 Christian Formation Schedule Sundays at 9:15 am Adult Christian Formation 3/3-10: Temptation: The Screwtape Letters 3/17: Patrick 3/24: Prep for Holy Wednesday Passover Meal Wednesdays at 7:00 pm Midweek Refreshment 3/6-3/13: Temptation: The Screwtape Letters 3/20: Prep for Holy Wednesday Passover Meal Popcorn Theology! Fri. March 22: The Passion of the 7:00 pm At the Fellowship Hall Invite your friends & join us for popcorn, soda, & a movie! Thursday Evenings 5:30 pm: Prayer and Bible Study We ll be using the Serendipity Bible to study the New Testament and plan to meet at each other s homes The Church of the Holy Spirit Ministers Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Michael Louis Vono Co-Vicars: The Rev. Lynn Perkins, The Rev. Roger Perkins Bishop s Warden & Building: Andy Burke Bishop s Committee: Charles Arnold, Michael Baldonado, Debbie Johnson, Sandra McCoy, Erik Pederson, Daniel Woodard Treasurer: Ed Hally Delegates: Randy Reeve, Daniel Woodard. Alt.: Charles Arnold Organist: Loren Omoth Acolytes: Katrine Burke, Logan Burke, Deanna Crask-Stone, Linda Hally, Peter Handeland Landscaping and Grounds: Tom Kirby Prayer Ministry: Linda Hally, chair; Cynthia Caruso, Peter Handeland, Linda Thornton Altar Guild: Allison Dollar, chair; Emy Aideyan, Laura Arnold, Jean Blackgoat, Alicia Burke, Debbie Johnson, Loren Omoth, Paula Pakkala, Lynn Perkins 2

Stations of the Cross As part of your Lenten discipline your preparation for Holy Week Come join us and walk the Stations of the Cross Fridays March 1, 15, and 29 (Good Friday) 6:00 pm in The Holy

3 Stations of the Cross As part of your Lenten discipline your preparation for Holy Week Come join us and walk the Stations of the Cross Fridays March 1, 15, and 29 (Good Friday) 6:00 pm in The Holy Spirit Nave St. Patrick s Day Dinner Fundraiser! Saturday, March 16, 6:00 pm Corned Beef & Cabbage, with all the trimmings to benefit Holy Spirit s Music Program (choir robes!) Holy Spirit Bishop s Committee meets Sunday, April 7 around noon. Everyone is welcome to attend. Diabetes Support Group Mar. 21 and Apr. 5:30 pm The third Thursday of each month is our regular monthly support group meeting. The Diabetes Support Group is open to all who suffer from type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Please help us get the word out to others in the community. 3

Our Holy Week Schedule of Services Palm Sunday (March 24) Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist at 8 am and 10:30 am Holy Wednesday (March 27) Passover Meal at 6:00 pm Maundy Thursday (March 28)

4 Our Holy Week Schedule of Services Palm Sunday (March 24) Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist at 8 am and 10:30 am Holy Wednesday (March 27) Passover Meal at 6:00 pm Maundy Thursday (March 28) Holy Eucharist at 7:00 pm with foot washing followed by stripping of the altar Good Friday (March 29) Stations of the Cross at 6:00 pm Good Friday Liturgy with Communion from the Reserved Sacrament at 7:00 pm Easter Vigil/Sunrise Service (March 31) at 6:30 am Festive Easter Eucharist (March 31) at 10:00 am (incense will be used) Healing Service at Holy Spirit March 7:00 pm The service is open to the community and includes Holy Eucharist, prayer, anointing and laying on of hands. This is an expansion of the special prayer at the altar rail that is offered each Sunday during our regular services. Please help us spread the word and invitation. 4

Christ in the Passover Meal On Wednesday 3/20 and again on Sunday 3/24, our Christian Formation classes will be focused on the Passover Meal as it might have been in Jesus time and as the Jewish

Then, on Holy Wednesday, March 27, at 6:00 pm, we will gather together for our own version of the Passover Meal, celebrating Christ in the Passover.

5 Christ in the Passover Meal On Wednesday 3/20 and again on Sunday 3/24, our Christian Formation classes will be focused on the Passover Meal as it might have been in Jesus time and as the Jewish feast is today. In our study together, we will see the role that the Messiah plays in this holiest of meals for the Jewish faith. Then, on Holy Wednesday, March 27, at 6:00 pm, we will gather together for our own version of the Passover Meal, celebrating Christ in the Passover. So that we can plan properly for this sit-down dinner, please be sure to sign up to let us know you plan on attending. We can seat ~30 folks. Vicar Lynn would very much welcome help in preparing for this feast particularly anyone who is able to work on Wednesday morning and afternoon before the meal is served that night. Easter Morning Potluck Breakfast March 31, 8:15 am Come to the Sunrise/Vigil Service and stay for Breakfast and Fellowship! Signup Sheet is posted in the Fellowship Hall Sunday, May 5, 2013 High 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. With special musical offerings Invite your friends and come enjoy the beauty of the late afternoon the wonder of music in our warm and lovely nave the splendor of the liturgy of Evening Prayer 5

Spa Day Monday, March 4, 2013 11:00 am to 7:00 pm UNM Gallup Cosmetology Department manicures * pedicures * facials $5 each Call 863-7561 to schedule an appointment or just walk in!

6 Spa Day Monday, March 4, :00 am to 7:00 pm UNM Gallup Cosmetology Department manicures * pedicures * facials $5 each Call to schedule an appointment or just walk in! (all proceeds go to Battered Families Services, Inc.) An Opportunity to Serve.... Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I recently became aware of an opportunity for us at Holy Spirit to help another church in our city, as well as a very much under-served segment of our community. Howard Chapel, on Wilson St. on the North Side, was established by the African Methodist Episcopal Church 98 years ago. Although once a flourishing ĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ, Žǁ ĂƌĚŚĂƉĞůŵĞŵďĞƌƐĚŝĞĚŽī ŽƌŵŽǀ ĞĚ ƵŶƟůŝŶƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚśğđśƶƌđśǁ ĂƐŽƉĞŶŽŶůǇĂĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨƟŵĞƐĂŵŽŶƚŚǁ ŚĞŶĞǀ ĞƌĂƉĂƐƚŽƌ ĐŽƵůĚďĞƐĞŶƚŽƵƚ ďžƶƚϭϱǉğăƌɛăőž ƌ ^ŚŝĂŵĞK ŬƵŶŽƌ ƚśğƌğɵƌğěđśăŝƌžĩ the African Studies program at UNM in Albuquerque, became the pastor. With the help of Deacon Ruth Gilbert, one of the few remaining members (she occa- ƐŝŽŶĂůůǇĂƩ ĞŶĚƐ, ŽůǇ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ ĂŶĚŝƐĂĨŽƌŵĞƌƉŝƐĐŽƉĂůŝĂŶ ŚĞďĞŐĂŶƚŽƚŚŝŶŬ that the church needed to change from trying to do regular church to be- ĐŽŵŝŶŐĂŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŚŽŵĞůĞƐƐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞE ŽƌƚŚ^ŝĚĞ I m skipping a lot of history, but just to wrap up, Dr. Okunor and Deacon ZƵƚŚƐĞƌǀ ĞϱϬƚŽϳ ϬŚŽŵĞůĞƐƐŵĞŶ ǁ ŽŵĞŶĂŶĚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ŵğăůğǀ ĞƌǇǁ ĞĞŬŽĨƚŚĞǇĞĂƌ D ŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵƉĞŽƉůĞ ƌ K ŬƵŶŽƌŬŶŽǁ ƐŝŶůďƵƋƵĞƌƋƵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝŶƚĞƌŵŝƩ ĞŶƚĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐŽĨĨŽŽĚ ĐůŽƚŚͲ ing and help with the upkeep of the aging chapel have come from Gallup folks through the years. 6

7 Last Sunday, while interviewing Dr. Okunor for a story I was developing, I ǁ ĂƐĞŶůŝƐƚĞĚƚŽŚĞůƉŝŶƚŚĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĨŽŽĚ ĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐĂƩ ĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ service and serving the food. Later, as I talked to Dr. Okunor, I learned that he ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞůĞƐƐƚŽďĞƚŚĞĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ they are members, rather than guests. /ůğăƌŷğě^ƶŷěăǉžŷğǀ ĞƌǇŬĞǇƚŚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ ƌ K ŬƵŶŽƌ dśğśžŵğůğɛɛžōğŷ do not feel welcome or comfortable at a regular church like ours. They don t ŚĂǀ ĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽƐƚĂǇĐůĞĂŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞŵĞŶĂŶĚǁ ŽŵĞŶĂƌĞƵƐƵĂůůǇ drunk, hung over, or whatever. Dr. Okunor and Deacon Ruth don t turn people away as long as they are well behaved, and all these folks were. They do come for the food, but they also come for fellowship. Howard Chapel offers ƚśğŵăđśăŷđğƚžśăǀ ĞĂŵĞĂůŝŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝŽŶ ĂŶĚŵĂŶǇĂůƐŽĂƩ ĞŶĚƐĞƌǀ ŝđğɛ They appreciate the chance to pray, to sing, to worship. They remember parts ŽĨĐŚƵƌĐŚƐĞƌǀ ŝđğɛĩƌžŵƚśğŝƌğăƌůŝğƌůŝǀ ĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞǇƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĂƐƚŚĞǇĂƌĞĂďůĞ I have wondered, ever since we had to leave off providing a monthly dinner for the homeless residents of St. Francis House, how our church might resume its ministry to the homeless. Dr. Okunor has invited us to help as we can. dśğƌğăƌğăůžƚžĩɛŝŵŝůăƌŝɵğɛďğƚǁ ĞĞŶƚŚĞD ƐĞƌǀ ŝđğăŷěžƶƌɛ t ĞĂƌĞŝŶǀ ŝƚͳ ed to donate food coffee is always welcome, canned goods, whatever the meals are very informal. Should you wish to prepare a large dish, let me know and I will contact Deacon Ruth and tell her and she and the others will try to fill in around that as they can. I realize we can t feed 50-70, but all the contribu- ƟŽŶƐŚĞůƉ dśğǉđăŷƶɛğđăŷŷğěőžžěɛ ƉĂƐƚĂ ďƌğăě ƐƉĂŐŚĞƫ ƐĂƵĐĞ ŵŝǆğɛ flour, cornstarch, oil and other basic cooking supplies, as well as paper plates, ƉůĂƐƟĐǁ ĂƌĞ ŶĂƉŬŝŶƐ ƉĂƉĞƌƚŽǁ ĞůƐ ĞƚĐ /ĨǇŽƵǁ ŝɛśƚžőŝǀ ĞĂŵŽŶĞƚĂƌǇĚŽŶĂͲ ƟŽŶ /ĐĂŶƚĞůůǇŽƵŚŽǁ ƚžěžɛž ƵƚďĞǇŽŶĚĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐ ƚśğǉǁ ŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƵƐƚŽĐŽŵĞĂŶĚũŽŝŶŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƌǀ ŝđğ ĂŶĚŚĞůƉ t ŝƚśžƶƚěŝŵŝŷŝɛśŝŷőžƶƌžǁ ŶƐŵĂůůĐŚƵƌĐŚ ƐĂƩ ĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ /ŚŽƉĞǁ Ğ ĐĂŶĮ ŶĚĂǁ ĂǇ dśğǉɛƚăƌƚƚśğŝƌɛğƌǀ ŝđğŵžƌğžƌůğɛɛăƚŷžžŷ ĂŶĚŝƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ to at least 1 p.m., when the meal is served. If anyone wishes to help serve, pre- ƉĂƌĞĨŽŽĚ ĂƩ ĞŶĚƚŚĞƐĞƌǀ ŝđğ ŽƌĚŽŶĂƚĞŝƚĞŵƐ ƉůĞĂƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚŵĞĂƚ ůōśžƌŷƚžŷϳ Λ ŐŵĂŝů ĐŽŵ. I am happy to carry donated food items to their ĐŚƵƌĐŚĂŌĞƌŽƵƌ^ƵŶĚĂǇƐĞƌǀ ŝđğ / ĚďĞŚĂƉƉǇƚŽŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞǇŽƵŽƌĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĂ visit or if you wish, you can just go over and introduce yourselves as the parishioners from Holy Spirit who would like to help. They are at 107 E. Wilson. Grateful thanks for anything you can do. Linda Thornton 7

8 Bishop Michael s Bi-Annual Visit Sunday April 14, 2013 We are DELIGHTED to welcome Bishop Michael to visit with all of us to preach and celebrate and to lay hands on those who are to be Confirmed and Received as well as those who will be Reaffirming their Baptismal Vows One Service that 10:00 AM Followed by our Potluck Celebration of +Michael s Visit & March-April Birthday/Anniversary Bash So, let s make this an Invite-A-Friend-To-Church Sunday! Potluck signup sheet is posted in the Fellowship Hall Reconciliation of a Penitent Reconciliation of a Penitent, or Penance, is the rite in which those who repent of their sins may confess them to God in the presence of a priest, and receive the assurance of pardon and the grace of absolution. BCP page 861 This sacramental rite of the Church is always available. The season of Lent is a most appropriate time for us to consider availing ourselves of this rite. If you would like to do so, simply contact Vicar Roger or Vicar Lynn to schedule a time. 8

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