News & Events
Abundant Living Conference at Camp Allen: Live More, Age Less
MONDAY, FEB 27th - WEDNESDAY, FEB 29th: This conference is co-sponsored by the UTMB Center for Spirituality of Aging, Sealy Center on Aging, with the purpose of encouraging older adults to embrace aging as a spiritual journey, to be engaged, active and live the gift of years to the fullest. The conference features a dynamic roster of speakers, panels and activities. Brochures with more information and registration forms are available in the Parish Hall Outreach Center or you may register online. Abundant Living conferences are highly recommended by our Deacon-in-Training, Portia Sweet, who has attended past conferences. She will be happy to tell you more about the event.
Medical Mission Trip to Honduras: June 9 -16, 2012
CARING FOR PEOPLE & ANIMALS: Each year, up to 30 volunteer doctors, veterinarians, medical assistants and translators provide care to 1,200 people and 1,200 animals in the state of El Paraiso during their week-long visit. The team brings about $30,000 worth of medicine—much of which is provided out of pocket. To make a donation to this year’s trip or if you’re interested in volunteering, contact Bill Folger at (713) 461-9257 or email catdoc323@aol.com. To read more about the medical mission trip, click here.
Mission Trip to Uganda: July 22 - August 5, 2012
SISTER CHURCH IN SINDA VILLAGE: What started as a youth project to raise funds for a water well in Sinda Village, Uganda, has evolved into a church-wide mission trip to provide services to the community and to strengthen ties with our new sister church, Holy Spirit Ssinda-Kivuluba. If you’d like to participate in this year’s mission trip, email Sarah Taylor at youth@hsechurch.org or Jeremy Jjemba at jeremykjjemba@gmail.com. Click here for detailed information about this mission trip.
Episcopal Night at the Ballpark!
ASTROS GAME, FRIDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 14th: A bus has been reserved for parishioners 50 years or older. For more information, contact Barbara Moore at bmoore2@tmhs.org.
Ladies' Book Study - So Long, Insecurity by Beth Moore
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS, 9:30 AM: Join us for a book study led by KariAnn Lessner and Bernadette Ellis from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in the Youth Room. We're discussing Beth Moore's So Long, Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Friend to Us. For more information on our book study or to RSVP, contact KariAnn Lessner at dcfm@hsechurch.org.
Lillies, Orchids, and Roses
HONOR A LOVED ONE: Did you know that you can honor a family member, birthday or other occasion by signing up to donate altar flowers? For a $60 donation (or more if you choose) you can help beautify the altar with flowers from Simply Beautiful. There is plenty of room to sign up on the Flower Chart found on the round table in the Narthex. Please consider such a donation! For more information contact Nell Givens at jn3941@sbcglobal.net.
NOOMA Group Has Resumed
FRIDAY MORNINGS, AFTER DROP OFF: Do you long for a breath of fresh air? Do you need a good laugh? Would you like someone to clean your house for you? Well if you answered yes to either of the first two questions (Sorry we really can’t help with the third one… but we’ll pray for you!) Join us as we explore God’s Word, with a little help from some friends, every Friday morning at 8:16 AM in the Youth Room (You’ll have to enter through the school office, sign in & wear a red badge – but we assure you it’s well worth it!). We’ll utilize video, books & other media to draw in deep breaths of God’s goodness so that we can be salt and light in this world. You don’t need to know anything about the bible to come to this study – All we ask is that your bring your bible & your sense of humor… we’ll count on God to show us the way! For more information, contact KariAnn Lessner at dcfm@hsechurch.org.
Calling all Holy Spirit Youth!
EYC RESUMED JANUARY 15th: The Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) is made up of kids in grades 6 through 12. Join us from 12:00 to 2:00 PM for lunch, games, and worship. For more information on youth and young adult programs at Holy Spirit, please contact Sarah Taylor, our Youth and Young Adult Missioner, at youth@hsechurch.org or click here.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM: Sunday school classes for youth are offered at 9:30 AM Sunday mornings in the Youth Room. We are working from an "anti-workbook," which can be purchased for $20, or you can use one of ours.
Let's Do Lunch! - Support our Episcopal Youth
LUNCHES NEEDED FOR EYC MEETINGS: Adult parishioners can be involved too by bringing a lunch for the group at noon on Sundays. Whether you have a child in the program or not, anyone in our parish family is welcome to provide a meal for our youth group (usually prepare for 12). No prior cooking experience needed! Home-baked, restaurant-baked or store-bought meals are equally appreciated. What better way to send the message that we support our youth? Ten fall meetings are open to schedule - RSVP today. Contact Eleanor Sheldon at ess94@earthlink.net or call 713-467-9551 for more info and meal ideas.
Daughters of the King
LABELS & BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION: Daughters of the King collects “Labels for Education” to help the Down Home Ranch get free things by saving UPC’s with points from the following Campbell Brands: Campbell’s Soups, Prego Italian sauces, Spaghettios, Pepperidge Farm, Swanson’s, V8 Splash/Fusion and V8 Soups. For more information on the Down Home Ranch, click here.
DOK also collects “Box Tops for Education” for Holy Spirit Episcopal School. Qualifying Box Tops can be found on packages of participating General Mills Big G cereals, Betty Crocker® products, Yoplait®, Gold Medal® flour, Green Giant® frozen meal kits and frozen sides, Old El Paso® products, Totino’s® frozen snacks, Pillsbury® refrigerated and frozen products, Chex Mix® snack mixes, Cascadian Farm® cereals, Avery® Business Supplies, NESTLÉ®, Hefty ®, S.C. Johnson Ziploc® Kimberly-Clark, Welch’s and Land O’ Lakes products.
Please deposit the "Labels for Education" and the "Box Tops for Education" in the large envelope on the Outreach Board in the Parish Hall.
Holy Spirit Endowment Fund
LONG TERM GROWTH: The mission and ministry of the Endowment Fund is to support the church's long term Christian ministry and growth in the congregation by providing start-up capital for projects and programs within the Holy Spirit Community. Current Endowment Fund members are John Givens, Claire Martin, Sandy Knight, Jennie Perry, Wendy Mixon and Travis McDermott, and any one of them is very interested in telling Holy Spirit's endowment story and the different ways you can become a supporter or grant recipient. Click here for more information.
