Current news of the Church

Men's mini-retreat

Mark your calendars for the first Men's mini-retreat since we left our Yale Ave.location. We will spend a day together mixing fun, fellowship, and spirituality. Here is the line up:

When: Saturday, 6/28

Where: Skiatook Lake, map and directions to be provided later by Edgar Sneed

Agenda:

Arrive at Skiatook Lake, Tall Chief Cove by 9:00 AM for Morning Prayer
10:00 - 12:30 PM: Resting, fishing, swimming, boating, napping until lunch

12:30 - 1:30 PM: Lunch provided on-site, menu to be handled by Jesse Sandoval - may need some volunteers

1:30 - 4:00 PM: After lunch, more recreation

4:00 - 5:00 PM: Eucharist Service

5:00 - 5:30 Cleanup, farewells, and return home

This is being organized by your Men's Fellowship group. Edgar Sneed will provide a map, directions, and site set up. Fr. Jason will participate and run the services. Jesse Sandoval will coordinate food. In order to plan for food, Jesse will need a head count as soon as possible. Please either email Jesse at jesse.sandoval@sbcglobal.net or call him directly at 406-5192. Any and all volunteers are welcome.

This is going to be a great event, so please plan to join us!

We would like to thank everyone who made contributions to help us get the robes

March 1, 2008

The Quiet Day Retreat will begin at 8:30am with Holy Communion
and will conclude at 12:30pm with a simple lunch of vegetable, or other meatless soup and crackers. The retreat leader will be Carol Scott, author, musician, and teacher who serves as a Spiritual Director for Tulsa Diocesan Ignatian retreats and as a coordinator for city-wide inter-denominational prayer groups. Her workshops on prayer and spiritual growth spring from study and membership in a contemplative prayer community. In 1966 she experienced a Holy Spirit encounter that markedly transformed her life. The message “Be Still and Know I Am God” was birthed in that experience. All (men as well as women) are welcome to attend this Lenten Season Quiet Day.

January & February

The CHSA Nominating Committee for the 2008 Vestry Members Class of 2011 ballot, will distribute, a form titled “Parishioners Vestry Nomination Form With Criteria” at both services (8am and 10:30am) this Sunday, January 20. These forms list the criteria for choosing members of the Vestry. The Nominating Committee has chosen a list of potential vestry candidates and now it is important that members of the Parish add their nominee selections to that list.

Members of the Parish may self-nominate if they feel the Lord is calling them to a season of serving on the CHSA Vestry, or they may submit the name of a parishioner they believe to be qualified to serve and who agrees to have his/her name submitted for consideration. The Nominating Committee is asking that submission of names be returned to the church by Sunday, January 27. The Nominating Committee will then contact all whose names have been submitted and are qualified, as well as those the Committee is considering, and from these 2 lists, the 2008 ballot will be set. We will vote to fill 5 open positions on the CHSA Vestry at the Annual Parish Meeting. That meeting will be Sunday, March 2, 2008

If you know you will not be at church this coming Sunday (January 20) and you wish to submit the name of a person you believe qualified to serve as a member of the Vestry, please call the church office and a nomination form will be mailed to you. Remember all nominations must be received at the church by Sunday, January 27.

Beverly Burnett Woodard, Chair

November & December

A Call To Arms for all of God's Saints

Greetings, Holy Spirit brothers and sisters,

Truly, God cares for our small body of Christ. Amen! We have survived two and a half years since we decided to remain guardians of our orthodox Christian faith.

Jesus admonishes us “to keep” His commands and truth (Luke 11:28; John 8:51). The Greek verb also means “protect,” “guard.” Saint Augustine described Christians as “guardians of truth and followers of right.”

Guarding is the charisma that I see defining our congregation. We stand firm, guarding the faith delivered to us by the apostles and by the Church fathers down to our time. We guard the faith being passed to our children and grandchildren. We offer freely to others the faith that we guard.

Guarding is not a passive activity. I well remember guard duty in the Army, especially as an infantryman in Korean War combat. We guarded against a real enemy, bent on doing me and my comrades violent harm. We guarded against sneak penetrations and frontal assaults. The most dastardly act on the front lines was to shirk guard duty. How much more august is our calling to guard the Church that Jesus gave to us.

Church of the Holy Spirit Anglican consciously and decisively took up guarding the faith in July 2005. We have, I believe, performed well while we “wandered in the desert”--like Moses’ Israelites. Now we have crossed the Jordon and have our first taste in December of our “promised” church home. Praise God!

But lo and behold, we discover as the Israelites did: much work is still required. The church campus that we inherited is a work in progress. In real fact, we only have a toehold on our property; our possession is not yet secure.

1. The City of Tulsa gave us a three-month “temporary occupancy” permit. One month has already passed, and we have a long list of tasks to complete. If not, city officials warn that the permit will not be extended after February.

2. The Finance Committee and Bishop Cox have informed us that we need $75,000.00 to complete necessary building and furnishing plans. Much of this amount reflects a shortfall on our $150,000 capital campaign from a year ago. In addition, the Fire Marshall requires us to install a fire hydrant, requiring excavation under 41^st Street. It adds significantly to our final tally.

3. We are not a wealthy body of Christians; we must sacrifice to complete our church campus. To stand guard firmly on 41^st Street, we need volunteer labor to reduce contractual costs.

4. Many parishioners devoted time and talent over the past year and a half. Their labor and our financial contributions have brought us this far.

5. The entire parish must mobilize over the next few months to bring us truly home and truly into healthy service to our Lord.

Father Briane has asked me to assist our junior warden, Nancy Sullenger, in launching this concerted effort. In the next few days you will receive a list of tasks. Pray over it and take courage to offer your labor and love“Lord, where can I help?” Some tasks require specialized skills or knowledge. I am relying on volunteers and those on whom I will call. If possible, we will accomplish our shared task without calling a meeting.

We will celebrate our completed work during our annual parish meeting in February.

Church of the Holy Spirit Anglican on 41stStreet is a portal into the arms of our Savior. We stand guard--defending our orthodox faith and welcoming our neighbors in love.

Priest Installation & Parish Revival Weekend

Friday 11/30 — The Reverend Dr. Briane K. Turley will be installed as Rector at Church of the Holy Spirit Anglican at 7 p.m. The Right Reverend William Cox Assisting Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Argentina will officiate, and The Reverend Dr. Alex R. G. Deasley will preach. A reception at the church will immediately follow the service.

Saturday 12/1 — Dr. Deasley will speak at a Prayer Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. for all parishioners and served by Men’s Fellowship. He will preach a Revival Service at 7 p.m.

Sunday 12/2 — Dr. Deasley will conclude his 3-day visit in Tulsa by preaching at the 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Service.

A native of Great Britain, Dr. Deasley is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at the Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO.

Su & Friends

The December meeting of Su & Friends is canceled so everyone can participate in the Turley Installation/Renewal Weekend November 30 to December 2. We will not meet again until 10:30 a.m. Saturday January 5, 2008.

Operation Christmas Child

Nov 4th - Last Day to bring all the donated items.
Nov 14th - All completed boxes to the Distribution center.

Well, we are in full swing collecting shoe boxes and some really neat stuff to stuff them with. Troop 192, lead by Vic Ham, will again this year be instrumental in getting boxes wrapped and stuffed. This is how you can help.

Pray. Pray that God will touch the heart of every child who receives a gift box and that their families will be brought to know God's love and salvation.

Pack of gift box or donate items to be packed with other goodies. Gift Ideas: School supplies, small toys, (no war related items guns, toy soldiers, knifes), hygiene items, hard candy, flashlights with extra batteries are just few ideas. A personal note, in a separate envelope, of encouragement would be wonderful. If you include a return address, the child may write you back. Due by November 4th

Please include $7 or more to cover the cost of shipping each box. Checks are recommended, make them out to Samaritan's Purse.

For more information please contact Nancy Sullenger

CHS Bazaar

Saturday, November 17th
Bazaar is from 9 am to 5 pm and anyone who is bringing anything for the Bazaar, bring it Thursday and Friday, November 15, and 16. Baked goods to be brought preferably on Friday and very early Saturday morning.

CHS Women Bible Study Group will be starting a new study.

We will be starting with a new study (date to be announced) on DANIEL - Lives of Integrity Words of Prophecy by Beth Moore. This is another in-depth study which is 12 weeks long.

I would like to announce it now because we are coming to the end of JESUS THE ONE AND ONLY and I just wanted everyone to know that they are invited to join us, if they can, on Thursday Mornings at 9:30 am through 12:00 pm.

This 12 session study, unique from Beth’s previous Bible Studies, falls in two parts and can be used as one or two studies. We will be doing the whole thing. The first portion, from
Daniel chapters 1 – 6 deals with Daniel’s life as he faced the kind of pressures and temptations Christians encounter today. Daniel models how to develop enduring integrity in an enticing world. The second portion, chapters 7 – 12 explores thrilling prophecies from the time of Daniel through the second coming of Christ.

When the date is announced I will have workbooks available to purchase (the cost is approximately $15.00) and each week you get homework and study the bible and then we will see a video session where Beth points out God’s teaching.

This is a fun group of women who enjoy fellowship and studying God’s word – it is amazing over the years how someone as “green” as me has learned so much. We do not rush, we take in and also pray for each other.

You do not have to be a scholar to study with us, I am not the teacher I am the facilitator (I do the coffee and welcoming) God does the teaching through Beth Moore’s study.

Everyone is welcome, come with a heart that is teachable and a smile and enjoy these studies. We would love to have you. Believe me you will meet God through His word, it is so exciting.