This Sunday, Holy Spirit Episcopal Church will use the 1789 Book of Common Prayer for our 10 am worship.

The American Revolution and the Book of Common Prayer

What do you do when you are a member of the Church of England and your local government has declared independence from England? This was the question facing Anglicans in the American colonies on July 4th, 1776. The vast majority of priests were loyalists during the American Revolution; many of them fled to the northern colonies in Canada. Those who stayed faced a problem: the 1662 Prayer Book was specifically designed to be used by the English, including prayers for the monarch every Sunday, and an oath of loyalty to the monarch as part of the ordination process. What do you do when your primary liturgical text contains references to a now-foreign king? How do you ordain priests when they cannot take an oath to another country’s leader?

Parish Fellowship Event - Hot Dogs & Cool Cones

Sunday, Jul 5 @ 11:15 am
Palmer Parish Hall

Fellowship with us after the 10 am worship with hot dogs & fixings, chips, ice cream sandwiches/drumsticks.

If you can help, contact the Fellowship Team or the Church Office.

Formation Class
Women in the Bible: God, Women, and the Stories We Tell

All are welcome as we learn about 8 powerful women in the Old & New Testaments. Explore their stories, the themes surrounding them, and the scripture we read. Led by Heather Alexander.

Celebrating our Sextons on Trinity Sunday

Sunday, May 31 @ 10:00 am (Nave) On this Feast Day, we will celebrate our three sextons! Join us at the 10:00 am worship to say thank you to Francisco, Juan, and Nicholas.

Fried Chicken Parish Luncheon after in Palmer Parish Hall.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! Let’s give the Sextons a break and help set up and break down for Sunday’s service. Contact the front office or John Givens at jn3941@sbcglobal.net if you can help with the day!

We celebrate Pentecost as the inauguration of the Church’s mission in the world. Empowered by the gift of the Holy Spirit, we are to go out into our neighborhoods and the wider world. It is also Holy Spirit Feast Day. We invite everyone to wear red to celebrate!

Join us in Palmer Parish Hall at 11:15 am for a cake reception to celebrate our high school graduates.​