Story of Our Little Free Spanish/English Library
There is probably nothing better as a child than bedtime stories read by your parent. Except …mastering reading yourself. Plus there is so much research that children who are read to have significant educational, social and even economic advantages. In homes where English is a second language and adults and youngsters are trying to learn…
Read MoreCHS Gift to the Foodbank
Gift to the Foodbank Melania Weller, Chair of our Outreach Committee, and Rick Edwards of our Vestry dropped off CHS’s 3000.00 dollar Food Bank contribution check to the Food Bank’s Executive Director Emily Scott. Emily is very appreciative and thanked us for our long standing support to help meet the need to address the huge food…
Read MoreOutreach Ideas, And Ways You Might Like To Be Involved
In the outreach report that came out with the reports for the annual meeting, the activities that the outreach committee have been involved with were listed. (See below activities, in bullets) This is a call for everyone in the parish to think about where you would like the outreach money to go. Please let us…
Read MoreSalish Sea Music Festival
The Salish Sea Early Music Festival is pleased to present seven contrasting performances journeying back and forth through the 16th through 19th centuries on Mondays at 12:00 Noon on Vashon Island. We are immensely grateful to the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit for assisting us in offering these concerts to the Vashon community. We…
Read MoreFestive Thanksgiving donation to the Vashon Food Bank
Festive Thanksgiving donation to the Vashon Food Bank: Like so many eating places, CHS’ Wednesday Night Dinner was shuttered during Covid. Yet CHS’s good parishioners continued to save their grocery receipts while our kitchen remained closed, and we built up a nice nest egg in our outreach bank account. Learning about the availability of these…
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Vashon Afghan Resettlement Team The Vashon Afghan Resettlement Team formed Fall, 2021 in response to the fall of Afghanistan. Our group of volunteers comes from the community and a number of island faith groups. We assist the Refugee Resettlement Project located in Kent that operates under the Episcopal Church. We gather household items for families…
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