Episcopal Identity
CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
Holy Spirit Episcopal School, as a mission of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, holds as its foundation the belief and tradition of the Anglican Church. And in keeping with that heritage, we embrace students of all religions, recognizing and respecting their faiths, traditions and cultures.
Faculty and staff seek to nurture the individual child in an environment of security and love. This Christian environment prepares the child to see the world as a place of beauty that calls for his/her care and demands his/her best efforts.
The school views faith as the well from which all morality and good character flow. The faculty and staff encourage students to develop their faith, for it is a tool unsurpassable and indomitable as students grow and encounter life's challenges and difficulties.
SPIRITUAL LIFE
Students of Holy Spirit Episcopal School attend chapel services Tuesday and Thursday mornings . Attendance and participation at chapel are required of all students and faculty. The service consists of songs, hymns, Bible readings and prayers. The traditions of the Episcopal Church are followed (rite, liturgy, and ritual). Generally, students sit for instruction or to listen to scripture, stand to praise God through songs or hymns, and kneel to pray.
In Christian education class, the subjects vary greatly from year to year, but they often touch on the history of the Christian Church, the contents of the Old and New Testaments, the Divinity of Jesus Christ and the Liturgy of the Church. Students in lower and middle school attend Christian education classes weekly.
Although an Episcopal school, HSES respects other faiths and makes no efforts to proselytize.
Holy Spirit Episcopal School, as a mission of the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, holds as its foundation the belief and tradition of the Anglican Church. And in keeping with that heritage, we embrace students of all religions, recognizing and respecting their faiths, traditions and cultures.
Faculty and staff seek to nurture the individual child in an environment of security and love. This Christian environment prepares the child to see the world as a place of beauty that calls for his/her care and demands his/her best efforts.
The school views faith as the well from which all morality and good character flow. The faculty and staff encourage students to develop their faith, for it is a tool unsurpassable and indomitable as students grow and encounter life's challenges and difficulties.
HOLY SPIRIT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church emphasizes ministry, appreciates and uses the ministry talents of its people and celebrates our parish's commitment to stewardship. The Church of the Holy Spirit offers a variety of ministry and educational programs for and in its community, serving people of all ethnics and social backgrounds. An integrated team of clergy and laity sustains all of our ministry efforts.
HSEC, inspired by God and energized by its leaders, provides:
- A welcome home for people of all ethnic and social backgrounds.
- A dynamic environment to learn the gospel of Jesus.
- Unmatched pastoral care program, administered by lay leaders.
- Youth programs, including our school, that attract youth in the Christian community by offering spiritual formation, fellowship and opportunities in ministry.
- An inter-generational community outreach program to include mentoring and tutoring.
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Episcopal liturgy and worship, in traditional and contemporary formats, that offers glory to God and a spiritual anchor for worshippers.
Mission Statement
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church is an open, accepting community which welcomes the stranger in fellowship and worship with the love of Christ and joyfully takes Christ's love into the world in which we live.
BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK
Every Friday HSES students pack meals for Houston area students in need of food over the weekend. Chapel buddies partner together with Blessings in a Backpack to serve our community on a weekly basis.
Blessings in a Backpack is a national organization that provides weekend meals to children who, otherwise, might go without. For only $80 a year, you can help feed one!
Bayou City Blessings, launched by the Holy Spirit Episcopal community in 2012, provides weekend food to children in the greater Houston area who are at risk of going without.
Bayou City Blessings currently provides more than 1,400 prekindergarten to fifth-grade children attending Blackshear and Spring Shadows Elementary schools with weekend food bags for the 38 weeks of school in order to help bridge the gap between Friday lunch and Monday breakfast.
- Blackshear Elementary, in the heart of Houston’s 3rd ward, is located in a “food desert,” defined by the USDA as having little to no access to fresh food or grocery stores.
- Spring Shadows’ neighborhood is considered a “food insecure” area making it difficult for families to access the resources necessary to provide consistent food options for their children, especially when away from school.
Bayou City Blessings is a local program of the national charitable organization. CLICK HERE for more information.
SHEPHERDS OF SERVICE
The desire to serve the needs of others is a character trait we hope to instill within the hearts of our students during this time of youthful enthusiasm and idealism. Students have opportunities throughout the year to participate in community service as individuals, as a class, as members of organizations (Student Council and National Junior Honor Society), as middle school, and as an entire school.
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
HSES admits students of any race, creed, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded, or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, national or ethnic origin in the administration of educational or admission policies, scholarship programs, athletics or any other school-administered programs.