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What's Happening at St. Francis this week

4/27/2023

 
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Thursday Announcements May 4, 2023
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ERIN’S EPISTLETTES
  • Registration for our diocesan camp, Camp Canterbury, opens soon! 
    • This year's camp takes place at Calvin Crest near Fremont, Nebraska, from Monday, July 17 to Friday, July 21. 
    • I plan to serve as a camp counselor. I don't yet know which age group I'll be assigned. 
    • Registration will be available here Sunday, May 7. 
    • This year's fee is $275 per camper. If your child or teen is interested in attending and this amount is a hardship for your family, please reach out to me. 
    • Even if you don't need scholarship support, please let me know if your child or teen plans to attend camp. 
From the office—Ann’s Announcements
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Birthdays
William Croft               May 8
Lisa Brenner               May 12
Cindy Dickinson          May 12

Daughters of the King will be collecting toiletries, etc. again this month.
Your offerings to this cause are always appreciated.   Beth McKibbin
 
St. Francis Church will be hosting a Graduation
Reception during the coffee Hour following the 9:00 am service on May 14th.
So far we have Anna Kelley as our only High School graduate. 
If you know of any other of our church family that is graduating from High School or College, please call the church office
so we can include them in our celebration of their accomplishment.

 
  
Prayer Requests * Please make sure your request is received by Wednesday of each week.
You may call (308) 632-4626 (leave a message), email [email protected] or mail to:

St. Francis Episcopal Church
P.O. Box 1201
Scottsbluff, NE 69361


Forward Day by Day Booklets
We have the Forward Day by Day’s for May-July are here in regular and large print. 
If you’d like one of these mailed to you, please email or call the church.

What's Happening at St. Francis this week

4/20/2023

 
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Thursday Announcements April 27, 2023
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ERIN’S EPISTLETTES
  • Registration for our diocesan camp, Camp Canterbury, opens soon! 
    • This year's camp takes place at Calvin Crest near Fremont, Nebraska, from Monday, July 17 to Friday, July 21. 
    • I plan to serve as a camp counselor. I don't yet know which age group I'll be assigned. 
    • Registration will be available here Sunday, May 7. 
    • This year's fee is $275 per camper. If your child or teen is interested in attending and this amount is a hardship for your family, please reach out to me. 
    • Even if you don't need scholarship support, please let me know if your child or teen plans to attend camp. 
  • A midweek Eucharist was re-introduced late last year as a pilot for 2023. 
    • Outside of Lent when this was paired with a soup supper, attendance has been sparse. On average, only two parishioners join the priest celebrating Eucharist. 
    • To those who have participated: thank you! 
    • To those interested in this offering who have yet to participate: I encourage you to vote with your feet. 
    • This service will be held Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
From the office—Ann’s Announcements
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Birthdays
Michelle Anderson-Saenz           May 1
Nathan Kelley                             May 1
John Simmons                            May 2
Josie Weiss                                 May 4
Fernando Moreno                       May 6
 
Anniversaries
Richard & Vicky Gable                 May 5
 
Daughters of the King will not be collecting toiletries, etc. the remainder of April but they will begin again in May. 
Your offerings to this cause are always appreciated.  
Beth McKibbin 
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St. Francis Church will be hosting a Graduation
Reception during the coffee Hour following the 9:00 am service on May 14th.
So far we have Anna Kelley as our only High School graduate. 
If you know of any other of our church family that is graduating from High School or College,
please call the church office so we can include them in our celebration of their accomplishment.
 






Prayer Requests * Please make sure your request is received by Wednesday of each week.
You may call (308) 632-4626 (leave a message),
email [email protected] or mail to:

St. Francis Episcopal Church
P.O. Box 1201
Scottsbluff, NE 69361


Forward Day by Day Booklets
We have the Forward Day by Day’s for May-July are here in regular and large print.  If you’d like one of these mailed to you, please email or call the church.
 

What's Happening at St. Francis this week

4/13/2023

 
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Thursday Announcements April 20, 2023

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ERIN’S EPISTLETTES
  • A midweek Eucharist was re-introduced late last year as a pilot for 2023. Outside of Lent when this was paired with a soup supper, attendance has been sparse. On average, only two parishioners join the priest celebrating Eucharist. To those who have participated: thank you! To those interested in this offering who have yet to participate: I encourage you to vote with your feet. This service will be held Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
  • I leave on vacation late next week. (Yes, the cat will come with me. And no -- he will not be happy about the long car ride!) All Sunday morning and Wednesday evening worship services will take place as usual. 
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From the office—Ann’s Announcements
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Birthdays
Lorrie Joplin                     April 23
Erik Peterson                   April 24
Connie Schingle              April 28
​Christie Shaver                April 28
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St. Francis Church will be hosting a Graduation
Reception during the coffee Hour following the 9:00 am service on May 14th.
So far we have Anna Kelley as our only High School graduate. 
If you know of any other of our church family that is graduating from High School or College,
please call the church office so we can include them in our celebration of their accomplishment.





This Sunday marks the ingathering of our little blue boxes of blessing, thanks, gratitude, and thougthful prayer.  Please return your blue boxes for blessing this Sunday, April 23rd, 2023.

Heavenly Father, source of all creation, all love, all true joy, accept, we pray, these outward signs of our profound and continuing thankfulness for all of life.  Bless those who will benefit from these gifts through the outreach of the united Thank Offering, and keep each of us ever thankful for all the blessings of joy and challenge that come our way.  Through Him who is the greatest gift and blessing of all, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
Amen

Jennie Bohl
                                                                                                                                   
Prayer Requests * Please make sure your request is received by Wednesday of each week. You may call (308) 632-4626 (leave a message), email [email protected] or mail to:
St. Francis Episcopal Church
P.O. Box 1201
Scottsbluff, NE 69361


Forward Day by Day Booklets
We have the Forward Day by Day’s for May-July are here in regular and large print.  If you’d like one of these mailed to you, please email or call the church. 

What's Happening at St. Francis this week

4/6/2023

 
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Thursday Announcements April 13, 2023
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ERIN’S EPISTLETTES
  • Many and heartfelt thanks to those who helped with Holy Week services. For me, it was a deeply meaningful first Holy Week at Saint Francis. I hope it was meaningful for you as well! 
  • Our annual UTO ingathering will happen Sunday, April 23. If you already turned your offering in, please know it's secure and will be included in our prayers on ingathering Sunday! 
  • I'm on vacation late this month into next month. [The specific dates won't be published on the website for security reasons; please contact the front office if you need additional details.]

​Recent Attendance Trends
December Average (Including Christmas Eve): 86
December Average (Excluding Christmas Eve): 69
January Average: 62
February Average: 65
March Average: 62
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Six-Month Average (as of the End of March): 68
Threshold to Add a Second Service Sundays: 90
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From the Office--Ann's announcements
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Birthdays
Laney Bohl                       April 18
Gretchen Deter                April 18
Ron Mackrill                     April 18
Elsie Harvey                     April 19

Anniversaries
Diane Morrison                April 17
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​St. Francis Church will be hosting a Graduation
Reception during the coffee Hour following the 9:00 am service on May 14th.
So far we have Anna Kelley as our only High School graduate. 
If you know of any other of our church family
that is graduating from High School or College, please call the church office so we can include
them in our celebration of their accomplishment.




As we reflect on Holy Week, please remember all the blessing that have come your way.  Please share some final blessings and prepare to share you little blue box of gratitude with others.  
United Thank Offering Blue Box Prayer:

Almighty God, I give you praise
for blessing me in many ways.
Create in me a grateful heart
and with this gift a blessing start.
Amen
 
Jennie Bohl
 
​Prayer Requests * Please make sure your request is received by Wednesday of each week. You may call (308) 632-4626 (leave a message), email [email protected] or mail to:
St. Francis Episcopal Church
P.O. Box 1201
Scottsbluff, NE 69361


Forward Day by Day Booklets
We have the Forward Day by Day’s for May-July are here in regular and large print.  If you’d like one of these mailed to you, please email or call the church. 

    Rev. Erin Rath

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14 E 20th Street
​P.O. Box 1201
Scottsbluff, NE 69363
​(308) 632-4626

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