  Thursday Announcements-August 4, 2024 ERIN’S EPISTLETTES My sister will visit Scottsbluff next week. I'll be in the office less than usual Monday-Thursday because of this but will still be in the area and available for emergencies.
Two-Service Pilot Running Average: 67 Weeks of Pilot Completed: 18 (out of 22 total) July 2024 Average Early Service: 22 Mid-Morning Service: 36 Both Services: 58 vs. June 2023: 46 June 2024 Average Early Service: 20 Mid-Morning Service: 39 Both Services: 58 vs. June 2023: 58 May 2024 Average Early Service: 24 Mid-Morning Service: 46 Both Services: 70 vs. May 2023: 65 April 2024 Average (inclusive of Easter) Early Service: 28 Mid Morning Service: 46 Both Services: 81 vs. April 2023: 82 Our two-service worship pilot runs March 31 - August 25. For more information, please visit https://www.saintf.org/rectors-letters.html. _______________________________________________________________ The elevator for the downstairs is still out of order. A repairman has been called. We’ll keep you posted, when it is ready to go again. Those who serve, this week August 4-7 Sun, 8:00 AM Christian Bach Usher Stacy Bach Usher Allie Cawiezel Acolyte Erin Cawiezel Acolyte Jane Sayre Lector Jane Sayre Intercessor Cory Foster Eucharistic Minister Sun, 10:00 AM Alena Kennedy Usher Shirley Mead Usher OPEN Acolyte OPEN Acolyte Clark Wisniewski Lector Clark Wisniewski Intercessor Santana Tamarak Eucharistic Minister Charlie Kennedy Media Team Wed Karen Larson Wed Lunch - Shop (before 9:30 a.m.) Gary Larson Wed Lunch - Shop (before 9:30 a.m.) Nancy Kepler Wed Lunch - Packer (9:30 a.m.) Barbara Manasek Wed Lunch - Packer (9:30 a.m.) Diane Morrison Wed Lunch - Packer (9:30 a.m.) Bill Mann Wed Lunch - Distributor (11:30 a.m.) Ann Selzer Wed Lunch - Distributor (11:30 a.m.) From the office—Ann’s Announcements  Happy Balloon Days!
Prayer Requests *If you want your request printed in the bulletin, please make sure it's received by Tuesday. You may call (308) 632-4626 (leave a message) or email [email protected]. The Forward Day by Day’s for August-October are here in regular and large print. If you’d like one of these mailed to you, please email or call the church.   Thursday Announcements-July 25, 2024 The elevator for the downstairs is out of order. A repairman has been called. We’ll keep you posted, when it is ready to go again. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Message from Bishop Barker My Dear DioNeb Friends and Family – Earlier today, the House of Bishops elected The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe to serve as the 28th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, bringing to a close the discernment journey that we’ve been on together for the past many months. While it’s hard to lose an election, I have every confidence that the Holy Spirit led the way as the bishops of the church did their work, and I look forward to serving with and supporting our new PB in the years to come! I am so grateful to all of you for the trust and support you’ve offered me during this time of discernment. I’ve been encouraged, prayed, and cared for as in no other time of my life. I will return to Nebraska with a full and thankful heart, both for the honor of having contributed to the process of selecting our new Presiding Bishop and for the grace of coming home to a community that I cherish and a ministry that I love. I’m likewise looking forward to serving with and supporting all of you as we continue to make our way into becoming the Church that Christ calls us to be. Thank you again for your confidence in me and for your thoughtful encouragement over these past months. I look forward to seeing you soon in DioNeb! Faithfully Yours in Christ – + Bishop Barker ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Bishop Scott’s Visit and Our New Confirmands Upcoming Events at St. Francis: Lectionary Study and Compline, Tuesday 2pm, Library Evening Prayer on Zoom, Wednesday, July 24th 6pm Men’s Bible Study, Thursdays 8am Two Service Pilot, Sundays 8am and 10am, April 6 through Aug. 25 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Those who serve, Sunday July 28 Sun, 8:00 AM Christian Bach Usher Connie Schingle Usher Cory Foster Acolyte Monica Shambaugh Lector Monica Shambaugh Intercessor Cory Foster Eucharistic Minister Sun, 10:00 AM Collette Suhr Usher Greg Suhr Usher Emma Schaaf Acolyte Will Schaaf Acolyte Santana Tamarak Lector Santana Tamarak Intercessor Beth McKibbin Eucharistic Minister Jack Schaaf Media Team ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  From the Office--Ann’s Announcements
Birthdays Alyson Anderson-Saenz July 29 Mardell Schnell July 31 Judi Widmaier July 31 Leticia Schnell August 1 Justin Bohl August 2 Anniversaries Chris & Jane Kelley July 30 Ralph & Melissa Moreno August 01 Prayer Requests *If you want your request printed in the bulletin, please make sure it's received by Tuesday. You may call (308) 632-4626 (leave a message) or email [email protected]. The Forward Day by Day’s for August-October are here in regular and large print. If you’d like one of these mailed to you, please email or call the church.   Thursday Announcements-July 18, 2024 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Message from Bishop Barker My Dear DioNeb Friends and Family – Earlier today, the House of Bishops elected The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe to serve as the 28th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, bringing to a close the discernment journey that we’ve been on together for the past many months. While it’s hard to lose an election, I have every confidence that the Holy Spirit led the way as the bishops of the church did their work, and I look forward to serving with and supporting our new PB in the years to come! I am so grateful to all of you for the trust and support you’ve offered me during this time of discernment. I’ve been encouraged, prayed, and cared for as in no other time of my life. I will return to Nebraska with a full and thankful heart, both for the honor of having contributed to the process of selecting our new Presiding Bishop and for the grace of coming home to a community that I cherish and a ministry that I love. I’m likewise looking forward to serving with and supporting all of you as we continue to make our way into becoming the Church that Christ calls us to be. Thank you again for your confidence in me and for your thoughtful encouragement over these past months. I look forward to seeing you soon in DioNeb! Faithfully Yours in Christ – + Bishop Barker ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  The Right Reverend Sean Rowe, bishop of the dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, was selected by the House of Bishops as their twenty-eight Presiding Bishop. A biography is available here. You're encouraged to watch his closing sermon to the General Convention, which is available here. Please hold him, his family and his dioceses in prayer during this time of transition. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  The Diocese of Nebraska offers Education for Ministry (EfM),a 4-year study for adults, which meets for 36 meetings per year via Zoom. This Zoom-based group serves primarily Western and West Central Nebraska plus small churches. Registration deadline is August 9, and we will start after Labor Day. The co-mentors are Sandra Squires at [email protected] and Tammy Lassen at [email protected]. The day of group meetings will be announced once our group is formed. The cost for a full year of tuition is $355 or about $10 per session. Individuals are responsible for buying their own books. Scholarships are available; please talk with Rev. Erin for more information.  Bishop Scott’s Visit and Our New Confirmands ______________________________________________________
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