  Thursday Announcements-March 20, 2025 ERIN’S EPISTLETTES ____________________________________________________________  A Message from Mary Your Vestry met on Tuesday, Feb 18. We welcomed Kathy Shambaugh as your new Jr Warden and Mike Schingle as your new Vestry Member. Jill Young joined us as a visitor. Any member of the Parish is welcome to attend our Vestry meetings. We meet the third Tuesday of each month at 6 pm in the Parish Hall unless otherwise announced. Our next meeting will be March 18. Following are significant items we discussed: Lift Replacements – As you may know, the lifts have become unreliable. It has become difficult to find someone who can perform maintenance and to get replacement parts as needed. In the last quarter of 2024, after research and a competitive bid process, your Vestry voted to replace the lifts and submit the expense to the Foundation for approval. The Foundation approved the expenditure from its funds, allowing us to move forward with ordering new lifts. Work to begin installing the new lifts will begin before Easter and will be completed sometime after Easter. We will keep you informed of the installation schedule as it is finalized. Emergency Shelter Agreement – Last Fall, we were approached by Region 22 Emergency Management about entering into an agreement to serve as an Emergency Shelter during natural or man-made disasters and as a shelter during extreme weather. After discussion with the diocese and our legal counsel, we determined that there are no impediments to entering into this agreement and we authorized Rev Erin to sign the agreement. Our agreement with Region 22 to make our facility (Parish Hall) available in this way, provides an opportunity to minister to our community during times of crisis. If you want to know more details about this, feel free to contact me or Rev Erin. My friends, I leave you with this from Paul’s Letter to the Colossians (Chapter 3, verse 12): “Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience” God’s Peace to You, Mary ____________________________________________________________ Centering Prayer: A Life Practice With Br. James Dowd, OSB Monk-in-residence, Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska Prior of Incarnation Monastery and The Benedictine Way Saturday, April 5, 2025 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM St. Francis Episcopal Church 14 E. 20th Street, Scottsbluff, NE Do you struggle with how to be still or how to gain some inner silence? Have you wondered what centering prayer is? Want to know more about it? Looking for a new and meaningful prayer practice? On Saturday, April 5, Br. James Dowd will present a workshop on Centering Prayer. Br. James has practiced for many years as a Benedictine monk, and he will share his wealth of knowledge and experience with us. This is open to everyone; ALL are invited to this special event. If you have any questions, please contact St. Francis at (308) 632-4626. ____________________________________________________________  ____________________________________________________________ All West Native Basketball Tournament My son, Tayen has been picked to play in the tournament which will be in Denver CO. I’m requesting funding for his basketball gear, gas, lodging and meals. Tay has been wanting this opportunity for such a long time it would break his heart if he could not attend this tournament. There are 10 players. Tay will be staying with us in our own room, as he and his Dad will be going to and from games and meetings. His Dad, Jamie is the assistant coach for the team. Dates: March 27th-30th Basketball gear $175.00 Gas round trip $250.00 Meals for the trip $200.00 Room 4 days at $98.00 a day = $392.00 Total=$1,017 .00 We’re asking for help for expenses. It would be greatly appreciated. This trip would help kick start Tay’s basketball career in a new upward direction. Not many native children get this opportunity, so this is like a once in a lifetime chance to show their talent. You can cash app me at $melissaironcloud, or call me at 308-765-0545 to pick up or meet up get funds, or simply leave in the church office. I will also host an Indian Taco Sale on Friday, March 21st 10:30 a.m. until gone. Call ahead of time with orders. We will deliver or pick up orders. All proceeds will contribute for his basketball trip. Thanks for helping and God Bless. I will be taking pictures to show to whom ever helps out. Thank you, Tayen and Melissa Iron Cloud Those who serve, this week, March 23, 9am Musician Barb Becker Media Team Steve Trickler Ushers Alena Kennedy, Monica Shambaugh Acolyte Master Clark Wisniewski Acolytes Allie Cawiezel, Erin Cawiezel, Madi Collins Lector/Intercessor Bill Mann Eucharistic Minister Charlie Kennedy Altar Guild Judi Widmaier, Connie Schingle, Jeane Anderson Coffee Hosts Beth McKibbin, Karen Larson Upcoming Events at St. Francis: Community Lenten Lunch, Tuesday @ WestWay 12pm Lectionary Study and Compline, Tuesday 2pm, Library Soup & Stations, Wednesday, Supper @ 5:15pm, Stations at 6pm Men’s Bible Study Thursday @ 8am, Library Discipleship Group, Thursday @ 12pm, Library Sunday Eucharists: Saint Francis, Scottsbluff, Sunday @ 9am _____________________________________________________________ From the Office—Ann’s Announcements  Birthdays
Patty Clown Horse March 25 Eain Peterson March 26 Melissa Moreno March 28 United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Through UTO, men, women, and children nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God. These prayers of thanksgiving start when we recognize and name our many daily blessings. Those who participate in UTO discover that thankfulness leads to generosity. UTO is entrusted to promote thank offerings, to receive the offerings, and to distribute the UTO monies to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and Provinces in the developing world. Please pick up your blue box or envelope the next time you attend a service. Thank you! Jenny Bohl The Daughters of the King will be offering a prayer station in the Mary Chapel during Lent for private prayer and contemplation. You can surrender the burdens you may be carrying to God by the act of physically moving stones from one basket to another with guidance offered in the handout provided at the prayer station. We hope you will take this opportunity, as you are moved by the Holy Spirit, to participate in thoughtful and contemplative prayer during the Lenten season. Prayer Requests Prayer requests need to be received by Tuesday, if you’d like them to be printed in the bulletin.You may call (308) 632-4626 (leave a message) or email [email protected]. The Forward Day by Day’s for February-April are available in regular and large print. If you’d like either of these mailed to you, please email us or call the church office. Comments are closed.
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