What's Happening at St. Francis this week

 Thursday Announcements November 2, 2023

ERIN’S EPISTLETTES

• Saint Francis will host the next meeting of the Western Deanery this Saturday, November 4. We'll gather for coffee and conversation at 9 a.m. then have a formal meeting at 10 a.m. followed by lunch and Eucharist. All are welcome to come and connect with our friends from the greater Panhandle!
• A group from our diocese will travel to the Dominican Republic Saturday for a mission trip. Please pray for leaders and participants John, Tom, Vic, Marcia, Brad, Ashley and Elizabeth, and the Dominicans with whom they will minister. 
• Many Thanks to Council Delegates Monica Shambaugh, Cory Foster and Beth McKibbin. We appreciate your time and dedication. 
  • The bishop's sermon and address to Annual Council are available here. 
• On a more personal note, news has been travelling about my cat, Mr. Honey Bear. He stopped eating when we returned from South Dakota last week. It took until Tuesday of this week for the vet to discover bladder stones. He will have surgery today (Thursday) to remove them. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your concern and prayers.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­​​

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Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, no enews will be published the week of November 20. Notices received after November 13 will be published in the November 30 enews.
​We wish travelers a safe journey and all a blessed holiday!
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From the office—Ann’s Announcements

​Birthdays
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Craig Matthews            November 8
Monica Shambaugh     November 8

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​The people of Saint Francis are delighted to announce longtime parishioner and our dear friend Mrs. Rae Whitney
is a 2023 recipient of Virginia Seminary's Dean's Cross Award.
This award recognizes faithful community leaders who do an outstanding job of embodying the Baptismal Covenant.
Past recipients include First Lady Barbara Bush and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
A special liturgy and award ceremony will be held at the Residency, 2100 Circle Drive, Scottsbluff, on Saturday, November 18 at 2 p.m.
Dr. Marty Wheeler Burnett will present the award on behalf of the Dean.
An RSVP is not required but would be appreciated. You can let us know how many will be in attendance by completing this form
or by calling the church office at 308-632-4626.
Those unable to attend who wish to send greetings may do so in care of the church, PO Box 1201, Scottsbluff, 69363.

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The parish prayer chain is now being handled by the Daughters of the King, specifically Connie Schingle.  A prayer list will be sent weekly to any parish member who wishes to receive it.
If you would like to be part of this important ministry, please email Connie at cschingle@gmail.com
or contact the church office at 632-4626, or email us.
If you wish to add someone to the prayer list, you may sign the prayer request sheet outside the church office, contact Connie Schingle by email,
​or contact the church office by Wednesday of each week. 
If you have an urgent request, please indicate the urgency and the request will be sent to the prayer list recipients
​as soon as possible instead of waiting for the weekly email. 
Prayer requests are typically kept on the list for two weeks, unless you indicate that the name should remain longer.
 
The Forward Day by Day’s for November - January are here in regular and large print.          If you’d like one of these mailed to you, please email or call the church.