  August 7, 2025 A Note from the Rector: Accessing Pastoral Care I'm available to provide pastoral care 24/7. If you or a family member are admitted to the hospital, whether planned or unplanned, please call (rather than text) me on my cell. If you or a family member are admitted through the emergency room, please call (rather than text) my cell as soon as you can, even if it's the middle of the night. We've confirmed with Regional West that they will not call me to inform me of your hospitalization. Unless you or a family member call, I won't know of your hospitalization and won't have the opportunity to visit you. With rare exception, if you're hospitalized locally, I'll visit the same day I receive communication that you're in the hospital. If you have surgery at a hospital out of town, I would like the opportunity to pray with you beforehand. (If you want, this can include a visit at your home.) If you don't have my cell number, please ask me or check your most recent directory (published earlier this year). If you still need a copy of that directory, please let the front office know. ~Thanks, Rev. Erin+ _______________________________________________________________ A Message from Mary Greetings! I hope your summer is going well and that you have been able to enjoy the warm weather. In response to feedback from several Parishioners during our Spring Giving Campaign, we completed a cost-benefit analysis related to changes in our weekly worship bulletin. We specifically looked at the costs for printing the bulletin in the current format versus the costs that would be associated with a “skinny” version of the bulletin. Here are the results of that analysis.
Taking all of this into account, your Vestry determined that we should continue with our current bulletin format. If you would like to underwrite one or more weeks of printing the bulletin, you can do so by writing “Weekly Bulletin” in the memo line on your check. For His Sake, Mary _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Financials for this Quarter:  _______________________________________________________________ Those who serve, Sunday, August 10, 9am Musician Barb Becker Media Team Charlie Kennedy Ushers Alena Kennedy, Ann Selzer Acolyte Master Clark Wisniewski Acolytes Madi Collins, Monica Shambaugh Lector/Intercessor Clark Wisniewski Eucharistic Minister Jan Johnson Altar Guild Barb Manasek, Cindy Dickinson, Christy Anderson Coffee Hosts Karen Larson, Kathy Shambaugh Flowers: George & Judy Blundell, Mike & Steve In memory of sons, Scott & Joseph Upcoming Events at St. Francis: Sunday 08/10 Prayers for Healing available following worship Wednesday 08/13 Evening Prayer on Zoom 6p Thursday 08/14 Men's Bible Study 8a Library Sunday 08/17 Sunday Eucharist St. Francis 9a Tuesday 08/19 Vestry 6p _______________________________________________________________________  Medical Debt Relief Campaign Now through Sept 15 KETV featured our Medical Debt Relief Campaign this week. Check out the video. Our state-wide campaign runs from June 15th – September 15th. The goal is $25,000—eliminating approximately $2.5 Million of medical debt for Nebraskans. We've already raised over $19,000! Working together, we can change lives and give new hope! Donate today! _______________________________________________________________________ Call for Volunteers – Labor Day Weekend at 5 Rocks! 🎉 Hi everyone, We’re getting ready for an exciting opportunity to get the word about the Laundry Love mission out to the community. Horizons Music Festival is at 5 Rocks over Labor Day weekend, and we need your help! We will have a booth to promote this ministry and collect any laundry themed donations. We’re looking for volunteers to sign up for a 1-2 hour shift on either Saturday, August 31 or Sunday, September 1. It’s a fun and relaxed way to support a great cause, enjoy the community atmosphere, and help make the Laundry Love mission a success! 📍 Booth Info
🗓 Volunteer Schedule Saturday, Aug 31:
Thank you in advance for being part of this effort! Whether you can give a couple of hours or help spread the word, it truly makes a difference. Looking forward to hearing from you soon! Warmly, Sarah Schaaf _______________________________________________________________________
Prayer Chain News We have a number of people on the prayer chain list who have cancer, chronic illness or long-term conditions, as well as some who are in need of prayer for temporary circumstances. The names are emailed weekly to our Prayer Team Partners. Beginning in August, 2025, the names on the long-term list will be emailed at the beginning of each month, and the weekly prayer chain email will list all other names for two weeks. If you wish to put a name on the prayer list for the Sunday bulletin, please contact the church office. These names are included in the weekly prayer chain email. For prayer chain requests, if you wish to become a member of the Prayer Team Partners that receive names weekly, or if you have any questions concerning the prayer chain, please contact Connie Schingle at [email protected]. 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. The Forward Day by Day’s for August-October 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. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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