What's Happening at St. Francis this week

Thursday Announcements February 8, 2024

Upcoming Events at St. Francis:

Lectionary Study and Compline, Tuesday at 2pm, Library
Men’s Bible Study, Thursday 8am, Library
Sunday Eucharist at 9am
Hymn Sing, February 11th, following worship
Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Supper, February 13th, 5pm, Parish Hall
Ash Wednesday, February 14th, services Noon and 6:30pm (the evening service will be livestreamed.)
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ERIN’S EPISTLETTES

• We plan to print an updated directory later in the spring. A number of photos on file are out of date or missing altogether. You may forward your updated photos to the front office, or a volunteer will be available to take your/your family's photo several Sundays over the next few months. Please have your updated photo to the front office by April 15. 
• I recently received the question: Do you need a Facebook login in order to watch our service livestream? The answer is no! Simply go to our Facebook page at or shortly before the service's start time.​ If you arrive before the livestream starts, you may need to refresh the page. ​

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​A Tribute to Hymn Poet, Rae Whitney,
as originally published by The Living Church.

The following link will allow you to read the complete article:

https://livingchurch.org/2023/12/11/prolific-hymn-poet-rae-e-whitney-1927-2023/ ​​

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From the office—Ann’s Announcements      

​​Birthdays
Ebram Gomez            February 12
Devon Parrish             February 12
Sarah Schaaf              February 15
Stacy Bach                  February 17
 
Anniversaries
Charlie & Gloria Kennedy             February 11

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​ Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, February 13th from 5-7PM.

We will have the best sausage, scrambled eggs, pancakes, juice and coffee for everyone. 
So come and enjoy the feasting and celebration before the start of Lent!     
There will be a Freewill offering.

Come enjoy supper with us!
          
            

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Ash Wednesday, February 14th
Services 12 Noon & 6:30pm

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​United Thank Offering is a ministry of all the people to celebrate the blessings in our lives.  NOTICE the good things that happen each day.  GIVE THANKS for your blessings.  MAKE an offering for each blessing. 
Blue boxes will be provided for you to place your bills and coins in during Lent.  Each coin and bill transforms lives in the United States and around the world, and your blessings become blessings for others. 
After Easter, the combined ingathering of donations will be blessed, and the money will be sent to The United Thank Offering.
 
Mission Statement: 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 use an envelope provided in the bulletin the next time you attend a service.     Thank you!  Jenny Bohl



​The Forward Day by Day’s for February-April are here in regular and large print.  If you’d like one of these mailed to you, please email or call the church.