  Thursday Announcements-June 12, 2025
Those who serve, Sunday, June 15, 9am Musician Barb Becker Media Team Charlie Kennedy Ushers Kristi Weiss, Judi Widmaier Acolyte Master Clark Wisniewski Acolytes Monica Shambaugh, Josie Weiss Lector/Intercessor Jane Sayre Eucharistic Minister Clark Wisniewski Altar Guild Nancy Kepler, Monica and Kathy Shambaugh Coffee Hosts Diane Morrison, Judi Widmaier Flowers: Jane Wisniewski & Sarah Williams In memory of their grandparents, Frank & Bessie Brown and Ed & Mabel Williams Beth McKibbin In memory of her father Lyle Stingley, and husband Jerry, and father-in-law Mac McKibbin Upcoming Events at St. Francis: Tuesday 06/17 No Lectionary Study; Meetings Suspended Until Fall Wednesday 06/18 Midday Midweek Eucharist 12:15pm Evening Midweek Eucharist 6pm Thursday 06/19 Men's Bible Study 8am Library No Discipleship Group; Meetings Suspended Until Fall Saturday 06/21 Ladies' Salad Luncheon 11:30am Sunday 06/22 Eucharist St Francis 9am _______________________________________________________________ A Message from Mary Greetings! It has been a busy Spring! Beginning with Lent and all our worship opportunities and preparations for celebration on Easter Sunday. Then, the successful Craft Fair, thanks to Sarah Schaaf’s commitment and diligent organization. Additionally, the Stewardship & Engagement team made personal contact with over 85% of our regular givers, resulting in 43 confirmed pledges for 2025. As we move into the summer months, I want to give you a glimpse of what to expect with regard to the Vestry and Stewardship & Engagement team. First, along with its “normal” business, the Vestry is paying particular attention to the finances of the Parish. We have instituted a Finance Committee that will be reviewing the Parish bills on a monthly basis to see where there may be opportunities for savings or cost-cutting. The Stewardship & Engagement team received feedback from a number of parishioners with ideas in this regard and we will be taking a look at those. We have also published the Q1 Financials in the e-news and they will be published in the Sunday Bulletin as well. These were a little late in getting published because of a delay in getting our April financials from our accountant due to his responsibilities related to tax season. We expect future quarterly reports to be published timelier relative to the end of the quarter. Giving Statements for Jan – April have been emailed to those individuals for whom the office has current email addresses. If you did not receive a statement, please contact Ann. At their next meeting, the Stewardship & Engagement team will begin focusing on “Engagement”. How do we increase the engagement of all our current parishioners? How do we attract others from our community to visit and become engaged with our parish? Again, we received some good feedback about this from you during our Spring Giving Campaign. We will be including those ideas in our discussions and will likely be reaching out to involve you in our Engagement ministry. Thank-you to everyone who took the time to talk with our Stewardship & Engagement team members. We appreciate your feedback, suggestions and commitment to St Francis. And, a special Thanks to the members of the Stewardship & Engagement team: Jan Johnson, Jeane Anderson, Jill Young, Judi Widmaier, Jane Wisniewski, Connie Schingle and Erin Rath. Your passion for St Francis and the people we serve is amazing! For His Sake, Mary Bowman, Sr Warden _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TREASURER POSITION OPEN We are seeking a person who has a love for numbers and some computer skills. This is a volunteer position. It will begin with an orientation period with our current Treasurer during the month of August. For more information, contact Rev Erin, Mary Bowman or Diane Morrison. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ From the Office—Ann’s Announcements Happy Father’s Day  Birthdays: Kevin Lehr June 15 Jake Collins June 16 Dana Samson June 17 Anniversaries: Justin & Jackie Cawiezel June 21 Al & Barb Williams June 21 Taking place this Saturday June 14 from 11:30 to 1:00 in the old Watering Hole parking lot (across from Walgreens) is the Scottsbluff Pride Rally. Please stop by to personally showcase the St. Francis’ Spirit of Warmth and Sense of Belonging. It is extremely important we display solidarity for our LGBTQ+ family and friends on their day of action as they confront increased discrimination, mistreatment, and threats to their civil rights, at the workplace, schools and in everyday life. For more information on Facebook go to Panhandle Equality https://www.facebook.com/events/1235979951438856/ Please join us for our Annual ECW Ladies Salad Luncheon on Saturday, June 21st, at 11:30 am in the Parish Hall. This year, Allan Maybee will be sharing the amazing trip he made to recreate Lewis & Clark’s Journey across America, in his new book, “From Sea to Shining Sea”. Please RSVP Barb Manasek (436-7767) or Nancy Kepler (635-0734) to let us know you are coming and how many are in your group. Black History in Scottsbluff will be recognized June 1st through the 29th. Judi Widmaier and Steph Coley will host a program in the Bronson Gallery on June 22nd from 2-3:30pm. Steph will be singing and Judi will tell the story of the two Lucinda’s journey from slavery to freedom, including their last stop right here in 1914. They later died here and are buried in the Fairview Cemetery. Please join Judi to learn about this history and the resilience of these people. 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 May-July 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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