What's Happening at St Francis this week

 
Thursday Announcements 25, 2024

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ERIN’S EPISTLETTES

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• Graduation Sunday May 5. If there's a graduate in your circle you'd like us to honor, please have their name and degree information to the front office by next Monday, April 29. 
• You may already be aware that our own Bishop Barker is a finalist to serve as the 28th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
  • The election takes place June 26 at the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. 
  • We'll include all five candidates, as well as their families and dioceses, in our Prayers of the People at Sunday services. You're invited to include them in your personal and family prayers as well. 
  • If you missed Bishop Barker's letter to the diocese regarding the announcement of his candidacy, it's available here. 
  • The Episcopal News Service article detailing the background of the four candidates as well as outlining the process is available here. 
  • Hard copies of both the letter and article are available in the narthex.

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Upcoming Events at St. Francis:

Lectionary Study and Compline, Tuesday 2pm, Library
Men’s Bible Study, Thursday 8am, Library
Two Service Pilot Sundays, 8am and 10am, April 6 through Aug. 25
Godly Play meets for Sunday School at the 10:00 services through May 19. 

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From the office—Ann’s Announcements

​Birthdays 

Josie Weiss                  May 4
Fernando Moreno        May 6
       

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On May 5th, we are celebrating the High School graduations of two of our Senior girls, Danika Bohl and Hadlee Peterson, and Michael Salomon; and the College graduations of, Dyllan Coop who is graduating with an Associate's Degree in Elementary Education from WNCC, Catherine Wisniewski, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology with distinction on December 16,2023,
and Sarah Salomon Swantek, graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. 
We will have a basket on the Reception table at Coffee Hour at the 10:00 am service, if you would like to bring them cards.
 

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​In conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Daughters of the King have designated this Sunday, April 28 as Capstone Sunday.

Capstone is a child advocacy agency. They provide a variety of services at their location Gering. Our own Senior Warden Monica Shambaugh is executive director.
We  are asking parishioners to bring items from Capstone’s Wish List and deposit them in a designated box in the narthex.
Requested items are:

• New journals
• New blankets
• New backpacks
• McDonald’s gift certificates  (to purchase meals for kids at CAPstone during lunch or dinner time)

Last year we collected 33 blankets, 51 journals, $210 in meal gift cards and $250 in cash. Items collected this year will be presented to Monica Shambaugh on Capstone Sunday. Please help us support this very worthy program. 

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