What's Happening at St. Francis this week

 
Thursday Announcements January 19, 2023
 
ERIN’S EPISTLETTES

• Our Annual Meeting is a week from this Sunday, January 29. Come for worship and the meeting then stay for coffee hour and a special treat from your rector! If you have a report for the information packet, it would be helpful if it's submitted to Ann in the front office by Monday evening. 
• For the sake of creating a warm welcome for visitors, I encourage you to continue wearing your name tags at gatherings, particularly Sunday Eucharist. If you see a new face, please introduce yourself and invite them to fill out a visitor information form (orange slip found in the pew rack). 
• I recently received a request to publish the funeral pre planning form on our website. Unfortunately, our website platform's technology does not allow this. However, I did upload a copy to my personal drive, which can be accessed at bit.ly/sfsbfiles. 

And in another section (from the Diocesan Ministry Memo):

The Benedictine Service Corps
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Apply Now for the 2023-24 Service Year
Young adults who are passionate about service and want to explore their prayer life and spirituality are invited to apply to
The Benedictine Service Corps or for a summer internship at The Benedictine Way! Members of the Benedictine Service Corps
live and pray with the monastic community in North Omaha, working in the community’s three urban gardens and running their food pantry. Click here to learn more and apply to the Benedictine Service Corps, or here to learn more about an internship.
Have other questions about young adult ministries at The Benedictine Way?
​Email Br. James Dowd at jdowd@episcopal-ne.org.

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​2023 EfM Event Registration Open
Prayer Revision and the Future of Common Prayer
January 28, 2023, 9:30am-12pm CT / 8:30-11am MT 
What does the General Convention resolution about Prayerbook revisions mean to clergy, liturgical planners, and interested people in the pew? Come find out at the third annual Zoom EfM Event! Learn more from our flyer, and read about the resolution in an ENS article here. All are welcome - EfM Graduates, Mentors, Students, and interested individuals. This event is free, but we suggest a donation of $25 to St. Benedict's Food Pantry. Click here to register now. If you have questions about this event or EfM, contact Sandra Squires.
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From the office--Ann’s Announcements

Birthdays
Jennifer Baird                      January 22
Victoria Schnell                   January 25
 
Anniversaries
Charlene Collins                  January 25
Curt & Karen Mecklem        January 27
 
The Daughters of the King will resume the collecting of personal hygiene items on Sunday, January 22. Collection baskets will be located in the narthex. Suggested items include toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, razors, etc. Thanks to your past donations, we’ve been able to help several local agencies serving people in need.
  
Prayer Requests * Please make sure your request is received by Wednesday of each week. You may call (308) 632-4626 (leave a message), email stfrancis@allophone.com or mail to:
St. Francis Episcopal Church
P.O. Box 1201
Scottsbluff, NE 69361


Forward Day by Day Booklets
We have 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.