What's Happening at St. Francis this week

​Thursday Announcements February 16, 2023
 

ERIN’S EPISTLETTES

• Don't forget: Lent begins next week with Ash Wednesday. (Already!) This means Shrove Tuesday pancake supper (see announcement below) and special worship services at noon and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
• I hope you can participate in some excellent Lenten offerings...
  • Interdenominational Lenten Lunches will happen Tuesdays at different churches in the valley. (see graphic below) 
    • This year's theme is Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Amazing Grace. 
    • Saint Francis will host on March 7. 
    • I'll present on March 21. 
    • Printouts of the graphic are available in the narthex. 
  • Saint Francis will offer soup, stations and Eucharist on Wednesday evenings. 
    • A simple soup supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. 
    • We'll transition to the main sanctuary for Stations of the Cross at 6 p.m. 
    • I'll move from the sanctuary to the chapel for Eucharist immediately after stations. 

From the office--Ann’s Announcements

Honoring Black History Month
& President’s Day

Birthdays
John  A. Selzer                   February 19
Kathy Anderson                  February 20
Pete Schilke                       February 21
Peggy Wymore                   February 22
Alyssa Harvey                     February 22
Evelyn Anderson-Saenz     February 22
Jacklyn Cawiezel                February 24

                                                                                      Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, February 21st from 5-7PM.

                                                                                                       Pancakes, eggs and ham will be our menu.   
                                                                                                                            Freewill offering.
 
                                                                                                               Come enjoy supper with us!
 
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Ash Wednesday Service Volunteers Still Needed     Please call in, or email to let us know if you can serve.
NOON:    1 or 2 acoyltes    AND   1 more greeter   
 
The Daughters of the King will be collecting personal hygiene items Sunday, February 26. A collection basket will be in the narthex.
Items collected are distributed to local agencies. Thank you for your generous support of this project.]

Our church provides a soup kitchen across the street at the Presbyterian Church. We do this on the 5th Thursday of the month. This usually works out to 4 to 5 times a year. The months in November and December that have 5 Thursdays are not done because of holiday dinners set up in the community. This year we have 3 and they are March, June, and August. These are done at 5:00 pm at the Presbyterian church which is one of the head quarters for the soup kitchen dinners. There is meat and other items supplied by the soup kitchen head quarters but I usually try to get a donation from Walmart to help pick up some fruit, cookies, milk, bread and other items. We always have volunteers to help serve and clean up. I usually do sloppy joes but other ideas would be welcome. We usually plan for 50 to 60 people. Most of the time we are done in a couple of hours. Sometimes when I have plans, Father Bob and Barb will take care of it. We have been blessed with volunteers to help out. A big thanks to all who have helped these past years! Anyone interested in helping can contact me at 308-672-7839 or signup with the church office by phone or email.      Rick Gable
 
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 State and around the world, and your blessings become blessings for others.  The Sunday before Easter, the combined ingathering of donations will be blessed, and the money will be sent to The United Thank Offering.  Jenny Bohl
 
The Pre/Early Teen Sunday School class will return to the 9:00 hour, meeting in the parish hall for about 1/2 hour before going in to church with their family.
In this class of 11-14 year-olds we are learning our way around the Bible, looking up and studying basic truths through stories, Psalms, history, etc.
using a variety of activities for lesson reinforcement.  Please talk to Peggy Wymore or Mother Erin about any ideas, questions or concerns you may have.

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.

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