What's Happening at St. Francis this Week

Thursday Announcements
 December 16, 2021

FATHER MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Don’t forget our Christmas Eve Schedule – 5:00 P.M. and 10:30 P.M. By now you know that our early service is typically more full and includes a Children’s Sermon. The late service is usually smaller and more intimate. Both services will end with the traditional candle-lit singing of Silent Night. The past couple of years have definitely made us thankful for the traditions of the church, and I am so happy to be able to share this Christmas Eve in-person with you and your families.
2. THANK YOU to all who have purchased Poinsettias for the church! They really are stunning and the sanctuary looks so beautiful!
3. Next Tuesday at 7:00 P.M. we will once again join with our ecumenical partners in a Blue Christmas Service at First United Methodist Church in Scottsbluff. This simple service speaks to the pain many feel around this holiday season for any reason but most often the loss of a loved one. I’ll be there as will other area clergy and I invite you to come and join us as we name our sadness together.
4. Christmas Dinner in the Valley is a holiday meal hosted by the Harvest Valley Church at 743 Winter Creek Dr. in Scottsbluff. Meals are free and there are dine-in, carry-out, and delivery options. There is a notice posted by the coffee station in the Parish Hall, or you can call 308-633-2999 or go to www.harvestvalleychurch.com for more information.
5. COVID Plan Update --  Masks are still required in worship through the first Sunday in January, after which we will re-evaluate. 

ANN’S ADDITIONS

 
Birthdays
Brian Sauer               December 22
Sara Moreno             December 23

Anniversaries
Lynn Okicki and Mary Kay Versen             December 21
 
 

​If you would like to sign up for a Christmas poinsettia in memory or in honor of someone, please sign the sheet in the Narthex, with your name and the person to be remembered.  The cost of the poinsettia is $25.00 or a donation.   Any questions may be directed to Collette Suhr at 436-5963 or her email: collettesuhr@gmail.com.
 

We at St. Francis will be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone for St. Andrew's Episcopal Church December 1921.  
Please join us for coffee hour with cake and fellowship.

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 November-December in regular and large print. If you would like any of these mailed to you, please email or call the church.

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