What's Happening at St. Francis this week

 
Thursday Announcements March 30, 2023

​ERIN’S EPISTLETTES

• Our last "Soup and Stations" was yesterday (Wednesday). Thank you to all who joined us! Your participation enriched my Lenten observance. A special thanks as well to all cooks and bakers for your hard (and tasty) work! 
• We'll offer nine services over the eight days between Palm Sunday and Easter. I hope you can worship with us -- more than once! 

What is the Easter Vigil? 

The Great Vigil of Easter is the culmination of Holy Week. Though it takes place on Saturday evening, the church considers it the first service of Easter Sunday. There are four parts to this liturgy: a service of light, a service of lessons (or readings), renewal of our baptismal vows, and Holy Eucharist. Through these components, the story of redemption is retold and re-lived by the all participants. We re-experience the movement from darkness to light, celebrate our belonging in the new creation by remembering our baptism, and look forward to the glory we will share with the Risen Christ. This year, Saint Francis will celebrate this richly symbolic service on Saturday, April 8 at 7:45 p.m.
 
Holy Week Schedule

• Palm Sunday (April 2): one service @ 9 a.m.*
• Tenebrae (Wednesday, April 5): 6 p.m.*
• Maundy Thursday (April 6): 6 p.m.*
• Good Friday (April 7): 12 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.*
• Holy Saturday Day Service (April 8): 10 a.m. 
• Easter Vigil (April 8): 7:45 p.m.
• Easter Sunday (April 9): 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.*

*Services marked with an asterisk will be live streamed. The live stream on Maundy Thursday (April 6) will begin after the agape dinner. 
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From the office—Ann’s Announcements

Birthdays
Rev. Erin Rath                    March 31
Dan Dickinson                    April 1
Jamie Iron Horse                April 2
Dante Anderson-Saenz      April 3
Scott Harvey                       April 4
Owen Viola                         April 8
Justin Cawiezel                   April 8
Brett Parrish                        April 8
Ann Peterson                      April 8
 
Altar Guild Members:  Palm Cross workshop will be Friday, March 31 at 7:00 PM in the parish hall.  Please bring a cutting board, knife, and scissors.  Thanks.

Prayer Requests * Please make sure your request is received by Wednesday of each week. You may call (308) 632-4626 (leave a message), email [email protected] 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 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.