St. Francis Weekly     
  September 15 - September 22, 2019
We are gearing up for the Sep. 22, Miles for a Mission Road Race.  Here are the current stats on our progress.  
Please register at:  https://runsignup.com/mfm
and invite your friends!  

If you can help with the race, a volunteer sign up can be accessed here:  bit.ly/MFMVOL


  Also, we will take a second collection for Dorian relief    on Sunday, September 15.  You can also send a          check made to St. Francis and earmarked for               Hurricane Dorian Relief into the office (503 Old           Long  Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06903) or you can              now donate online at this secure location:  
                                                                    bit.ly/StFrancis_Dorian  
                                                        Thank you for considering this support!
Quote of the Week. . .


Food for Thought. . .  
Pep Rallies at Park Rapids High School in the mid 1980's were your quintessential small town school assemblies.  The pep band set the raucous tone. Bleachers were used to set the baseline as students stomped in rhythm. Letter jackets adorned the assemblage.  And the football team was the perennial focus, regardless of record or skill. While spirits ran high, one could not mistake that many were left on the sidelines.  Overlooked and never noticed, these students were the ones who also deserved recognition that never came.  To read more, click here. . .
Link of the Week. . .
This is one of my favorite movie clips.  It's from American Beauty. The bag, in many ways, represents God.  If nothing else, it is a wonderful example of an epiphany. . .

AMERICAN BEAUTY ~ Plastic Bag Scene [HD]
AMERICAN BEAUTY ~ Plastic Bag Scene [HD]
 
For Further Reflection. . .

An interesting take on the Hebrew Scripture classic.  
Job is no simpleton in Greenstein's hands.  
He is a Mensch . . .
                   
Weekly Schedule

Saturday, September 14
9:00 AM     Caring for our Properties Morning (Church)
10:30 AM    Ordination of Brandon Ashcraft to the Priesthood
5:00 PM       St. Francis Saturday Night Worship Service (Historic Church)

Sunday, September 15 Pentecost 14C--RALLY SUNDAY!!
8:00 AM       Worship with  Eucharist (Historic Church)
                      Celebrant: Mark Lingle
                      Preacher: Debra Slade

10:00 AM       Worship with Eucharist  (Church)
                         Celebrant: Mark Lingle
                        Preacher: Debra Slade

Godly Play Story:  Creation

11:00 AM     Coffee Hour and Rally Sunday Sign Up Opportunities (Church)

Noon             Choir Picnic and Music Committee Meeting (Rectory)

2:00 PM         Long Ridge Cemetery Memorial Service

4:00 PM         Service for People and Their Pets (Church)


This Week at a Glance

Monday (16)
Clergy Day off

Tuesday (17)
8:30 AM  Census 2020 Meeting
5:30 PM  Milestones Fundraiser Committee Meeting (Margery Irish's Home)

Wednesday (18)
Noon Clergy Meeting
1:00 PM  Cradle to Career Meeting
7:00 PM  Vestry (Meeting Room)

Thursday (19)
2:00 PM  Edgehill Bible Study on  Job

Friday (20)
5:30 PM  Grace Farms Event

Saturday (21)
9:00 AM   Altar Guild Breakfast (Meeting Room)
5:00 PM    St. Francis Saturday Night  Worship Service (Historic Church)

Sunday (22)  Pentecost 15C--ROAD RACE!!
8:00 AM  Worship with Eucharist (Historic Church)
9:00 AM  Miles for a Mission Road Race (Church)
Save the Date

Wednesday, September 25 @ Noon
Stamford Clergy Meeting

Thursday, September 26 @ 2:00 PM (Edgehill Retirement Comm.)
Bible Study at Edgehill 

Saturday, September 28 @ 9:00 AM
Prison Ministry

Sunday, September 29 @ 11:15 AM (Church)
Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, October 3 @ 2:00 PM (Edgehill Retirement Comm.)
Bible Study at Edgehill 

Saturday, October 5 @ 5:30 PM (Church)
Milestones Fundraiser

Sunday, October 6 @ 8AM & 10AM (HC & Church)
Feast of St. Francis (Bring Pets to Worship)

Tuesday, October 8 @ 5:30 PM (Margery Irish's Home)
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Wedneday, October 9 @ 11:00 AM
Eucharist at The Villa

Thursday, October 10 @ 10:00 AM
Stamford Reentry Roundtable

Thursday, October 10 @ 2:00 PM (Edgehill Retirement Comm.)
Bible Study at Edgehill 

Saturday, October 12 @ 9:00 AM (Church)
Caring for our Properties & Parish Clean Up Morning

Wednesday, October 16 @ Noon
Stamford Clergy Meeting

Wednesday, October 16 @ 7:00 PM (Meeting Room)
Vestry Meeting

Thursday, October 17 @ 2:00 PM (Edgehill Retirement Comm.)
Bible Study at Edgehill 

Saturday, October 19 @ 9:00AM
Prison Ministry

Sunday, October 20 @ 11:15 AM (Church)
Book Club:  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Sunday, October 20 @ 11:15 AM (Church)
Service for Pets and Their People
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