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St. Francis Weekly

January 20 - January 27, 2019

Quote of the Week. . .

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Food for Thought. . .

A young high school student recently reflected about her life and how she makes sense of her reality. She was responding to a prompt that began the World Religions course that she was taking. Of all the possible aphorisms and moralisms that she might have drawn on--believe in yourself, keep your nose to the grindstone, the sky is the limit if you just believe, etc.--she decided to reflect on the serendipity of her situation. Paraphrasing her work, she commented that she lives in southwestern Connecticut, yet she realizes how accidental this is. What are the odds? How many billions of people are there in the world? And how does the randomness of their birth impact them? She could just as easily have been born in any other country in the world and experience an entirely different reality from the one that she knows. Pretty insightful and brave for a teenager. To read more, click here. . .

Link of the Week. . .

Helpful words from Annie Lamott about prayer. Better yet, the name for God: Phil!

Anne Lamott's Unconventional Definition of Prayer | SuperSoul Sunday | Oprah Winfrey Network

For Further Reflection. . .

Four helpful insights by Byron Stevenson. . .

Money quote: Fear and anger are the essential ingredients of injustice.

Bryan Stevenson's Remarkable Speech On How To Change The World

Weekly Schedule

Saturday, January 19

9:00 AM Prison Ministry

5:00 PM St. Francis Saturday Night Worship Service (Historic Church)

Sunday, January 20--Second Sunday after the Epiphany (C)

8:00 AM Worship Service with Eucharist (Historic Church)

Celebrant: Debra Slade

Preacher: Mark Lingle

10:00 AM Worship Service with Eucharist (Church)

Celebrant: Debra Slade

Preacher: Mark Lingle

11:15 AM Finance Committee Meeting (Church)

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

This Week at a Glance

Monday (21)--Martin Luther King Jr. Day

10:00 AM MLK Day Rally and March (Bethel AME Church)

Tuesday (22)

6:30 PM Episcopal Church in CT meeting

Wednesday (23)

6:00 PM Facing Racism in Stamford Program (First United Methodist Church)

7:00 PM Vestry (Meeting Room)

7:00 PM Interfaith Council Meeting

Thursday (24)

2:00 PM Edgehill Bible Study

7:30 PM Interfaith Wisdom Literature Study (First Presbyterian Church)

Saturday (26)

5:00 PM St. Francis Saturday Night Service (Historic Church)

6:00 PM Parish Midwinter Party (Rectory)

Sunday (27) Third Sunday after the Epiphany

8:00 AM Worship with Eucharist (Historic Church)

10:00 AM Worship Service with Eucharist (Church)

11:00 AM Annual Meeting (Church)

Save the Date

Wednesday, January 30 @ 6:00 PM (First United Methodist)

Facing Racism in Stamford Program

Thursday, January 31 @ 2:00 PM

Edgehill Bible Study

Thursday, January 31 @ 7:00 PM (Temple Beth-El)

Interfaith Wisdom Literature Study

Saturday, February 2 @ 7:00 PM (Church)

Sounds Good Concert: Cinderella

Sunday, February 3 @ 11:15 AM (Church)

Book Club: Just Mercy

Tuesday, February 5 @ 10:00 AM

Clericus Meeting

Wednesday, February 6 @ 6:00 PM (First United Methodist)

Facing Racism in Stamford Program

Thursday, February 7 @ 2:00 PM

Edgehill Bible Study

Thursday, February 7@ 7:00 PM (St. Francis)

Interfaith Wisdom Literature Study

Saturday, February 9 @ 9:00 AM

Prison Ministry

Saturday, February 9 @ 10:00 AM

Southwest Region of Episcopal Church in CT Meeting

Wednesday, February 13 @ 11:00 AM

Eucharistic Service at Smith House

Wednesday, February 13 @ 6:00 PM (Margery Irish's Home)

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Wednesday, February 13 @ 6:00 PM (First United Methodist)

Facing Racism in Stamford Program

Thursday, February 14 @ 2:00 PM

Edgehill Bible Study

Thursday, February 14 @ 7:00 PM (St. John's Lutheran Church)

Interfaith Wisdom Literature Study

Saturday, February 16 @ 10:00 AM (Church)

Eagle Scout Honor Court (John

Sunday, February 17 @ 4:00 PM (Church)

Service for Pets and their People

Wednesday, February 20 @ Noon

Stamford Clergy Group

Wednesday, February 20 @ 7:00 PM (Meeting Room)

Vestry Meeting

Thursday, February 28 @ 7:00 PM(Grace Farms)

InterfaithWisdomLiterature Panel Discussion

Sunday, March 3 @ 11:00 AM (Church)

Rearrange the Sanctuary for Lent

Wednesday, March 6 @ Noon (Historic Church)

Ash Wednesday Service

Wednesday, March 6 @ 7:00 PM (Zion Lutheran Church)

Ash Wednesday Service

Sunday, March 10 @ 11:15 AM (Church)

Book Club: Beyond Religion (Chapters 1-3)

Sunday, March 17 @ 11:15 AM (Church)

Book Club:
Beyond Religion

(Chapters 4-5)

Sunday, March 24 @ 11:15 AM (Church)

Book Club:

Beyond Religion (Chapters 6-7)

Sunday, March 31 @ 11:15 AM (Church)

Book Club:

Beyond Religion (Chapters 8-9)

Sunday, April 7 @ 11:15 AM (Church)

Book Club

: Beyond Religion (Chapters 10-11)

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