St. Francis Weekly                      
September 2 - September 9, 2018
Quote of the Week. . .
God reveals the essence of divinity to Moses: ehyeh asher ehyeh, most often translated as I AM what I AM [Exodus 3:14]. A more accurate Hebrew translation would be "I will be whatever I will be." In either case, the Hasidic understanding of the text is the same: God is all that is. God is all that is happening at every moment. God is I AM-not a being or even a supreme being, but Being itself. . . . [Each of us is] a keeper of the I AM; just 
as a wave is a "keeper of" the ocean in its particular place and time, 
so are you a  keeper of God in your particular place and time. 
To realize this about yourself is to realize it about all beings. 
                                                 -Rabbi Rami Shapiro 


Food for Thought. . .
A compilation of the extemporaneous thoughts from last Sunday's sermon:
In preparation for a recent memorial service for Richard Liesching, I discovered that the he had been a very involved in the growth of rugby at Dartmouth College.  So much so that an award was created in his name. He arrived at Dartmouth from England in the mid 1950s, and he set to work almost immediately playing and coaching the rugby club.  One story that has lived on was his encounter with the Athletic Director at the time regarding support for the club. The AD reportedly barked that, "At Dartmouth, we play to WIN." Richard's reply was classic, "We play to have FUN, and in doing so WE WILL WIN."  To read more, click here. . .
Link of the Week. . .
A poignant encounter that reminds us all to pay attention to those "shoulder taps". . .

Shoulder Taps
Shoulder Taps
For Further Reflection. . .  
Practicing Doubt, Redrawing Faith
An older  On Being segment with Adam Gopnik.  
Key quote:  and one of the things that's always, I think, emphasized by - whatever; people of faith or religious mystics - is that there can't be any true faith that isn't susceptible to enormous sieges of doubt. But I think in our time, those of us who grow up in doubt, who accept scientific skepticism as a foundational part of our worldview, also are drawn again and again to kinds of faith, to spiritual practice.
                   
Weekly Schedule

Sunday, Sunday 2,  Pentecost 15B
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    Miles for a Mission Road Race Meeting (Church)

This Week at a Glance

Monday (3)
Labor Day

Tuesday (4)
2:45 PM  Liturgy Committee

Wednesday (5)
8:00 AM   Meeting with Hoffman Fuel (Church)
Noon  Clergy Meeting at Greens Farms

Thursday (6)
10:00 AM   UConn Stamford Joint Ministry Meeting

Saturday (8)
9:00 AM  Landscape Morning (Church)   
10:00 AM  Set up for Rally Sunday (Church)  
1:00 PM  Choir Picnic (Rectory)   
5:00 PM  St. Francis Saturday Night Service (Historic Church)

Sunday (9)  Pentecost 16B--RALLY SUNDAY
8:00 AM Worship Service with Eucharist  (Historic Church)
10:00 AM  Worship Service with Eucharist (Church)
Save the Date

Wednesday, September 12 @ 2 PM
Rector's Meeting

Thursday, September 13 @ 6:00 PM (Margery Irish's Home)
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Saturday, September 15 @ 5:00 PM (Historic Church)
St. Francis Saturday Night Service

Sunday, September 16 @ 11:15 AM (Church)
Music Committee Meeting

Sunday, September 16 @2:30 PM (Long Ridge Cemetery)
Long Ridge Cemetery Memorial Service

Sunday, September 16 @ 4:00 PM (Church)
Service for Pets and Their People 

Monday, September 17 @ 7:00 PM (Meeting Room)
Property Committee

Wednesday, September 19 @ 7:00 PM (Meeting Room)
Vestry Meeting

Saturday, September 22 @ 5:00 PM (Historic Church)
St. Francis Saturday Night Service

Sunday, September 23 @ 8:00 AM  (Historic Church)
SOLE WORSHIP SERVICE FOR THIS SUNDAY!!

Sunday, September 23 @ 9:00 AM (Church)
Miles for a Mission Road Race

Tuesday, September 25 @ 10:00 AM 
AIDS Interfaith Meeting

Saturday, September 29 @ 5:00 PM (Historic Church)
St. Francis Saturday Night Service 

Wednesday, October 3 @ 6:30 PM (Ferguson Library)
Facing Racism in Stamford

Wednesday, October 3 @ 7:00 PM (First Congregational Church)
Stamford Interfaith Refugee Settlement Committee Meeting

Saturday, October 6 @ 9:00 AM (Meeting Room)
Altar Guild Breakfast 

Sunday, October 7 @ 8 & 10 AM
Feast of St. Francis--Bring Your Pets to Worship!

Sunday, October 7 @ 11:15 AM (Church)
Book Club:  The Soul of America

Sunday, October 7 @ 4:00 PM (Church)
St. Francis Sounds Good Concert:  Cynthia Sayer

Tuesday, October 9 @ 6:00 PM (Margery Irish's Home)
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Wednesday, October 10 @ 2:00 PM
Rector's Meeting

Wednesday, October 10 @ 6:30 PM (Ferguson Library)
Facing Racism in Stamford

Saturday, October 13 @ 8:30 AM (Church)
Karen Pacent Retreat

Tuesday, October 16 @ 2:00 PM
Southwestern Region of the Episcopal Church in CT Meeting

Wednesday, October 17 @ Noon 
 Stamford Clergy Meeting

Wednesday, October 17 @ 6:30 PM (Ferguson Library)
Facing Racism in Stamford 

Wednesday, October 17 @ 7:00 PM (Meeting Room)
Vestry

Thursday, October 18  @ 7:00 PM (St. John's Episcopal)
Faithful Futures Meeting

Saturday, October 20 @ 9:00 AM (Church)
 Landscaping Morning

Wednesday, October 24 @ 6:30 PM (Ferguson Library)
Facing Racism in Stamford 
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