St. Francis of Assisi
Weekly E-Blast
October 22, 2020
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Week of Sunday, October 25, 2020 |
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Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Matthew 22:34-46
Parish Cycle of Prayer
In our Parish Cycle of Prayer, we pray for our clergy: Brendan, Tony, Christine, Carolynne and Ken. We also pray for Lay Eucharistic Ministry and the households of Jim and Jeanette Munyon, Dan and Lucia Nebert, Laura Nunn and Jason Olson.
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Serving at 8:00 am
Lector: Mary Kirk
Lector: James Kirk
LEM: Steve Stevens
Intercessor: Dale Rushton
Usher/Greeter: John Cronkrite
Usher/Greeter: Stephen Shaw
Altar Guild: Dale Rushton
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Serving at 10:30 am
Lector: John Meissner
Lector: Jimmy Meissner
LEM: John Wisecaver
Intercessor: Mark Stewart
Usher/Greeter: Mark Stewart
Usher/Greeter: Richard Martens
Altar Guild: Apryl Garmon,
Shirley Treadwell
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We offer drive-up Eucharist after the 10:30 am service
If you would like to watch the service from home, and then receive Holy Communion afterwards, you can drive by St. Francis, and Father Brendan will be honored to give you Communion in your car or in person.
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Coffee Hour
We meet outside in the parking lot after both the 8:00 am and
10:30 am services for fellowship. Please bring your own coffee.
We still cannot provide any food, but we will be happy to see your masked face.
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Sunday, October 25
Live streaming of the 10:30 am service is on YouTube and Facebook.
It will then be available to watch until Monday, when just the sermon will be available.
8:00 am - Spoken Eucharist
9:00 am - Morning Prayer on Zoom
10:30 am - Spoken Eucharist
10:30 am - Live Eucharist on YouTube and Facebook
11:30 am - Drive-up Eucharist
12:00 pm - Coffee Hour Fellowship, outside
Monday, October 26
10:00 am - Bell Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm - Bell Choir Rehearsal
7:30 pm - Evening Compline on Zoom
Tuesday, October 27
4:00 pm - Caring Committee
7:30 pm - Evening Compline on Zoom
Wednesday, October 28
12:00 pm - Noon Eucharist
1:00 pm - Staff Meeting on Zoom
7:00 pm - Choir Rehearsals
7:30 pm - Evening Compline on Zoom
Thursday, October 29
7:30 pm - Evening Compline on Zoom
Friday, October 30
7:30 pm - Evening Compline on Zoom
Saturday, October 31
Diocesan Convention on Zoom. Only clergy and convention delegates will be able to participate via Zoom, but the convention will be streamed live through the Diocesan Facebook page.
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Happy Fall Everyone~
The Outreach Ministry recently met in October to develop new outreach plans for the holidays. In the past, we have gathered to put together boxes of Thanksgiving dinners for families in the Wilsonville area. Our goal is still to support 40 families whose children attend the Wilsonville Primary and Middle Schools (with donations and prayer). However, due to covid, we are instead sending to the families a Thanksgiving greeting from St. Francis Church, along with a Fred Meyer Gift Card. The families will pick up the cards at their child's local school, which is a trusted "hub" for families during this time of social distancing.
We need your help! We estimate that feeding a family of four is $50 and for a family of five+ about $100 for a total of around $3,500.
Please send in your check, in any amount by November 20, with "Thanksgiving Outreach" in the notes/memo line. You can make a difference for families who are struggling economically!
Blessings, the Outreach Ministry
p.s. Christmas will be here soon, and we will also make new outreach plans and let you know them.
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All Souls Day - Monday, November 2
All Souls Day will be celebrated at St. Francis with a quiet and reflective service, which will include Eucharist and the lighting of candles by which our loved ones, the saints in our lives, are remembered. The service is at 7:30 pm.
The names of the departed to be listed in the All Souls bulletin can be submitted through pink forms found in your bulletin and in the narthex or an online form link through which to submit names is in the E-Blast.
Deadline for names is Friday, October 30.
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Gals Nite Out -- "staying IN"
Time: 6:30 pm (one hour before Compline)
Thursday, November 5
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Honoring our Veterans
We will be celebrating and acknowledging our veterans on Sunday, November 8.
On that day, flags will be placed on the burial places of veterans in the Memorial Gardens.
The names of the veterans will be listed in the bulletin.
Names can be submitted on the forms in the narthex, by calling the church office or the online submission form which can be found on our website of weekly E-Blast.
Deadline for names is Friday, November 4.
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Sunday Conversations on Zoom
Using Holy Cross, Life-Giving Tree by Donnel O’Flynn, we’ll finish our conversations about the imagery and traditions of the cross as Tree of Life on October 18.
There will be no conversation on October 25 or November 1.
Sunday Conversations on Zoom for November
Please join us on Zoom November 8 - November 22 for conversations about the Holy Spirit, that last-named person of the Trinity. We’ll use scripture and community wisdom to better understand this wonderful, mysterious Spirit. We’ll meet at 9:20 am after Morning Prayer, using the link from Brendan+. Make a fresh cup of coffee or tea, and let’s see what we can learn! If you haven’t read The Shack you may want to - it’s an easy way to expand understanding. If you have questions, call or email Terri Hoffmann (503-982-4825, thoffmann@web-ster.com).
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Virtual Ladies Lunch, on Zoom
Monday, November 16
Noon - 1:00 pm
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St. Francis Book Group on Zoom
Second and Fourth Thursdays
at 10:00 am
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Weekday Evenings Compline
7:30 pm, on Zoom
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You can still submit your pledge
for the "Gratitude" - Our 2021 Stewardship Campaign
Click on this link to use the online, fill-in pledge card.
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Covid/Fire Fund
The St. Francis Covid-19 fund has distributed thousands of dollars to the local community for Covid-19 relief. With the recent fires, we expect that there might be additional needs in our community.
The Covid-19 fund will also provide fire relief.
If you would like to contribute to this work, you can send a check to St. Francis, and in the memo line please note that the funds are for the Covid-19 Relief Fund.
Our address is St. Francis of Assisi, PO Box 445, Wilsonville, OR 97070.
Or you, can make a contribution online to our PayPal account through the link above. PayPal does not offer a memo line; so simply email us to let us know if you have made a PayPal contribution for the Covid-19 Relief Fund. You can email us at saintfranciswilsonville@gmail.com
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Wilsonville Food Bank
They now have plenty of toilet paper, and peanut butter.
They now need help with cereal and storable fresh fruit such as apples, oranges and bananas.
Our MDE/Outreach Committee will let you know what the need is as time goes by. Thank you all for helping with this important need!
Mary Ann Schroeder, Outreach Committee
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Attention Knitters
We will again be knitting baby hats for the Salud Medical Clinic in Woodburn, to be given to newborns there (and to their older siblings)! The members of our Sewing Ministry have offered to make matching blankets to go with some of the hats, so they could be given as a set. As you all knit the hats, please bring them to the church so the stitchers can make a matching little blanket. This is a lovely new idea. We have generous and talented folks in our knitting and sewing ministries!
We will be ingathering the baby hats, blankets, baby clothes and diapers when we celebrate Epiphany in January.
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Sunday Service Attendance requirements
We are now allowed to have 50 people at each service.
No reservations are required ahead of time. Sign in at the door.
- You MUST wear a mask at all times.
- Masks will be available, but please try to bring your own. They cannot be returned.
- You must sign in at the door and have your name as being in attendance in case contact tracing is required.
- You will need to be standing six feet apart while everyone is signing in.
- In a small group, late arrivals can be distracting, so there will be no seating five minutes after the service has begun.
- To maintain social distancing, remain in your seat during the service.
- There will be coffee hour in the parking lot. Bring your own coffee.
- There will be no access to the Memorial Garden through the Narthex.
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St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church
PO Box 445 (mailing address)
8818 SW Miley Road (physical address)
Wilsonville, OR 97070
503-678-5422
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