St. Francis Weekly     
  September 8 - September 15, 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!

  Also, we will take a second collection for Dorian relief    on Sundays, September 8 and 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. . .
Chella Phillips with one of 100 rescued dogs
The term adiaphora is one of those special gems within the liturgical lexicon.  In the larger Greek philosophical tradition, it means "indifferent".  Within the liturgical world, it has come to mean that which is not essential to faith but can be used in worship or the larger church.  Thus, Christ's presence for us in communion is an essential part of faith. What chalice you use or other altar adornment or even the type of wine are all adiaphora.  Nevertheless, this leaves a perspectival hole so big that you can drive a Mack truck through it.  What, exactly, is essential?  Who, in particular, decides?  How do we know?  These questions were especially relevant during the Reformation when the term adiaphora was bandied about by Reformers and Roman Catholics alike trying to express what was essential to the faith and what was peripheral. To read more, click here. . .
Link of the Week. . .
A piece from The Atlantic on a Lutheran minister running in the Faroe Islands.  It is a little long but provocative. . .

The Faroe Islands Trail Runner
The Faroe Islands Trail Runner
For Further Reflection. . .
A helpful sermon from Frederick Buechner on the Biblical story is our story. . .

Frederick Buechner sermon at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, TN
Frederick Buechner sermon at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, TN

                   
Weekly Schedule

Saturday, September 7
5:00 PM       St. Francis Saturday Night Worship Service (Historic Church)

Sunday, September 8 Pentecost 13C
8:00 AM       Worship with  Eucharist (Historic Church)
                      Celebrant: Debra Slade
                      Preacher: Mark Lingle

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

Godly Play Story:  The Light

12:30 PM        Church of the Archangels Greek Orthodox Celebration


This Week at a Glance

Tuesday (10)
5:30 PM  Prayer Shawl Ministry (Margery Irish's Home)
6:00 PM  Episcopal Clergy  Meeting

Wednesday (11)
5:00 PM   Miles for a Mission Road Race Meeting (Meeting Room)

Thursday (12)
10:00 AM  Stamford Reentry Roundtable
11:00 AM  Edgehill Eucharist
7:30 PM  B1C Program:  Building the American Dream @ Avon Theater

Saturday (14)
9:00 AM  Caring for the Properties Workday (Church)
9:30 AM  Choir Rehearsal (Church)
10:00 AM  Brandon Ashcraft Ordination
5:00 PM    St. Francis Saturday Night  Worship Service (Historic Church)

Sunday (15)  Pentecost 14C--Rally Sunday!
8:00 AM  Worship with Eucharist (Historic Church)
10:00 AM  Worship with Eucharist (Church)
11:15 AM  Music Committee Meeting (Church)
Noon  Choir Picnic (Rectory)
2:00 PM  Long Ridge Cemetery Program
4:00 PM  Service for Pets and their People (Church)
Save the Date

Monday, September 16 @ 10:00 AM
Homeless Persons' Memorial Service Planning Meeting

Tuesday, September 17 @ 8:30 AM (Government Center)
Census Meeting

Tuesday, September 17 @ 5:30 PM (Margery Irish's Home)
Milestones Fundraiser Committee Meeting

Wednesday, September 18 @ 9:00 AM
AIDS Interfaith ServicePlanning Meeting

Wednesday, September 18 @ 7:00 PM (Meeting Room)
Vestry Meeting

Thursday, September 19 @ 2:00 PM (Edgehill Retirement Comm.)
Bible Study at Edgehill

Saturday, September 21 @ 9:00 AM (Meeting Room)
Altar Guild Breakfast

Sunday, September 22 @ 9:00 AM (Church)
Miles for a Mission Road Race

Wednesday, September 25 @ Noon
Stamford Clergy Meeting

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

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

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

Saturday, October 12 @ 9:00 AM (Church)
Landscaping and Parish Clean Up Morning

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