St. Francis Weekly     
  September 29 - October 6, 2019
Quote of the Week. . .



Food for Thought. . .  
I never played basketball growing up.  Wrestling and running were the focus throughout high school.  However, friends invited me to play in my mid thirties, and what followed was a very unorthodox expression of all the fundamentals of this great game.  The jump shot was more of a push. Dribbling was uneven and awkward.  While "seeing" the floor was critical to the game, my incarnation of this reality took on a much more literal rendering, constantly staring at the floor rather than seeing anything!  Nonetheless, the worst part of my game was the pick-and-roll. I understood the concept: use your body to block an opponent, and then turn toward the basket to receive a pass from a teammate who is now double-teamed, while the "roller" is open.  It goes without saying that I am profoundly aware of how the practice of this action in one's youth, makes it second nature. Starting later in life makes it so difficult to perform. I find myself standing in the "pick" position saying to myself, "You really need to roll. . . NOW!"
Link of the Week. . .

An amazingly powerful statement by Greta Thunberg at the UN this past week.  Her words are haunting, "How dare you. . ."

Greta Thunberg Rips World Leaders at the U.N. Over Climate Change
Greta Thunberg Rips World Leaders at the U.N. Over Climate Change
For Further Reflection. . .
An interesting blog post by the Bishop of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Jim Hazelwood.  He sights various theories around the decline of average Sunday attendance over the past thirty years in mainline churches.  There are links to some very interesting pieces in his post as well, namely, Will the ELCA be gone in 30 years. . .

                   
Weekly Schedule

Saturday, September 28
9:00 AM      Prison Ministry
5:00 PM       St. Francis Saturday Night Worship Service (Historic Church)

Sunday, September 29 Pentecost 16C                 
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:  St. Francis

11:15 AM        Choir Rehearsal (Church)


This Week at a Glance

Monday (30)
Rosh Hashanah

Wednesday (2)
9:00 AM Clergy Meeting

Thursday (3)
2:00 PM  Edgehill Bible Study on  Job
6:00 PM  Faithful Futures Event at ECCT

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

Sunday (6)  Feast of St. Francis
Pets Welcome at both services for a blessing!!
8:00 AM  Worship with Eucharist (Historic Church)
10:00 AM   Worship with Eucharist (Church)
Godly Play:  Noah and the Flood
Save the Date

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 @ 11:00 AM  (Church)
Open House with  A Place Like Home Daycare (Church)

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

Sunday, October 20 @ 11:15 AM (Church)
Music Committee Meeting 

Sunday, October 20 @ 4:00 PM (Church)
Service for Pets and Their People

Thursday, October 24 @ 2:00 PM (Edgehill)
Edgehill Bible Study

Saturday/Sunday, October 26/27
Episcopal Church in Connecticut Annual Convention

Thursday, November 7 @ 2:00 PM (Edgehill)
Edgehill Bible Study

Friday, November 8 @ 7:30 PM (Church)
Sounds Good Concert:  New York Polyphony
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