St. Francis Weekly     
  September 22 - September 29, 2019

The Miles for a Mission Road Race and Dogapalooza is this Sunday, Sep. 22, at 9:00 AM.  Join us for a great time to support Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut.  Here are the current stats on our progress.  
Please register at:  https://runsignup.com/mfm
and invite your friends!  

Also, the new directory is available.  You can download it by clicking on the image
Quote of the Week. . .


Food for Thought. . .  
I love the reflections by vestry members at our monthly meetings.  There is such a diversity of expression and a myriad of perspectives that truly engage us all.  This past vestry meeting was no different.  Annette Herber's reflection is wonderful and worth the read. . . 

New Year's ...
Do you remember last New Year's?  It's September already, only 104 days to go ... And no, I don't want to talk about my New Year resolutions' progress!

I would like to talk about that sense of optimism, excitement, gratefulness when a New Year starts, the sense of getting another chance to do better, try something else, starting over.  To read more, click here. . .
Link of the Week. . .
Two links this week.  One is a motivational piece on running.  The second is an homage to one of the greatest runners of the past century, Steve Prefontaine.  His life was tragically cut short by a car accident.  He was simply amazing.  Good stuff for this race weekend. . .

RUN HUNGRY - Running Motivation
RUN HUNGRY - Running Motivation

The Coos Bay connection
The Coos Bay connection


For Further Reflection. . .
An interview from On Being with Ta-Nahisi Coates.  Very important for us and our time.  The title is telling:  Imagining a New America . . .

                   
Weekly Schedule

Saturday, September 21
9:00 AM     Altar Guild Breakfast (Meeting Room)
5:00 PM       St. Francis Saturday Night Worship Service (Historic Church)

Sunday, September 22 Pentecost 15C
                      MILES FOR A MISSION ROAD RACE!!
8:00 AM       Worship with  Eucharist (Historic Church)
                      Celebrant: Debra Slade
                      Preacher: Mark Lingle

9:00 AM        Start to the Miles for a Mission Road Race (Church)


This Week at a Glance

Monday (23)
9:00 AM  Homeless Persons' Memorial Service Planning Meeting

Tuesday (24)
7:00 PM  Working Beyond the Walls Meeting

Wednesday (25)
10 AM  AIDS Interfaith Service Planning Meeting
Noon Stamford Clergy Meeting

Thursday (26)
2:00 PM  Edgehill Bible Study on  Job
4:00 PM   Milestones Fundraising Committee Meeting (Margery Irish's Home)

Friday (27)
4:00 PM  Stewardship Meeting

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

Sunday (29)  Pentecost 16C
8:00 AM  Worship with Eucharist (Historic Church)
10:00 AM   Worship with Eucharist (Church)
11:15 AM  Choir Rehearsal (Church)
Save the Date

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

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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