St. Francis Weekly
October 18 - October 25, 2020

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Quote of the Week. . .

Food for Thought

Scholar and Pulitzer Prize winning author, Marilynne Robinson, tells the story of giving a lecture to a group of British scholars.  Upon finishing a rich and insightful lecture, the room was silent.  Finally, a young man stood up and spoke.  “You Americans have such an advantage because of your beautiful dialect.”  Of course, the irony is that Americans often think that our dialect is rather pedestrian, and it is the Brits who possess the most positively mellifluous accent in the world.  Robinson uses this anecdote with her students to get them to think about their advantage, the gifts that they possess, and their ability to create beautiful sounding phrases. To read more, click here. . .
Link of the Week
A connection to Marilynne Robinson's work. Being aware of the wonder of life. . .
Going Deeper
A poetry reading from Nobel Prize for Literature winner Louise Glück. . .
Weekly Schedule
Sunday, October 18
Pentecost 20A

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

Godly Play Lesson

Following Worship  


THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Tuesday (20)
3:30 PM
Reopening Committee

5:00 PM 
Prayer Shawl Ministry Zoom (Access Zoom Call Here)

6:00 PM 
Evening Meditation Zoom

7:00 PM
Adult Forum: Joan Carty, President and CEO of Housing Development Fund

Wednesday (21)
8:30 AM 
Episcopal Church in Connecticut Zoom Meeting -- Priests & Wardens

Noon
Stamford Clergy Meeting

6:00 PM
Vestry Meeting

Thursday (22)
9:00 AM 
Morning Prayer 

5:30 PM
Sharing Sacred Spaces
Satya Sai Baba

7:00 PM
Building One Community Program
Lives Still in Limbo

Friday (23)
11:00 AM 
Zoom Sing-a-long

Sunday (25)
Reformation Sunday
10:00 AM 
Worship with Eucharist
After 10 AM
Service Zoom Coffee Hour

Save the Date
Tuesday, October 27 @ 5:00 PM
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, October 27 @ 6:00 PM
Evening Meditation

Wednesday, October 28 @ 8:30
Episcopal Church in CT Zoom Meeting with Priest and Wardens

Thursday, October 29 @ 9:00 AM 
Morning Prayer via Livestream 

Friday, October 30 @ 11:00 AM
Zoom Sing-a-long

Saturday, October 31
Halloween

Sunday, November 1 @ 10:00 AM 
All Saints' Sunday
Sunday Worship with Eucharist

Sunday, November 1
Following the 10AM Service
Zoom Coffee Hour

Sunday, November 1 @11:00 AM
Book Club: White Fragility

Tuesday, November 3 @ 5:00 PM
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, November 3 @ 6:00 PM
Evening Meditation

Tuesday, November 3 @ 7:00 PM
Adult Forum with St. John's Lutheran Church--Book Discussion on White Fragility

Wednesday, November 4 @ 8:30
Episcopal Church in CT Zoom Meeting with Priest and Wardens

Thursday, Nov. 5 @ 9:00 AM 
Morning Prayer via Livestream

Friday, November 6 @ 11:00 AM
Zoom Sing-a-long

Sunday, November 8
Michael Christie Guest Preacher

Sunday, November 8 @ 10:00 AM
Sunday Worship with Eucharist

Sunday, November 8
Following the 10AM Service
Zoom Coffee Hour