St. Francis Weekly

December 31 - January 7, 2024

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Quote of the Week...

Food for Thought...

As we are about to turn the page on another year and step into the unknown of 2024, I take solace in the community at St. Francis. While change is the only constant, one thing that I have come more and more to rely on is the grace and goodness of so many in our parish who give so freely and live out the call of Christ to love God and neighbor. Who knows what we will find in the coming year? Certainly, there will be moments of joy as well as moments of sadness and sorrow. The community in Christ continues to live out the call that Paul spelled out to the early church in Rome, "to rejoice with those who rejoice and to sorrow with those who sorrow (Romans 12:15)." It is nice to know that while the issues possess different nuances, the core remains constant. Our work is to find ways to see each other as a brother or sister in Christ, to support the members of our immediate Christian family, and to share that grace and mercy with all whom we meet, aspiring to the claim of our baptismal covenant, "to respect the dignity of every human being." Not a bad New Year's resolution and not a bad idea around which to live life together. Blessings on you all in 2024!

Link of

the Week

From The National Desk, a brief remembrance of some of the lives that we lost in the past year.

RIP. . .

Going

Deeper

Perhaps one of the best interviews of the past year. Christian Wiman teaches at Yale Divinity School and is a renowned poet. His discussion of faith and death are compelling . . . .

Weekly Schedule

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Sunday (31)

8:00 AM

In-Person Worship with Eucharist (HC)

10:00 AM

In-Person Worship with Eucharist (Church)

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THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Monday (1)

Happy New Year!!

Blessings in 2024!!!

Tuesday (2)

10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday (2)

5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday (2)

6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

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Wednesday (3)

8:30 AM

Episcopal Church in CT Meeting

Thursday (4)

10:00 AM

Morning Prayer

Thursday (4)

11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Saturday (6)

Feast of the Epiphany

Saturday (6)

5:00 PM

Saturday Evening Worship (HC)

Sunday (7)

8:00 AM

Worship with Eucharist (HC)

Sunday (7)

10:00 AM

Worship with Eucharist (Church)

Save the Date

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Monday, Jan. 8 @ 2:00 PM

Interfaith Social Ministry Collaborative

Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 7:00 PM

Adult Education Program: Jewish Understanding of Messiah

Thursday, Jan. 11 @ 10 AM

Morning Prayer

Thurs., Jan. 11 @ 11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Friday, Jan. 12 @ 9:00 AM Longest Night Memorial Meeting

Saturday, Jan. 13 @ 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Worship

Sunday, Jan. 14 @ 8:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist

Sunday, Jan. 14 @ 10:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist (Church)

Tuesday, Jan. 16 @ 10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday, Jan. 16 @ 5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, Jan. 16 @ 6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

Tuesday, Jan. 16 @ 7:00 PM

Sneak Peek

Wed., Jan. 17 @ 8:30 AM

Episcopal Church in CT Meeting

Thursday, Jan. 18 @ 10 AM

Morning Prayer

Thurs., Jan. 18 @ 11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Saturday, Jan. 20 @ 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Worship

Sunday, Jan. 21 @ 8:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist

Sunday, Jan. 21 @ 10:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist (Church)

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