St. Francis Weekly

August 28 - September 4, 2022

Join us for Worship with Eucharist at 10:00 AM HERE.

The Sunday bulletin can be accessed HERE.

Special Performance - Sunday, September 4 at the 10 AM Service

Roosevelt André Credit’s profound and spirited performances have served to shape his career both nationally and internationally as a bass/baritone. Roosevelt made his Metropolitan Opera debut during the 2021-2022 season in Die Meistersinger and Porgy and Bess. He was featured as a “Fisherman” in the 2012 Tony Award Winning and Grammy Nominated Production of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess on Broadway. He has performed on and off Broadway, playing several roles in the Tony Award winning and national touring companies of Harold Prince’s Show Boat. He has received the 2012 Most Distinguished Alumni Fellow Award from Oregon State University and was featured vocally in the Oscar winning movie 12 Years A Slave. Roo is an Eagle Scout of Troop 254, Golden Acorn District. He is so glad to be in service today with his good friend Jim Fredricks. Additional information on Mr. Andre' can be found here.

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Quote of the Week...

Food for Thought. . .

The cursor on the computer moved to the “End Now” command to my email’s sabbatical “away” message the other day. And with the simplest of clicks, life changed. It was transformed. No longer is there the capaciousness of time that allowed for connection, caretaking, rest, and re-creation. No longer is there freedom from schedules and deadlines and demands. Now there is a reemergence into life in ministry with community. Now there is a ramping up of activities, worship, meetings, and preparations. Yet, to be honest, a refrain of the sabbatical continues to reverberate: connection, caretaking, rest, and re-creation remain. Yes, life is changed, transformed, and it possesses a quality that exists with or sans sabbatical. The key is recognizing it. To read more, click here. . .

Miles for a Mission

"We are gaining momentum for our 10^th Annual Miles for a Mission Race! It will be virtual (Sep 19-25) AND in person (Sept. 25) with our famous Dogapalooza. Your help is needed to make this our best MFM. Please sign up to participate in the race and / or donate at the site: https://runsignup.com/Race/Donate/CT/Stamford/MilesforaMission

Send the link to your friends and family - this will certainly help get us to our goal! Thanks for your help and support."

Link of the Week

Jon Batiste is so amazingly talented, and this song, while so appropriate for Mardi Gras is also the real theme of Lent: Freedom . . .

Going Deeper

An important reminder of the role of the Church in the issues of our day. The Episcopal Church in Texas stands for those threatened by Texas governor's declaration. . .