St. Francis of Assisi
Weekly E-Blast
May 13, 2021
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PO Box 445 (mailing address)
8818 SW Miley Road (physical address)
Wilsonville, OR 97070
503-678-5422
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Parish Cycle of Prayer
In our Parish Cycle of Prayer, we pray for our clergy: Brendan, Tony, Christine, Carolynne and Ken. We pray for our staff members: Jon, Susan, Ed, Paula and Clarissa. We also pray for our Hospitality Committee, and the households of Nancy Hedrick, Jan Heiling and Fred Terrill, Laude Hill and Irene Hilbourne.
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BIDDING TIME!
BIDDING TIME!
BIDDING TIME!
Online Auction of Faith and Paddle Raise: May 16 - May 23, 2021
The online Auction of Faith begins this Sunday, 5/16 @ 8 am. You know we have vacation condos, wine tasting and plants, but did we mention golf, jewelry and even gym memberships? The generosity of our congregation is amazing, we have 120 items!
Visit the Give section of our St. Francis website to register and bid. Full directions have been posted 😊. Our goal is to fundraise $20,000 for outreach this year.
The auction will close on Sunday, 5/23 @ 8 pm. Please pick up your items on 5/24-5/25 at the church. Thank you one and all for your contributions and participation!! 2 Cor. 9:7. God loves a ‘giver!’
Please contact the members listed below if you have questions:
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Serving at 8:00 am
Lector: Ron Coleman
Lector: Dan Nebert
LEM: Linda Nash
Intercessor: Dale Rushton
Usher/Greeter: Don Nash
Usher/Greeter: Stephen Shaw
Altar Guild: Ron and Sue Coleman
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Serving at 10:30 am
Lector: Mark Stewart
Lector: Mary Stewart
LEM: John Wisecaver
Intercessor: Mark Stewart
Usher/Videographer: John Vaught
Usher/Greeter: Richard Martens
Altar Guild: Manya Frazier
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Drive-up Eucharist
If you would like to watch the service from home, and then receive Holy Communion afterwards, you can drive by St. Francis, and Father Brendan will be honored to give you Communion in your car or in person.
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Coffee Hour in the parking lot
We meet outside in the parking lot after both the 8:00 am and
10:30 am services for fellowship. Please bring your own coffee.
We still cannot provide any food, but we will be happy to see your masked face.
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Sunday, May 16 - Online Auction
8:00 am - Spoken Eucharist
10:30 am - Spoken Eucharist, Live Eucharist on YouTube and Facebook
11:30 am - Drive-up Eucharist
12:30 pm - Misa
Monday, May 17 - Online Auction
7:00 am - Morning Prayer
9:30 am - Bell Ringers Rehearsal
12:00 pm - Ladies Lunch Out
7:30 pm - Evening Compline on Zoom
7:30 pm - AA
Tuesday, May 18 - Online Auction
7:00 am - Morning Prayer
7:30 pm - Evening Compline on Zoom
Wednesday, May 19 - Online Auction
7:00 am - Morning Prayer
12:00 pm - Noon Eucharist
1:00 pm - Staff Meeting on Zoom
7:00 pm - Vestry
7:30 pm - Evening Compline on Zoom
7:30 pm - AA
Thursday, May 20 - Online Auction
7:00 am - Morning Prayer
7:30 pm - Evening Compline on Zoom
Friday, May 21 - Online Auction
7:00 am - Morning Prayer
10:00 am - Al Anon
7:30 pm - Evening Compline on Zoom
Saturday, May 22 - Online Auction
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One of the many lovely traditions at St. Francis Church involves the making of origami doves, which are hung from the chandeliers in the Nave for Pentecost Sunday on May 23.
Before the doves are folded, you all are invited to write a prayer of petition or thanksgiving on the prayer paper.
The paper will be available in the narthex until the actual date of folding them on May 16. You can also submit a prayer online by using this link.
The doves flying over us on Pentecost are an awesome, powerful sight, and a remembrance of how we are uplifted and comforted by the prayers of others.
Look for the prayer papers, and take part in this beautiful connection with our loved ones.
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“Father of all, we pray to you for those we love,
but see no longer....."
St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church is blessed
with having two lovely memorial gardens—
the Tower Garden and the East Memorial Garden.
The people at rest here will always be in our hearts
as members of our church family.
We invite you and your family to join us on
Sunday, June 6, 2021,
at either the 8:00 or 10:30 o’clock service and reception
to honor those interred in these church gardens.
Please share this invitation with other members of the family.
We will be following COVID guidelines.
It would be appreciated if we could have access to pictures
of your loved ones to display in the narthex.
If you could send a picture to the church, or
bring it with you, we would be grateful.
We look forward to sharing this special occasion with you.
Thank you for responding to this invitation by May 28, 2021.
St. Francis of Assisi
Caring Committee Ministry
Jane Domagalski – 503-266-9440
Gay Kuykendall – 503-266-3844
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Virtual Ladies Lunch, on Zoom
The next gathering will be:
May 17 at 12:00 Noon
Theme: What is the best vaction you have ever had?
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Treasurer’s Report
Pledge income for April alone was $ 9,548 under budget. However, Pledge income for the first four months through April was $ 14,442 over budget due to some Parishioners prepaying their annual pledge in full earlier in the year.
January 1 - April 30 Income from all sources:
Budgeted: $ 113,275
Actual: $ 132,520
Difference: up $ 19,245
January 1 - April 30 Expenses:
Budgeted: $ 111,526
Actual: $ 111,019
Difference: down $ 507
The bottom line: Through April our Income from all sources exceeded Expenses in the amount of $ 21,501.
The monthly financial report is posted on the Bulletin Board at the church.
We thank you for your gracious contributions that help Saint Francis to remain viable during this challenging year.
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Please come for Morning Prayer for the Change of Seasons!
We will meet at St. Francis in the library at 7:00 am for the last week of Easter (May 17- 21) and the first week of Pentecost (May 24 - 28). You are most welcome!
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Pentecost Sunday is celebrated at St. Francis this year on May 23.
We celebrate the Holy Spirit coming among us, inspiring us, enlivening us, and lifting us up to a new and closer walk with Christ.
Wear Red!!!
Young people of all ages are invited to join the procession and wave streamers!
Watch the Holy Dove kite lead the processional into church!
See the Prayer Doves hung from the chandeliers, carrying our prayers closer to God!
Hear the Lord's Prayer spoken in tongues, and join in!
Enjoy an assortment of red foods following the service.
Wear Red!!!
Wear Red!!!
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St. Francis Book Group on Zoom
Thursday, May 27 at 10:00 am
We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month.
A book selection is:
And It Was Good: Reflections on Beginnings by Madeleine L'Engle
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Weekday Evenings Compline
7:30 pm, on Zoom
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Wilsonville Food Bank
They need help with cereal, peanut butter, and storable fresh fruit such as apples, oranges. You can drop off your donations to the church. A volunteer takes the food to the Food Bank every Tuesday. Thank you all for helping with this important need!
Mary Ann Schroeder, MDE Outreach
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Threads of Love Sewing Ministry
We will continue to make blanket ensembles all year long. We plan to have “sew ready kits” available to anyone who wants one or more.
We are committed to “Sew On” and look forward to new projects in 2021.
If you are interested in joining us, please contact one of the following: Jean Atwell, Mary Kirk, Dale Ruston or Betsy Yacob.
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Covid-19/Fire Fund
The St. Francis Covid-19 Fund has distributed thousands of dollars to the local community for Covid-19 relief. With the recent fires, there are additional needs in our community.
If you would like to contribute to this work, you can send a check to St. Francis, and in the memo line please note that the funds are for the Covid-19/Fire Relief Fund.
Our address is St. Francis of Assisi, PO Box 445, Wilsonville, OR 97070.
Or, you can make a contribution online to our PayPal account through the link above. PayPal does not offer a memo line; so simply email us to let us know if you have made a PayPal contribution for the Covid-19/Fire Relief Fund.
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Sunday Service Attendance Requirements
No reservations are required ahead of time. Sign in at the door.
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You MUST wear a mask at all times.
- Masks will be available, but please try to bring your own. They cannot be returned.
- You must sign in at the door being in attendance in case contact tracing is required.
- You will need to be standing six feet apart while everyone is signing in.
- To maintain social distancing, remain in your seat during the service.
- There will be coffee hour in the parking lot. Bring your own coffee.
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