St. Francis Weekly
March 27 - April 3, 2022

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The Sunday bulletin can be accessed HERE.
Quote of the Week...
Food for Thought. . .
Another wonderful reflection during our vestry prayer service on Wednesday. Thank you, Aleta Shipley. . .

A little over a week ago, I woke up and did as I do every morning, checked my phone to make sure none of my children had texted me during the night. Then I checked the news headlines, email, games, weather and tried to will myself to get up and start the day. Lately I’ve been feeling not depressed, but like a lethargic blob. Post pandemic blahs? Sluggishness from a winter that doesn’t want to end? Stalling, I checked Instagram. There was a new post from the TinyPricksProject. I love this “project.” It was started in 2018 when a woman by the name of Diana Weymar stitched “I am a very stable genius” into a piece of her grandmother’s abandoned needlework. The response was overwhelmingly positive and it birthed her website, Instagram account, tinypricksproject.com  Today people from around the world stitch sayings and observations capturing the tumultuous political climate around us through material arts.   I was eager to see the newest post, it contained a list. “Morning Routine” was stitched in neat black letters on a white hankie, edged in powder blue, with a sweet rooster at the bottom. #1. Wake up. #2. Check on Zelensky. #3. Coffee. I lay there staring at the words, a check list for the day, eyes filling with tears and knew in an instant that the then 18 days of the war on Ukraine was on the minds of nearly everyone in the world.  In an instant, those words named for me the malaise that was keeping me in bed.  I’m not alone wondering if he was still alive. To read more, click here. . .
Link of the Week
A powerful piece, with imagery that only hints at the struggle in Ukraine. Amelia's voice and age is a stark juxtaposition to the horrors she and others are living through . . .
Going Deeper
An important reflection by Diana Butler Bass on the power of a name and the power of not naming people. Ketanji Onyika means "lovely one". Her confirmation hearings are more than just about the law . . .
Weekly Schedule
Sunday, March 27
Lent 4C

8:00 AM
In-Person Worship with Eucharist (HC)

10:00 AM   
In-Person and Livestream Worship with Eucharist (Church)

After the 10 AM Service
Zoom Coffee Hour

Godly Play Story:
Jesus and Bartimaeus

11:00 AM
Lenten Video Discussion:
Law that Listens

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE 
Monday (28)
6:00 PM
Pacific House Board Meeting

7:00 PM
Sneak Peek Lectionary Study

Tuesday (29)
5:00 PM 
Prayer Shawl Ministry Zoom

6:00 PM
Evening Prayer Service

6:30 PM
Reimagining Church Meeting

7:00 PM
Interfaith Prayer Service for Ukraine

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

6:15 PM
Lenten Soup and Bread Meal at
St. John's Lutheran Church

7:00 PM
In Person and Remote Midweek Lenten Holden Evening Prayer Service

Thursday (31)
10:00 AM
Morning Prayer

11:00 AM
Edgehill Eucharist

Friday (1)
11:00 AM
Zoom Sing-A-Long

Sunday (3)
8:00 AM
In-Person Worship with Eucharist (HC)

10:00 AM 
In-Person and Livestreamed
Worship with Eucharist (Church)

11:00 AM
Lenten Video Discussion: Walter Brueggemann--Being Prophetic in Today's World

After Worship
Zoom Coffee Hour
Save the Date
Monday, April 4 @ 10:00 AM
Hymn Selection Committee

Monday, April 4 @ 7:00 PM
Sneak Peek Lectionary Study

Tuesday, April 5 @ 5:00 PM
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, April 5 @ 6:00 PM 
Evening Meditation

Tuesday, April 5 @ 7:00 PM
Adult Forum

Wednesday, April 6 @ 8:30 AM
ECCT Meeting

Wednesday, April 6 @ 6:15 PM Lenten Soup and Bread Meal at
St. John's

Wednesday April 6 @ 7:00 PM
Midweek Lenten Holden Evening Prayer Service

Thursday, April 7 @ 10:00 AM 
Morning Prayer

Thursday, April 7 @ 11:00 AM
Edgehill Eucharist

Friday, April 8 @ 11:00 AM
Zoom Sing-A-Long

Saturday, April 9 @ 9:00 AM
Vestry Retreat

Sunday, April 10 Palm Sunday

Sunday, April 10 @ 8:00 AM 
In-Person Worship with Eucharist (HC)

Sunday, April 10 @ 10:00 AM
In-Person and Livestream Worship
with Eucharist (Church)

Sunday, April 10
After the 10 AM Service
Zoom Coffee Hour

Monday, April 11 @ 1:30 PM
Interfaith Social Ministry Collaborative Meeting

Monday, April 11 @ 7:00 PM
Sneak Peek Lectionary Study

Tuesday, April 11 @ 11:00 AM
Eucharist at The Villa

Tuesday, April 12 @ 5:00 PM
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, April 12 @ 6:00 PM 
Evening Meditation

Wednesday, April 13 @ 8:30 AM
ECCT Meeting

Thursday, April 14 @ 10:00 AM 
Morning Prayer

Thursday, April 14 @ 11:00 AM
Edgehill Eucharist

Thursday, Apri 14 @ 7:00 PM
Maundy Thursday Service

Friday, April 15 @ 11:00 AM
Zoom Sing-A-Long

Friday, April 15 @ 7:00 PM
Good Friday Service

Saturday, April 16 @ 8:00 PM
Easter Vigil Service

Sunday, April 17
Feast of the Resurrection

Sunday, April 17 @ 8:00 AM 
In-Person Worship with Eucharist (HC)

Sunday, April 17 @ 10:00 AM
In-Person and Livestream Worship
with Eucharist (Church)

Sunday, April 17
After the 10 AM Service
Zoom Coffee Hour

Sunday, April 17 @ 4:00 PM
Service for Pets and Their People