St. Francis Weekly
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April 4 - April 11, 2021

Join us for Worship with Eucharist at 10:00 AM HERE.
The Sunday bulletin can be accessed HERE.
Quote of the Week. .
Food for Thought. . .
In case you missed the Maundy Thursday sermon. . .

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Could there be any other year where we palpably and profoundly understand this on so many levels? Absence from family. Absence from friends. Absence from games and concerts and crowds that inspire and thrill and enrich. Absence from the rhythm that used to ground us and will no more. And for us, on this night, absence from the meal of the altar, Communion, Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper. Call it what you will, we have not been removed from this sacrament so much by feet and inches, but more by the distance of time. The Eucharist’s absence is noticeable and felt, touching our hearts and our souls in ways we may never have suspected. Indeed, whose heart has not grown fonder for the food of this table? Thus, for many, we gather after a year away from joining around the altar on this night when we remember our Lord’s instituting the very meal that we miss. And how lamentable and ironic that we hear Jesus institute a new way of communing with God and neighbor that became a staple for millennia of the church’s and our religious diet, and now we must silently commune not with the elements or others but in the privacy of our heart of hearts. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. To read more, click here. . .
Link of the Week
Maybe a little odd for Holy Week/Easter, but maybe just right. Certainly captures the cosmic nature of our observance. . .
Going Deeper
An excellent interview with the President of Union Theological Seminary, Serene Jones. . .
Weekly Schedule
Sunday, April 4
Easter Sunday

10:00 AM   
Worship with Eucharist

Godly Play
Easter Sunday

After the 10 AM Service
Zoom Coffee Hour

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Tuesday (6)

5:00 PM 
Prayer Shawl Ministry Zoom

6:00 PM 
Evening Meditation Zoom

7:00 PM
Adult Forum: Book Discussion--Behold the Dreamers

Wednesday (7)
8:30 AM 
Episcopal Church in Connecticut Zoom Meeting -- Priests & Wardens

9:30 AM
Groundbreaking prayer for Housing Development Fund

Thursday (8)
10:00 AM 
Morning Prayer (via Zoom)

11:00 AM
Edgehill Eucharist

Friday (9)
7:00 PM
Good Friday Service

Sunday (11)
Easter 2B
10:00 AM 
Worship with Eucharist

After Worship
Zoom Coffee Hour
Save the Date
Tuesday, April 13 @ 10:00 AM
AIDS Interfaith Service Planning

Tuesday, April 13 @ 5:00 PM
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, April 13 @ 6:00 PM Evening Meditation

Wednesday, April 14 @ 8:30 AM
Episcopal Church in CT Zoom Meeting with Priest and Wardens

Wednesday, April 14 @ 5:00 PM
Outreach Committee Meeting

Thursday, April 15
Yom Hashoah

Thursday, April 15 @ 10:00 AM Morning Prayer

Thursday, April 15 @ 11:00 AM
Edgehill Eucharist

Friday, April 16 @ 11:00 AM
Weekly Sing-A-Long

Sunday, April 18 @ 10:00 AM
Eucharist Worship Service

Sunday, April 18 @ 10:45 AM
Coffee Hour Zoom Meeting

Sunday, April 18 @ 4:00 PM
Service for Pets and Their People

Monday, April 19 @ 4:00 PM
Stamford Stands Against Racism Committee

Tuesday, April 20 @ 5:00 PM
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, April 20 @ 6:00 PM Evening Meditation

Tuesday, April 20 @ 7:00 PM
Adult Forum: Dr. Guy Irwin, President United Lutheran Seminary

Wednesday, April 21 @ 8:30 AM
Episcopal Church in CT Zoom Meeting with Priest and Wardens

Wednesday, April 21 @ Noon Stamford Clergy Meeting

Wednesday, April 21, @ 4:00 PM Road Race Committee Meeting

Wednesday, April 21 @ 7:00 PM Vestry Meeting

Thursday, April 22 @ 10:00 AM Morning Prayer

Thursday, April 22 @ 11:00 AM
Edgehill Eucharist

Friday, April 23 @ 11:00 AM
Weekly Sing-A-Long

Sunday, April 25 @ 10:00 AM
Eucharist Worship Service

Sunday, April 25 @ 10:45 AM
Coffee Hour Zoom Meeting

Sunday, April 25 @ 11:00 AM
Book Club: Behold the Dreamers