St. Francis Weekly

July 3 - July 10, 2022

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

The Sunday bulletin can be accessed HERE.

Quote of the Week...

Miles for a Mission

We have started planning for our 10^th Annual Miles for a Mission Race! It will be both virtual (Sep 19-25) AND in person (Sep 25). The Dogapalooza will be back as well. More details will continue to be distributed. You can sign up to participate in the race and / or donate at the site:

https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/Stamford/MilesforaMission

It would be great to get family and friends involved by sending them the link too.

Undie Sunday

St. Francis Church is again partnering with St. Andrew's and other local congregations to provide new, packaged underwear and socks for men, women and children. These items will be distributed to local nonprofit organizations.

Donations can be dropped off in the bin at the front door of the Main Church from June 25 -July 9th.

Any questions, contact Cathy.Ostuw@gmail.com

Food for Thought. . .

Sermon from the June 26, 2022 8 AM Worship Service by Aleta Shipley.

We have quite a collection of readings for today. First, there is Elijah, throwing his mantle over Elisha, then there is Paul, telling us that we are no longer slave or free, Jew or Greek, male or female, we are all one in Christ, and finally we have Jesus “setting his face” to Jerusalem, telling us there is no place for the Son of Man to lay his head, Follow Him, and the equally uncomfortable words that remind us with Jesus there are no acceptable yes, but let me do this first. There is no doubt life thousands of years ago was not easy, but this current time in which we are now living has its challenges as well. And this past week was no walk on the beach...

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