What does it mean to be a neighbor or to accept someone else as one’s neighbor? What does Jesus have to say about it? Join us during our Sunday Forum, each week 9:30am-10:15am, from Sunday, January 14th through Sunday, February 11th, as we explore these questions and more, featuring speakers: Who is Our Neighbor 4.0 …
Service and Justice Ministry: EducationNew scholarship in memory of Kathleen McDonald St. Francis’ Bishop’s Committee approved the creation of a new scholarship to benefit unhoused students at Pacific High. A trivia night, planned for February 17, 2024, will provide the proceeds for this renewable scholarship. Donations can also be made directly to the scholarship fund. Read about the scholarship criteria here.
By Lynne Glickert, Music Director In October, I had the pleasure of attending the Convergence Music Project conference for musicians, pastors, worship leaders and anyone interested in justice-building, inclusive and progressive music and worship. It was filled with powerful talks, inspiring music, provocative worship and community-building. I learned more about the role music plays …
Diocesan “GROW” Conference at Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton This two-day conference is designed to equip parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers, etc. to grow in their understanding, compassion and skills for relating with children. Rachel Hodges and Jill Oberle, the licensed counselors leading this conference, hope that attendees come away from GROW …
This article has been updated since its original publication to include, instead of the draft of the principles inviting feedback, the final adopted version. Under the thoughtful leadership of our Deacon David Luckes, we’ve convened a Service and Justice Ministry Team which adopted these principles that will guide our parish in where and how we engage …
Service and Justice Ministry Team – Principles Adopted Read More »
Dear People of St. Francis’, I recently read: faith is a solitary journey that we cannot do alone. This encapsulates the connection between our individual faith-life and our worship together. We come together on Sundays to give praise and be fed spiritually through Word, song and prayer; we then take those things into the world and …
Over the summer, three of our loose plates (otherwise undesignated money, usually cash, offered during worship services) were designated for causes close to our mission. We are thrilled to report how we are successfully living our mission of Love, Worship, Serve, through the three offerings as shown above.
St. Francis’ is a Hunger Mission Champion level sponsor of the upcoming Harvest Moon Run, an upcoming evening with a run/walk, kids events, and food collection, all to fight hunger in and around Eureka. Proceeds from the race benefit the Harvest Moon Run Hunger Mission, supporting initiatives like the Eureka-Pacific Elks Lodge Weekend Backpack Food Program and …
What is this and how does it differ from a traditional choir? Multi-generational (including children) No robes No singing every Sunday and leading congregational worship. We now have cantors to do that. The St. Francis Singers will be singing an anthem each month (called Anthem Sunday). See dates below. Requires two Sunday rehearsals a month …
St. Francis’ Singers: Are You Part of the Future of Singing at St. Francis’? Read More »
Join us for a thoughtful discussion at our monthly conversational session led by Skip Moreland, the third Wednesday of each month at 10:30am–with coffee and breakfast treats! July, August, September and October are a 4-session program on prayer, inspired by Max Lucado, a pastor, speaker, and best-selling author who, in his own words, “writes books for people who …
