Q: What is a Canon? A: “Canon” has a variety of meanings in the Episcopal Church, with one being especially salient during General Convention. Canon law is the list of rules by which the church is guided and governed, and national canons are changed by a meeting of the whole church at General Convention. This …
Q: What is a Children’s Sermon? Wait, what’s a Sermon? A: Children’s sermons emphasize animating the essential messages of scripture through appealing to human senses, rather than the more typical intellectual appeal in general sermon. During children’s sermons at St. Francis, all children are invited to come to the front of the sanctuary and sit …
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Q: What is Sacrament from the Reserve? A: Sacrament from the Reserve is administration of communion by a deacon to a congregation when a priest is unavailable, using consecrated bread and wine. It is customary to keep the consecrated elements in a tabernacle or an aumbry or covered with a veil on a table or altar. A lamp …
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Q: What is General Convention? A: The national legislative body of the Episcopal Church. It consists of a House of Bishops, which includes all active and retired bishops, and a House of Deputies, which includes four lay persons and four clergy from each diocese, each area mission, and the Convocation of the American Churches in …
Q: What is a collect? A: Pronounced “KAHL’-ekt,” a collect is “a short prayer that ‘collects’ the silent prayers of the people and consists of an invocation, a petition, and an ascription of glory to God. The collect of the day immediately precedes the reading of the lessons in the Liturgy of the Word in …
Q: What is a “narthex?” Is that just Missouri-speak for “northex” the same way “forty-four” is pronounced “farty-far?” A: Narthex is an architectural term and is indeed correct! It is not a Missourization of “northex.” Narthex: An entry space, foyer, or anteroom of a church between the door and the nave. The term is from …
Q: What is an Anthem? A: In the secular world, an anthem is associated with identity, often either national or collegiate. We hear the national anthems of world-class athletes during the Olympics and our own anthem at the beginning of big events. But in the liturgical world, an anthem is Choral setting of sacred vocal …
Q: What is the Meal Care Ministry? How can I help? How can I get help? A: In coordination with our Pastoral Care Team, the Meal Care Ministry provides meals to members in St. Francis’ community. This could be during or after an illness or significant life event. The Ministry Team coordinates who needs meals and …
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Q: What is the Memorial Garden? A: The St. Francis’ Memorial Garden, located at the southwest end of our property, is a quiet place where ashes can be buried or sprinkled. From our brochure: It is a space in which to meditate and reflect surrounded by the cloud of witnesses of those who have gone …
Q: What is the Meal Ministry? A: The St. Francis’ Meal Ministry, or just Meal Ministry as we typically say, is a once-monthly meal served to anyone who’s hungry, particularly residents of Eureka or Pacific. Under the guidance of our Service and Justice Ministry Team, our Meal Ministry engages the help of a monthly community …
