Our diocesan summer camp will train 25 counselors and staff HERE at St. Francis beginning Friday, Aug 2 at 4pm through Saturday, August 3 at 12pm. This will be the first “overnight” hosted by St. Francis! Here is how you can help: Sign up by contacting the office or on the bulletin board at church. If …
Help us provide backpacks to students at Meramec Valley School District who won’t otherwise get them!! Any time between now and July 28, you can help us reach our PROMISED DONATION of 150 backpacks by: This Backpack Drive fits within our Service + Justice Principles. Read a recent writeup connecting the dots on our Service +Justice work.
Laurie+ recently accepted an invitation from Rockwood School District to serve on their Strategic Plan Committee, a commitment of one year to support the creation of a 5 year plan for Rockwood. You might ask, Why? Clearly, supporting the work of our local school district aligns with the work of a community church–in general. But …
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The generosity of the St. Francis’ community of members, neighbors and friends is so big–and last week’s Trivia Night proceeds tell that story! After expenses, we netted about $1800 to help fund the Kathleen McDonald Scholarship. The income came from tickets/tables purchased, raffle tickets for the quilt, and donations made to support the effort. Costs were …
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Parishioners and those who attend the 2023 Annual Meeting on January 21, 2024, will receive paper copies of the report. Paper copies will continue to be available in the church building and office afterword. Read the report as a PDF here.
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.
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 …
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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.
