Advent Sunday ServicesAdvent is a season of preparation, penitence and waiting. Join us each Sunday to prepare your hearts and minds for God’s inbreaking in the world. Services at 8am and 10:30am, on November 27 and December 4, 11 and 18. Advent Forum Bible Study: The Women of AdventWomen of the Bible have been trapped […]
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Go on retreat while staying at home. Explore different ways of praying, speak privately with an experienced spiritual companion and become more aware of God’s presence in your life. A Month of Grace + Prayer (formerly known as Month of Guided Prayer) will begin with a 90 minute group gathering (in person or virtually) of
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In consultation with the Partnership for ReNEWal and under the leadership of the Bishop’s Committee, our parish has collectively generated a Divine Purpose Statement, printed above, which is intended to both describe how we currently operate in the world and how we aspire to be. The short version of “LOVE – WORSHIP – SERVE” is an excellent shorthand for all that
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After a three-week break in June, we’re bringing back Forum! We’ll start with a three-week Scripture Study the first three weeks in July and then move on to individual sessions. July 3, 10 and 17 Join Laurie+ in July’s Summer Scripture Study. There are two ways to participate: in person at 9:15am with coffee and
Looking for a little quiet amidst all the chaos?Ever wanted to develop a Christian meditation practice? As an outgrowth of our Lenten Prayer Forums, four parishioners asked to launch a Centering Prayer Group. Centering Prayer is a simple practice of Christian silent prayer or meditation in which we experience God’s presence within us, closer than breathing,
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Calling all students, teachers, custodians and therapists . . . anyone connected to the upcoming academic year! St. Francis will bless backpacks, computers, or any school gear on Sunday August 22nd at both the 8:00am and 10:30 services. We will also bless and distribute erasers for we only learn through the mistakes we make! This is
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Rev. Laurie is one of four women clergy featured in Duke University’s most recent edition of Faith & Leadership. Click here to read the article: “Women Clergy and the Pandemic: Weary, But Not Giving Up.”
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The spirit is alive and well here at St. Francis’, where we welcomed new members from 7 households this morning! We are thrilled to be growing: growing in numbers, growing in depth of faith, and growing our capacity to be the church that the world needs! Thank you to our members, especially our Hospitality Chair
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We are just a few short weeks away from the beginning of our program year: August 22, 2021! We will have a new, full Sunday-morning schedule for parishioners and visitors of all ages! Look forward to: Early Eucharist worship at 8:00am Coffee Hour and Forum at 9:15am, beginning with Vicar’s Forum on Aug. 22 and
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I received an email a from parishioner this week (who permitted us to print this but wanted to remain anonymous). In it he said: I was looking through a book, and I came across a paragraph that explains that a quantum physicist recognizes that to observe an experiment is to affect its outcome. It made
