St. Francis

Episcopal Church

We seek to be instruments of God's peace, bearing witness to the love of God in Jesus Christ for all people.

Little Portion

Week of February 17, 2014

2014 Lenten Schedule....

The Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5th. Lenten schedules were handed out at worship services this past weekend. Please click here if you didn't receive one, or would like to look it over. Information is there for service schedules, a Lenten Quiet Day, Online Book Study with Karen Safstrom, online daily meditations and other offerings. Join us this Lenten season on our Journey with Jesus.

Don't forget...

Shrove Tuesday Supper....Tuesday, March 4th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sign up in the narthex. Jambalaya (with chicken, sausage and shrimp) - $8 in advance, $10 at the door *Pancakes and Sausages - $5 in advance, $6 at the door *gluten free pancakes available

Newcomers Luncheon - Sunday, March 9th following the 10:00 a.m. service. Sign up in the Narthex or by contacting Randy Wilburn at 413-687-5568 or rkwilburn@comcast.net .

Children's Pageant Sign Up....

The children in the Church School program will present a pageant on Sunday, May 18th during the 10:00 service. Rehearsals will take place after the 10:00 service beginning on March 9th and will run for 45 minutes to an hour. All children are welcome! Please sign up in the narthex. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Bastardo, Church School Coordinator at smbastardo@gmail.com.

Eucharist Instruction Sign Up...

Purpose: Recognizing that at Baptism, parents promise to "see that the child you present is brought up in the Christian faith and life," (BCP p. 302) we want to provide resources and opportunities which support parents as they teach their children about the gift and mystery of Holy Communion and its connections with our daily lives.

This program will begin on March 16th with an informational meeting for children and parents after the 10:00 a.m. service. Children should bring their Bibles.

A sign-up sheet has been posted in the Narthex.

Please click here for full information and schedule.

30 Hour Famine...

The Youth are once again participating in the 30 Hour Famine. Youth will fast for 30 hours to raise both money for and awareness around ending world hunger. The dates for the famine are March 22nd and March 23rd. This year our Team goal is to raise $2,000. You can donate to either a teen individually to help them meet their individual goal or to the Team as a whole. Checks should be made out to World Vision and can be left in Liz Korandanis' mailbox or given to an individual teen who is participating. To donate online go to www.30hourfamine.org and click on donate, then click on find a famine student or group for 2014. To donate to an individual teen's page enter their first and last name. To donate to the Team click on find famine group and enter ST FRANCIS YOUTH GROUP (all capitals with no punctuation). If you have any questions or difficulties donating online please contact Liz at lizkorandanis@gmail.com. Thank you for all of your support!

Serving this weekend: March 1/2, 2014

Altar Guild: Gloria Goewey, Persis Hamilton, Sharlene O'Connor, Sarah Anderson

Saturday, March 1 -

5:00 p.m.

Ushers: John and Lucy Nowak

LEMs: Ann Scannell and Robin Carlo

Sunday, March 2 -

Nursing Home: Karen Kappes

8:00 a.m.

LEMs: Pamela Hanson

10:00 a.m.

Acolytes: Jay Carlo, Katherine Galvinhill, Erynn Sheehan