SUMMER WORSHIP begins the weekend of Father's Day, June 20/21 and will continue through Labor Day weekend: Holy Eucharist on Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. and Sundays at 9:00 a.m. and starting on Wednesday, June 24 New Zealand Night Prayer by the Labyrinth at 7:00 p.m. Worship will be followed by s'mores cooked over the fire bowl and fellowship. A gluten free s'mores option will also be available. Don't forget to bring a blanket or a lawn chair to sit on!

NOTE: Worship on July 1st at 7:00 p.m. will instead be an abbreviated Eucharistic service with Baptism, but also followed by s'mores and fellowship.

SUMMER HOURS for the Administrator's office will be Tuesday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the months of July and August.

Reminder of how to contact the clergy: Office: 508-829-3344: Ext 1 - Rector; Ext 2 - Associate Rector; Ext 3 - Prayer requests and pastoral emergencies. 

Patrick's mobile: 508-667-6335  

IT'S LEMONADE TIME!  Beginning on Father's Day and continuing through Labor Day weekend,  we will be serving lemonade after the 9:00 a.m. service.  Please consider signing up to host one of the "Lemonade" hours.  It's easy, all supplies are in the kitchen, instructions posted on the refrigerator, and no food is needed.  The sign-up sheet is on the table in the Narthex.  Questions? Contact Dawn Rooke at dtrooke@gmail.com  or 508-829-7124.

If you find yourself at church on a Sunday morning and no one is signed up to serve, please feel free to do so if you are able! 

After our first two weeks, we have received 36 envelopes for a total donation of $14,990. As a reminder, we have also received a $5000 grant from the Diocese, making our total $19,990. We are 80% to our goal of $25,000!

Donations received beyond our goal of $25,000 will be maintained as a Capital Improvements Funds. Thank you for your generous support! 

Congratulations to our St. Francis members graduating from High School this month. 

From Wachusett Regional High School:

Benjamin Amaral will attend Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA

Megan Amaral will attend Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY

Erin Chisholm will attend New England Cullinary Institute in Montpelier, VT

Lauren Kimball will attend Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Ct

Richard Russell will attend University of Maine, Orono

Christopher Whamond will attend The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA

From St. Peter Marian High School:

Nicholas Cardillo will attend the Isenberg School of Management at UMass, Amherst

From Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School: 

Sam Miln graduated with a trade in Welding. He has worked for the last 1 1/2 years for JC Maddigan Trucking Company in Lancaster, MA and will now be employed full time.

Best Wishes to all our graduates.

If you or your child has graduated and you would like to have them acknowledged please send the information to the church office at stfran@verizon.net.

ST. FRANCIS HABITAT BUILD DAY!  June 20th, we will be working on the Kendig Street site. The day will be broken up into two shifts.  One group from 8:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m. and then 12:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.  With an hour lunch for everyone in between!  Please join us. Sign up in the Narthex or contact Kathy Diehl, khdiehl@charter.net, if you have questions.

MILITARY PACKAGE DRIVE June 13th - 21st.  Please drop your donations off at the mission table in the corner of the Narthex.  Donations of any of the following items are greatly appreciated.  Packages are put together and sent out throughout the year to the men and women on our Military Prayer list. 

It is important for all items to be in original packaging, including any safety seals. Food items need to be checked for expiration dates, if possible.

Non-Food Items:

Unscented wet wipe refill packages
Hand sanitizer - small/pocket size
Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Dental floss
Lip balm with sunscreen
Individual size tissues
Pens
Note cards/envelopes
Decks of playing cards
Food Items:
Granola/protein bars (solid - no filling or frosting)
Dried fruit
Peanut butter
Mint life savers
Canned nuts
Chewing Gum
Dry soup 

ON-GOING MISSION PROGRAMS... 

Nu Day Syria - Clothing and linens/bedding may still be donated. Place it by the Mission table beside the library doors. Deliveries are still being made for the Syrian refugees. There is a copy of a Boston Globe article about Nu Day Syria on the Mission table in the narthex or click here.

Mustard Seed - The second Wednesday of each month. Finger desserts are always welcome and needed. Please deliver them to the church by 5:00 p.m. 

A directory Addendum is available on the table in the narthex.  This includes new families to our parish since November 2014.  Please take one and keep it with your Pictorial Directory.

There are a few Pictorial Directories as well.  Please leave these for our new families to take.

We will plan an updated Pictorial Directory for the fall.  If your family picture is not in this directory please send us a picture to include in the fall directory.  Summer is a great time to get a family picture.  Please email it to stfran@verizon.net along with any updated info.

The hallway coat rack has some coats/jackets and a pair of snow pants.  They have been there for quite a while and we would like them to find their home.  Please take a look this weekend to see if they belong to you.  Also, on the coat rack shelf, behind the hall door is a lost and found box with items in it.

Anything not taken will be donated to a worthy cause.

Thanks.

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