St. Francis Episcopal Church 
July 2016
 
Join us for worship:
Saturdays at 5:00 p.m.
Sundays at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the Labyrinth
Summer at St. Francis
PLEASE NOTE: Our weekend worship schedule WILL NOT change this year.  We will continue with Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. and Sundays at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. through the summer.

Wednesday Night Compline at 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!

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.  (The office will resume regular Monday - Thursday hours beginning the week of August 29th.)
The Parish Administrator, Karen Heath, will be on vacation from Friday, July 8th through Monday, July 18th.
The Rector will join the Youth on their Mission Trip from Sunday, July 24th through Saturday, July 30th.

Reminder of how to contact the clergy: Office: 508-829-3344
  • Ext 0 - Office/General Messages
  • Ext 1 - Rector
  • Ext 2 - Associate Rector
  • Ext 3 - Prayer requests and pastoral emergencies. 
Patrick's cell phone: 508-667-6335   Karen's cell phone: 508-769-4425
  
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! 

CALLING ALL GARDENERS: "LAY WEEDERS" NEEDED" Do you love to garden? Do you have some free time this summer that you need to fill? St. Francis needs you! If you are willing to help out maintaining the garden beds and labyrinth area at the church and St. Clare House (weeding, pruning, and performing general maintenance items), please contact Karen Safstrom (karen.safstrom@gmail.com) or sign up on the sign-up sheet in the narthex for a week or two of assisting us in the upkeep of our grounds. 
2016 High School Graduates
Congratulations to our St. Francis members graduating from High School this month. 
 
From Wachusett Regional High School:
  • Cassandra Clemente will attend Northeastern University majoring in International Affairs.  She is on her way to Haiti for another mission trip to teach English to elementary school age children.
  • Kyle Deane graduated in e Dual Enrollment program with Mt. Wachusett Community College.  He will continue with the History articulation then transfer to UMass Dartmouth and begin studies toward the UMass School o Law program.
  • Lucy Evangelidis will attend Elon University in North Carolina.
  • Sydney McKeon will attend Sacred Heart University with a focus in the school of business.
  • Matthew Russell will attend Quinsigamond Community College will be working as an auto mechanic.
  • Erynn Sheehan will attend Anna Maria College's 2020 Nursing Program.
  • Elizabeth Switzer has been awarded the President's Merit Scholarship. She will be pursuing a double major degree in Elementary Ed. and Special Education with ELL certification.  She will continue to sing by auditioning and participating in singing opportunities as she sees fit at the University's Hartt School of Music.
  • Ethan Switzer has been awarded the Regent's Scholarship. He will combine his love of music and aptitude in math to pursue an Acoustical Engineering degree. This one of a kind program is in conjunction with the University's Hartt School of Music
From Quabbin Regional High School:
  • Kati Churchill will attend the Florida Institute of Technology majoring in aeronautical engineering (hoping for a pilot minor), and will run track for the Panthers (long jump). 
From Worcester Academy:
  • Isabel Polletta will attend Bard College majoring in Liberal Arts.
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.
Military Packages
Father's Day weekend was a great success in gathering items for our military packages.  Thank you for all the generous donations.  Two packages are going overseas this week.
Fall Pictorial Directory
We will plan an updated Pictorial Directory for the fall.  If your family picture is not in this directory or if you would like to update your family picture, 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.
Useful Links
Feeding Ministry Schedules:  Mustard Seed  |  Dismas Farm

Church School Newsletters: Family Connections

Youth Group: Schedule

Sermon Archives: Sermons

Senior's Birthdays:  Birthday list

Calendar: Monthly calendar

Rector: The Rev. Patrick R. Perkins                     pperkins.stfrancis@gmail.com 
Associate Rector: The Rev. Karen Safstrom      karen.safstrom@gmail.com
Parish Administrator: Karen Heath                     stfran@verizon.net
Church School: Susan Bastardo                           smbastardo@gmail.com              
Youth Minister: Matthew Haynes                       haynes.matthew.m@gmail.com
 
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