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Holy Eucharist
Sunday service is at 10 a.m. at
616 Stockell Drive, Eureka, MO.
Office: 210 S. Central Avenue,
Eureka, MO 63025
Phone: 636-938-3733
Website:
www.St.FrancisEureka.com
Vicar
The Rev. Sally S. Weaver
Phone No.s:
Home: 636-938-7773
C e l l : 3 1 4 - 6 5 1 - 3 8 3 6
Bishop’s Committee: BobChamplin, Sr. Warden, Paddy
Wrob, Jr. Warden; Kathleen
McDonald, Clerk; Michael
Booker; Richard Mayfield;
Cassie Eckhardt; Barb Sacco;
Jack Lauless; Judy Cody
Suzanne Jones, Treasurer.
Annual Meeting
An Annual Meeting is held each
year at the end of January atwhich new Bishop‘s Committee
and Convention Delegates are
elected.
St. Francis‘ Episcopal Church is
a mission of the Episcopal Dio-
cese of Missouri.
The Chalice is the newsletter
of St. Francis‘ Episcopal
Church, Eureka, and is published
at least 10 times per year.Submissions for The Chal-
ice are due approximately the
20th of each month and may be
e-mailed to the Office at
stfranch@sbcglobal.net.
The ChaliceSt. Francis’ Episcopal Church
Eureka MO
F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 2
…I will try to be faithful in those habits of prayer, work, study, physical exercise,
eating and sleep…which the Holy Spirit
has shown me to be right. And as I cannot
in my own strength do this…I look to thee,
O Lord…and ask for the gift of the Holy Spirit. -- “A Morning Re-
solve” from Forward Day by Day
We‘re busy. We earn a living, care for our children and aging
parents, attend to chores, and volunteer at St. Francis‘ and other organi-
zations. We tend to work too much, sleep and exercise too little, and pray and eat on the go.
Lent begins on Feb 22. Lent is the season for taking an inven-
tory of our lives and assessing where we are out of balance. Do we
wish we worked less and spent more time with our family and friends?
Are our poor eating habits and lack of exercise affecting our health?
Do we need to adjust our routine for a better night‘s sleep? Do we long
to spend more quiet time in prayer?
Finding balance in our lives – being good stewards of our souls
and bodies – is difficult. And frequently it‘s not a priority for us. We
often care for others at the expense of balance in our own lives. Jesus
tells us that, after loving God with all our being, the second greatest
commandment is loving our neighbors as ourselves. Lent reminds us
that how well we treat others is dependent upon how well we care for
ourselves.
The Pastor’s Corner
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In this Issue
Adult Forum Calendar, p 3;
Annual Meeting Notes, p 8;
Attendance Statistics, p 3;
Baptisms, Confirmation, p 9;
Birthdays/Anniversaries, p 12;
Bishop’s Column, p 7;
Bishop’s Committee Information, p 8;
Book Group, p 15;
Bulletin Board, p 13;
Calendar, p 14;
Calendar for Vicar on Line, p 2;
Children’s Reflections, p 12;
Contacting the Vicar, p 2;
Discretionary Fund, p 19;
Financial Update, p 18;
Greening St. Francis’, p 10;
Guardian Angel, p 11;
Pastor’s Corner, p 1 & 2;
Prayer for St. Francis’, p 18;
Prayer list, p 11;
RSVP, p 15;
Upcoming Events…., p 4, 5, 6; Ash Wednesday
ECM Annual Meeting
End-of-Life workshop
Guiding Good Choices
Leadership Conference
Mardi Growl
Ministry Fair
Stations of the Cross
Week of Guided Prayer
Spiritual Offerings for the Week, p 12;
Stewardship Thought, p 10;
Thank yous…., p 16, 17;
Worship Schedule, p 15;
Youth Group, p 6.
This Lent, let‘s focus on caring for ourselves,
putting back in balance whatever is off-kilter. By
doing that, we‘ll discover that we have more energy
and compassion to devote to God‘s people and God‘s
work in the world. Finding our balance is my prayer
for us this holy Lent.
Pastor Sally †
The Vicar’s Calendar is On-line
Pastor Sally‘s calendar is on our website,www.stfranciseureka.com. Select ―Calendar,‖ then―Vicar‘s Calendar.‖ It‘s the only calendar Pastor
Sally uses, so it is complete and up-to-date.
Contacting Pastor Sally
If you call or e-mail Pastor Sally and
she doesn‘t respond, please let her know.
The best number to call is her cell phone:
314-651-3836. Remember that there‘s amiddle initial, ―S‖, in her e-mail address:
SallySWeaver@yahoo.com. She wants to
respond quickly, so please let her know if
that‘s not occurring.
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Here is the schedule of offerings at the Adult Forum on Sundays from 11:30 a.m. to12:15 p.m. for the first part of 2012. The entire Adult Forum calendar for 2012 is on our website at www.stfrancisereka.com — select ―Christian Education/Formation‖, ―Adults‖:
February 5 Judges 1
February 12 Judges 2
February 19 Samuel
February 26 Saul
March 4 Vicar's Forum -- quarterly goal review
March 11 Ministry Fair
March 18 Marcion
March 25 Constantine
April 1 Athanasius and AriusApril 8 Easter brunch
April 15 Strategic planning for St. Francis', part 1
April 22 Strategic planning, part 2
April 29 Strategic planning, part 3
May 6 Strategic planning, part 4
May 13 Strategic planning, part 5
May 20 Strategic planning, part 6
May 27 Strategic planning, part 7
June 3 David
June 10 "Mass in the Grass" and picnic
June 17 Vicar's Forum -- quarterly goal review
June 24 Solomon
Adult
Forum
Calendar
Sunday Attendance Statistics
2010 2011
Epiphany 44 55
1 Epiphany 45 45
2 Epiphany 32 66
3 Epiphany 49 64
4 Epiphany 46 66
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Upcoming EventsMardi Growl
People and pets of St. Francis‘, take note! Feb-
ruary 19th is Eureka‘s Annual Mardi Growl pet parade
and we will be there!
St. Francis‘ Blessed Creatures Boutique will
surely make our presence known among the stylish
pets and pet owners at the parade. If you would like to
spend an hour or two with Debbie or Kathleen staffing
our booth of fabulous fashions and accessories, please
let Debbie Pizzella know. Otherwise, just drop in. Thislooks like a great party.
Time and place:
Sunday, February 19th, 1:00 – 4:00
Central Avenue, Old Town, Eureka.
http://www.eureka.mo.us/residents/special-city-wide-
events/mardi-growl/
Ash Wednesday ServicesWith Mardi Growl scheduled for February 19th
and the real Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 21st,
then Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent are right
behind. Mark your calendar for Ash Wednesday
Eucharist and the imposition of ashes. So that all of us
can participate, two services are scheduled.
Ash Wednesday services:
Wednesday, February 22nd
6:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., both at the Lodge.
A Practical Guide to Planning & Prepar-ing for End-of-Life Issues.
In four separate interactive sessions, Chris
Durr will help attendees educate themselves with
some of the key aspects of proper planning to en-
sure adequately addressing end-of-life decisions. A
failure to plan risks the very real possibility that our
wishes will not be honored, and unnecessary pain
and strain placed on those we hold dear.
All sessions held in Park Hall at St. Martin‘s
Episcopal Church, 15764 Clayton Road, Ellisville
Sunday, Feb.12, 6 pm-7:15 pm
Sunday, Feb. 26, 6 pm-7:15 pm
Sunday, March 4, 6 pm-7:15 pm
Each session has different discussion points;
it is not necessary to attend all — feel free to pick
and choose. Participants should come away em-
powered with the tools to complete the necessarytasks to leave a less stressful and more enriched fi-
nal legacy.
Ministry Fair, March 11th during Adult
Forum
Do you have to take a test to be a lector?
How can you ever remember what goes where
when you‘re setting up the altar? How often do we
do highway cleanup and how hard is it? Is it safefor my child? What age are the kids in the Youth
Group? Can the craft-challenged go to Crafter-
noon? Can the prayer-challenged participate in
Monday Prayer or RSVP? What is RSVP? And
what‘s with Miss Stevie carrying wine to church in
brown paper bags?
If these or other questions about the minis-
tries of St. Francis have arisen in your soul, there‘s
a place to find the answers and to see if you arecalled to one or more of them. Plan to attend the
annual Ministry Fair on Sunday, March 11th.
Committee chairs, please plan to hear from
Jackie Selle and Kathleen McDonald about your
group‘s participation.
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2012 Leadership ConferenceSaturday, March 3, 2012 9:30am to 3:00pm
St. Martin‘s Church – Ellisville
Morning Sessions (9:30 – 11:30)
YOU‘RE THE WARDEN NOW! – Workshop for all Wardens
SHOW ME THE MONEY! – Treasurers and Financial Reporting
RED CARD, GREEN CARD! – Convention Delegates 101
Lunch (11:30 – 12:30)
Afternoon Sessions
CALL TO ORDER! – How to run a good meeting (12:45 – 1:30)
FOLLOW THE TRAIL! – Vestries‘ interactions with Standing Committee, Diocesan Council, In
surance, Misconduct, Audits and a whole lot more! (1:30 – 3:00)
Registration fee is $20 per person.
Send registration to Robin Weisenborn, rweisenborn@DioceseMo.org
OR — let Maxine Heller in the parish office know you want to attend and reservations will be made for St.
Francis‘ members.
Leadership Conference sponsored by Diocesan Standing Committee
Guiding Good ChoicesA family management and skills building course for parents of children ages 9-14
5 Thursday sessions: February 2, 9, 23; March 1, 86:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Rockwood South Middle School1628 Hawkins Road, Fenton
Class facilitator: Mary Corsair, Rockwood South counselor Sponsored by: Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition
Week 1: How to prevent drug use in your familyWeek 2: Setting Guidelines: how to develop healthy beliefs and clear standards
Week 3: Avoiding Trouble: how to say no to drugs
Week 4: Managing Conflict: how to control and express your anger
Week 5: Involving Everyone: how to strengthen family bonds
Registration: Kristin Bengtson, 636-733-2158 or bengtsonkristin@rockwood.k12.mo.us.
Class is FREE; space is limited.
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More Upcoming EventsStations of the Cross at St. Martin’s
Fridays at 6 p.m. during Lent St. Martin‘s – El-
lisville will offer praying the stations of the cross.
Dismantling Racism Workshop at theCathedral
On Saturday, February 11 from 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral the Commission
on Dismantling Racism is offering a workshop
―designed to promote dialogue and actions toward heal-
ing and reconciliation.‖ Dr. Ernest ―Rip‖ Patton will
be the keynote speaker. Patton was a Freedom Rider,
traveling to Montgomery, AL and Jackson, MS in
1961, and serving time in prison for his part in the civilrights movement.
Week of Guided Prayer
Together, St. Francis‘ – Eureka and St. Martin‘s
– Ellisville are offering a Week of Guided Prayer dur-
ing Lent. What is it? It‘s a retreat in everyday life, a
way of exploring different ways of praying, an opportu-
nity to work one-on-one with an experienced prayer
guide.
The Week of Guided Prayer begins on Sunday,March 4 at 1 p.m. at St. Martin‘s with a group gather-
ing of all participants. Throughout the week the re-
treatants spend 30 minutes a day in private prayer and
then meet confidentially with an experienced prayer
guide for 30 minutes each day. Meeting with the
prayer guides occur either in the afternoon or evening,
at your convenience, at various locations within St.
Martin‘s. All participants gather together for a closing
celebration on Saturday, March 10 at 10:30 a.m. You
may still participate in the retreat even if you can‘t at-
tend the opening or closing gatherings.
Brochures and registration forms are in the
lobby of the Lodge. You can register by calling the
parish office at 636-938-3733. Registration is encour-
aged by Feb 24. There is no registration fee, but re-
treatants are invited to share the cost (approx. $44) as
they are able. For more information, visit
www.weekofguidedprayer.org.
Episcopal City Mission’sAnnual Meeting
Episcopal City Mission, a ministry of the
Diocese of Missouri, provides chaplains to the ju-
venile detention centers in St. Louis City and
County.
On Wed., February 15 from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church – Web-
ster Groves, Episcopal City Mission will hold its
annual meeting. Each parish may send their Rec-
tor/Vicar and two lay persons to attend the lunch-
eon and vote on the Board members and the
budget.
Pastor Sally plans to attend. If you would
like to go with her, just let her know.
Youth Group
January 25 meeting
The teens, their parents, and the Youth
Group leaders met with Deacon Harry Leip and
Steve Turner from Trinity – St. Louis at the parish
house on January 25. Deacon Harry and Steve dis-
cussed the changes that have been made to Trin-
ity‘s hot lunch program to improve the safety and
comfort of the volunteers and guests.
On Sunday, January 29 St. Francis‘ teens
and adults experienced for themselves the im-
provements in the process, as they served chili to
Trinity‘s clients.
City Museum, February 10
Teens: Bring your friends and come to
City Museum on Friday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m.
We‘ll gather inside the entrance. City Museum is
located at 701 North 15th St., 63101. The cost of
admission is $10.
Adults: If you‘d like to join us, we wel-
come you to meet us there.
All: Wear comfortable shoes and clothes.
Getting disheveled is a byproduct of exploring
City Museum.
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Penitence
The two penitential seasons of Advent and Lent may speak most directly to the
hurts in our place and time. Advent, plumbing the heritage of God‘s people, remindsus of the future and tells us that present circumstances are not as good as they get. Ad-
vent reminds us to yearn. Lent lets us savor all of salvation history, and that history‘s
culmination in Jesus rising from the dead. The season looks to baptism for its mean-
ing, as the means by which God joins the Church to the mystery of Jesus dying and
rising. Lent reminds us to repent, for the sake of this mystery.
―Penitential,‖ however, does not mean ―dreary.‖ It does suggest simplicity, direct-
ness, and honesty. Though Lent and Advent invite us to name our sins fearlessly, the
focus is on the redemption and forgiveness which God has won in Jesus, and which
God is working out in the world and in our lives. Lent, in particular, pushes us toward
glory, not groveling.
Percy Dearmer‘s great (and somewhat eccentric) hymn text, number 145 in Hym-
nal 1982, gets to the point of Lent. These are the words, in one verse of his hymn:
To bow the head
in sackcloth and in ashes,
or rend the soul,
such grief is not Lent‘s goal
but to be led towhere God‘s glory flashes,
his beauty to come near:
Make clear where truth
and light appear.
These words align with the gospel reading for Ash Wednesday, Matthew 6, the
part of the Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus teaches about prayer and fasting.
Prayer and penitence are not about the sackcloth and ashes, the ―show‖ of it all. They
are about being drawn God-ward.
I pray for a robustly penitential Lent, a good and glorious one, for us all.
Bishop Wayne Smith
February 2012
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St. Francis’ Annual Meeting
The members of St. Francis‘ gather often for
worship, for fun, for prayer, for work, for dinner, and
sometimes for no other reason than that we like to be
together. Once a year we gather in an annual congre-
gational meeting to transact the business of the parish,approve a budget and elect leadership.
This year‘s meeting began during the service
when Pastor Sally‘s sermon included her Vicar‘s Re-
port of the church‘s activities during 2011. In it, she
tied the call of the first disciples, Andrew and Peter, to
our call to follow Christ and become ‗fishers of peo-
ple.‘ The tone of the meeting to come was set early on
when Pastor Sally said, ― I commend you all to read the
annual report. It‘s full of hope and vision and good
news about how the people of St. Francis‘ Church are
following Christ.‖ Check the website for full sermon
at http://www.stfranciseureka.com/sermons.html.
Immediately after the service we loaded plates
with deliciousness and sat to attend to the business of
the parish. Recognition and thanks were given to out-
going Senior Warden, Rich Mayfield, to outgoing Jun-
ior Warden, Bob Hosutt, to outgoing Treasurer, Nancy
Bergmann and to outgoing Bishop‘s Committee mem-
bers Debbie Pizzella, Lori Scissors and Bob Hosutt.
Elections were held according to the Canons of
the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Missouri, and a
slate of new members were elected unanimously.
New members of the Bishop‘s Committee are— three
year appointments: Bob Champlin, Judy Cody, and
Jack Lauless.
Diocesan Convention delegates: Sue Schmidt, Kevin
Selle, and alternate Alex Branchfield.
Appointments of Senior Warden and Treasurer,
previously approved by the Bishop, were announced.
Bob Champlin will serve as Senior Warden and Suz-
anne Jones as Treasurer. Nancy Bergmann, outgoing
Treasurer, will remain as liaison for financial activities
handled through the office.
Nancy Bergmann then presented a year-end fis-
cal review for 2011, revealing that between taking in
more and spending less than we planned, we ended
up in the black for 2011. Applause heard! Nancy
then presented the budget for 2012; essentially the
same as for 2011 with no planned deficit.
For the more consistent funding of the
Vicar‘s Discretionary Fund, a change that does not
affect the budget was announced — to designatethe loose plate offering on the first Sunday of each
month to this fund. Both the budget and this fund-
ing change were previously approved by the
Bishop‘s Committee for presentation to the con-
gregation. The 2012 balanced budget as submitted
was accepted unanimously by the members pre-
sent. The annual meeting was closed with a prayer
with thankfulness for a very good year.
Submitted by Kathleen McDonald
Bishop’s Committee Retreat
February 17 and 18, 2012.
Vestry/Bishop's Committee: The lay lead-
ership board of an Episcopal congregation,
named from the "vesting" room in which the
group met in colonial days. At St. Francis',
persons are elected annually at the congrega-tional meeting in January to three-year terms
on the Bishop's Committee. The Bishop's
Committee shares with the priest the spiri-
tual leadership of the church. It also ap-
proves the budget and oversees the leader-
ship of the parish.
From the definitions found on our web page: http://
www.stfranciseureka.com/episco-speak.html
Whew! That‘s quite a set of responsibili-ties. Essentially, though, the Bishop‘s Committee
at St. Francis‘ spends most of the time working on
budgetary, administrative and leadership issues. To
that end, the Bishop‘s Committee will meet on Fri-
day evening, February 17 and Saturday, February
18 to incorporate the newly-elected members of the
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group and to lay out goals for the year. The Friday night portion of the meeting will focus on spiritual mat-
ters and will be led by Kristie Lenzen. Pastor Sally will organize the work for Saturday. This retreat work-
shop, held at the Parish House, will also serve as our February Bishop‘s Committee meeting.
Minutes of the meeting will be published, as always, and posted on the bulletin board at the lodge.
Annual Meeting — continued from previous page
Bishop’s Visit
Baptisms, Confirmations
Our celebratory cross cake,
made by Jackie Selle
On January 29, Bishop Smith baptized three people
into the household of God and confirmed/received four.
Shown in the picture: Polly Morse, Pastor Sally,
Alex Broom-Morse (confirmed), Jonah Broom-Morse, Kevin
Broom, Amanda Broom-Morse (baptized), Lydia Broom-
Morse (Baptized), Kyra Jordan (Baptized), Bishop Smith,
Carly Champlin (received), Donna Bernert (received), Sally
Hader (received).
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Consider this:
Inspiration for the care of creation can come
from anywhere you look in our neighborhoods. We
are truly blessed to see
so much beauty and so
easily to remember our role in preserving it.
This month my
inspiration came from a
different source when
our outgoing senior war-
den, Rich Mayfield,
asked the Bishop‘s Com-
mittee to look not only at our carbon footprints but
at the footprints of grace that we are able to leave in
our community. As examples, he named our long-
term efforts on behalf of Eureka Food Pantry and
the highway cleanup project, our efforts to support
local businesses and food sources. There are so
many other examples we could name, if it didn‘t
feel so self-congratulatory (but they are listed in the
annual report!).
What seemed so inspirational to me about
Rich‘s vision is that our footprints of grace so often
are improvements of carbon footprints made by our community. Care of God‘s creatures IS care of
God‘s creation. By knitting warm scarves and pro-
viding blankets, we help to keep warm the people
who are living in their cars or in shelters and they
can reduce the fuel they use to keep warm. When
we recycle our soda cans from the Parish House and
the Lodge we donate again to the Eureka Food Pan-
try as well as preventing all those cans from adding
to a landfill. When we substitute turkey for beef in
a pot of chili, we‘re taking better care of our own
bodies and conserving more than 600 gallons of wa-
ter that would be used to feed the beef. Our daily
decisions can have a big impact for good in our
world.
Thank you, Lord, for Richard and his view
of our work.
Submitted by Kathleen McDonald
The Vicar’s Discretionary Fund
The Vicar‘s discretionary fund is a checking
account that Pastor Sally uses exclusively to address
urgent pastoral needs. For example, several months
ago a woman came to the parish office with 2 pre-
scriptions that she couldn‘t get filled because she
lacked the $3 co-pay for each one. Pastor Sally used
$6 from the Vicar‘s discretionary account to pay
Walgreens for the medications. The discretionary
account has also bought gas for stranded travelers and
diapers, soap, and baby shampoo for a struggling
young mother on food stamps. Food stamps cannot
be used for non-food items. Cash is required to pur-
chase diapers, toilet paper, and hygiene products.
Up until now Pastor Sally‘s discretionary fund
has only had money in it if a parishioner specificallycontributed to it. In December the Bishop‘s Commit-
tee voted to deposit the ―loose plate‖ collected on the
1st Sunday of each month into the Vicar‘s discretion-
ary fund, beginning in February 2012. ―Loose
plate‖ are the loose bills and coins placed in Sunday‘s
collection bowl.
Putting the 1st Sunday‘s loose plate into the
Vicar‘s discretionary account will enable Pastor Sally
to more readily respond to people in desperate need.If you have any questions about this, please
feel free to talk to Pastor Sally or Treasurer Suzanne
Jones.
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The Guardian Angel
Afloat between lives and stale truths,
he realizes
he‘s never truly protected one soul,
they all die anyway, and what good
is solace,
solace is cheap. The signs are clear:
the drooping wings, the shameless thinking
about utility
and self. It‘s time to stop.
The guardian angel lives for a month
with other angels,
sings the angelic songs, is reminded
that he doesn‘t have a human choice.
The angel of love
lies down with him, and loving
restores him his pure heart.
Yet how hard it is
to descend into sadness once more.
When the poor are evicted, he stands
between them
and the bank, but the bank sees nothing
in its way. When the meek are overpowered
He‘s there, the thin air
through which they fall. Without effect
he keeps getting in the way of insults.
He keeps wrapping
his wings around those in the cold.
Even his lamentations are unheard,
though now,
in for the long haul, trying to live
beyond despair, he believes, he needs
to believe
everything he does takes root, hums
beneath the surfaces of the world.
— by Stephen Dunn from New and
Selected Poems (W.W. Norton).
Tom & John Sons of Paddy Wrob
Judy Parishioner
Sam & Jan Parents of Della Hosutt
Bob Brother of Barb Sacco
Peter Friend of Paddy Wrob
Mimi Daughter of Paddy Wrob
Bethany Granddaughter of Dale Herzberg
Mary Friend of Della Hosutt
Don Cousin of Debbie Pizzella
John Parishioner
Bob Brother of Dan Merideth
Gail and Cody Sister and nephew of Cory Lawson
Margot and TreseaFriend and friend‘s granddaughter
of Brigitte Jung
Lanie
Joanne Friend of Patrick Wrob
Brian Friend of Michael Booker
Dennis Friend of Michael Booker
Dan Parishioner
Judy Sister of Debbie Pizzella
Jimmy Friend of Tony Weaver
Prayer List
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Our Children’s Reflections on
God and the Gospel
What kind of Good News would you like to hear?
We went to the zoo.
We went to the Arch.
We went to Toys-R-Us.
We are going to write Good News.
I can‘t write letters.
Jesus is a good companion when you feel
lonely.
Jesus is always forgiving you when you
do something wrong.
God was born.
Jesus loves to hear your music.
A play was performed in which the stern prophet
released the slaves. Everyone
danced. The prophet said:
Did you notice that I did-
n‘t dance? That‘s because
prophets are serious. They
don‘t dance. And neither do
Generals.
What’s one thing you can do
to take care of creation?
Pick up litter.
Plant seeds and stuff.
I have an apple seed.
I have a cat whose hair is the same as
mine.
Feed aminals.
Yellow for the bee.
Pick up recycling.
God gave us the materials to build
houses.
What are stars made of?
They‘re made out of plastic stuff.
The sun is made out of hotness and if
you touch it, part of your finger will
fall off.
Venus is hotter because it has a force
field around it.
Shooting stars are God‘s creation, butthe back is a meteor.
Without light we can‘t see.
St. Francis’ Spiritual Offer-
ings during the Week
Mondays from 5:30-6:15 p.m. at the parish
house (210 S. Central) we gather for prayer.
We pray for the people of St. Francis‘,
those who haven‘t joined us yet, those on our
prayer list, the needs of our community, and the
world. We close each session at 6:05-6:15 p.m.
with Night Prayer.
Fridays from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Parish House
(210 S. Central) we study the Bible readings ap-
pointed for the upcoming Sunday.
Please join us for these meetings whenever you can, whether weekly or once in a while. All
are welcome.
Birthdays in February
Carly Champlin, February 1
Carroll Dick, February 4
Sally Weaver, February 4
Chris Freund, February 16
Maxine Heller, February 16
George Vits, February 17
Dan Card, February 19
Ed Kindley, February 22
Have we missed an
important date for
you or your fam-
ily? Make sure the
Parish Administra-
tor has all the im-
portant dates for
you in the church
records.
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Recipe of the Month
Barley-Apricot Salad
From Food Network Kitchens
Our February recipe, delicious for the whole
family‘s Valentine‘s Day Dinner, is both heart-healthy
and hearty enough to satisfy that cold-weather cravingfor comfort food.
Prep Time:
20 min
Inactive Prep Time:
10 min
Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Serves:
4 servings
Ingredients
Salad:
2 cups chicken or vegetable broth, low-sodium
canned, or homemade
1 cup barley
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 scallion (white and green parts), thinly sliced
Dressing:
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons honey
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Directions
Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add
the barley, oil, and salt. Bring back to a boil, adjust
heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cover and cook
until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from the
heat, add the parsley, almonds, apricots, scallionsand cinnamon. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes
more.
Meanwhile make the dressing:
Whisk the lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper in a
small bowl. Gradually whisk in the oil, starting with
a few drops and then adding the rest in a steady
stream, to make a smooth dressing.
Drain excess liquid from barley, if needed. Transfer
to a bowl and toss with the remaining salad ingredi-
ents and dressing. Serve warm or at room tempera-
ture.
St. Francis’ is Honored by Oxfam
In the fall we recognized World Food Day with
a luncheon and an Adult Forum presentation about fair
and sustainable food sources. Steve Strathearn sent
photos of our event to Oxfam. On Dec 6, Steve Strat-
hearn received the following letter from Oxfam:
Dear Stephen,
Congratulations! Your submission of the
photo of the November 3 adult forum at St. Francis‘ –
Eureka in Missouri was the winner of Oxfam‘s Photo-
book contest. Your photo was selected randomly from
over 60 entries. We are excited to send you the
prize of handcrafts from the regions Oxfam works
in and which your volunteer efforts help to support.
Included as prizes are a silver bookmark from Peru,
a handmade bracelet from Guatemala, a silk scarf from Cambodia, and more.
Thanks so much for participating by submitting
your photo to our Photobook, and continue the
work you are doing in your community to raise
awareness and create change.
Best,
Rassa Dawson
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St. Francis’ Episcopal Church
210 S. Central Avenue
Eureka, MO 63025
Please call or e-mail the Parish Office
(stfranch@sbcglobal.net ) with items for the cal-
endar before the last week in each month to get
on the following month’s calendar. Shaded area
indicates days Maxine is in office, from 8 till
noon, unless indicated otherwise.
February
2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1Office Closed
Vicar’s Day off
12:30 am Crafter-noon
6:30 pm Tutoringprogram
2 310 am Bible
Study, parish
house
4
10 am Metro IV,
St. Luke’s -
Manchester
510 am Holy Eucha-rist-Lodge, Rite II
11:30 am AdultForum
65:30 pm Prayer
Group, parish
house
6:30 pm Worship
& Music, parish
house
7 10 am Al-Anon
parish house
8Office Closed
Vicar’s Day off
12:30 am Crafter-noon
6:30 pm Tutoringprogram
9 1010 am Bible
Study, parish
house
6:30 p.m. Youth
Group, City Mu-
seum
118:30 am Dis-
mantling Ra-
cism—Christ
Church Cathe-
dral
1210 am Holy Eucha-rist-Lodge, Rite II
11:30 am AdultForum
135:30 pm Prayer
Group, parish
house
1410 am Al-Anon
parish house
6:00 pm Com. &
Mktg, parish house
15Office Closed
Vicar’s Day off
12:30 am Crafter-noon
6:30 pm Tutoringprogram
16 17 10 am Bible
Study, parish
house
Bishop’s Com. Re-
treat 7 pm– 9 pm
(Lenzen)
18
Bishop’s Com. Re-
treat 9 am—2 pm
(business meeting)
1910 am Holy Eucha-rist-Lodge, Rite II
11:30 am AdultForum
1-4 pm MardiGrowl booth
205:30 pm Prayer
Group, parish
house
2110 am Al-Anon
parish house
6:00 pm Market-
ing and Comunica-
tions
22Office Closed
Vicar’s Day off
12:30 am Crafter-noon
6:30 pm Tutoring
program
23 2410 am Bible
Study, parish
house
6:30 pm New-
comer’s dinner—Schmidt’s
25
2610 am Holy Eucha-rist-Lodge, Rite II
11:30 am AdultForum
27 Chalice
deadline
5:30 pm Prayer
Group, parish
house
2810 am Al-Anon parish
house
607 pm Daisy Girl
Scout Troop, parish
house
8:00 p.m. RSVP via
skype
29Office Closed
Vicar’s Day off
12:30 am Crafter-noon
6:30 pm Tutoringprogram
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Worship Participant Schedule February 2012
Ministry 05-Feb 11-Feb 19-FebFeb 22 AshWednesday 26-Feb
SACRISTAN Jim Eckhardt Rich Mayfield Jim Eckhardt Rich Mayfield
LECTORS
Paddy Wrob & Cris-tin Selle
Sarah Branchfield &Alex Branchfield
Kristie Lenzen &Bob Smith
Barb Sacco &Bob Smith
INTERCESSOR Paddy Wrob Sue Schmidt Kristie Lenzen Sue Schmidt
CHALICE Kevin Selle Kathleen McDonald Barb Sacco Michael Booker
ACOLYTE/CRUCIFER Rich Mayfield Kyra Jordan Alex Branchfield Kevin Selle
ALTAR GUILD
Jerry Smith & JudyCody
Stevie Sewell &Linda Doolittle
Brigitte Jung & Ste-vie Sewell Jerry Smith
Jerry Smith &Sue Schmidt
USHER Bob Smith Michael Booker Rich Mayfield Jim Eckhardt Nick Sacco
TELLERS
Bob Champlin &Jim Eckhardt
Arlene Underwood& Suzanne Jones
Bob Smith & JimEckhardt
Rich Mayfield &Bob Champlin
HOSPITALITY/COFFEE HOUR The Morelands
Cookies by Rasmus-sens
Debbie Pizzella& Dan Merideth
St. Francis’ Book Group The St. Francis‘ Book Group will continue to
meet through 2012. This year we will alter the
schedule, meeting the third Thursday of every other
month from 6:30-8:00 pm at the parish house. The
time and date are subject to change so please watch
for any schedule changes in the announcements or in
The Chalice.
Our book choice for March will be The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. This short novel by the author of Tuesdays with
Morrie, tells the story of Eddie, a maintenance man at a small amusement
park who feels trapped in a meaningless life. Through a tragedy Eddie
dies on his 83rd birthday. With the help of five people who died before
him, some loved ones and others strangers, Eddie uncovers the unseen
connections in his earthly life.
I think this short fable will touch your heart. We will meet to dis-
cuss this book on March 15th. Hope to see you there.
RSVP
RSVP (Robe and
Slippers Virtual Prayer) --
which is group Evening
Prayer from our own homes
using webcams and Skype -
- will occur on the last
Tuesday of the month at 8
p.m.
Our next RSVP is
February 26 at 8 p.m. If
you‘d like to participate,
please send an e-mail or
talk to Jackie Selle
(jkselle@sbcglobal.net),
who hosts the call.
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Thanks from St. Francis’ Outreach Partners
Youth Group Donation to LongMeadow Rescue Ranch
Youth Group donation to Heifer International
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Donation from the St. Francis‘ Con-
gregation to the annual United Thank
Offering (UTO) Drive
A thank you for the gen-
erosity of the St. Francis‘
congregation and the
very hard work of Paddy
Wrob
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St. Francis’ In-Depth
If you would like more details about St. Francis‘ finances, the
Bishop‘s Committee meetings, and the Vicar‘s activities, please see the
bulletin board in the lower level of the Lodge. There you will find two
month‘s worth of:
Bishop‘s Committee meeting minutes;
Monthly financial reports;
Treasurer‘s commentary;
Vicar‘s activity reports.
Additionally, on the Sunday immediately following the Bishop‘s Committee meeting which is on
the third Sunday of the month, the financial results for the previous month will be reported in the bulletin
insert.
Financial Update — December 2011
December 2011
Budgeted for
December
YTD 2011
Actual
YTD 2011
Budget
Total Income $ 8,743 $ 8,845 $109,942 $ 106,162
Total Expenses 9,973 9,527 100,923 106,162
Difference $ (1,230) $ (682) $ 9,019 $ 0
Checking Account — Rockwood Bank $ 12,983
Balance in Edward Jones Money Market 1,663
Balance in Diocesan Investment pooled fund-general 4,321
Custodial account held by the Diocese 26,000
Balance in Diocesan Investment pooled fund-Sp Growth 3,260
If you have further questions, talk to the Vicar. Pastor Sally values input and is happy to have a conversa-tion at any time about St. Francis‘.
Prayer for St. Francis’
We pray for the witness, renewal, and growth of our parish family. Living
God, infuse us with your love. Enable us to proclaim the good news of Je-
sus Christ to all whom we meet through our actions, our thoughts, our
words. Make St. Francis' Church a place of invitation and welcome, a safe
harbor and a beacon of the light of Christ. Amen.