March 2013 -- The Chalice from St. Francis' Episcopal Church - Eureka, MO

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Remember that you are dust and to dust

you shall return.Ash Wednesday ser-

vice (quoting Genesis 3:19) in the Book

of Common Prayer, page 265.

Terror and comfort. These words above,

said with the imposition of ashes, epitomize Lent as a time of terror

and comfort. Terror is that feeling we get when we hit a patch of

black ice and realize, as the car is spinning, that we have no control.

Comfort is that feeling we get when, as were spinning, we pray and

realize that God is there with us on this dangerous, out-of-control

course.

Lent reminds us that we are mortal, that we are not in control,

that we are going to die. The illusion that our life is orderly and pre-

dictable is just thatan illusion. To face the inevitability of our own

death and the death of our loved ones strikes terror in our hearts.

How would we survive without those we love? How can we face the

truth of our own nonexistence in this beautiful world? Thats where

the comfort comes in. God is with us. Before were born, with

every breath and heartbeat, as we die, and after weve gone from this

earth. God is with us.

We are not in control. We are going to die. Terrifying. God

always holds us in the palm of Gods hand, never deserting us. God

is there for us even after we die. Comforting. Lent asks us to think

about what terrifies and comforts us, not because its good to be

scared but because its good to remember that we need God and God

is there for us.

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:

Cell: 314-651-3836

Home: 636-938-7773

Bishops Committee: Sue Schmidt,Sr. Warden, Judy Cody, Jr. Warden;

Bob Champlin; Paddy Wrob; MichaelBooker; Richard Mayfield; Jack Lau-

less; Jim Bowlin, Jackie Selle,Dan Card

Suzanne Jones, Treasurer

Convention Delegates: MichaelWeaver, Annette Carr

Alternate: Kyra Jordan

Annual Meeting

An Annual Meeting is held each year at

the end of January at which new

Bishops Committee and ConventionDelegates are elected.

St. Francis Episcopal Church is a mis-

sion of the Episcopal Diocese of Mis-

souri.

The Chaliceis the newsletter of St.

Francis Episcopal Church, Eureka, and

is published at least 10 times per year.

Submissions for The Chalice are

due approximately the 20th of each

month and may be

e-mailed to the Officeat

[email protected].

The ChaliceSt. Francis Episcopal Church

Eureka MO

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Pastors Corner

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The Chalice Page 2 www.stfranciseureka.com

In this Issue

Adult Forum Calendar, p 3;

Attendance Statistics, p 13;Birthdays/Anniversaries, p 8;

Bishops Column, p 6;

Book Group, p 4;

Bulletin board, p 20;

Calendar, p 18;

Calendar for Vicar on Line, p 2;

Coffees in Lent, p 8;

Contacting the Vicar, p 2;

Financial Update, p 20;

Greening St. Francis, p 17

Heritage Dinner, p 4;

Holy Week Schedule, p 12;

Humor, p 4;

Kids Korner, p 13;

Lenten Quiet Day, p 7;

Pastors Corner, p 1 & 2;

Photo Gallery, p 164

Prayer for St. Francis, p 20;

Prayer list, p 5;Preparing for Sunday, p 5;

Publishing deadlines, p 5;

Recipe of the Month, p 8;

Spiritual Offerings for the Week, p 5;

Stewardship Thought, p 13;

STF Planning Calendar, p 15-17;

Woodsy Experience, p 9 & 10;

Worship Schedule, p 19;

Youth Group Calendar, p 10.

Contacting Pastor Sally

If you call or e-mail Pastor Sally and she

doesnt respond, please let her know. The best

number to call is her cell phone: 314-651-3836.

Remember that theres a middle initial, S, in her

e-mail address:

[email protected].

She wants to respond quickly, so please let

her know if thats not occurring.

The Vicars Calendar is On-line

Pastor Sallys calendar is on our website,

www.stfranciseureka.com. Select Calendar, then

Vicars Calendar. Its the only calendar PastorSally uses, so it is complete and up-to-date.

This month of March we walk the road of

terror and comfort with Jesus. We wave palm

branches as he triumphantly enters Jerusalem. We

watch while he experiences terror and finally com-

fort during the long night in the Garden of Geth-

semane. We shout Crucify him! when Pilate asks

what should be done with Jesus. We deny knowing

him, terrified for our own necks. We wring our

hands and watch, comfortless, as our hopes die with

Jesus on the cross. Lent and life require us to jour-

ney through terror and comfort. Perhaps its walking

through terror and comfort that allow us to feel au-

thentic Easter joy. My prayer for all of us is that,

when we feel the terrors of life, we may also feel the

comfort of Gods presence.Pastor Sally
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Here is the schedule of offerings at the Adult Forum on Sundays from 11:40 a.m. to

12:15 p.m. for the next several months. The complete Adult Forum calendar is on our website at

www.stfrancisereka.comselect Christian Education/Formation, Adults.

2013

Mar 3 Vicar's Forum

Mar 10 Oxfam World Hunger Banquet

Mar 17 Psalms, Part I

Mar 24 Psalms, Part II

Mar 31 Easter brunch

April 7 Isaiah

April 14 Ezekiel

April 21 AmosApril 28 Minor prophets

May 5 What is an Episcopalian? Part I

May 12 What is an Episcopalian? Part II

May 19 Mass in the Grass

May 26 What is an Episcopalian? Part III

June 2 Vicar's Forum

June 9 What is an Episcopalian? Part IV

June 16 What is an Episcopalian? Part VJune 23 Bishop Smiths visitation

June 30 Patriotic Sing-along

July 7 Community Service Ministries

July 14 The Evolution of the New Testament, Part I

July 21 The Evolution of the New Testament, Part II

July 28 The Didache

Aug 4 Genetic Testing and Other Ethical Dilemmas

Aug 11 Myers-Briggs

Aug 18 Deaconess Anne House

Aug 25 The Biography of Satan

Sep 1 Vicar's Forum

Sep 8 Coptic Church

Sep 15 What is marriage?

Sep 23 Today's American Family

AdultForum

Calendar


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St. Francis Book Group

On Thursday, March 14th, St. Francis Book

Club is discussing a book that will warm your heart

and challenge your thinking. Book Club will meet

from 6:308:00 to discuss The

Faith Club: a Muslim, a Christian

and a Jew; Three women searching

for Understanding. This book comes

highly recommended and promises

to provide lots of opportunity for dis-

cussion.

From the summary at Amazon.com:

A groundbreaking book about Americans

searching for faith and mutual respect, The Faith

Club weaves the story of three women, their threereligions, and their urgent quest to understand one

another.

When an American Muslim woman befriends

two other mothers, one Jewish and one Christian,

they decide to educate their children about their re-

spective religions. None of them guessed their regu-

lar meetings would provide life-changing answers

and form bonds that would forever alter their strug-

gles with prejudice, fear, and anger. Personal, power-ful, and compelling, The Faith Club forces readers to

face the tough questions about their own religions.

Several copies are available through St. Louis

County Library (www.slcl.org). Amazon.com has

paperback versions, new and used, and a Kindle ver-

sion as well (www.amazon.com) See Kevin Selle

for more information.

Smile.

While driving in Pennsylvania, a family caught up to an Amish carriage. The owner of the carriage

obviously had a sense of humor, because attached to the back of the carriage was a hand printed sign,

"Energy efficient vehicle: Runs on oats and grass. Caution: Do not step in exhaust."

******

Give me a sense of humor, Lord,

Give me the grace to see a joke,

To get some humor out of life,

And pass it on to other folk!

Heritage Dinner March 9

Heritage Dinner Saturday,

March 9, 6:00 p.m., at the home of

Joe & Donna Bernert. Bring a dish

that celebrates your heritage or

from a place that you have visited. Include a small

placard to be placed in front of

your dish explaining your

selection (blank placards

will be available). Also

bring a drink. After we eat

well play board games and you may

bring your favorite if you wish. All are

welcome and the Bernerts house is wheelchair ac-

cessible.Directions: From Eureka, 3375 Hwy FF: At the

end of Hwy 109, turn right on Hwy FF. Go 3-1/4

miles. You will see a white vinyl fence on the right

and the old one room school house. Turn right at the

end of the white fence before the beige house with

the green shutters. There will be two mailboxes

with balloons on them. The Bernerts is the gray

house with the wrap-around porch.

From Pacific: Turn onto Hwy FF from Hwy F and

go about a mile. You will see the road John

McKeever on the right. The Bernerts are just after

that road on the left. Look for the two mailboxes

with balloons on them and the gray house with wrap

-around porch.
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Preparing for Sunday

The homepage of our website,

www.StFrancisEureka.com, now contains the icon

shown here. Clicking on this

icon brings up the Biblereadings for the upcoming

Sunday. Not only can you

read the Scriptures ap-

pointed, theres a brief expla-

nation of each passage. This

is a good and easy way to

prepare for what youll hear at Sunday morning

worship.

St. Francis Spiritual Offerings dur-

ing 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

havent 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 New Zealand

Night Prayer.

Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Fridays at 10 a.m. at

the Parish House (210 S. Central) we study the

Bible readings appointed for the upcoming Sun-

day.

Please join us for these meetings whenever

you can, whether weekly or once in a while. All

are welcome.

Tom & John Sons of Paddy Wrob

John Father of Kathleen McDonald

Jennifer

Dora Aunt of Michael Weaver

Rita Mother of Michael Weaver

Gina, Paula Parishioners

Sam & Jan Father & stepmother of Della

Hosutt

Martha Daughter of Ernie Benecke

Bev Stepfather of Dan Card

Sy Father of Jim and Cassie Eck-

hardts son-in-law

Mike Father of Suzanne Jones

Alex & Bethany Grandchildren of Susan Meyers

friend Dale Herzberg

Jason Grandson of Cassie & Jim Eck-

hardt

Ameena, Emily &

Margie

Friends of Sylvia Ahmad

April Neighbor of Debbie Pizzellas

sister Judy Fallon

Doris Friend of Barb Sacco

Marcella Co-worker of Barb Sacco

Prayer List

April Chalice, Calendar &

Worship Schedule

The deadline for the April newsletter,

calendar & worship schedule is March 25. Items

not received by that date will not make the pub-

lication. If you have items for any of these pub-

lications, please send or e-mail to Maxine Heller

in the parish office ([email protected]).
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Do this in remembrance of me.

Modern Westerners often miss the full range of meaning in the word re-

membrance as it is used in the Bible. Often we get lost somewhere between making

it into nostalgia (on the emotive end of the spectrum) and a turning to an academic

study of the past (on the cognitive or intellectual end). It is also not a rote re-

enactment. Remembrance, in the Bible, is not just what goes on in the mind. Re-

membrance also happens to the body and the senses, and often captures us precisely

through these means. Anyone who has ever smelled a kitchen aroma exactly like one

from the kitchen at home long ago knows how this works. In the moment, past andpresent merge into one reality, and the body and the senses do the recollecting in

ways that the mind alone cannot. That is what remembrance is like in the Bible.

Holding fast to this meaning of remembrance is crucial to our making sense

of the Eucharist. The remembering which Jesus asks from us is not a mind-game. It

also engages our selves, our souls and bodies. (Rite I Eucharist, Prayer 1) It is a

deep and holistic remembrance and not merely a remembrance. It is a here-and-

now reality rooted in the past.

With Holy Week and Easter fast approaching, this understanding of remem-

brance can inform how we approach the rites during these solemn days. Given theirfull force, these rites can transcend mere emotional pietism or attempts at historical

re-enactment. The great song at the beginning of the Easter Vigil, the Exsultet, does

not sing, There once was a night , when God freed Israel from captivity, brought

salvation and holiness of life to believers, and when Christ broke the bonds of death.

No. The words are, This is the night.

The reality is here and now.

Bishop Wayne SmithMarch 2013


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A LENTEN QUIET DAY EXPLORING THE SPIRITUALITY OF THE ANGLICAN ROSARY

Saturday, March 9, 2012 8:30 am.3:00 pm.

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

It was not in the tempest, neither in the earthquake, nor in the fire, but in the ensuing quiet that Elijah

heard the small voice of The Lord. Jesus often got away from the press of the crowd to a quiet place to com-mune with The Father. And, the solitude of the Desert was a place of communicating with the Divine for the

earliest monastic fathers. We all need and long for the opportunity to get away to that quiet place where we

are open to the Divine voice. In contrast with the Roman Catholic Rosary with its tradition of fixed prayers of

devotion to The Blessed Virgin Mary, Anglican Prayer BeadsThe Anglican Rosary - are a clear template on

which to overlay our prayer. Drawing deeply on Celtic Spirituality, The Anglican Rosary has a structure

based on the form of the Cross, the completeness of The Circle, with the Invitatory of the Daily Office drawing

us to enter into a journey in sacred time through the seven days of creation and the seven seasons of The

Church Year. It enfolds us on our journey, assists us to center our thoughts on prayer, and to listen to God in

the quietness of our hearts. Here we experience a thin place, a place where time and timelessness, where

the Divine and temporal intersect. Anglican Prayer Beads - the word bead itself is derived from the OldEnglish word for Prayer -- are virtually a tool forHolding Your Prayers in Your Hands.

A Lenten Quiet Day scheduled for Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Christ Church Cathedral will provide an

introduction to Anglican Prayer Beads. We will explore the spirituality of the Anglican Rosary. We will dis-

cuss the Anglican Rosarys, design, and relationship to other Christian forms of prayer ropes and prayer beads,

such as used by Roman Catholics and the Orthodox. We will learn how to make and use them, through shar-

ing in various prayer forms both contemplative and liturgical. For those already experienced in praying with

the Anglican Rosary some new experiences may be encountered through Praying The Labyrinth, The Way of

The Cross, and Meditation on The Blessed Sacrament.

The Retreat will be led by Br. Franklin Kline OP, Anglican Order of Preachers (Dominicans), a Cathe-dral Parishioner and Episcopal School for Ministry Alumnus.

AGENDA -ANGLICAN PRAYER BEADSTHE ANGLICAN ROSARY

Morning: Introducing the Spirituality of the Anglican Rosary: Making Anglican Prayer BeadsPrayer with the Anglican Rosary

Afternoon: Praying the Labyrinth with the Anglican Rosary

Rosary of Meditation on the Blessed Sacrament

Praying the Way of the Cross with the Anglican Rosary

Location: Guernsey Room, 4th Floor, Christ Church Cathedral

Locust at 13th Streets, Downtown St. Louis.

Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Coffee provided.

Cost & Registration: $25. Includes Rosary making materials.

Please register by Monday, March 1. Please pay on arrival March 9.

FOR INFORMATION / REGISTRATION

Br. Franklin Kline OP. Cell: 314-374-3290 e-mail: [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Coffees in Lent

Pastor Sally wants to provide an opportunity for small group conversation with her about whatever is

on your mind and heart concerning St. Francis. So please sign up (following worship on Sunday) to attend a

coffee in Lent on one of the following Wednesdays:

March 13

March 20

Theyll take place at the parish house, 210 S. Central in Eureka, from 7-

8:30 p.m. Well serve dessert, water, tea, and coffee. Please plan to attend and

add your voice to the conversation.

Recipe of the Month

KEEMA (ground beef curry)

2 large onions, sliced, couple of cloves of garlic,

chopped, fry in olive oil; when browned add

1 tbs cumin

1 tbs coriander

salt to your liking

1 tbs ginger

1 tbs curry powder

1 tbs paprika

Add chili pepper to taste or add a chopped fresh chili

to the onions when frying.

1 can diced tomatoes + one can of water.

Fry onions, garlic, chili if adding, until opaque and

browned, make a hole in the center of onions, add a

little more olive oil, put all spices into this and fry

slowly till the oil rises to the top, mix everything

together.

When cooked, add tomatoes plus one can of water,cook slowly for a while then add whatever meat you

want: ground beef, beef chunks, chicken, fish or

shrimp. Cook till done. Serve with rice.

If you use ground beef, add a couple of cooked, cut

up potatoes and a cup of frozen peas.

If you use chicken add a can of drained red beans

and/or garbanzo beans.

MarchBirthdays

Arlene Underwood, March 12Cassie Eckhardt, March 14

Paddy Wrob, March 17

George Rasmussen, March 26

March AnniversariesSteve & Debbie Strathearn, March 5

Have we missed an importantdate for you or your family?

Make sure the Parish Admin-

istrator has all the important

dates for you in the church

records.


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Youth Group CalendarOzark Hills that had challenged me to share this

outdoor adventure with Rosie.

I soon found out the hills were much more

steep with another person on my back, even some-

one as light as Rosie. I made my way down hill to

a quiet valley by going from tree to tree to retard

the speed of the descent and to help circumvent the

thick growth of underbrush.

Once in the heart of the valley, we took in

the blissful peace and benediction it afforded. Af-

ter we had relaxed and drank in the pleasure of

beauty of that fall day, we realized that we would

have to go back the same way we had de-

scended. The ascent became the problem of

climbing out of the woods. I was exhausted and ofcourse Rosie needed to come back out of the

woods with me. The downhill descent was a mere

cake walk compared to the ascent that now stood

between my nearly depleted physical stamina and

the comfort of our cabin.

I had never thought of myself as middle

aged because of my rigorous physical programs

but now going uphill at a 90 degree angle with

Rosie strapped to my back, my legs strained witheach step and my heart began pumping like an un-

dersized air compressor. All I could think of was

the tallest tree on top of this hill; I could hear the

sounds of birds carried along on the soft gentle

winds that filtered through the dappled shade of

the woods.

Yes I had miscalculated the weight of my

gentle burden but as she leaned confidently upon

my neck I knew her clasp represented the strength

of our union that I could always count upon never

to betray my heart and heaven would always show

us a way to overcome any obstacle that threatened

to pull us asunder.

Submitted by Ernest Benecke

March 30, Saturday,

10-11 a.m., parish

house

Stuff plastic eggs for the

Easter egg hunt on Easter

Sunday.

March 31, following

worship at the Lodge

The youngest parishioners

hunt eggs and claim prizes.

April, 14, Youth Sun-

day, 10 a.m., Lodge

Youth Group and younger

children put on the service.

Youth group doing the mu-

sic, reading the lessons, aco-

lyting, etc. The youngerones write the Prayers of the

People and perform the

sermon.

April 26, Friday, 6-10

p.m., St. Martins

Ellisville

IV YouthTeen Trivia

Night

May 25, Saturday,

SkyZone in Chester-field

The Branchfields are leav-

ingthis is an opportunityto spend time with them and

give them a happy send off.

They will be missed at St.

Francis.

Things in the plan-

ning stage.

The Magic House in April

or May.

Ideas to celebrate St. Francis

in October.

All Saints in November.

Check out St. Francis website for full information.

http://www.stfranciseurekaco/ and select Christian

Education Formation/Youth Group


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Youth Group

Contribution to Project

Peanut Butter


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Holy Week and Easter Services

7 p.m., Tuesday, March 26, Seder Meal, 616 Stockell Dr.

7 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, Service of the Shadows, 616 Stockell

Dr.

7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, Maundy Thursday, Holy Eucharist, 616Stockell Dr.

12 noon & 7 p.m. Friday, March 29, Good Friday, 616 Stockell Dr.

10 a.m. Sunday, March 31, Easter with choral sung Eucharist, trumpets,

flowers, incense, bells and alleluias!, 616 Stockell Dr.


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KIDS KORNERand read an entire childrens Bible to their

mother. Thats why they read so fast. I

had to do that when I was 6.

When the children read Luke 4:25-26 out loud

I assure you, there were many windows

in Israel. [instead of widows]

Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them,

but to a window in Zarephath [again,

instead of widow]

What is a temptation?

Peer pressure.

What does Hallelujah mean?

The time of joy

Yay

I dont know. Im tired.

How are we all the same?

Our kidneys look the same. Unless we

have cancer.

What is a synagogue?

A country

A building

A temple, a church

Was Jesus a fake?

Jesus, where have you

been? You smell like somebody

farted in the room.

Yes, because its impossible to spend 40

days and nights without food or water.

Who was in the synagogue listening to Jesus?

Im the King of Nazareth.

Im the Princess, daughter of the King.

Well, Im the daughter of the Speaker of

the House.

About Jesus reading the scroll from Isaiah in his

hometown

Most children had to sit down on a couch

Worship Attendance

Statistics2012 2013

4 Epiphany 66 64

Last Epiphany 51 53

1 Lent 61 62

2 Lent 52 57


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St. Francis Parishioners - Photo Gallery!

Mardi Growl & Pet Boutique

St. Francis participated again this

year in the Eureka Chamber of Com-

merces Mardi Growl event. St. Francis

members brought pets, staffed a BlessedCreatures Boutique and charmed everyone

with our own floppy-eared pink bunny.

Siblings Concelebrate

The first weekend in February was not

only a time for Pastor Sally to celebrate her

birthday, but also a chance to concelebrate the

Sunday Eucharistic service on February 3 with

her brother, The Reverend Don Martin.

Surprise Birthday Party

Tony Weaver planned a surprise birth-

day party for Pastor Sally, complete with great

entertainment by St. Francis favorite musical

duo. Did anyone really think it was going to

come off as a surprise to Sally??? Well, ap-

parently they did itshe said it was totally

unexpected. It looks like everyone had a great

time.

EpiscoBall

Just what is EpiscoBallbesides

a lot of fun? Its a chance for members

of some Episcopal churches in the Dio-

cese to get together and display their skill

at kickball. This Youth Group event was

held on February 24 in the gym at

MICDS.


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St. Francis 2013 Planning Calendar

January

Vicars vacation Dec 31, 2012Jan 11, 2013

Reports for annual meeting written

Annual meetingJan 20

Souper BowlJan 27

Adult Forum schedule

Community Services Ministries schedule

Diocese/Natl Church forms: Parochial report, list

of BC members, sexual misconduct

Tutoring

February

Trinity hot lunchFeb 3

Bishops Committee retreat Feb 8-9

Adult ForumPreparing for a Holy Lent Feb

10

Ash Wed. @ 8 a.m. & 7 p.m.Feb 13

Mardi GrowlFeb 17

Coffee & dessert at parish houseFeb 27

Performance evaluations and goals for staff due

Begin knitting scarves

Tutoring

Eureka Police drug drop-off

March

Vicars forum, goal review Mar 3

Coffee & dessert at parish houseMar 6, 13, 20

Heritage Dinner at the Bernerts Mar 9

Oxfam World Hunger BanquetMar 10

Book ClubMar 14

Palm Sunday -- 24

Seder meal @ 7 p.m.Mar 26

Service of the Shadows @ 7 p.m.Mar 27

Maundy Thursday @ 7 p.m.Mar 28

Good Friday @ noon & 7 p.m.Mar 29

EasterMar 31

Easter egg huntMar 31

Rockwood Schools backpack program for hungry

kids

Eureka Food Pantry drive

Shoe drive

Tutoring

April

Spiritual retreatApril 13 Youth SundayApril 14

Yappy HourApril 25

Tutoring

Invitational ministry

Canterbury Bookstore

Adopt-a-Highway

May

Confirmation classes during Adult ForumMay5, 12, 26

Book ClubMay 9

Vicars vacation May 13-16

Concerts on CentralMay 17

Bishops Committee meeting: Committees &

goals reviewMay 12

Mass in the Grass/Pentecost May 19

Yappy HourMay 23

Social gathering for parish Invitational ministry

Growing Green community garden

Tutoring ends for the summer

June

Vicars forum, goal review June 2

Confirmation classes during Adult ForumJune

9, 16

Concerts on CentralJun 21

Bishops visit June 23

Yappy HourJune 27

Vicars vacation June 29July 12

Trinity hot lunchJune 30



Diocesan budget request


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July

School supplies/shoes collection beginsJuly 14

Concerts on CentralJuly 19

Yappy HourJuly 25

Camp PhoenixJuly 28Aug 3

Social gathering for parish



August

Concerts on CentralAug 16

Float trip at St. Clair -- Aug 17

Bishops Committee meeting: Committees &

goals reviewAug 18

Yappy HourAug 22

School supplies/shoes distribution

Tutoring resumes

United Thank Offering collection


Eureka Police drug drop-off

Adopt-a-Highway


September

Vicars forum, goal review Sep 1

Eureka DaysSep 6-7

Book ClubSep 12

Yappy HourSep 26

Trinity hot lunchSep 29

Social gathering for parish



Tutoring

October

Pet blessingOct 5

Stewardship program beginsOct 14

Oxfam lunch for World Food DayOct 20

Eurekas Howl-O-WeenOct 20

Vicar in JerusalemOct 24Nov 6


Tutoring

November

Eureka High School Craft ShowNov 2

All Saints Nov 3 Stewardship brunchNov 10

Adopt-a-Family begins (Youth Group)Nov 10

Book ClubNov 14

Knitted items (scarves, gloves, hats) distribution

Nov 17

Ingathering of groceriesNov 17

Bishops Committee meeting: 2014 budget re-

questsNov 17

Diocesan Convention in Chesterfield, MONov22-23

Thanksgiving EveNov 27

Eureka tree lightingNov 30

Pick up items to wrap from Agape House (Cleta

Null)

Adopt-a-Highway

Nominating Committee formed

Tutoring

December

Advent beginsDec 1

Vicars Forum, goal review Dec 1

Adopt-a-Family endsDec 1

Youth Group: Wrap gifts for Agape HouseDec

4

Diocesan Lessons & CarolsDec 8

Youth Group sings at MarymountDec 11

Budget for 2014 adopted by Bishops Committee

Dec 15

Christmas Eve & Day

Trinity hot lunchDec 29

Tutoring

January 2014

Reports for annual meeting written

Annual meetingJan 19

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Souper BowlJan 26

Adult Forum schedule

Community Services Ministries schedule

Report for Diocese and National Church: Parochial report, sexual misconduct forms, list of Bishops

Committee members, etc.

Tutoring

Consider This,

Recently, my sister forwarded this

from a blogger friend of hers here in St.

Louis. My sister thought it would speak to

me, and it did. I hope that it will speak to you as

well.

One of the things I love about the Celtic

way of reckoning time is that the seasonal

changes are subtle. Spring begins, not when

the days are actually longer than the nights,

but when the energy has just begun to shift

toward light.

We have to dig deep and believe in spring

when the earth is frozen and the ground is

hard. But out of sight, seeds are stirring in

response to the gradually brightening sun.

I love this reminder that the sun is shining

longer each day; that life is gently shifting towards

the light, sometimes not so noticeably, but shifting

nonetheless. I love the promise that creation holds

for us at this dark time: things will get better, things

will get warmer, lighter, brighter. The seasons will

change and we, we hope, will change with them.

Because I am convinced that God created all, and

created us to work together, I feel a kinship with

those underground seeds as they, unconsciously,

search for the sun that gives them food, heat, andlight. I stretch, too, to reach the Son who gives me

warmth, light and love.

Similarly, change in our lives typically

starts as a little shift of consciousness deep in

our psyches.

The change may not be noticeable at

first, even to ourselves. But it begins at that

moment when we soften toward our own na-

tures, when the growing light of awareness

shines upon an old pattern, and instead of

pushing it away in shame or fear or loath-

ing, we softly smile inside as we recognize

an old friend.

We show ourselves compassion.

We become willing to sit with the formerly

rejected pieces of who we are. And so we are re-

newed. 1

For me, that little shift of consciousness,

and the growing light of awareness are gifts of the

Holy Spirit, inspirations that both calm and energize

me for the work I need to do for renewal, for growth,

for flowering. Next month, Ill tie this thinking to

Pastor Sallys Lenten message of caring for our-selves. In the meantime, may you see, feel, and

smell the earth awakening around you and in you as

well.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

10 am Bible Study,parish house

2

7 am AA, parishhouse

310 am Holy Eucha-

rist-Lodge, Rite I

11:40 am Adult

Forum

45:30 pm Prayer

Group, parish

house

6:30 pm Worship

& Music

510 am Al-Anon

parish house

6 Office ClosedVicars Day off

12:30 pm Crafter-

noon

6:30 pm Tutoring

program

7:00 pm Coffee at

Parish House

76:45 p.m. AA,

parish house

7:00 pm Bible

Study, parish

house

810 am Bible Study,

parish house

97 am AA, parish

house

6:00 pm Heritage

DinnerBernerts

1010 am Holy Eucha-

rist-Lodge, Rite I

11:40 am Adult

Forum

1110:30 an Exec,

Comm meeting,

parish house

5:30 pm Prayer

Group, parish

house

1210 am Al-Anon

parish house

13 Office ClosedVicars Day off

12:30 pm Crafter-

noon

6:30 pm Tutoring

program

7:00 pm Coffee at

Parish House

146:30 pm Book

Group, parish

house

6:45 p.m. AA,

parish house

7:00 pm Bible

Study, parish

1510 am Bible Study,

parish house

167 am AA, parish

house

1710 am Holy Eucha-

rist-Lodge, Rite I

11:40 am Adult

Forum

12:30 pm Bishops

Committee meet-

ing

185:30 pm Prayer

Group, parish

house

1910 am Al-Anon

parish house

6:00 pm Maraket-

ing & Com, parish

house

20Office Closed

Vicars Day off

12:30 pm Crafter-

noon

6:30 pm Tutoring

program

7:00 pm Coffee at

parish house

216:45 p.m. AA,

parish house

7:00 pm Bible

Study, parish

house

2210 am Bible Study,

parish house

237 am AA, parish

house

24PalmSunday

10 am Holy Eucha-

rist-Lodge, Rite I

11:40 am Adult

Forum

25 Chalice

Deadline

5:30 pm Prayer

Group, parish

house

2610 am Al-Anon

parish house

7 pm Seder meal,

Lodge

27Office Closed

Vicars Day off

12:30 pm Crafter-

noon

7 pm Service of the

Shadows, Lodge

28Maundy

Thursday

7 pm Worship at

Lodge

29Good Friday

Noonworship at

Lodge

7 pm worship at

Lodge

307 am AA, parish

house

31Easter10 am Holy Eucha-

rist-Lodge

11:30 am Brunch

Lodge

St. Francis Episcopal ChurchEureka, Missouri

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WorshipParticipa

nt

Schedule

March

2013

Ministry

03-Mar

10-Mar

17-Ma

r

24-Mar

PalmSun-

day

27-Mar

Ser-

viceof

the

Shado

ws

28-Mar

Maundy

Thursday

29-Ma

r

GoodF

ri-

day

31-Mar

Easter

Sunday

SACRISTAN

JimEckhardt

RichMayfield

JimEckhardt

RichMayfield

JimEckhardt

RichMayfield

LECTORS

TimBooke

r&

MichaelBooker

SarahBranch-

field&Alex

Branchfield

SusanMey

er&

BarbSac

co

KathleenMcDon-

ald&KevinSelle

Kathle

en

McDonald,

PaddyWrob&

KevinS

elle

Kathleen

McDonald&

PaddyWrob

KristieLen

zen

&Kathleen

McDonald

KristieLenzen

&KevinSelle

INTERCESSOR

PaddyWrob&

MichaelBooker

SueSchmidt&

KevinSelle

PaddyWrob&

BobSmith

SueSchmidt&

MichaelBooker

PaddyWrob&

KevinSelle

SueSchmidt&

KevinSelle

CHALICE

MichaelWe

aver

Kathleen

McDonald

BarbSac

co

MichaelBooker

KevinSelle

Michael

Weaver

ACOLYTE

RichMayfield

KyraJordan

AlexBran

ch-

field

KevinSelle

ALTARGUILD

StevieSewe

ll&

LindaDoolittle

SueSchmidt&

BrigitteJung

LindaDoolittle

&SueSch

midt

JerrySmith

JerrySmith&

BrigitteJung

AllAltarGuild

members

JerrySmith&

SueSchmidt

USHER

MichaelBooker

JohnSchmidt

JimEckhardt

BobSmith

RichMayfield

RichMayfield

&Michael

Booker

TELLERS

JimEckhardt&

BobChamplin

RichMayfield&

SuzanneJones

ArleneUn

der-

wood&B

ob

Smith

BobChamplin&

SuzanneJones

BobSmith&

JimEckhardt

BobChamplin

&RichMay-

field

HOSPITALITY

SelleFamily

WorldHunger

Program

Crafternoo

ners

Suzanne,Katie,

AbbyJones

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St. Francis In-Depth

If you would like more details about St. Francis finances, the Bishops

Committee meetings, and the Vicars activities, please see the bulletin board in the

lower level of the Lodge. There you will find two months worth of:

Bishops Committee meeting minutes;

Monthly financial reports; Treasurers commentary;

Vicars activity reports.

Additionally, on the Sunday immediately following the Bishops 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 January 2013January 2013

Budgeted for

January

YTD 2013

Actual

YTD 2013

Budget

Total Income $ 9,694 $ 10,011 $ 9,694 $ 10,011

Total Expenses 12,230 12,110 12,230 12,110

Difference $ (2,536) $ (2,099) $ (2,536) $ (2,099)

Checking AccountRockwood Bank $ 20,486

Balance in Diocesan Investment pooled fund-general 4,884

Custodial account held by the Diocese 26,974Balance in Diocesan Investment pooled fund-Sp Growth 3,685

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.

March 2013 -- The Chalice from St. Francis' Episcopal Church - Eureka, MO

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