St. Francis Weekly
March 7 - March 14, 2021

Join us for Worship with Eucharist at 10:00 AM HERE.
The Sunday bulletin can be accessed HERE.
Quote of the Week. . .
Food for Thought. . .
With my right arm out of commission due to rotator cuff surgery, the use of voice-to-text has been essential. It has also been a bit comical.   I realize that things were going to be different as I created the first bulletin. “Postlude” was translated “post lewd”!  I understand that voice recognition may not be schooled in liturgy, but who knew that it would be a window into its diametric opposite.  In  the writing of this piece, “altar” was translated “ulcer”!  And another humorous misspelling was with the phrase that I often use, “many thanks.”   One of you knows very well that sometimes the translation would be, “no thanks”!   And my favorite: the word “messy” translated “Messi” (Now that is voice-to-text with priorities)!  Nevertheless, my English teacher from high school would be proud. Hearing me bark out sentences that include punctuation commands as the sentence is in process would make her beam. Blah blah blah blah comma blah blah blah blah period.  Blah blah blah blah comma blah blah blah blah period! To read more, click here . . .
Link of the Week
I just love this. I used it for one of the evening prayer services. It is Yusuf/Cat Stevens singing, The Wind. Wait to the very end . . .
Going Deeper
A wonderful interview with Ariel Berger on the radio program On Being. . .
Weekly Schedule
Sunday, March 7
Lent 3B
Bishop Laura Ahrens' Visitation

9:00 AM
Vestry meeting with Bishop Ahrens

10:00 AM   
Worship with Eucharist

Godly Play: Jesus and the Children

After the 10 AM Service
Zoom Coffee Hour

11:00 AM
Lenten Book Club (podcast):

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Monday (8)
7:00 PM
Zoom poetry meeting

Tuesday (9)
9:00 AM
Reopening Committee Meeting

5:00 PM 
Prayer Shawl Ministry Zoom

6:00 PM 
Evening Meditation Zoom

Wednesday (10)
8:30 AM 
Episcopal Church in Connecticut Zoom Meeting -- Priests & Wardens

5:00 PM
Outreach Committee Meeting

7:00 PM
Midweek Lenten Reflection: The Work of the People Video Series--Hospitality Salvation

Thursday (11)
9:00 AM 
Morning Prayer (via Zoom)

11:00 AM
Edgehill Eucharist

7:00 PM
Faith in Facing Racism Program

Friday (12)
11:00 AM
Zoom Sing-a-Long

Sunday (14)
Lent 4B
Daylight Savings Time Begins
10:00 AM 
Worship with Eucharist

After Worship
Zoom Coffee Hour

11:00 AM
Lenten Book Club (podcast): On Buddhism and Blackness
Save the Date
Monday, March 15 at 10:00 AM
Hymn Selection Committee

Tuesday, March 16 at 11:00 AM
Sabbatical Committee Meeting

Tuesday, March 16 @ 5:00 PM
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, March 16 @ 6:00 PM Evening Meditation

Tuesday, March 16 @ 7:00 PM Adult Forum: Mayor David Martin

Wednesday, March 17 @ 8:30 AM
Episcopal Church in CT Zoom Meeting with Priest and Wardens

Wednesday, March 17 at Noon
Stamford Clergy Meeting

Wednesday, March 17 at 7:00 PM
Vestry Meeting

Wednesday, March 17 @ 7:00 PM
Midweek Lenten Reflection: The Work of the People Video Series-Welcoming the Stranger

Thursday, March 18 @ 10:00 AM Morning Prayer

Thursday, March 18 @ 11:00 AM
Edgehill Eucharist

Thursday, March 18 @ 7:00 PM
Faith in Facing Racism Program

Friday, March 19 @ 11:00 AM
Zoom Sing-a-Long

Sunday, March 21 @ 10:00 AM
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman Preaching
Livestream Worship

Sunday, March 21 after Worship
Zoom Coffee Hour

Sunday, March 21 @ 11:00 AM
LentenBook Club: The Benefits of Contemplating Death

Sunday, March 21 at 4 PM
Service for Pets and their People

Tuesday, March 23 @ 5:00 PM
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, March 23 @ 6:00 PM Evening Meditation

Wednesday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM
Episcopal Church in CT Zoom Meeting with Priest and Wardens

Wednesday, March 24 @ 7:00 PM
Midweek Lenten Reflection: The Work of the People Video Series-Communion and Going to Church

Thursday, March 25 @ 10:00 AM Morning Prayer

Thursday, March 25 @ 11:00 AM
Edgehill Eucharist

Thursday, March 25 @ 7:00 PM
Faith in Facing Racism Program

Friday, March 26 @ 11:00 AM
Zoom Sing-a-Long

Sunday, March 28 @ 10:00 AM
Palm Sunday
Livestream Worship

Sunday, March 28 after Worship
Zoom Coffee Hour

Sunday, March 28 @ 11:00 AM
LentenBook Club: What it means to be Human