The Franciscans A Newsletter of St. Francis Episcopal Church, Goldsboro, NC August 2017 What s Urgent? What s Important? We Have Good News to Share! I have good news to share with you! Thank you, Vestry, for your decision July 17, which makes this good news possible! But first, let s chat in print about an important topic! During worship July 16, we thought about what s urgent versus what s important. Reality check: the urgent often keeps us from doing what s important. One of the most important actions for us as Jesus hands & feet is the work of prayer, which enhances & serves as a vital part of our work of ministry within the church & beyond. Prayer is more than just thinking about something. Prayer is action even when our action is quiet, meditative, self-emptying prayer. In addition to self-emptying pray, there are many kinds of prayer, as you know just looking at lists of prayers in our Book of Common Prayer. Ex: We pray for the needs of others. We pray, giving thanks for God s blessings. We say grace at meals to thank God for the blessing of food. Like food, prayer is vital to our lives. Prayer feeds our souls. Prayer gives us a break. Getting away from the urgent to have time for the important work of rest & recreation also gives us a breath of fresh air, a break. Remember: Jesus & the disciples take breaks & go away from the clamor of work. Thanks to our Vestry s wisdom, the opportunity to have a breath of fresh air, time for refreshment, recreation, rest, fellowship with your St. Francis brothers & sisters & a unique look at prayer will be more affordable at our annual Parish Retreat. The Vestry approved using reserved funds to help off-set costs of each of our adults ($50 per adult) staying at Trinity Center Sept. 22-24 & total cost for youth/grandchildren under age 18. At the retreat, we will launch our look at A.J. Jacobs The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible. Thanks to a planning session with Sr. Warden Crissie Lewis, we have an interesting way to introduce this study, using a utilitarian item almost everyone uses daily & definitely one the author mentions. A writer for Esquire magazine & an agnostic of Jewish heritage, Jacobs takes a year to learn more about his heritage. Chapters are brief, cover one month & are divided by different days with a brief quotation from the Bible [including the New Testament] about a particular topic, some of which lead him to interesting encounters. For example, he has a Jewish fabric specialist inspect his clothes so he doesn t wear a mixture of fabrics or forbidden fabrics; he fulfills a required blood sacrifice by.[i won t spoil it for you. I ll let you read it yourself.] Jacobs also asks a Jehovah s Witness to come to his home to talk & keeps asking questions of the man for more than 2 hours. Early in this adventure the reader sees changes in Jacobs life. The required regular daily prayers challenge him. As Wikipedia* says: Prayer as a service of the heart is in principle a Torah-based commandment... mandatory for Jewish men & women You shall serve God with your whole heart. Deut. 11:13. In general,... Jewish men are obligated to [pray 3] times a day within specific time ranges *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jewish_prayer Accessed: 18 July, 2017. We will meet monthly to discuss what we read. Details coming soon. You also have shorter learning opportunities, which I hope may involve our other Episcopal congregations & our Lutheran brothers & sisters. These are our 5-session brown-bag lunches Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.: In Aug. Embracing an Adult Faith: Marcus Borg on What It Means to Be Christian In Sept., ending St. Francis Day in Oct.: Embracing an Alternative Orthodoxy: Richard Rohr on the Legacy of St. Francis. Our 4-session 6:30 p.m. dinner & Advent study begins Nov. 29 [before Advent & ends Dec. 13 [we will have Blue Christmas the next Wednesday]. Sessions look at Bible Women chapters on Sampson s mother, Mary of Bethany, Elizabeth & Jesus mother Mary. Bible Women study is appropriate for men! Rev. Marcía O. McRae Thank you for your lovely sending of Walker & Charlotte Campbell, your welcoming of new folk to this Body of Christ, & your support for Roger & Gail Riddle during his long recovery from surgery!
2 ~ The Franciscans August 2017 ~ St. Francis Episcopal Church 503 Forest Hill Drive, Goldsboro, NC * 919-735-9845 * www.stfrancisgoldsboro.org PARISH RETREAT WEEKEND at TRINITY CENTER September 22-24, 2017 Complete a registration form and return with payment to hold your spot! (We have 6 rooms reserved and will be on a first-come-first-served basis.) Name Phone E-mail Names of those attending (for children include ages): WEEKEND COST = Adult Double $220 (for 2 people); Adult Single $150; Youth 1-17 yrs. FREE * Rates shown are for 2017 ONLY! The Vestry has given a financial incentive this year of $50 toward each adult s cost, and will pay for ALL children under the age of 18! Each guestroom has a private bath, double & single bed and is individually heated and cooled. Cots are available upon request. Make Checks payable to St. Francis by September 3, 2017. ARE YOU CANNING? It is canning time, please think about Christmas in the Forest pantry as you can fruits and vegetables. These items sell well in the pantry. CITF PLANNING MEETING: We will be having a CITF (Christmas in the Forest) planning meeting Sunday, August 20 th following the 10:30 am service. ECW NEWS August 16, Wednesday Episcopal Church Women s August Gathering @ Trinity Center Wednesday, August 16 beginning at 9:00 am. Cost for Lunch is $20 per person and is due by Sunday, July 30! Give your check or cash to Crissie Lewis! A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR The deadline to submit items for the next newsletter is August 15 th for the September issue. Corinne Stewart, Parish Administrator CITF BAKING BEGINS! We will begin making sausage rolls on Friday, August 4 at 9:00 am, and Help is Needed! The dates for making sausage rolls are August 4, 11, 18 and 25. Pie crust making will begin in September after Labor Day on Fridays at 9:00 am until we get them all made. We hope to make the apple pies in early October. We will know dates after checking availability of apples. The Franciscans St. Francis Episcopal Church (503 Forest Hill Drive) P. O. Box 11406, Goldsboro, NC 27532 Tel: 919-735-9845, Fax: 919-735-9893 E-mail: parish@stfrancisgoldsboro.org Web Page: www.stfrancisgoldsboro.org The Rt. Rev. Rob Skirving, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina The Rev. Marcía O. McRae, Priest-in-Charge William Hayes, Organist/Choirmaster Corinne Stewart, Parish Administrator The Franciscans: Corinne Stewart, Editor The Franciscans is published 11 times a year. The deadline for items to be considered for inclusion is the 15 th of each month.
~ The Franciscans August 2017 ~ 3 St. Francis Wish List 1) Drawstring kitchen trash bags 2) Copy paper 8.5 x11 & 8.5 x 14 3) Large paper clips Thank you for your Continued Support! Items of Note WEDNESDAY EUCHARIST 5-SESSION STUDY CITF BAKING BEGINS! Rev. Marcia is continuing Wednesday Hoy Eucharist services at 12 noon and 6 pm in the Library. However, no 6PM Eucharist Aug 16 due to summer parish suppers. Rev. Marcia is having a 5-Session Study on Wednesdays in August at 12:30 PM using "Embracing an Adult Faith: Marcus Borg on What It Means to Be Christian". Participants may bring your lunch if you want. Baking for Christmas in the Forest begins! Everyone please join us in the kitchen Fridays in August at 9:00 am. We are making sausage rolls. TEXAS ROADHOUSE Our Fundraiser night at Texas Roadhouse this month is Wednesday, August 9. Give your server a flyer which can be found in the Church or Parish Hall or on the front page of our website! SUMMER PARISH SUPPER Our last Summer Parish Supper with Evening Prayer is Wednesday, August 16 @ The Biggers home, 100 Wooten Point Rd. beginning at 6:00 PM. BRING finger food to share! Sign up on the Tower in the Parish Hall so they know how many people to expect. BLESSING BACKPACKS Rev. Marcía will be blessing backpacks, book bags, students, and teachers on Sunday, August 20 during the 10:30 am service. CITF PLANNING MEETING There will be a Christmas in the Forest planning meeting on Sunday, August 20 after the 10:30 am service. Everyone is Welcome to attend! VESTRY MEETING The Vestry will meet on Monday, August 21 at 6:00 PM in the Library. St. Francis Episcopal Church Blessing of Backpacks, Students & Teachers Sunday, August 20 During the 10:30 am service Bring your backpacks or book bags and join us! Help Needed! Anyone interested in helping make cross stitch chrismons* for our Christmas tree? We have the patterns and the cloth and are looking for folks to help stitch them. Please let Jodi Baker or Crissie Lewis know they have the supplies. *Chrismons are Christmas decorations with Christian symbols on them. They help Christians to remember that Christmas is the celebration of Jesus' birthday. They were first made in 1957 by Mrs. Frances Kipps Spencer at Ascension Lutheran Church in Danville, Virginia. She came up with the word Chrismon, which is a combination of Christ and monogram, and means symbols of Christ.
4 ~ The Franciscans August 2017 ~ SUNDAY LAY SERVER SCHEDULE AUGUST 2017 August 6 August 13 August 20 Blessing backpacks, book bags, students & teachers August 27 Morning Prayer 10:30 am 10:30 am 10:30 am 9:30 am SUBDEACON Barrett Rae Roger Brogneaux Chris Cowan LECTORS Liz Meador Diana Hammond Jill Brogneaux Gail Riddle Lay Worship Leader: Don Skinner Diana Hammond Pat Biggers CRUCIFER Barrett Rae Jenny Kelly Jodi Baker Don Skinner TORCH BEARERS None None None None USHERS LAY EUCHARISTIC VISITOR ALTAR GUILD Randy Wright Mitch Baker Randy Wright Mitch Baker Randy Wright Mitch Baker Randy Wright Mitch Baker Betsy Powell Eldica Cyrus Jill Brogneaux N/A Jenny Kelly Jenny Kelly Jenny Kelly Jenny Kelly FLOWER GUILD TELLERS Crissie Lewis Crissie Lewis Crissie Lewis Crissie Lewis SOCIAL HOUR Jenny Kelly & Jenny Kelly & Jenny Kelly & Jenny Kelly & If you are unable to serve as scheduled, please find a replacement AND notify the church office. Goldsboro News Argus annual "Stuff the Bus" August 4, Friday Stuff the Bus promotes support for students in Wayne County Public Schools, with this year's event planned for Friday, Aug. 4, in the News Argus parking lot on Berkeley Boulevard from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 3 Savannah Shoemake 4 Debbie Stedner 8 Mitch Baker 21 Elaine Elmore 23 Jane Anthony Denise Cowan If your birthday has been omitted please notify the church office so that the birthday lists are up-to-date. Consider helping Wayne County students in need by donating school supplies: composition notebooks, paper, backpacks (all sizes), thumb drives, pocket folders, crayons, markers, pencils (reg. & colored), etc. LAST Parish Summer Supper and Evening Prayer Wed., August 16 6:00 PM @ The Biggers home, 100 Wooten Point Rd, Goldsboro Bring heavy hors d oeuvres or finger food to share!
~ The Franciscans August 2017 ~ 5 August/Agosto 2017 Domingo Sunday HE = Holy Eucharist (Communion) Service MP = Morning Prayer Santa Misa = Spanish Mass Lunes Monday Martes Tuesday Miércoles Wednesday 1 2 12:30 PM #1 of 5 6:00 PM HE 3 Jueves Thursday Viernes Friday 4 9:00 AM CITF Bake Day 5 Sábado Saturday 6 Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ 8:30 AM HE 7 8 9 12:30 PM #2 of 5 10 11 9:00 AM CITF Bake Day 12 10:30 AM HE 3 PM Santa Misa 4 10:00 PM St. Francis FUNDRAISER @ Texas Roadhouse TAKE FLYER! 6:00 PM HE 13 10 Pentecost 8:30 AM HE 10:30 AM HE 3 PM Santa Misa 14 15 (Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ) (Franciscans Deadline) 16 9:00 AM ECW @ Trinity Center 12:30 PM #3 of 5 6:00 PM Parish Summer Supper & Evening Prayer @ The Biggers 17 18 9:00 AM CITF Bake Day 19 20 11 Pentecost 8:30 AM HE 10:30 AM HE + Blessing book bags, backpacks, students, teachers CITF Planning Meeting 21 6:00 PM Vestry Meeting 22 23 12:30 PM #4 of 5 6:00 PM HE 24 (Saint Bartholomew the Apostle) 25 9:00 AM CITF Bake Day 26 3 PM Santa Misa 27 12 Pentecost 9:30 AM MP 3 PM Santa Misa 28 29 7:00 PM P.H. & Kitchen reserved 30 12:30 PM #5 of 5 6:00 PM HE 31
6 ~ The Franciscans August 2017 ~ Vestry Voice We are now accepting nominations for the 2018-2020 Vestry. Elections will be held during our annual parish meeting in November. We are in the exploration phase of the feasibility of a paved walkway from the church to the garden. The ground is so uneven and contains many roots several people have expressed concern over the safety. Marcia is working on her plans for future educational options for our parish. See her article for more details. Parish Weekend is September 22-24 at Trinity Center. The vestry has decided to underwrite the cost of all adults by $50, children and grandchildren under the age of 18 will be free. Please sign up quickly as we have a limited number of rooms. Registration form is on page 2 of this newsletter, or on the table at the Church entrance or Parish Hall. We have added a table in the pantry area of the Parish Hall as a Take me Table, and it means just that, anything on the table is up for grabs. If you have anything at home you no longer want or need and think someone could use it, bring it. The last Sunday of every month the table will be cleared and everything left taken to Injoy, and we will start over again. The exception will be no table in October, since there is too much going on leading up to CITF. Crissie Lewis, Sr. Warden St. Francis Parishioners, July 24, 2017 Chris Cowan has resigned from the vestry effective immediately due to his hectic and demanding work schedule. Chris has been working 10+ hours a day, in addition to many nights and weekends. Since this hectic schedule will continue for a while as the Ag Center and new 911 office are being built, he felt it was best to step to the side and allow someone else to fill his remaining term of 1.5 years. He will continue to be present and serve in the church, just stepping back a bit. We are excited to announce that has agreed to fill Chris term. The vestry looks forward to working with David, and sincerely thanks Chris for his important contributions to St. Francis Church. Crissie Lewis, Senior Warden 5-Session Study in August Rev. Marcia is offering a 5-Session mid-week study in August: "Embracing an Adult Faith: Marcus Borg on What It Means to Be Christian". Participants may bring your lunch if you want. Book is available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/embracing-adult-faith -Participants-Workbook/dp/1606740571 - or - Church Publishing. Contact Rev. Marcia if you need her to order a book for you. + Study in September The 5-session study September 6 thru October 4 will be "Embracing an Alternative Orthodoxy: Richard Rohr on the Legacy of St. Francis". The final session is on St. Francis' Feast Day. This book is also available on Amazon or Church Publishing. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offerlisting/1606741403/ref=tmm_pap_new_olp_sr? ie=utf8&condition=new&qid=&sr= Contact Rev. Marcia if you need her to order this book for you. Thank you JOHN KOEGEL for installing our new electric Sanctuary light!
~ The Franciscans August 2017 ~ 7 ACTIVITY GROUP MINISTRY ST. FRANCIS: GET INVOLVED! CONTACT(S) BUILDING & GROUNDS Columbarium: Liz Meador 919-735-2316 Garden: Zeb Jones 919-922-1263 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION EYC (Episcopal Young Church People) \Children s Church School: To Be Determined EYC: To Be Determined COMMUNICATIONS Chair: Liz Meador 919-735-2316 Church Website: Chris Cowan 919-222-3103 Franciscans Newsletter: Corinne Stewart 919-735-9845 EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN (ECW) ECW President: Debbie Stedner 919-394-3439 ECW Vice-President and Program Coordinator: Crissie Lewis 919-734-8866 ECW Treasurer: Denise Cowan 919-922-3968 ECW Secretary: Barbara Pedersen 919-344-1506 or 919-581-8281 Church Periodical Club Rep.: Liz Meador 919-735-2316 United Thank Offering Rep.: Betsy Powell 919-778-2774 FINANCE / STEWARDSHIP Stewardship Chair: Jodi Baker 919-751-1844 or 919-344-6133 2017 Stewardship Theme: Planting the Seeds of Giving Treasurer: Gerald Herring 919-396-3523 Weekly Check Signer: Katherine Phinizy INVITATION / HOSPITALITY Coffee Hour sign up: Roger Brogneaux 919-751-0897 Social Team scheduling: 919-344-8289 Frantastix's (20's 50's social group): Barrett Rae 919-922-4312 Ministry to Military: To Be Determined OUTREACH TEAM Outreach Chair: Don Skinner 919-583-0206 Project Christ Child: John McRae 229-220-5619 Soup Kitchen: Eldica Cyrus 919-751-1964 PASTORAL CARE TEAM & LAY EUCHARISTIC VISITORS (LEV) WORSHIP TEAM LEV Scheduling: Betsy Powell 919-778-2774 Prayer Team Ministry: Chair To Be Determined Altar Guild: Chair To Be Determined Choir: Bill Hayes (Organist/Choirmaster) 919-242-5485 Flower Guild: 919-344-8289 and Barbara Pedersen 919-344-1506 Server Scheduling: Crissie Lewis 919-734-8866 Usher Scheduling: Mitch Baker 919-920-1975
St. Francis Episcopal Church (503 Forest Hill Drive) P. O. Box 11406 Goldsboro, NC 27532 8 TRANSFERS IN: Mark Ladd & Melanie Wright-Ladd and Ian & Cailee Karen Turner Wednesdays in August Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 12:30 PM 5-Part Study Fridays in August Aug 4, 11, 18, 25 9:00 am CITF Bake Days ~ The Franciscans August 2017 ~ Of Current Interest... August 9 Fundraiser Night @ Texas Roadhouse August 16 6 PM Parish Supper @ Biggers August 20 Blessing backpacks, book bags, students, and teachers during 10:30 service CITF Planning Mtg after 10:30 service August 21 6:00 PM Vestry Meeting August 27 9:30 am Morning Prayer St. Francis Vestry: 2017 Eldica Cyrus Stan Stedner (Jr. Warden) 2018 Crissie Lewis (Sr. Warden) 2019 Zeb Jones Don Skinner (Clerk) Gerald Herring, Treasurer Katherine Phinizy, Check Signer The Rev. Marcía McRae, Priest-in-Charge (229) 220-5431 Senior Warden - Crissie Lewis (919) 734-8866 or (919) 920-4595 Junior Warden - Stan Stedner (919) 920-0048