May 2016 Chalice newsletter of St. Francis' Episcopal Church - Eureka, MO

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Holy Eucharist

Sunday services are 8 a.m. & 10:15

a.m. at

616 Stockell Drive, Eureka, MO.

Office: 210 S. Central Avenue, Eureka,

MO 63025

Phone: 636-938-3733

Website: www.StFrancisEureka.com

Vicar

The Rev. Sally S. Weaver

Phone Numbers:Cell: 314-651-3836 Home: 636-938-7773

Deacon

The Rev. Rebecca Barger

Phone Numbers: Home: 636-778-0799Cell: 713-515-5676

Bishop’s Committee: DonnaBernert, Sr. Warden, Bob Champlin,Jr. Warden; Sally Hader; Sylvia Ah-mad; Jack Lauless; Michael Booker;Rich Mayfield; Sue Schmidt; KevinBroom; Kathleen McDonald, clerk;

Suzanne Jones, Treasurer Convention Delegates:

Suzanne Jones; Kevin Selle

Alternate: Linda Doolittle

Annual Meeting

An Annual Meeting is held each year at

the end of January at which new Bish-op’s Committee and Convention Dele-

gates are elected.

St. Francis’ Episcopal Church is a mis-

sion of the Episcopal Diocese 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 Chalice are

due approximately the 20th of eachmonth and may be

e-mailed to the Office at

[email protected].

The Chalice St. Francis’ Episcopal Church

Eureka MO

Pastor ’s Corner We have peace with God through our

Lord Jesus Christ …God ’ s love has been

poured into our hearts through the HolySpirit that has been given to us. –

Romans 5:1,5 (reading for Trinity Sun-

day, May 22)

Where do you find peace with God through Jesus

Christ? Where do you experience love poured into your

heart through the Holy Spirit? I suspect each of us would

have our own individual answers to those questions.

There’s no single place or way of connecting with divine

peace and love.

In May, in keeping with long-standing tradition,

Tony and I are spending a few days with friends at “the

Trout Ranch.” For me the Trout Ranch is a place of con-

nection with God. Just as the sun is rising, I walk into

cold, spring-fed water. Except for birds chirping and the

occasional slap of fishing line on water as a trout wriggles

on a hook, all is quiet. Impervious to human activity, the

natural world bears silent witness to the Creator. Amid

all that beauty, I feel wonder and gratitude for how di-

vinely made all living things are.

I wish for you moments of divine peace and love,

wherever you find them. Thanks be to God!

Pastor Sally Weaver †

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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 a

middle initial, “S”, in

her e-mail address:

[email protected].

She wants to respond quickly, so please

let her know if that’s not occurring.

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.

Table of Contents

Have we missed an

important date for you or

your family?

Jot a note and put in the

collection plate. We want to

help celebrate everyone’s

accomplishments.

Adult Forum Calendar 4

ASA Statistics 18

Birthdays & Anniversaries

10

Bishop’s Committee Minutes 13

Book Group 17

Calendar 28

Cinco de Mayo Pet Parade 14

Concerts on Central 5

Contacting Pastor Sally 2

Crafters’ Calendar 17

Crafters’ Outing

16

Demolition of Buildings 23

Earthy Soul 9

“Faith Under Construction”Brunch

9

Financial Update 12

Flyer Blitz Mass in the Grass 15

From the Deacon 3

Invitational Ministry 15

Kids’ Space 7

Parish Administrator 4

Pastor ’s Corner 1

Planning Calendar 25

Prayer for Capital Campaign 6

Prayer for St. Francis’ 18

Prayer list 11

Property Update

21

Recipe of the Month 19

Red Wagon 10

Rides for Roger 6

St. Francis’ in Depth 18

St. Francis’ Ministries 20

Upcoming Events 5

Worship Leaders 27

Youth Sunday

22

Youth Group & Schedule 5 & 27

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From the Deacon

A Prayer for Awareness

Thank You, O God,

For seeing beyond the surface of my life

To the child sitting at the mirror.

Thank You for sitting down beside me, Putting Your arm around me,

And speaking to me with such tenderness,

Such compassion, and such understanding.

Help me to be aware of the pictures in my life That are everywhere around me and at all times

Showing me something I need to see,

Telling me something I need to hear,

Offering me something I need to receive.

Help me look beyond the surface of those pictures to see windows.

Give me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart to receive

What You are offering me through those windows,

That I might sense what is dear to You So that it might becomes what is dear to me…

By Ken Gire from Windows of the Soul

In my spiritual direction group, we speak frequently of finding stillness, wel-coming silence and listening with our hearts for the voice of God—for we knowthat it is in a quiet mind that God’s still small voice will speak volumes to our soul.

As of late, I have struggled with being quiet and still before God. I am awareof how my mind wanders. I have begun to imagine my spiritual direction groupholding my hand and walking beside me as I venture to that quiet place.

The prayer by Ken Gire spoke to me and it reminded me of the blessings Ireceive from this group. I was particularly drawn to the imagery of sitting before amirror, God sitting there beside me, wrapping me in loving and comforting arms. I

can begin to relax a bit. When my thoughts settle down, I become more aware ofGod’s peaceful presence, encouragement, and healing comfort. I find renewal ofenergy spent and strength for what lies before me. It’s a place I need to visit every-day.

“The problem is not entirely in finding the room of one’s own, the timealone, difficult and necessary as that is. The problem is more how to still the soulin the midst of its activities.”

Anne Morrow Lindbergh Gift from the Sea

Deacon Rebecca


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Adult Forums are held on Sundays from 11:55 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The complete

Adult Forum calendar is on our website at www.stfrancisereka.com — select

“Christian Education”, “Adults”.

Adult Forums April

May 1 Commitment Sunday

May 8 Moms in the Bible

May 15 Our dreams for the next chapter

May 22 Deaconess Anne House

May 29 New Testament Archeology

June 5 Mass in the Grass at Drewel Park

June 12 Sustainable agriculture

June 19 Islam, part 1

June 26 Islam, part 2

Adult Forum Schedule

Parish Administrator Pastor Sally is interviewing candidates for the parish administrator position.

The parish administrator will work for 5 hours at 210 S. Central each Monday,Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Our current parish administrator, Barbi Click, will

be training the new person. We will have an opportunity to say goodbye to Barbi.

Additionally, Barbi remains the head of the Trinity Food Ministry (Pantry & Hot

Lunch), so we will see her on 5th Sundays (May 29) when we provide food for

people coming to the Hot Lunch at Trinity Episcopal Church in the Central West

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Upcoming Events

May 1: Commitment Sunday

May 3: Women’s Group meets at 6:30 p.m. at Barb Sacco

’s home

May 7: Cinco de Mayo Pet Parade, 1-4 p.m.

May 20: “Concerts on Central”

May 25: Crafter Outing to Missouri Botanical Garden

May 25: Youth Group at Pastor Sally’s at 7 p.m.

May 28: Flyer Blitz for Mass in the Grass

May 29: Trinity Hot Lunch 1-3 p.m.

Pastor Sally and Tony - Goin’ Fishin’

Pastor Sally will be away from Monday, May 16 through Thursday, May 19.

She and Tony will be fishing for trout in Rockbridge, MO. Hope for a good catch,

since they always share their bounty with the parishioners of St. Francis’.

“Concerts on Central” Please put these Friday dates on your calendar:

May 20 June 17 July 15 August 19

Those are the dates for “Concerts on Central,” a street party with food and

music, along Central Ave. in Eureka. St. Francis’ will be present, providing free

temporary tattoos to children. We’ll have a sign-up sheet close to each event, so that

we have plenty of volunteers to apply the tattoos. We’re only there from 7-8:30

p.m.; you’re only committing to 90 minutes. The children love the tattoos, so it’s avery gratifying ministry.

Upcoming Youth Group Events Our next Youth Group meeting is Wed., May 25 at 7 p.m. at Pastor Sally’s

house, 2575 Sunrise Dr. in Eureka. We’ll watch a movie, eat potato skins, and enjoy

one another ’s company.

On Sat., June 18, we’re meeting at the Endangered Wolf Center at 7 p.m. for a

“wolf howl.” Parishioners of St. Francis’ are invited to join us to learn about wolvesand (hopefully) to hear them howl.

All tweens, teens, and their friends are always welcome to come to any and all

Youth Group events.


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Clergy Conference Dates 2016

September 27-29, 2016: Clergy Conference at Toddhall Retreat Center

December 1, 2016: Clergy Day at St. Martin's Episcopal Church

Rides for Roger Shaw

The following is the schedule for rides to and from the 10:15 a.m. worship on Sun-

days. (Laclede Groves, 723 S. Laclede Station Rd. 63119 Room 335, Bldg. 723)

May 1 - Donna Bernert

May 15 - Kevin Broom for pickup and Cheryl Foster for dropoff

June 5 - Sylvia Ahmad

June 19 - Sylvia Ahmad

Prayer for Capital Campaign

“Faith Under Construction”

St. Francis’Episcopal Church

Loving and gracious God, we praise you for the blessings that we have received inour personal lives and as members of St. Francis’ Church. Lord God, we have re-mained faithful to your call to ministry and by your grace, we now have the propertyon which to erect a building where we can continue in the work and ministry youhave set before us. We ask your continued presence to be ever with us as we embarkon our capital campaign, Faith Under Construction. Be our guide and light as wediscern how we can best support and participate in this campaign. To make ourdream of our own building a reality, we place our trust in you to be our steadfastcompanion and guide.

In your Holy name we pray. AMEN.


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Submitted by Kathy Regnier

From the Kids’ SpacePrayers of the Children: Youth Sunday April 17th 2016

1. We pray for God and the Holy Spirit.

2. We pray for Jesus.

3. We pray that we live happy and healthy lives.

4. We pray for people to achieve their goals.

5. That we have medicine to stop illnesses.

6. We pray to stop abortion.

7. We pray for our endangered species.

8. We pray for our 3 cats.

9. We pray for our cats that died.

10. We pray for dogs, whales, dolphins, horses and bunnies.

11. We pray for the sea lions.

12. We pray for our kitty cats.

13. We pray for the animals

that need a safe and loving

home.

14.We pray for our stuffed ani-

mals.

15. We pray for our future president.

16. We pray for George Washington because he gave us freedom.

17. We pray for Abe Lincoln because he stopped slavery.

18. We pray for our clothes.

19. We pray that we never go hungry.

20. We pray for the children who need food.

21. We pray to be kinder to our brothers or sisters.

22. We pray that we are free from tornadoes.

23. We pray that there is no more rain to flood the roads and houses.

24. We pray for those who suffer from illness such as cancer or diabetes.

25. We pray for the creator of Coca-Cola.

26. We pray for the flowers and trees blooming.

27. We pray for warmer weather.

28. We pray that there are no snakes in our yard.

29. We pray that PoPo gets stronger.

30. We pray for a great summer break.

31. We pray for everyone!

32. We pray for our New Church!


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Earthy Soul by Kathleen McDonald

As I write this article, there is no site plan yet

for the new church. For me, this is a blessing. No site

plan means we don’t know where on the grounds the building will be. Therefore, we don’t know where

any gardens will be. We can’t plan, we can’t start

building and growing. And although there’s a certain

frustration in that, it also means that I can go on

dreaming, without practical restrictions, about the

parish grounds.

I can dream about a children’s garden with

pathways wide enough for strollers and wheelchairs. I can picture growing pump-kins and watermelons that our kids can enjoy and have plenty left to share with kids

who eat from the Eureka pantry.

One night I had a dream that another parish gardener came to me with a plan

for raised beds made of stone in three interlocking circles. In here we grew the fra-

grant herbs that offered their own incense to the Trinity and also seasoned food for

ourselves and our neighbors.

In my unrestricted dreaming, I can think about raised vegetable beds that will

help those of us who can’t kneel down and who really miss the ability to play in the

dirt. I can picture the utter excess of ripe tomatoes and enough zucchini to make

chocolate zucchini bread for everyone!

I can picture orderly green spaces that welcome newcomers to St. Francis’ and

I can picture wild spaces, too, where plants, animals, and insects will have a safe

place to live.

I’m not sure at all how or even if we can make up for the environmental

changes we will wreak on Eureka, but I’m not worrying about it yet. I know that

our building planners are doing everything they can to make sure our building is a

safe and healthy place for us, for our neighborhood, and for future generations.When we move beyond dreaming to planning, then I’ll think more practically.

I’m also not worrying yet about

the fact that there is no money

budgeted for landscaping. No

matter what my personal dreams

are, I know that we will not be

buying well-established spring-

flowering trees. But I still dreamabout seeing redbuds in bloom

from the church windows.

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May Birthdays

& Anniversaries

Jack Lauless May 7

Laura Hoffner May 10

Kyra Jordan May 12

Max Starbuck May 14

Laura Dick May 17

Sylvia Ahmad May 20

Abby Jones

May 20

Phil Barger May 25

Tim Jones May 25

Vernell Rasmussen May 28

Jack Doerr May 29

Gina Nessel May 30

Patti & Skip Moreland May 6

Arlene & Bob Underwood

May 30

Red Wagon

"Thousands of needy Missouri

families receiving temporary state

assistance are also expected to losethose benefits due to shorter wel-

fare time limits adopted last year

by the Legislature."

Read more at http://

www.missourinet.com/2016/03/24/

nearly-30000-missourians-could-

lose-food-stamps-april-1/

Please remember the food pantrywhen you shop: pea-

nut butter, jelly,

canned meats, canned

pasta meals, individu-

al packs of fruits, ap-

plesauce, puddings, instant oatmeal

packs, dry cereals.

Also, always needed

items — paper and

sanitary products,

soaps, dental items,

etc.

For This Time in OurCommon Life

“Let us pray knowing that

everything depends on God

our Father, but let us also

work together as if every-

thing depends on us.”

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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 Bible readings forthe upcoming Sunday.

Not only can you read

the Scriptures appointed,

there’s a brief explana-

tion of each passage.

This is a good and easy

way to prepare for what you’ll hear at Sunday

morning worship.

St. Francis’ Spiritual Offerings

during the Week

Mondays from 5:30-6:15 p.m. at the

parish house (210 S. Centr al) 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 New Zealand

Night Prayer.

Fridays at 10 a.m. at the Parish House

(210 S. Central) we study the Bible readings

appointed for the upcoming Sunday.

Please join us for this meeting whenever you

can, whether weekly or once in a while. All

are welcome.

The Barger

Family

Parishioners

Nick Parishioner

Roger Parishioner

Sylvia Parishioner

Roger Parishioner

Tom & John Sons of Paddy Wrob

Billie Jerry Smith’s mother

Horst Brigitte Jung’s brother

Roberta Carly Champlin’s sister

Gwen & Rhonda Rosie & Ernie’s daughters-in-law

Joe Son of Donna & Joe Bernert

Carol Daughter of John & SueSchmidt

Tim Friend of St. Francis’

Neal & Tom Friends of Pastor Sally & Tony

Kayla Granddaughter of Annie

Rayman

Leah Friend of Sylvia Ahmad

Lynn Cheryl Foster ’s dad

Mark Anne Booker ’s father

Darla Paul Becker ’s wife

Prayer List

June Calendar &Worship Schedule

The deadline for the May newsletter, calen-

dar & worship schedule is May 20. Items

not received by that date may not make the

publication. If you have items for any of

these publications, please send or e-mail to

Barbi Click in the parish office

([email protected]).

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Financial Update — March 2016

Actual for

March 2016

Budgeted for

March

YTD 2016

Actual

YTD 2016

Budget

Total Income $ 8,375 $ 11,275 $ 67,326 $ 33,825

Total Expenses 28,716 11,263 53,521 33,985

Difference $ (20,341) $ 12 $ 13,805 $ (160)

Checking Account—Rockwood Bank

$ 18,438.97

Balance in Diocesan Investment Trust 12,653.77

Custodial account held by the Diocese 24,307.04 St. Francis Building Account 30,510.70

Vicar ’s Discretionary Account 331.86

Land Costs— 602 Brewster 35,686.99 Total $ 121,929.33

If you have further questions, talk to the Vicar. Pastor Sally values input andis happy to have a conversation at any time about St. Francis’.

COMMENTARY:

Please note that the excessive deficit amount noted as the bottom line in the Marchexpenses is related to the amount paid to Church Development Services for contin-ued plans, etc. related to the church building project. This amount is covered by thefunds in the separate building checking account, and does not directly impact ourregular budget.

OTHER MATTERS FOR THE COMMITTEE:

None at this time.

Respectfully submitted,

Suzanne

Suzanne Jones, Treasurer


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Bishop’s Committee Minutes, St. Francis’ Eureka April 17, 2016

Members Present: Sylvia Ahmad, Donna Bernert, Michael Booker, Kevin Broom,Bob Champlin, Sally Hader, Jack Lauless, Rich Mayfield, Kathleen McDonald,

Sue Schmidt, Pastor Sally Weaver, Deacon Rebecca Barger

Opening business

The meeting opened with prayer offered by Deacon Rebecca ; This was followed by the sharing of joys and concerns

Approval of Feb 27 & Mar 20 minutes as amended:

The 3/20/16 meeting minutes have been amended to reflect that the persons whowould attend the 3/31/16 meeting with the Bishop would include Bob Champlin,Donna Bernert, Deacon Rebecca and Pastor Sally.

Motion Donna Bernert Second Kevin Broom Approved all

Treasurer’s report

Treasurer ’s reports Suzanne Jones sent these to the committee electronically. Su-zanne made explanations of what might be causing any confusion and made every-thing clear.

Approval of March financial results. Motion to accept pending audit: MichaelBooker Second: Rich Mayfield Approved by all

Vicar’s report

Clarifying the Vicar ’s role

Pastoral Care ALWAYS a priority.

In order to accomplish all that is at hand, Pastor Sally will need to say ‘no’ moreoften, especially to tasks that do not require the Vicar to be in charge. This is anew stage of growth for all of us.

Parish administrator position

Currently parish administrator Barbi Click works for St. Francis on Monday andFriday, which enables her to run the Trinity Hunger Ministries on Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. This leaves Pastor Sally covering on the otherdays for administrative work for the parish. Pastor Sally needs consistent support,5 hours a day, four days a week. An ad has been placed in the Current and Sallyhas already received several resumes. The budget is already set to cover this.Barbi is looking for other part-time work that will help her continue working inhunger ministries.

210 S. Central – new PCs. Due to a generous gift from some parishioners, the of-fice has three new computers. After some unnerving technical glitches, they arenetworked with one another and with the new copier.

“Faith under Construction” – May 1 is Commitment Sunday

Church Architecture and Allied Arts – Two members of this newly-formed com-mittee joined us today for worship and for Adult Forum.

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EurekaChamber ofCommerce

Cinco de MayoPet Parade

Saturday, May 7th,1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

St. Francis’ loves to party with our neighbors, especially when it involves our

pets and warm weather. Eureka’s annual Pet Parade will surely be more fun in May

than it ever was in February or March! If you want to enter your pet in the parade,

you can pre-register ($5 per pet) by calling the Eureka Chamber of Commerce at

636-938-6062. Or you can register the morning of the parade.

This year ’s Pet Parade and celebration will include Pet Blessings by our own

pet-loving Pastor, and free St. Francis’ medals to give away to neighbors and pets.

With or without your pet, join us on May 7th for fun with Fido and Fluffy. If

you can, please wear your St. Francis’ t-shirt or jacket.

Origins of Mother ’s Day were founded onreflection, gratitude and prayer

The celebration of an annual Mother ’s Day began as a dream ofAnna Reese Jarvis in the late nineteenth century. However, Anna

passed away in 1905 and it seemed that her dream died with her. An-na Marie Jarvis, devoted daughter of Mrs. Anna Reese Jarvis, took upthe task of seeing that her mother ’s dream of an annual day of com-memoration was established.

Ms. Jarvis arranged have a Mother ’s Day service held at her church in Phila-delphia on May 10, 1908. Her intention was for a God -centered service of reflectionand quiet prayer in gratitude for the work and service of all mothers. This servicewas the starting point from which Anna (and a team of friends) worked in order toinaugurate a national Mother ’s Day. On May 8, 1914, the resolutions successfully

passed both houses of U.S. Congress, assigning the second Sunday of May as a na-tional day of honor for mothers.

Less than a decade later, Mother ’s Day had become so commercialized thatMs. Jarvis filed a lawsuit in order to stop this trajectory. Mother ’s Day essentiallywent out of the church and into the stores. Anna’s efforts to reverse this movementwere unsuccessful. She suffered great financial loss as well as declining health in

her later years from severe poverty, disappointment and overwhelming bitterness.Anna Marie Jarvis passed away in 1944. She never married nor had any children ofher own.


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Saturday, May 28, 2016

Friend, can you spare a couple of hours for St. Francis’???

There will be a flyer blitz to promote St. Francis’ Mass in the Grass on Saturday,May 28. We will gather at the Parish House (210 S. Central Avenue, Eureka) at9:30 am to organize then divide and conquer. We anticipate wrapping up at about11:30 am.

The top 5 reasons why you want to help:

No doorbell ringing!

The more the merrier and the quicker we complete our task!

Enjoy taking an easy walk on a spring Saturday morning!

Because you St. Francis’!

St. Francis is a community of invitation, welcome and hospitality!

Invitational Ministry

Schedule for May-June

Invitational ministry is resuming for the summer months. On Saturday mornings(weather permitting), we gather at 9:30 am at the Parish House. We conclude by11:30 am. If you have questions are interested in helping with this ministry, pleaselet Deacon Rebecca (713/515.5676) know.

May 14 Pastor Sally Jack Lauless May 21 Suzanne Jones Linda Doolittle

June 4 Steve Strathearn John Schmidt June 11 Deacon Rebecca Jack Lauless June 18 Pastor Sally Linda Doolittle June 25 Suzanne Jones ***To be determined


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(Continued from page 8)

God’s love is abundant, God’s life is abundant. Beautiful things grow in our

state. Delicious, healthy things grow in our state. Delightful things grow here, as

well. We’ll find a way to be sure that our ministries to our neighbors and our neigh-

borhood, to our children and ourselves will seed, grow and thrive. They will grow

and praise God for us and through us.

In the meantime, I’m dreaming big.

Kathleen McDonald

Early Summer Afternoon in the Garden

What better time than May for a walk in the Garden? Join your St. Francis’ friends

on Wednesday, May 25 for an outing to the Missouri Botanical Gardens, aka

Shaw’s Garden. We’ll meet at 10 a.m. at the Parish House and carpool for conven-

ience. ALL are welcome. Bring your family and friends. They may get hooked

on us — or at least enjoy the fresh air and a good lunch in a beautiful setting. For

more information, check with Donna Bernert or Sue Schmidt.


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Crafters’ Outings Calendar 2016

May 25: MO Botanical Gardens and lunch on the terr ace

June 29: St Louis City Librar y Tour, Anheuser Busch Brewery Tour, lunchin the Biergarten

July 27: Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Tour and lunch at Ikea

August 31: Movie TBD and lunch

September 28: Kimmswick and lunch at The Blue Owl

October 26: Chr ist Chur ch Cathedral, New Cathedral, Old Cathedral,lunch at Llewellyn’s Pub in the Central West End.

November 30: Old St. Char les and lunch (Chr istmas shops and Lewis andClark Discovery Center)

These activities are open to anyone who would like to join us--friends, spouses,any adult who would enjoy it.

St. Francis’ Book GroupSave the Date

Check out the book!

Waiting for Snow in Havana

by Carlos Eire

Thursday, June 16th

6:30 - 8:00 at the Parish House

Open to all

In 1962, at the age of eleven, Carlos Eire was one of14,000 children airlifted out of Cuba, his parents left

behind. His life until then is the subject of Waiting forSnow in Havana, a wry, heartbreaking, intoxicatingly beautiful memoir of growingup in a privileged Havana household -- and of being exiled from his own childhood

by the Cuban revolution.

This book is available electronically, on disc or in print from both Amazon. com andfrom St. Louis County Library.


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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 Jesus

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.

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

Sunday Worship

Attendance Statistics

2015 2016

Maundy Thursday 21 29

Good Friday 22 22

The Great Vigil 31 21

Easter 129 125

2 Easter 57 75

3 Easter 50 64

4 Easter 71 69

5 Easter 61 68


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Recipe of the Month

Ingredients:

1 2 1/2- to 3- pound spaghetti squash,halved lengthwise and seeded

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 bunch broccolini, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper(optional)

2 tablespoons water

1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarellacheese, divided

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese,divided

3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Directions:

1. Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 450°F. 2. Place squash cut-side down in a microwave-safe dish; add 2 tablespoons water.

Microwave, uncovered, on High until the flesh is tender, about 10 minutes.(Alternatively, place squash halves cut-side down on a rimmed baking sheet.Bake in a 400°F oven until the squash is tender, 40 to 50 minutes.)

3. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add broccolini, garlicand red pepper (if using); cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Add waterand cook, stirring, until the broccolini is tender, 3 to 5 minutes more. Transfer toa large bowl.

4. Use a fork to scrape the squash from the shells into the bowl. Place the shells in

a broiler -safe baking pan or on a baking sheet. Stir 3/4 cup mozzarella, 2 table-spoons Parmesan, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper into the squash mixture.

Divide it between the shells; top with the remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella and 2tablespoons Parmesan.

5. Bake on the lower rack for 10 minutes. Move to the upper rack, turn the broilerto high and broil, watching carefully, until the cheese starts to brown, about 2minutes.

4 servings | Active Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 40 minutes

Submitted by Sylvia Ahmad

Spaghetti Squash Lasagna with Broccolini


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St. Francis’ Ministries: In the parish

In the world

In the Diocese

Greening Our Food Ministries

For our fifth and final year working

in the community gardens at the Wild-

wood YMCA, the gardeners of St. Fran-

cis’ will be working the beds and harvest-

ing produce to feed the clients of the Eu-

reka Food Pantry and the Circle of Con-

cern food pantry in Valley Park. The

Wildwood West Community garden has

grown and thrived for the past few years,

and St. Francis’ has been a constant part

of that success.

This year we’ll be working exclusively in the beds dedicated to the pantries,

and our leader will be Leslie Lenz, who is not only a certified Master Gardener, butalso a member of St. Martin’s, our neighboring parish. We will, again this year,

help to provide fresh vegetables to the pantries. Clients have grown to like all the

kale we can grow, as well as spinach, squash of several kinds, tomatoes, beans and

peppers.

With an eye to the future (please see the Earthy Soul column on p. 8 ) we

will be better organizing and growing our team this year, which means that:

St. Francis’ volunteers can plan around their own vacation schedules

St. Francis’ volunteers can work alone or in pairs, on dedicated days, or for afew hours sometime during certain weeks.

This should prove a big relief for all! If you would like to be of help in the

garden, even for a limited time, please see Kathleen McDonald, Sylvia Ahmad, or

John Schmidt. Note: If working in the garden is not your best talent, or your favor-

ite activity, the green growers still need your prayers for just the right amount of

rain. Thank you!

[email protected]

by Kathleen McDonald


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602 Brewster Rd.: Property Update

Clark Davis and Rick Kuhn, members of Bishop Smith's Commission on

Church Architecture and Allied Arts, are meeting with our committee and task force

chairs on Friday, April 29. Clark, who is an architect, and Rick, who is a generalcontractor, have extensive experience with new construction. They will share their

insights and recommendations.

The next task is to give Church Development Services our list of de-

sired materials and finishes. This includes items such as what the exterior facade

will look like, what the flooring will be in all the various spaces, the roofing materi-

al, etc.

Meanwhile, Church Development Services has contracted with a civil engi-

neer to create a site plan. This will show us where the building, parking lots, side-

walks, etc., will sit on our property.

Why Go to Church?

A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it

made no sense to go to church every Sunday. He wrote: "I've gone for 30 years

now, and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons, but for the life

of me, I can't remember a single one of them.

So, I think I'm wasting mytime, the preachers and priests are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all". This

started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column. Much to the de-

light of the editor, it went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: "I've

been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000

meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of

those meals. But I do know this: They all nourished me and gave me the strength I

needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be

physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I

would be spiritually dead today!"

When you are DOWN to nothing, God is UP

to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible & receives the im-

possible! Thank God for our physical and our spiritual nourishment! IF YOU

CANNOT SEE GOD IN ALL, YOU CANNOT SEE GOD AT ALL ! B. I. B. L.

E. simply means: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth!

Submitted by Bob Champlin


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Youth Sunday, April 17


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Demolition of buildings on 602 Brewster


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Property update

In the March 31st meeting, Bishop Smith listened to the parish’s concerns andagreed that a large but moveable Baptismal Font would better serve the parish, ra-

ther than the in-ground baptismal pool previously recommended.

Brandon Harp, site engineer – Civil Engineering Design Consultants.

Civil engineering fees of $35,000 are budgeted within the $1.9m from the diocese.Subcontractor Brandon Harp will do this for CDS and give that to us. It will showwhere the building will sit on the land.

Collated Materials & Finishes sheet. This was discussed during an open meeting inAdult Forum and was not further addressed in the BC meeting.

Groundbreaking – Bishop on local vacation/sabbatical mid-May to mid-Aug.

Whenever we are ready for groundbreaking, we will invite the Bishop to attend andlead as he mentioned that he would like to do.

On Thursday, April 21, Pastor Sally and Linda Doolittle will meet with Al Ludwig,Emmanuel Webster Groves, about the legal details and the logistics planning andopening a of the preschool.

Strategic plan — needs to come back into discussion by the BC, make some adjust-ments. We decided to address this at length during our June meeting of this year,June 19th

Upcoming

Cinco de Mayo pet parade – May 7. Table and booth. Medallions and blessings.1:00- 4:00 Meet at PH at 12:30

Invitational ministry begins May 14th, Jack Lauless and Pastor Sally will be thefirst team out for the season. Deacon Rebecca has prepared a schedule for the Invi-tational Ministry summer season.

Pentecost – May 15. Acts readings in various languages.

Vicar ’s Forum – property update – April 24

May 15 Dreams for the building

Concerts on Central – These begin on May 20. Sally Hader will contact EurekaParks and Rec to see if we are still able to staff the children’s craft booth.

“Mass in the Grass” – Drewel Park – June 5 at 10:15. The regular 8 a.m.worshipservice will be held at the Lodge.

Newcomers dinner: May 21st at Sue and John Schmidt’s @ 6:30 p.m.

Closing business

Temperature check

Closing prayer

Next meeting: Sunday, May 15

Submitted by Kathleen McDonald

(Continued from page 13)


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Planning Calendar May

May Invitational ministry resumes

Growing Green community garden

May 1 – Commitment Sunday, “Faith under Construction”

May 7 – Cinco de Mayo Eureka Celebration

May 15 – Pentecost

May 15 – “Our Dreams” at Adult Forum

May 16 through 19 – Vicar ’s vacation

May 18 – Tutoring weekly ministry breaks for the summer

May 20 – Concerts on Central

May 25 – Parish-wide outing by Crafters – MO Botanical Gardens

May 28 – Flyer blitz for Mass in the Grass

May 29 – Memorial Day honored

May 29 – Trinity CWE hot lunch ministry

June

Invitational ministry

Growing Green community garden

Diocesan 2017 budget request due

June 10 Luau at Becky and Wade Hall’s

Jun 5 – “Mass in the Grass” at Drewel Park

Jun 9 – Book Group

Jun 10-15 – Vicar ’s vacation

Jun 17 – Concerts on Central

Jun 29 – Parish-wide outing by Crafters – St. Louis Library, Anheuser -Busch brewery

Adopt-a-Highway – date TBA


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Youth Group Schedule of Events Here’s what is planned by our Youth Group. All middle- and high-schoolers andtheir friends are always welcome at every gathering.

Wed., May 25 - 7 p.m.

-- movie night at Pastor Sally's, 2575 Sunrise Dr.

Sat., Jun 18 -- Endangered Wolf Center. We'll invite all of St. Francis' to join usfor a wolf howl. It's at 7 p.m.

Wed., July 20 -- Laser tag at The Edge in Belleville, IL in the evening

Sat., Aug 13 -- We'll invite St. Francis' to join us at the Museum of Transportationon Barrett Station Rd. Time to be determined.

Wed., Sep 7 --

we'll cook dinner at the Ronald McDonald House for the familiesstaying there while their children are in the hospital.

Wed., Oct 19 -- 7 p.m. at Pastor Sally's, 2575 Sunrise Dr.

Adopt-a-Highway—April 23


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May 2016 WORSHIP LEADERS SCHEDULE

Ministry MAY 1 MAY 8 MAY 15 MAY 29 MAY 22

Lectors

Michael Booker

Tim Booker

Paddy Wrob

Bob Smith

Kevin Selle

Kathleen

McDonald

Kathleen

McDonald

Bob Smith

Michael Booker

Barb Sacco

Intercessors Michael Booker

Sue Schmidt

Paddy Wrob

Bob Smith

Kevin Selle

Kathleen

McDonald

Kathleen

McDonald

Bob Smith

Michael Booker

Barb Sacco

Chalice Suzanne Jones Michael Booker Kevin Selle Kathleen

McDonald

Barb Sacco

Acolyte Katie J. Kathleen

McDonald

Rich Mayfield Katie J. Amanda B-M

Torchbearers Annette Carr

Jack Lauless

Sue Schmidt

John Schmidt

Jerry Smith

Bob Smith

Arlene

Underwood

Barb Sacco

Carly Champlin

Bob Champlin

Altar

Guild

Linda Doolittle

Kathleen

O’Reilly

Linda Doolittle

Jerry Smith

Linda Doolittle

Jerry Smith

Brigitte Jung

Jerry Smith

Brigitte Jung

Sue Schmidt

Greeters Sue Schmidt

Annette Carr

Sue Schmidt

Annette Carr

Sue Schmidt

Annette Carr

Sue Schmidt

Annette Carr

Sue Schmidt

Annette Carr

Usher Rich Mayfield Bob Smith Michael Booker Bob Champlin John Schmidt

Tellers

Rich Mayfield

Arlene

Underwood

Bob Champlin

Rich Mayfield Bob Smith

Suzanne Jones Rich Mayfield

Bob Smith Arlene

Underwood

Bob Champlin

Eucharistic

Visitor

Paddy Wrob Kevin Selle Sally Hader Paddy Wrob Kathleen

McDonald


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May 2016 @ St. Francis’

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Commitment Sunday

8 am HE

9 am Choir Practice

9:30 am Property

10:15 am HE

11:15 am “Faith UnderConstruction” Brunch

2

5:30 pmPrayerGroup

6:30 pm

Worship& Music

3

6:30 pmWomen’s

Group atBarb

Sacco’s

4

1 pmCrafternoon

6:30 pm

Tutoring @Lodge

5 6

9 am

Staff

Meeting

10 am

Bible Study

7

1 pm

Cinco deMayo PetParade

8

8 am HE

9 am Choir Practice

9:30 Property

10:15 am HE

11:55 am Adult Forum

9

5:30 pm

Prayer

Group

10 11

1 pm

Crafternoon

6:30 pm

Tutoring @Lodge

12

4:30 pm

ExecutiveCommittee

13

10 am

Bible Study

14

9:30 am

Invitational

Ministry

15 Pentecost

8 am HE

9 am Choir Practice

9:30 am Property

10:15 am HE 11:55 am Adult Forum

12:45 pm Bishop’sCommittee

16

5:30 pm

PrayerGroup

17 18

1 pm

Crafternoon

19 20

10 am

Bible Study

7 pm

“Concerts onCentral”

21

9:30 am

Invitational

Ministry

6:30 pm Newcom-ers’ Dinnerat theSchmidts’

22

8 am HE

9 am Choir Practice

9:30 am Property

10:15 am HE


23

5:30 pm

Prayer

Group

24

6 pm

Communi-cation &

Marketing

25

10 am

Crafters to MOBotanical

Garden

7 pm YouthGroup @ Pas-

tor Sally’s

26 27

10 am

Bible Study

28

9:30 am

Mass in theGrass FlyerBlitz

29

8 am HE

9 am Choir Practice

9:30 am Property

10:15 am HE


1:30 pm Trinity Hot

30

5:30 pm

Prayer

Group

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