ST FRANCIS of ASSISI
Episcopal Church 
Holy Eucharist
Sunday - 8 & 10:30AM
Wednesday -12 noon
Office Hours
Tues -Fri 9AM-3PM
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Join us for Taizé Prayer around the Cross
First Friday of every month, at 7:30 pm.
The service combines chanting, scripture, spoken prayers and silent meditation in a candle–lit service centered around the cross. This contemplative prayer form that has become known a "Taizé Prayer" takes its name from the Taizé Community in France, founded in the early 1940's by Brother Roger Schutz. Through singing simple chants, the mind is quieted and the heart is opened as the song becomes prayer.
"Nothing is more conducive to a communion with the living God than a meditative common prayer with, as its high point, singing that never ends but continues in the silence of one's heart when one is alone again."
~ Brother Roger of Taizé
Coffee Creek Quilters teaches quilting classes to women incarcerated at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. Since 2002, they have provided a positive, hands-on program that gives their students an opportunity to learn and practice many life-enhancing skills.
Donating quilts lets the students give something beautiful to the community at large, an experience that few of them have ever had. When we read the women the thank-you letters from bereaved families or hospital chaplains, many are deeply moved to realize what their work has meant to others.
Recoveries Anonymous is a 12 step fellowship, formed to offer anyone with any problems or behaviours, a program of recovery.
Meetings are at 7:00pm, in the Wisdom House
Contact Jim Bronic at 503-651-2627, with any questions.
Father Tom...the History teacher?
From Linda Hammersley..."Sydnie, our granddaughter who is 10, asked Father Tom some questions one evening, as her class was studying history. After their conversation, Syd told her teacher about Father Tom, and how he lived in the depression...here he is today, full on talking to 5th graders about his memories.
They even lined up for his autograph. He did a wonderful presentation, and the children could not stop asking questions...they adored him!"
Giving at St. Francis
The Committee on Mission, Discipleship, and Evangelism held a meeting after church on Sunday, March 11 in order to decide how to disperse a portion of the funds for this ministry. The following information represents the distribution decided upon at the meeting:
$1000 - Kairos Programs for Men and Women in prison
$2000 - Salud Medical Clinic (serves the needs of the children of migrant workers)
$850 - To the Muscular Dystrophy Association
$500 - Hogar Infantil (a home in Mexico for children)
$500 - Canby Center (provides basic services to poor and migrant families)
$500 - Rahab’s Sisters (to help victims of human trafficking)
$500 - Quest Charitable Trust (a home for children in India)
$1500 - Renk Scholarship Fund (for Gabriel, Moses and Daniel for Divinity school)
From the Outreach to Children Fund:
$1750 to Outdoor school for Wood Middle School in Wilsonville, and Scholarship for fees for AP tests and activity fees (sports, music, etc.) for students at Wilsonville High School
We are happy to represent St. Francis in supporting these worthy causes!
Renk fundraiser event in the Narthex!
Featured now! A new display featuring photography from Dwayne Huebner.
Dwayne’s close-up floral photography is inspiring, and allows us to see the beauty of grace in nature that is easy to miss in our day to day lives.
Framed and unframed photos will be available for sale starting Sunday the 29th of April. Come see these amazing photos, and help support the work of the Gospel through the lives of the three Sudanese priests we support. Any and all funds gathered through donations will go directly to support our Sudanese priests.
Also available, will be copies of the book “A Long Walk to Water,” which is a wonderful short novel describing the plight of Sudan for the past twenty five years. As well, copies of the article "Hebrew without whining" will be available to read. This article chronicles the events that led Ellen Davis, and Father Tony, to become involved with Renk Theological College in Southern Sudan.
This show is sponsored by Visual Arts Ministry and Mission Discipleship Evangelism.
