Welcome to St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal ChurchTo Know Christ, To Worship Christ, To Serve Christ. |
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Sunday Worship 8 am, 10:30 am; Misa 12:30 pm
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Welcome to St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal ChurchWe're glad you've found St. Francis.
We invite you to visit us. Perhaps, like others, you will find this to be a community of people “who are empathetic, inclusive and loving.” Perhaps you will find that “when entering the sanctuary for a service you feel peaceful.” Perhaps you will “love when we connect with the community around us.” Perhaps you will find an avenue for your gifts: “many to most of attendees are actively involved in one ministry or another.” There is information about St. Francis on this website, but if you have other questions, or would like to get in touch, there is a form for doing that here: We are Episcopalians, members of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Our prayer shapes our belief, and our belief is grounded in the Way of Jesus. BienvenidosNos alegra que hayas encontrado a la iglesia de San Francisco.
Somos episcopales, una parte de la comunión anglicana mundial. Nuestras oraciones forman nuestras creencias y nuestras creencias nos llevan a seguir el Camino de Jesús. |
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Sunday Worship 8 am, 10:30 am; Misa 12:30 pm
To be faithful
Serving God and our St. Francis community through prayer and thoughtful leadership. To be respectful
Being fair, encouraging diversity, hearing different perspectives, and actively listening. To be caring
Developing meaningfully by celebrating our gifts and supporting one another's journey of faith. To be collaborative
The congregation is asked for thoughts and insights so that everyone can be represented. To act with integrity
Being honest, and informed, assuming good intentions, keeping confidences, and holding each other accountable. |
Visit us8818 SW Miley Road, Wilsonville, OR 97070
503-678-5422 Southeast Corner of I-5 at the Charbonneau Exit. |
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Letter from our Interim RectorWelcome to St. Francis Episcopal Church!
If you visit us on Sunday (and I hope you do), you will be greeted by an usher who will give you a bulletin. Worship in the Episcopal Church is participatory: we pray together, gathering to give praise to God. All are welcome! You don’t need to be an Episcopalian, or even a Christian – inquiring hearts may find a place here. We are old and young, straight and gay, married and unmarried. Some of us have worshipped here for years; others a few months. Babies are welcome in the main service, or in the staffed nursery. Children are welcomed to Sunday School for their own age-appropriate examination of Scripture, and then come into the sanctuary to partake of Holy Communion. The principal Sunday worship is Holy Eucharist, aka Mass, aka Holy Communion. (Our double roots in English Catholicism and in the Reformation mean we have a lot of names for things). We listen to readings from Scripture, and a short sermon. We then pray the thanksgiving prayer that dates from the very early days of the Christian church, and receive bread and wine that are to us the body and blood of Christ. You are welcome to receive communion, or to come to the altar for a blessing if you are more comfortable with that. Read the full letter
After the service, you will be welcomed to coffee hour (with juice for the little ones). Announcements during the service may invite you to participate in one of the many ministries of the congregation. We may be gathering clothes for homeless neighbors; we may be sewing baby quilts for a local medical clinic; we may be checking in with friends at lunch. If you have any questions about the Episcopal Church in general, or St. Francis in particular, I hope you will reach out to me. I would love to hear your story. Jaime Sanders, Interim Rector.
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