The deadline is Monday, December 21 by noon.

We will be scaling back our greens and flowers during this Covid time and also creating a festive environment in our sanctuary that will be enjoyed by those both attending in-person services and via YouTube. The Altar Guild Flower Team invites you to spread more cheer during this Christmas season by contributing towards the elegant greenery and flower decorations for the Christmas services.
 
Contributions can be given in thanksgiving, in memory, or to the Glory of God. This loving gesture will be greatly appreciated by all and will receive mention in the bulletins for the Christmas services.
 
Christmas Flower donation envelopes are available in the Narthex, through the Fourth Sunday in Advent, Sunday December 20 for those attending in-person services. You may drop the envelope, or the form below, into the offertory plate.
 
Donations along with the form below may also be mailed to St. Francis of Assisi, PO Box 445, Wilsonville OR 97070 or email the church office at saintfranciswilsonville@gmail.com. 
​You can sign up online here and then mail in your contribution.

Click here for a printable sign up sheet.

Please make checks, in any amount, payable to “St. Francis of Assisi” and write “Christmas Flowers” on the memo line.
 
Your generosity is greatly appreciated, Our Altar Guild
 
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS
 
Flowers are given by: ________________________
In the amount of $ ___________
Use back side for additional names
 
Please print clearly
 
In Thanksgiving for: _______________________
In Loving Memory of: _____________________ 
To the Glory of God: ______________________

Our Baby Blanket Project for Salud Medical Center is really gaining momentum. Most of us are sewing at home and are excited to see all of the blankets as they are finished! If you are interested in joining in on the fun, it is not too late and we have made participation easier than ever! 
 
Dale Rushton has assembled a number of “kits” to make baby blanket tops. This eliminates the need to shop for fabric, cut it to size, etc. All that is needed is for you to sew 25 squares into rows of 5 and then join the rows together. This is a perfect Advent project as we await the birth of the Baby Jesus. It is also a great beginner project if you haven’t sewn for a while, have limited time or have a child or grandchild who would enjoy an introduction to sewing and the opportunity to make a blanket that will be donated to a newborn in 2021.
 
After completing the blanket top, you have the option of sewing on the backing yourself or returning the completed top to the Sewing Ministry so that we can procure backing fabric and attach the back to the front.
 
For more information please contact one of the following:
Jean Atwell, Traci Cronkrite, Mary Kirk or Dale Rushton

There will be no conversation November 29.
Please join us on Zoom December 6, 13 and 20 for conversations about the Incarnation.
We’ll be using the Prologue to the Gospel of John (excerpts below) to explore this wonderful, mysterious gift to the world. We’ll meet at 9:20 am after Morning Prayer, using the link from Brendan+. Make a fresh cup of coffee or tea, and let’s see what we can learn!
 
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God… What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people.  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it…
He was in the world, but the world knew him not. He came to his own home, and his own people received him not. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God…
 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory… full of grace and truth.
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If you have questions, call or email Terri Hoffmann (503-982-4825, thoffmann@web-ster.com). 
 
Catechumenate Zoom!
Catechumenate is a long, leisurely, wonderful look at what our (past or future) baptisms mean to us, and what we mean to each other, the parish, and the world. And in 2021 you can join us in your jammies!
We’ll begin in January, and finish in April, meeting each week on Zoom at a day/time most convenient for all of us.
Contact Terri Hoffmann or Christopher Onstad for more information or to enroll! Class size is limited.