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Wilsonville church quilting group goes national in the fight against the coronavirus - oregonlive.com
We are all making a difference. https://www.oregonlive.com/teamoregon/2020/04/wilsonville-church-quilting-group-goes-national-in-the-fight-against-the-coronavirus.html First, you can watch a prerecorded service on You Tube, and the link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRwkDxfYJGE A bulletin for Eucharist is here: https://files.constantcontact.com/bb79693d301/273a886a-4752-4b96-abf7-ce4c8d4af50d.docx Second, you can join a live Zoom Morning Prayer service at 9:00 am, and the link was emailed to members. We also will have an 11:00 am Zoom coffee hour/congregational meeting, and the link was emailed to members.  Our vestry approved the creation of a St. Francis COVID-19 Relief Fund, which will be used to provide additional financial assistance to organizations and individuals within our community. Up to this point, we have been using the Rector's Discretionary Fund to provide assistance to individuals and organizations. In addition, our MDE Committee has made contributions to the food banks in Wilsonville and Canby. But, with the need growing, the vestry discerned that we should set up an additional fund. If you would like to contribute to this work, you can send a check to St. Francis, and in the memo line please note that the funds are for the COVID-19 Relief Fund. Our address is St. Francis of Assisi, PO Box 445, Wilsonville, OR 97070. Or you, can make a contribution online to our PayPal account through the link below. PayPal does not offer a memo line; so simply email us to let us know if you have made a PayPal contribution for the COVID-19 Relief Fund. You can email us at saintfranciswilsonville@gmail.com.   We need your help!!! Over the past few weeks our Comfort Quilt group has been making face masks for medical facilities and organizations in need of them. Face masks have been sent to medical facilities from New York and Connecticut to California with many going to local organizations as well. We recently formed a partnership with the Canby Thriftway to sell masks for $5.each with all proceeds, including a “match” from St. Francis, benefiting the Canby Center Food Bank and COVID-19 programs. To date we have made close to 500 masks but the need continues to grow, especially in medical facilities that serve patients below the poverty level. We have enlisted the help of family, neighbors and friends and are now appealing to our entire Church community to join our efforts. This is a great way to “stay at home” and contribute to the curtailment of this virus. Consider making this a family effort. If you have a sewing machine or would like to assist in any way, please contact us. We can arrange to provide supplies, if needed and will provide pickup service for completed masks, all done with appropriate social distancing practices. (This photo taken earlier in the year) Together we can help fight this virus one mask at a time! Contact persons: Dale Rushton, dalesrushton@yahoo.com; Carole Biskar, cbiskar@gmail.com  Dear Friends in Christ,
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen Indeed! Happy Easter! While I certainly wish that we could be together this morning, I know that Christ is with us, and I hope that you will all celebrate Easter. You can participate in St. Francis' Easter service. You can watch a prerecorded service on You Tube, and the link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ZD6ASM6pE A bulletin has been prepared, which you can access by the following link: https://files.constantcontact.com/bb79693d301/937b0b92-5e05-452d-9ed4-3316d159f0e0.docx Father Brendan  Dear Friends in Christ,
Today is Good Friday; the day in which Jesus Christ was unjustly tried and executed. On this somber day of grief, we have the opportunity to remember that, just like Jesus, we will return to be with God. There are two different ways for you to participate in St. Francis' Good Friday service. First, you can watch a prerecorded service on You Tube, and the link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Z5sgSJrkQ&list=PLyAbf2z9r1NqeJI8ZIK2AFmOe0lxk7HDt&index=22&t=0s Second, you can join a live Zoom service at 7:00 pm tonight, and the link was emailed.  You can watch a pre-recorded service on You Tube, and the link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly8_Z1MrOtI April 7, 2020
Message from Fr. Brendan Dear Friends in Christ, It is so disappointing that we will not be able to gather in-person for the Eucharist, particularly during Holy Week. But, earlier this week, I was reminded of the Anglican concept of “Spiritual Communion.” Ruth Meyers, who is one of the leading liturgist in the Church and my former professor, published an article on the CDSP website this week, https://cdsp.edu/2020/04/spiritual-communion-in-a-season-of-social-distancing/, describing “spiritual communion” in a season of social distancing. As she points out, the Prayer Book makes provisions for communion when someone, typically someone very ill, is unable to physically receive communion. There is also a similar provision in the Prayer Book for the Armed Services. So, I have added the prayer from the Prayer Book for the Armed Services to our upcoming Eucharist services; so that everyone joining our services can join in spiritual communion. While this may not feel the same as the host and the wine, Jesus is, in fact, with us. During these challenging times, it is particularly important that we acknowledge the different ways in which we can receive the sacrament and live in God’s love. In Christ, B |
