We held our annual Blessing of the Animals on St. Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day, Sunday, October 4th. Many enthusiastic dogs and two indifferent chickens came to the in-person, Covid-safe blessing outside of our church. Many, many cats preferred to receive their blessings digitally over Zoom, which means quite a few more cats were blessed … [Read more…]
On October 4th, St. Francis’ Episcopal held a service in the Sanctuary for the first time since March. The service was attended by our Rector Eric Metoyer, The Rev. Dominic George, and Lay Eucharistic Minister Fred Dick, all wearing masks and socially distanced. The congregation was able to watch on Zoom or on our new … [Read more…]
Over the weekend, Ed Splichal, Fred Dick, and Craig Stephen had a productive, socially-distant work party: they got to exercise some power tools, dislodge an ancient steel safe, utilize Ed and Fred’s extensive knowledge of St. Francis’ facilities arcana, and engage in some Episcopal Urban Spelunking in the attic spaces. The end result is that … [Read more…]
St. Francis’ Episcopal donated $1,050 in gift cards to victims of the recent fires! Thank you to everyone who contributed.