Dear Friends, Beloved of Christ! I send greetings from Baltimore and the meeting of the Deputies of Color to the triennial General Convention. We meet for the first time since the last Convention, four years ago, to discuss common issues around budget, racial reconciliation, evangelism, and the environmental crisis. We learned about the healing from … [Read more…]
Delivered by The Rev. Dr. Scot Sherman:
We enjoyed a lovely Mother’s Day coffee hour, and admired the many items donated for new mothers at the Homeless Prenatal Program. Twenty-eight individuals/families from our St. Francis community contributed 244+ baby items valued at over $2500 to this year’s event! All the items will be donated this month to San Francisco’s Homeless Prenatal Program. … [Read more…]
Donations Needed: Another Shipment to Ukraine, May 1st Dear St. Francis Community, What a tremendous outpouring of care for the people of Ukraine we had for our last donations drive! Our partnership with Humanitarian Aid: Hearts For Ukraine through Grains For Good was fortuitous: a sponsored cargo plane filled with 130 large boxes of critical goods … [Read more…]
Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen indeed! St Francis’ has had a very busy Holy Week. From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, we participated in nine worship services in person and on Zoom, including three choral performances, and worship in the courtyard. There were Easter baskets and hats, and Easter Brunch with familiar and new faces. … [Read more…]