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St. Francis Times

March 11, 2007
Third Sunday in Lent

Presiding Minister    Pr. Robert Goldstein
Preacher                  Dawn Roginski
Assisting Minister     Rachel Markel
Healing Minister       Pr. Paul Brenner
Sacristan                  Samuel Aller
Crucifer                   Brandee Marckmann
Lector                     Jim Asp
Ushers                    Sarah Wells & Marsha White
Coffee Hour Host    Membership Class of 2006
Counters                 Dale Leininger & Scott Beckerley

First Reading:      Isaiah 55:1-9
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Holy Gospel:        Luke 13:1-9
Psalmody:            Psalm 63:1-8

WE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:

• Gloria Seich, partner of Pat Stein, at Marin General
• Nancy Record and family whose mother passed last Sunday
• Sarah Wells and family, as they remember the life of Ed Houck, uncle to Sarah, who recently passed;
• Dale Johnson's mother, who had a fall and is in physical therapy;
• Rob Zampetti’s father, in the hospital, and Rob’s mother and sister caring for his father;
• Brian Knittel’s mother recovering from surgery;
• Mary Wiltse, sister of Mari Irvin, healing after surgery;
• Bob Douglas, home recuperating
• Bill Hunter;
• Parker Nolen;
• Ollie Payne;
• John Duffy;
• Rick Anderson;
• Mary, cousin of Michael Petrelis;
• Dorothy Smith, of the childcare center, recovery from major surgery;
• Clayia Hamilton, previous Senior Center coordinator, at home recovering from foot surgery;
• Pastor Bradley Schmeling and St. John's; Lutheran Church, Atlanta, Georgia, as they consider the next steps following the verdict of Pastor Schmeling's verdict.

Those serving in the world:

• The Rev. Megan Rohrer, Missionary to the Homeless of SF through The Welcome Ministry;
• The Rev. Pieter Oberholzer and his partner, Fanie Zondagh, and the staff at Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM) in South Africa, serving LGBT people and allies;
• Catherine Coon and the Children of Hope Project in Uganda.

DAWN ROGINSKI PREACHES TODAY

The St. Francis Call Committee has recommended Dawn Roginski for the Pastor of Parish Programs position. Documents with information about the selection process, Dawn's background and experience and the Call Committee's rationale for selecting her were mailed to every member of St. Francis last week. Copies of the mailing are also available in the narthex for you to take after worship.

Please plan to attend worship today to hear Dawn preach, hear from the Call Committee during coffee hour, meet Dawn, and participate in a question and answer session. A special meeting of the congregation is being planned for March 25 to vote on calling Dawn.

Our thanks to Dale Leininger (chair), Scott Beckerley, Rob Byrne, Marilyn Jackson, Susan Kools, Jim Kowalski, Debora Tully or Marsha White.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Sunday March 11 Meet Dawn Roginski

Our candidate for the Pastor of Parish Programs will preach and meet you after worship for a question-and-answer time.

Sunday March 25 Congregation Meeting

The congregation will vote on whether to call Dawn Roginski as Pastor of Parish Programs.

Lent at St. Francis

Wednesdays in Lent

TAIZE
A Joint Lenten Journey by
St. Francis Lutheran Church
& Metropolitan Community Church
Wednesdays at 7 PM at St. Francis through March 28

Joint Lenten Services

St. Francis Lutheran Church and the Metropolitan Community Church join this Lenten season on Wednesday evenings for a Taizé service. This service, a product of the monastic community near Burgundy, France, uses silence, light and meditation through music and prayer. In the service, the leader says a prayer, then the congregation sings a response, holding the last note while the leader speaks the next prayer.

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Passion/Palm Sunday, April 1

11 AM Procession on the Street followed by Procession of Palms

Triduum - The Three Days

Holy Thursday, April 5

7 PM Maundy Thursday Service

Good Friday, April 6

Noon - Stations of the Cross

Noon - Interchurch Procession

7 PM - Good Friday Service

Easter Vigil, Saturday April 7

At dusk - Easter's First Worship

EASTER SUNDAY

11 AM - Festival of the Resurrection

MUSIC AT ST. FRANCIS

CHORAL FAVORITES

A varied program of chaconnes and passacaglias from the Baroque to Present
Thursday, March 15th at 7 PM - Free Admission

CONSIDER JOINING THE GOOD FRIDAY WALK

St. Francis joins Most Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic and St. John the Evangelist Episcopal in our second Stations of the Cross Procession through the streets of San Francisco on Good Friday, April 6 at Noon till 2 PM.
If you cannot handle the walk there will also be the Stations of the Cross at noon inside St. Francis.

EASTER LILIES

Lilly plants will be arranged in the sanctuary for Easter Sunday, April 8th. Anyone interested in furnishing one or more plants should make arrangements with Dave Walda at the office to drop them off by Friday, April 6th.

LET'S DO LUNCH!!!

Anyone interested in joining in a lunch following services on Easter Sunday should contact Barbara Kling.

SUNDAY CLASS

We are reading Diana Bass' Christianity For the Rest of Us, a real alternative to the religious right and a model with which to test St. Francis' vision.

PFLAG PROGRAM TODAY

Roberto Hernandez, who established Gay y Lesbians Unidos Contra la Homphobia, will be the guest speaker at 3PM. Roberto, a former radio station account executive, was publicly outed as part of a prank.

DO WE HAVE YOUR CORRECT INFORMATION

A new membership directory will be printed soon. Please notify Dave Walda at the office if your address, phone number, and email has changed.

PEW CARD FOR YOU TO USE

At last, the pew cards are here. You will find them in the racks on the back of the pews. Note the various ways they can be used to communicate with the staff of the congregation. Unfortunely, this batch was not scored so they could be easily torn apart. Please drop the whole card, or the lower portion if you can separate the parts, in the offering plate or hand it to an usher.

Daylight savings starts this Sunday morning. Don't forget to change your clocks, or you will be late for worship.

PASTOR SCHMELING APPEALS

Pastor Bradley Schmeling has appealed the decision of the Hearing Committee in the hearing conducted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Southeastern Synod.
The appeal is in line with the statements of the Hearing Committee, given in their findings, that the policy precluding homosexual pastors in loving, committed relationships from the ministry of the church may violate the Constitution of the ELCA and that one of the venues for changing the policy was an appeal to the ELCA Committee on Appeals.

WELCOME MINISTRY RUMMAGE SALE

The Welcome Ministry will be having a rummage sale on Saturday, March 24th at Old First Presbyterian Church 10am-2pm. The proceeds will be used to get a new commercial dishwasher for our kitchen.

If you have items you would like to bring to the Welcome Ministry please bring them to Old First Presbyterian (Van Ness and Sacramento) the week prior to the event. If you are coming after 5pm or before 11am on a week day please let us know so we can make sure to meet you at the church to let you in and help you unload. If you need help transporting items to Old First let us know and we will try to assist you. Contact: Rev. Megan Rohrer 415-776-5552 x310,
or by email: megan@welcomeministry.org

CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE WEEKLY CALENDAR

Lectionary For Fourth Sunday in Lent

• First Reading: Joshua 5:9-12
• Second Reading:2 Corinthians 5:16-21
• Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
• Psalmody: Psalm 32

WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS FOR NEXT SUNDAY

Presiding Minister    Fr. Evan Ardley
Preacher                  Pr. Robert Goldstein
Assisting Minister    Grant Burger    
Healing Minister       Pr. Robert Goldstein
Sacristan                 Samuel Aller
Crucifer                    Sarah Wells
Lector                      Marsha White
Ushers                     Needed
Coffee Hour Host     Carl, Max & Michael
Counters                  Brad Hubert & Rob Byrne

Please take note of the opportunities available to assist with the worship service. There are open slots for upcoming Sundays. Please sign up on the sign-up sheets in the Parish Hall.

Safeway parking permits are available in the back of the church. The permits allow parking for Sunday services ONLY.

St. Francis Lutheran Church

A Place for Gathering: Memory, Presence and Promise
152 Church Street, San Francisco, CA 94114-1111

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