St. Francis Times

April 6, 2008

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

First Reading:      Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Second Reading  1 Peter 1:17-23
Holy Gospel:        John 24:13-35
Psalmody:           Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19

WE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:

• Dale Leininger and family in the passing of Dale's uncle George Leininger
• Bob Douglas and the family of Jerry Thompson
• Phil Horne
• Diane Reyneker, teacher at Friends of St. Francis Childcare Center
• Mary, cousin of Michael Petrelis
• our shut-ins and Devin Grant who has moved to assisted living in Ashland Oregon
• Dorothy Smith, of the childcare center
• Pastor Bradley Schmeling and St. John's Lutheran Church, Atlanta, Georgia, as they ponder their future with the ELCA

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;
• Catharine Coon and the Children of Hope Project in Uganda.

Bring Your Calendar Sunday AT COFFEE HOUR
Sign up today for Sunday worship opportunities through June 2008 as lectors, ushers, coffee hosts, providers of altar flowers, crucifer and assisting minister. Brandee Marckmann will be leading the process this time! Here's a chance to team-up with others to do flowers and/or coffee hour. So bring your calendar, and PLEASE SIGN UP! We all can help! Thanks.

FIFTH SUNDAY FORUM UPDATE

Members and friends of St. Francis shared their thoughts and concerns at the March 30th Fifth Sunday Forum on homelessness and the Sunday morning Hospitality Hour. Your input is welcomed; if you attended but did not take the opportunity to speak, or if you were unable to attend, please share your thoughts with a council member of the pastors, or send email to jkowalski@pacbell.net.

JERRY THOMPSON REMEMBERED

Services for Jerry Thompson, St. Francis’ "Elvis," were conducted last Tuesday evening. Jerry’s partner Bob and Jerry’s mother, from Grand Rapids, MI and brother and sister from Southern California were present with friends from both the congregation and the community.

Next Sunday, April 13 is the new member brunch to introduce the fall 2007 new members to the congregation! This festive, annual gathering is for every member and all visitors attending worship that Sunday following the service.

Help the People of Tibet
San Francisco is the only city in the United States that will be hosting the Olympic torch on its journey around the world prior to the Olympics to be held this August in Beijing. The Tibetan community of the Bay Area will be joining other communities to protest on April 8th and 9th in San Francisco, and today we are respectfully seeking your help in one of two ways:		Please join us on April 8th and 9th in San Francisco to speak out against oppression and for human rights in the world. Please consider housing a Tibetan activist or supporter coming to the Bay Area to make their voices heard. We are expecting several hundred, if not thousands, of people and are in urgent need of housing for them. We truly appreciate your consideration in this matter and in closing would like to quote the wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr.:
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Please contact the undersigned if you are able to help us in housing our visiting concerned brothers and sisters. With deep gratitude, Bonnie McCalla, Former president Bay Area Friends of Tibet, (415) 305-2490; bkmccalla@hotmail.com

THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKET

San Francisco has nearly 150,000 persons who live under the threat of hunger.
Consider purchasing extra cans of food, and bring them on Sunday to put in our basket. Food not used for Hospitality will be donated to the San Francisco Food Bank. Food that can be accepted include canned vegetables, canned fruit, tuna, canned meats, soups, stews and chili, peanut butter and cereal (no glass containers or perishable food, please).

New members will be received on Pentecost Sunday, May 11th. Membership Inquiry classes are being set up. Please see the pastors.

Worship on Sunday, May 4th will be a service of music celebrating the completion of the refurbishment of the organ. There will be a dedication and the unveiling of the memorial plaque in honor of contributors, musicians and pastors of St. Francis.

Adult Forum is currently reading La Vida Sacra. This book is about Hispanic religion and liturgy and how we can begin to understand its many gifts to enhance our life and worship as Christians.

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 AM in the Conference Room.

If you would like one of your pastors to listen to your concerns or pain, don't hesitate to ask us -make an appointment, or ask us to call you or mark the pew card. We can be distracted at times on Sundays, so it is best to set aside another time when we can really listen. Pastors Robert and Dawn

SPRING FLING COMING UP
The Friends of St. Francis Childcare Center's Spring Fling will be held on the evening of May 3 at the Swedish American Hall. Check your mailboxes for a Save The Date Card. Jeannine Janson and her family will be honored for their incredible support and commitment to the center over the past ten years.

		Lutherans Concerned/North America invites people of all sexual orientations and gender identities to assemble with members of Reconciling in Christ and prospective RIC congregations at San Francisco State University July 3-6 under the theme, Hearts on Fire. We’ll worship together, using a rich variety of traditions of the worshipping community. We’ll provide a blend of the familiar and the unique drawing on our Lutheran heritage and the wealth of liturgical practice in the area. We’ll network with one another, hear stories of joy and frustration, and make decisions together about the future direction of Lutherans Concerned/North America.
Hearts on Fire. is more than a conference. We take pride in nurturing our participants. Many see the biennial assembly as a family reunion. In 2008, we hope to expand that family feeling by offering some new and exciting aspects to the assembly. Assembly Pre-Events offer extra education and edification before the assembly begins. Vacation Bible School will be offered for children of Assembly attendees and local RIC congregations. This will allow children to have a meaningful Assembly experience along with parents. Keynote Speakers include the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire. Information and Registration are at http://www.lcna.org/assembly/ This event is right in our backyard. We have been asked to provide many volunteers -the more the merrier. If you able to assist to any degree, please talk to the pastors. We also need to consider whether St. Francis will be a hospitality center because we are on the Muni line that goes to and from San Francisco State. Many attendees could stop at St. Francis as their beginning point for visiting the Castro community.
GET $75 OFF IF YOU REGISTER FOR HEARTS ON FIRE IN APRIL! Contact the office for a form to receive the discount.

On Sunday, April 20th at 4:30 PM at St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro Street, the Rev. Lea D. Brown will be installed as MCC’s new Senior Minister. Guest preacher will be the Rev. Dr. G. Penny Nixon.

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Lectionary for the Fourth Sunday of Easter

• First Reading: Acts 2:42-47
• Second Reading 1 Peter 2:29-25
• Gospel: LJohn 10:1-10
• Psalmody: Psalm 23

  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

  (415) 621-2635, FAX (415) 621-8819

  Contact us:

  Directions to St. Francis: Ext 21
  Worship Service schedule: Ext 20
  Pr. Robert Goldstein: Ext 11
  Pr. Dawn Roginksi Ext 12
  Dr. David Schofield, Music Director: Ext 23
  Senior Center Coordinator: Ext 22
  Dave Walda, Senior Parish Administrator: Ext 10
  Clifton King, Sexton
  Susan Tucceri, Congregation President
  Treasurer: Janet Thuesen

  Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday

  General Email: St.FrancisSF - at - sbcglobal.net

  The Rev. Robert Goldstein: RevRGoldstein-at-sbcglobal.net
  The Rev. Dawn Roginski RevDRoginski-at-sbcglobal.net
  Dr. David Schofield StFrancischoir-at-sbcglobal.net
  David Walda, Senior Parish Administrator: St.FrancisSF-at-sbcglobal.net

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