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The latest news at St. Francis is posted below. If you would like to post news to this page
you can email it to sfaec@comcast.net .
While it took a couple of months for the weather to cooperate,
March 19, 2011 was a beautiful and clear day for our long planned workday at Summit Head Start. A crew of 12 worked
through the morning and early afternoon removing the old fence and stringing up new fence to enlarge the playground.
Thank you to all who worked so hard on this project!
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It was a dark and stormy night, yes, it
really was! But the stormy weather did not deter our cadre of sleuths from their duty to find out who was
the guilty character at our Pancake Supper/Murder Mystery on Shrove Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Thank you to
Parish Life, EYC and our wonderful actors for a fun-filled evening!
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Click here for Times article on our Stations of the Nativity 12.1.10
Click here for Times article (and look for Lou's comments about halfway down) 11-1-10
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The Rt. Rev. Charles G. vonRosenberg’s last visit to St. Francis on September
12, 2010 was a joyous and glorious celebration with Confirmation of our youth and the blessing of The Katie Hall Activity
Center.
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Thank you to all who gave so
generously to the Stock Their Lockers School Supply Drive. Your kindness is enabling Samaritan Center to distribute
these much needed supplies to children throughout our community.
Pictured above: Sharon Smith-Hensley, with Samaritan
Center, and The Rev. Lou Parsons, with St. Francis of Assisi
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Welcome back to our St. Francis
missioners just
home from working with All
Souls Episcopal Church & Community Center in the Lower Ninth Ward of Louisiana.
(6/12/10)
Missioners: back row - Parker Cantelou, The
Rev. Lou Parsons, Stacy Hall, Mary Lisa Chesnutt, Gail Grande, Arline Caliger, Clay Hall, Isaac Rouser & Greg Love ; front
row - Andy Hall
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Annual BBQ - Fun was had by all, especially the pit crew! (June 2010)
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A wonderful celebration on Pentecost: the coming of the Holy Spirit
and birthday of the Church. Alleluia! (5/23/10)
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With prayers of thanksgiving, we welcomed
Allison Elizabeth Bramblett into the world on April 13, 2010. What a blessing she is to parents, Wanda and Jeremy.
Congratulations!
Just two days prior to Allison's birth, St. Francis celebrated
her pending arrival with a shower for Wanda and Jeremy at All Saints House. Thank you to Kathy Landstreet, Stacy Hall
and all the women of St. Francis for such a glorious celebration . . .
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Our car runneth over! The Walk in Love Shoe Drive
was a great success this Lenten Season. The many shoes & socks collected by St. Francis were blessed on Maundy Thursday &
presented to Br. Ron Fender at the service on April 1, 2010.
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| The Rev. Lou Parsons & Sr. Warden, John Rouser, delivering shoes from Walk in Love Shoe Drive. |
St. Francis
Rabbitat . . .As the kids from Saint Francis were finishing the Rabbitat on Sunday March 13th, a wild rabbit came across
the field and headed up to the woods. It was confirmation, indeed, that our labor
would not be in vain. All of God's creatures need the food, water and shelter. We are blessed with property that provides all of these things.
Adults worked hard the
Saturday before trimming branches and cleaning up planting areas. They piled
the brush beside the area being prepared for our Saint Francis Rabbitat. Kids
worked hard the next weekend stripping the larger branches of limbs and piling them on the Rabbitat's foundation.Locating the Rabbitat in the corner of the open field gives our furry friends plenty of grass to nibble,
a safe place to retreat to and water nearby.
Watch for upcoming events! There are plans for other ways to encourage wildlife as we carefully pick plants that
attract different birds and insects, put up bird feeders and houses and construct a Toad Abode!
RU55 visits the Civil War Dinner Theater
at Buttonwillow Church in Whitwell
Saturday evening, February 20, 2010
We had a very interesting evening-- ate some delicious food prepared from recipes from Jefferson
Davis' white house, learned a lot Civil War history we didn't know, clapped along with Dixie, enjoyed laughter and good fellowship,
and came away with a renewed respect for the sacrifices of our forefathers (and foremothers!) on both sides of the conflict.
Thanks to Gail Grande for organizing the event!
Celebration of New Ministry . . . We
welcomed The Rev. Lou Parsons as our new Rector in December 2009 at a special service and reception.
St. Francis Christmas Party December 2010
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| Curtis, tell us one more time about that light bulb pen?? |
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| Can I take him home? I don't have a dog. |
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| If it hadn't snowed I would have brought my Harley. |
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| Look into my crystal ball and I'll tell you the future. |
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| I think they did it right?!?! |
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| She makes a great picture! |
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| Betty doesn't need music. |
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| But Bill, we don't know this song. |
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| It's a conversation standoff. |
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| We've got to get the chief a new shirt. |
BBQ Fellowship Huge Success
Saturday
Ed McCoy put together his crew consisting of Bill Allen and Mike Bowland and smoked the best barbeque pork and chicken you’ll
have anywhere around. Ed’s skills came from his parents who owned a BBQ
restaurant in Selma, Alabama.
I’m
sure they’re proud he’s carrying on the tradition here at St. Francis. A
record group of spectators and well wishers attended the all day Saturday event and the reward for being there was the famous
McCoy fish fry. John Rouser thought it was chicken, but don’t tell him.
The fellowship lasted until….. Ed’s pork and chicken pullers got
started Sunday morning at 9:30 after attending the 8 am service. Stacy and her crew got everything organized
at All Saints Cabin and a great meal was had by all. Thanks go out to everyone
who worked to make this annual event possible including all those who brought side dishes.
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| Where's the chicken? |
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| Bill the basting engineer. "This smoke is killing me, but it sure smells good." |
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| It's looking good. |
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| Sealing it up for a little more heat. |
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| Who is this guy? |
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| It's been a long day. |
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| Act right or your out of here! |
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| Where's the chicken?!?! |
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| Don't worry you'll get your chicken. |
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| What's all this about chicken? I thought this was pork? |
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| Taking a short rest |
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| The ladies working on St. Francis Day while the men smoke meat. |
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| This is hi-tech BBQ. |
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| The thermal engineer |
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| Minor confusion |
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| So where's the chicken. |
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| Do you think they're ready? |
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| Do you think these guys really know what they're doing? |
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| The sigh of relief |
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| Now are you doing this they way I told you? |
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| Where's the chicken? |
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| Chowing down the talking stopped. |
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