Holy Eucharist

The Chalice
Sunday service is at 10 a.m.
at 616 Stockell Drive,
Eureka, MO.
Phone: 636-938-3733
Vicar
The Rev. Sally S. Weaver
Phone No.s: Home 636-938
-7773
Cell: 314-651-3836
Bishop’s Committee: Bar-
bara Sacco, Sr. Warden;
Suzanne Jones, Jr. Warden;
Cassie Eckhardt, Leroy
Young; Kathleen McDon-
ald; Lori Scissors; Bob Ho-
sutt; Steve Strathearn,
Clerk;
Nancy Bergman, Treasurer.
Annual Meeting
An Annual Meeting is held
each year at the end of Janu-
ary at which new Bishop’s
Committee and Convention
Delegates are elected.
St. Francis Episcopal
Church is a mission of the
Episcopal Diocese of Mis-
souri.
The Chalice is the newslet-
ter of St. Francis’ Episcopal
Church, Eureka, and is pub-
lished at least 10 times per
year.
Submissions for The Chal-
ice are due on the 20th of
each month and may be sent
or e-mailed to the Office at
210 S. Central Avenue,
Eureka, MO 63025
St. Francis Episcopal Church
Eureka MO
August 2010
The Pastor’s Corner
Just last month in this column I wrote that,
because of the black mold, we would be vacating
126 S. Central and relocating our parish house. As I
write this, we are securely planted in our new loca-
tion at 210 S. Central.
In the past month we have signed the 1-year lease on this space,
packed up 126 S. Central, moved, unpacked (mostly), spackled,
primed, and painted two of the rooms, ordered/hung two new interior
doors, affixed light fixtures/ceiling fans in three rooms, added mini-
blinds throughout, and even put up a few pictures. So much work in so
little time! All of this was accomplished through the hard work and
willing efforts of many of you. Thank you, St. Francis’ parishioners,
for all you have done to make this move such a smooth and easy transi-
tion.
All of this work also begs the question: Why have a parish
house at all? Why not install the copier in Pastor Sally’s or parish ad-
ministrator Maxine’s place, have them work at home, and conduct
committee and prayer group meetings in people’s houses? While it
would certainly make our – Maxine’s and my -- jobs more difficult,
and engaging new members in groups more challenging, this manner of
operating is possible. But a parish house is more than just a physical
space in which to work and meet. So let me explain why I think having
a parish house is important.
Our parish house is our announcement that Christ dwells here in
Eureka in the particular way we call St. Francis’ Episcopal Church.
Our parish house symbolizes Christ’s presence in this broken and hurt-
ing world. Most of the people I’ve met in Eureka and Pacific who are
unfamiliar with us assume that our parish house is our worship space.
Members of the Eureka Chamber of Commerce have said, ―Oh, you’re
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the church on Central,‖ upon meeting me. Our S. Central presence is

In this issue the outward and visible sign to the community of our love of God and
Adult Forum Calendar, p 3; devotion to the spreading of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Benecke‘s Garden, p 7;
Whenever there is someone in it, our parish house is open. It
BC Meeting Schedule/Highlights, p
7;
is open to whoever happens by or wanders in. We have people asking
Bikini-Friendly Recipe, p 9;
for help. We have people asking for a word of prayer or consolation
Birthdays/Anniversaries, p 10
from the priest. We have people who drop in just for a minute’s con-
Calendar, p 11;
versation. Our parish house represents Christ’s open arms and wel-
Chalice/Calendar/ Worship Sched-
coming heart to all who travail and are heavy-laden.
ule, p 3; The landlord of our new parish house is putting a handicap-
Children’s Service, p 9; accessible ramp on the building. Furthermore, the building has 2
Evensong, p 6;
separate entrances. The second entrance – the one which will be
Financial Update, p 13;
handicap-accessible – leads into a room we are calling ―the commu-
Other Activities Column, p 8;
nity room.‖ We intend to have a separate lock on the 2nd entrance and
Pastor’s Corner, p 1-2;
a deadbolt lock on the door between the community room and the rest
Prayer for St. Francis’, p 14;
of the building. That way Pastor Sally’s and Maxine’s office and files
Prayer list, p 9;
will be secured from the community room. So, the community room
Reaching the Vicar, p 16;
can become just that – a room used by community groups for 12-step
St. Francis’ In-Depth?, p 3;
meetings such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, etc., and other
Traveling and in need of a priest, p
meetings. We also intend to use the community room for our job
16;
search assistance initiative. The community room will benefit and
Trinity Ministry Schedule, p 6;
serve the needs of our neighbors.
United Hebrew congregation visit, p
16; As always, I hope you will talk with me if you have any con-
Upcoming Events Column, p 4-6; cerns about the parish house or any activities at St. Francis’. My door
UTO, p 8; is always open.
Vedanta society Visit, p 12;
Virtual Moring/Evening Prayer, p
10; Blessings,
Weekly Offerings, p 16;
Worship Schedule, p 12
Sally†

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Adult Forum Calendar

Here is the schedule of what will be offered at the Adult Forums on Sundays from 11:30 a.m. to
12:15 p.m.
Aug 1 Episcopalian 101/confirmation class #2: The Book of
Common Prayer
Aug 8 Episcopalian 101/confirmation class #3: Sacraments: baptism,
confirmation
Aug 15 Episcopalian 101/confirmation class #4: Sacraments: the other
non-dominical sacraments
Aug 22 Episcopalian 101/confirmation class #5: Holy Eucharist
Aug 29 Episcopalian 101/confirmation class #6: Episcopal polity
Sep 5 Vicar’s forum – quarterly goals review
Sep 12 Lui in the Sudan — Debbie Smith
(This is Bishop Smith’s visitation day)
Sep 19 Creeds – part 1
Sep 26 Creeds – part 2

St. Francis’ In-Depth

If you would like more details about St. Francis’ finances, the Bishop’s Committee meetings, and
the Vicar’s activities, please see the bulletin board by the piano downstairs in the Lodge.
There you will find 2 month’s worth of:
 Bishop’s Committee meeting minutes
 Monthly financial reports
 Treasurer’s commentary

The Chalice — Calendar — Worship
Schedule for August Available
Please remember to check in the lobby for an
updated copy of the Calendar and Worship Partici-
pation Schedule, and the latest Chalice. Please
check St. Francis’ website (stfranciseureka.org) for
the latest Chalice on line.
As changes occur in the Parish Directory,
updated copies will also be available. The deadline
for articles for the September Chalice is Monday,
August 23.
This is your newsletter, people of St. Fran-
cis’. We know that your group or committee is do-
ing exciting work, so please write a short article
about it and send it to stfranch@sbcglobal.net to be
published in the next edition of the Chalice. Let the
whole parish know about the good things that are
happening at our beloved church.

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Upcoming Events
Float trip – Saturday, August 7
We’ll meet at noon at the
Commuter Lot across from the
Quik Trip at the corner of
Highway 109 and E. 4th Street.
The outfitter is Old Cove, near
St. Clair, only a 20-minute
drive away. We’ll float the Meramec
River for about three hours.
After the float we’ll eat at a pavilion,
where meat will be provided. Bring a dish to
share, a folding chair, and a cooler with whatever
you want to drink and snack on during the float.
You can also bring dry clothes; there’s a place to
change.
If you don’t want to float, join us for the
potluck at 4:30 p.m. For prices and directions go
to www.oldcovecanoe.com, or call George or
Paddy at 636-938-5789.
Praying Creatively — A Retreat
for Women
The Center for Spirituality is offering a
weekend retreat for women entitled ―Praying
Creatively‖ at The Abbey Barn, New Harmony,
Indiana, September 10-12, 2010.
This weekend retreat, focused on prayer,
will draw on the creative spark of God dwelling
within each of us. The retreat time will center on
that ―creative spark‖ as a means to deepen and
enhance our prayer life. Participants will have
the opportunity to experience what it is to pray
while walking a labyrinth, listening to music,
playing with clay or paint, baking bread, or
walking among sculptures in the historic, pictur-
esque town of New Harmony , Indiana. (New
Harmony is located approximately 150 miles
east of St. Louis on Hwy. 64 – an easy 2.5 hour
drive from downtown St. Louis .)
The retreat will be led by the Rev. Susan
Skinner, an experienced retreat leader, and will
be held in The Abbey Barn, a simplistic, monas-
tic-like structure with small single rooms and
communal bathrooms. The time will include
input from the retreat leader, suggested creative
activities, as well as times for silence and group
reflections. A part of the creative process will be
to help in the preparation of meals. Participants
will enjoy the use of the New Harmony Inn
grounds and facilities.
The retreat begins with registration and a
simple supper at 5:00 p. m. on Friday, September
10, and concludes with a noon time Eucharist on
Sunday, September 12. The $175 fee covers the
cost of lodging for two nights, five meals and all
materials. A $100 non-refundable deposit is
necessary by August 15. The remaining $75 is
due at the commencement of the retreat. In order
to allow for individual rooms, space is lim-
ited. For more information and/or to receive a
registration form, contact the Rev. Susan Skinner
at scskinner@charter. net or (314) 965-9155.
Go to http://www.newharmo ny.biz/ for infor-
mation about New Harmony and to http://
www.newharmony.biz/images/ barn for the Ab-
bey Barn brochure.
Episcopal School for Ministry
The Rev. Beverly Van Horne, Interim
Dean, announces that registrations continue for the

Upcoming Events—continued
2010-2011 academic year for the Episcopal School for
Ministry.
The Episcopal School for Ministry of the Dio-
cese of Missouri offers educational resources to make
disciples and build congregations for the life of the
world. In addition, the School exists to
 Deepen the spiritual lives and strengthen the minis-
tries in the church and the world of all who seek to
grow in the knowledge and love of God;
 Prepare people to serve the church as priests and
deacons;
 Strengthen the ministries of lay and ordained peo-
ple through continuing education.
The School holds its classes at Eden Theologi-
cal Seminary in Webster Groves, MO. Those who
wish to spend the night, pay an additional fee for the
semester to cover the room expense. In addition there
are textbooks to purchase for each course. Meals for
the weekend, dinner, breakfast and lunch are included
in tuition. For information about the classes offered,
please go to http://www.diocesemo.org/aboutus/ epis-
copalschoolforministry/
The school meets from 6pm Friday to 3pm the
next day. Time is spent in worship, fellowship and
class. The dates of the 2010-2011 school year are as
follows:
Fall Term 2010:
August 21 (orientation); September 24-25; October 29-
30; December 3-4; December 18
Spring Term 2011:
January 21-22; February 25-26; March 25-26; April 16
Summer Term 2011:
May 20-21; June 17-18; July 15-16; August 20
If you are interested, call or email Cory Hoehn,
Registrar, 314-231-1220 x1383 or
choehn@diocesemo. org or The Rev. Beverly Van
Horne, Interim Dean, at 573/631-7409 or bev-
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erly.vanhorne@ gmail.com for information and an
application.
Newcomers’ Dinner – Aug 13
The Welcoming/New Member Incorporation
Committee, chaired
by Sue Schmidt, is
holding a Welcome to
St. Francis dinner for
new members of our
parish on Aug 13 at 6
p.m. The dinner is at
John and Sue
Schmidt’s house. If you are a visitor to St. Francis’
and are interested in participating, please call Sue –
636-938-6499. We’d love to have you attend this
gathering.
12-Step Eucharist – Aug 4 at Ascension
Once a month on Wednesday evenings the
Episcopal Church of the Ascension – Northwoods
conducts a ―12-Step Eucharist.‖ This is a Holy
Eucharist in which the twelve steps of Alcoholics
Anonymous are read and incorporated as part of the
service of worship.
Pastor Sally is presiding at the next 12-step
Eucharist at Ascension on Wednesday, Aug 4 at 7
p.m. Ascension Episcopal Church is located at 4520
Lucas and Hunt Rd. in Northwoods, MO 63121. All
are welcome to attend.
Trinity Lunch – Aug 29
On Aug 29, St. Francis’ will feed the hungry
at Trinity Episcopal Church at the corner of Euclid
and Washington Aves. in the Central West End. St.
Francis’ cooks and serves the food for Trinity’s hot
lunch program on every 5th Sunday of the month.
We arrive at around 1 p.m., the doors open at 1:30
p.m. for the people to be served, and we’re back
home in Eureka by 3:30 p.m.
Please consider participating in this impor-
tant food ministry. We who have full pantries and
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Upcoming Events—continued
well-stocked kitchens are humbled and made more
grateful for what God has given us by sharing with
those who have so little.
Trinity food Ministry Schedule Through
February 2011
St. Francis’ participates in the food ministry
at Trinity Episcopal Church in the Central West End
by serving food to the neighbors of Trinity on the
fifth Sunday in a given month. The schedule for the
remainder of the year and into 2011 is as follows:
August 29, 210
October 31, 2010
January 30, 2011
Confirmation and ―Episcopalian 101‖
―Episcopalian 101‖ comprises the Adult Fo-
rums (Sundays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)
throughout August. A total of six classes are being
offered as preparation for confirmation.
Bishop Smith is coming to St. Francis’ on
September 12. He’ll be confirming all who wish to
receive that sacrament. If you intend to be con-
firmed, please let Pastor Sally know.
All are welcome to attend the Sunday Adult
Forums. Even lifelong Episcopalians will probably
learn something. And everyone should have a good
time.
Preacher Michael Booker – Aug 1 and
Aug 29
Students in the preaching class of the Epis-
copal School for Ministry are preaching at St. Fran-
cis’ this summer. Kathleen Dimmich preached a
stirring sermon to us on July 18 about hospitality.
Our own Michael Booker will preach on
Aug 1 and Aug 29. We’re lucky to have them ex-
ploring God’s Word with us.
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Evensong: An Invitation to Worship
from Kathleen Mc Donald
One legacy of the monastic tradition in
the modern Christian church is the offering of
Evensong as a brief and lovely worship service
for Sunday evening. Evening Prayer (see p.
115 in the Book of Common Prayer) is a key
part of the daily office of prayer, marking the
end of the workday and the beginning of the
family or community meal and evening relaxa-
tion and fellowship. Evensong takes the famil-
iar texts used in Evening Prayer and sets them
to music. The warmly familiar words of the
Magnificat (―My soul proclaims the greatness
of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my sav-
ior,‖) and of the Nunc dimittis (―Lord, you
now have set your servant free, to go in peace
as you have promised,‖) and other prayers soar
heavenwards, not in the speaking voices of the
congregation, but in singing voices of the
priest, the choir, and the community.
I have been fortunate enough to experi-
ence worship through Evensong many times in
many different settings. I heard Evensong
presented in great cathedrals, sung by some of
the greatest church choirs in England. I have
participated as a chorister in Evensong at St.
Francis’ and have led the worship as cantor at
a series of small, daily services at a Benedic-
tine retreat. Each experience has offered me
its own expression, unified by language and
tradition but individual and unique in style,
tastes and preferences of the congregation it
represented. What a lovely way to go out into
the world to do the work God has given us to
do, wrapped in the mystery of God’s love and
with the memory of sublime music sustaining
our hearts. If you have the chance to hear
Evensong, go. Listen. Pray. Enjoy!
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Bishop’s Committee News Sharing the Bounty: An Homage to

Bishop’s Committee Meeting Schedule Rosie and Ernie
The Bishop’s Committee meets on Sundays Last week, Ernie and Rosie harvested
some of their crop of early yellow squash and
beginning at 12:15 p.m. All are welcome to sit in and
brought them to share with
listen. Here are the dates for Bishop’s Committee the rest of us. I don’t know
meetings for the remainder of 2010: about you, but my veggies
August 22 November 21 just got planted, so it’ll be a
long time before they’re
September 26 December 19
ready for harvest, and a lot
longer before I have so
Highlights from the July Bishop’s Com- much zucchini that I’m sick
mittee Meeting of it. I was thrilled with the Benecke’s harvest
The Bishop’s Committee met following Adult and grateful that I could share it.
Forum on Sunday, July 25. Here’s what I did with it that was fast,
The Bishop’s Committee voted to increase the easy, and simply delicious.
budget for Christian Education from $400 to $800 for Pasta con guguzza
the year. The $400 figure was a best guess when the
 Boil up a big pot of salted water for the
budget was adopted. We didn’t have a program for pasta.
children, and didn’t know how much it would cost.
$800 is a more realistic amount to cover children’s  Put extra virgin olive oil and butter into
a sauté pan and warm up. Add one clove
curricula and honoraria for Adult Forum speakers.
of minced garlic.
The Bishop’s Committee voted to increase the
 Get one of the Benecke’s fabulous yel-
budget for ―repairs and maintenance‖ to the parish
low squash and a similarly sized zuc-
house and to re-title the account ―Repairs, Maintenance chini. Grate them up. Watch out so you
& Moving expenses.‖ The budget for the year was don’t cut your fingers!
$200. It was increased to $800 to cover the cost of new
 Dump the pasta into the water. Dump
doors, paint, blinds, and miscellaneous expenses at 210
the grated squash into the sauté pan.
S. Central. (Most of the moving costs were covered They should be finished cooking at
through anonymous donations.) about the same time.
This total increase in expenses of $1,000 ($400  Drain the pasta. Throw it in the sauté
for Christian Ed and $600 for moving) is accounted for pan with the veg & garlic. Stir it around.
by the over-budget income we’ve received in Plate Of-
 Put it in a big ol’ bowl and sprinkle
ferings. We budgeted $3,000 in income from Plate Of-
fresh grated Parmesan on top.
ferings for 2010 and have already received $4,675.
The bottom line to the budget we adopted at the annual Yummy!
meeting in January 2010 has not been changed by these
actions. Thanks Ernie, Rosie,
and Lewis.
Pastor Sally reported that we submitted our
2011 budget request to the Episcopal Diocese of Mis-
souri by the deadline of July 20. We are asking the
Kathleen McDonald
Diocese for $25,500 for 2011. We received $12,020
from the Diocese in 2010.
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Other News and Activities
United Thank Offering Results
We gathered in all the United Thank
Offering (UTO) blue boxes/envelopes in July.
St. Francis’ parishioners, always concerned
about the welfare of others, responded gener-
ously -- $291 was collected!
Since 1889 UTO has been a program
of The Episcopal Church, promoting and re-
ceiving thank offerings and distributing grants.
In 2009 Episcopal City Mission of the Diocese
of Missouri received a UTO grant of $6,500 to
enhance the worship services for the children
of the St. Louis City and County juvenile de-
tention centers.
Welcome, Ellen Sacco
Please introduce yourself and welcome
Ellen Sacco on Sunday morning. Ellen is our
newly hired nursery worker. Ellen will be
downstairs with the children and teachers,
looking after our youngest members during
worship. Ellen will also be with the children
during the Adult Forum time so that parents
can participate in those educational offerings.
We are glad you’re here, Ellen!
Sign-up for Sunday Hospitality
Will you please sign up to provide af-
ter-worship treats on a Sunday morning?
There’s a sign-up calendar on the tables in the
lower-level gathering area of the Lodge. We
don’t need anything elaborate; a big box of
cookies will do nicely.
Offering hospitality is a highly prized
virtue in the Bible, in both the Old and the
New Testaments. Please consider participat-
ing in this ministry of hospitality.
Temporary Tattoos at the ―Concerts on
Central‖
We continued offering free temporary tattoos
during the ―Concerts on Central‖ on July 16.
This offering is so popular, particularly with
pre-teens, we made changes in July to accommodate
our loyal following. We purchased an extremely inex-
pensive book of 450 temporary tattoos, more than
doubling our ―inventory.‖ And we allowed children to
come back and be tattooed multiple times. Some chil-
dren were repeat customers many times over. Within
two hours we had gone through 300 tattoos and had
received $18 in voluntary contributions from parents.
Please come join the fun when we do this
again for this year’s last ―Concerts on Central‖ on Aug
20 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
We’ve Moved to 210 S. Central
As you read in last month’s Chalice, the black
mold at our former parish house resulted in our mov-
ing. Thank you to the many St. Francis’ parishioners
who made the move possible – packing up, spackling
and painting the new place, hanging doors, arranging
furniture, replacing light fixtures. It was truly a com-
munity effort.
St. Francis’ offices are now at 210 S. Central.
Come see our lovely new parish home. The office is
open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 8 to
noon. Our phone number remains the same – 636-938
-3733.
Summer Youth Events
We blessed Sarah Branchfield on Sunday, July
25, as she prepared to leave for Camp Phoenix that
day. Camp Phoenix is a week-long camp sponsored
by the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. All the camp-
ers will return on July 31. We’ll hold the campers and
counselors in our prayers for a safe and joyous week.
Eureka United Methodist Church’s Vacation
Bible School runs August 1-5.
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Prayer List Bikini-Friendly BBQ/Dry Rubbed

Tom Son of Paddy Wrob Chicken
Serves 4
Karl Friend of Cassie Eckhardt
¾ cup kosher salt plus 1 tsp
Gene Friend of Nick Sacco ¾ cup brown sugar plus 1 tsp
Doug Friend of Rosie Benecke ¾ cup white vinegar

Linsey Parishioner 3 tbsp dry BBQ seasoning

2 large bone in skin on chicken breast
Bob Friend of Sally Weaver
halves, approx 2 ¼ pounds
Jerry Son of a friend of Kathleen McDon- Combine 8 cups of water, ¾ cup each of salt,
ald brown sugar, vinegar and 1tbsp of BBQ seasoning
Lois Mother of former parishioner Kevin in large plastic container to create a brine.
Selle Add chicken to container and refrigerate for 2 to 4
Jim Parishioner hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Tom Landlord of Susan Meyer
Remove chicken from brine and pat dry.
Sylvia Parishioner
Combine remaining salt, brown sugar and BBQ
Mimi Daughter of Paddy Wrob seasoning and rub on chicken.

Heather Daughter of Bill & Judy Cody Place chicken in roast-

ing pan, add 2 tbsp
Gene Father of a friend of Sally Weaver water to bottom of pan
and roast for 45 to 50
Frank Father of Patti Moreland minutes.
Ruth Friend of Michael Booker Rest pan on cutting
board for 5 minutes, Slice and serve.
Beth and chil- Daughter of Rosie Benecke
dren from Sylvia Ahmad

Aug 22 – Children’s Service

On Sunday, Aug 22, we will recognize our children as they return to school.
As they commonly do, our children will serve in the roles of lector and crucifer/acolyte. The sermon
will be geared toward children…and delivered with Pastor Sally sitting on the floor. Our children will ring
bells and the music will be especially kid-friendly. During their ―Sunday school‖ time the children have
been composing the Prayers of the People to be read during worship.
Please plan on attending this service of worship in which we are particularly mindful of how we
bless and are blessed by our children.
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―Virtual‖ Morning/Evening Prayer?

At our planning meeting in February, a member of the Bishop’s Committee came up with the
idea of holding ―virtual‖ Morning or Evening Prayer services, using Webcams and Skype.
The idea is that we could worship together on-line, using video cameras on our PCs through
free, downloadable software like Skype. Here’s the problem: It appears that the ―congregation‖
would be limited to 2 people. We want to see each other as we worship. But it appears that the
video link is only available between 2 Webcams.
If you know of freeware that would enable us to hold Morning or Evening Prayer on-line and
be able to see each other using Webcams (or similar technology), please let Pastor Sally know.
Wouldn’t it be nice to see one another as we hold Morning Prayer in the comfort of our home or of-
fice?

We would love to publish important dates for ALL

August Anniversaries members of the congregation — your birth date, anniversa-

ries, and others of importance to you. BUT — in order to
Chris & Christina Freund 8/1
publish we need the facts!
Rich & Peggy Poynter 8/4
So that official parish records may be updated, you
Bob & Jerry Smith 8/9 are urged to pick up and complete the salmon-colored
sheets that are available in the lobby at the Lodge on Sun-
day and return it to the Parish Office, or just leave it with
August Birthdays the Teller sheets for Maxine to pick up. Knowing who to
Ruth Dick 8/19 serve and how best to serve our members, requires data on
Suzanne Jones 8/21 who we are. Let’s help the Vicar, Bishop’s Committee and
Kevin Dick 8/22 Committee Chairpersons in planning appropriate programs
Joe Bernert 8/27 and activities by letting them know who we are with facts
Rosie Benecke 8/28
and figures.
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210 S. Central Avenue

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Eureka, MO 63025

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1 2 3 Vicar’s Day off—
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8:30 a Choir 5:30 p.m.— 1:30 p.m. Ser- Office closed 10 am Bible STF Float Trip
Practice Prayer group, mon lectionary 11:30 a.m. Cham- Study, Michelle’s
10 a.m. Holy Parish House group ber of Commerce Café
Eucharist-Lodge lunch
6:30 p.m. Wor-
11:30 am Adult ship & Music 7 p.m. 12-step
Forum Eucharist, Ascen-
mtg—Parish
sion

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8:30 a Choir 5:30 p.m.— 1:30 p.m. Ser- Vicar’s Day off— 10 am Bible
11:30 a.m. Rolla
Practice Prayer group, mon lectionary Office closed Study, Michelle’s
lectionary group
10 a.m. Holy Parish House group Café
Eucharist-Lodge 6 p.m. Newcom-
11:30 am Adult ers’ dinner
Forum

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
8:30 a Choir 11:30 a.m. Spiri- 1:30 p.m. Ser- Vicar’s Day off— 7 p.m. — Per- 10 am Bible
Practice tual direction mon lectionary Office closed sonnel Commit- Study, Michelle’s
10 a.m. Holy group tee mtg Café
Eucharist-Lodge 5:30 p.m. Comm 6:30 p.m.—
11:30 am Adult 5:30 p.m.—
& Mktg Commit- Concerts on Cen-
Forum Prayer group,
tee mtg tral
Parish House

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Practice
5:30 p.m.— 11 a.m. Canon Vicar’s Day off— 11:30 a.m. Rolla 10 am Bible
10 a.m. Holy Prayer group, Dan Smith visit Office closed lectionary group Study, Michelle’s
Eucharist-Lodge
Parish House Café
11:30 am Adult 1:30 p.m. Ser- 6:30 p.m. St. 6:30 p.m. — Sr.
Forum Chalice Dead- mon lectionary Martin’s celebra- Carla Mae
BC Meeting line/ group tion of new min- Streeter honor
Backpackers’ Bless- September istry dinner
ing

29 8:30 a Choir 30 31
Practice Please call or e-mail the Parish Office
5:30 p.m.— 1:30 p.m. Ser-
10 a.m. Holy
Eucharist-Lodge Prayer group, mon lectionary (stfranch@sbcglobal.net) with items for the calendar
Parish House group before the last week in each month to get on the follow-
11:30 am Adult ing month’s calendar. Shaded area indicates days
Forum
Maxine is in office, from 8 till noon, unless indicated
1:30 p.m. — otherwise.
Trinity hot lunch
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Worship Participant Schedule August 2010

Ministry 01-Aug 08-Aug 15-Aug 22-Aug 29-Aug

SACRISTAN Jim Eckhardt Rich Mayfield Jim Eckhardt Jim Eckhardt Rich Mayfield

Michael Booker Kathleen Sarah Branch-

& Sarah Paddy Wrob & McDonald & Sarah Branch- field & Paddy
LECTORS Branchfield Barb Sacco Bob Smith field Wrob

Sarah Branch-
INTERCESSOR Michael Booker Bob Smith Paddy Wrob field Paddy Wrob
Kathleen Michael
CHALICE Barb Sacco McDonald Booker Barb Sacco Michael Booker
Alex Branch- Alex Branch-
ACOLYTE field Rich Mayfield field Jerry Smith
Jerry Smith & Stevie Sewell & Stevie Sewell Jerry Smith
ALTAR GUILD Brigitte Jung Linda Doolittle & Brigitte Jung Linda Doolittle Jerry Smith

USHER Bob Smith Jim Eckhardt Rich Mayfield Michael Booker Bob Smith
Arlene Under-
Jim Eckhardt & wood & Rich Bob Smith & Jim Eckhardt & Bob Smith &
TELLERS Bob Smith Mayfield Suzanne Jones Suzanne Jones Rich Mayfield
Debbie Pizzella
HOSPITALITY/ & Dan Me- Arlene Under- Suzanne, Katie
COFFEE HOUR rideth wood Barb Sacco & Abby Jones

If you are unable to participate on your scheduled day, please try to get a substitute
and let the Sacristan know who to expect to replace you.

Vedanta Society Swami

Swami Nispapanada from the Vedanta Society of St. Louis addressed our Adult Forum on July
11 following the worship service. We thank Ernie Benecke for arranging for the Swami to visit us.
The Swami gave us an overview of various branches of Hinduism and touched briefly on the differ-
ences between Western religious thought and Eastern mysticism.
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Financial Update — June 2010

Total
June 2010 Budgeted for June YTD 2010 2010 Budget
Total Income $ 6,456 $ 6 ,850 $ 45,482 $84,396

Total Expenses 7,263 10,171 46,063 101,821

Difference $ (807) $ (3,321) $ (581) ($17,425)

Checking Account—Rockwood Bank $ 10,969

Balance in Edward Jones Money Market 21,674
Balance in Diocesan Investment pooled fund-general 3,954
Balance in Diocesan Investment pooled fund-Sp Growth 2,983
Received year to date for special growth fund 0

Sunday Attendance Comparison Statistics

2010 2009
5 Pentecost 31 23
6 Pentecost 24 42
7 Pentecost 35 30
8 Pentecost 35 28
9 Pentecost 42 40

A Thought about Stewardship

The most important aspect of tithing and stew-
ardship is not the raising of money for the church, but
the development of devoted Christians.
-- Fred M. Wood

The Chalice www.stfranciseureka.org

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Closing the Communications Gap So how do we tame the information mon-

by Debbie Pizzella ster? As Christians, we are natural born Seek-
Marketing/Communications Chair ers. And as Episcopalians, we are further encour-
aged to seek - and ASK QUESTIONS! If you have
We've all heard that communication is a two
a question about ANYTHING regarding St. Francis’
way street, which we generally understand to be
- please seek the answer! If you haven't seen the
a bidirectional interaction between two human be-
information in the weekly emails or bulletins, web-
ings. But what about communications within an
site, in print, or posted on the St. Francis’ bulletin
organization? Since we don't always have the time
board in the back corner of the lower level of the
nor the opportunity to speak individually with each
Lodge (by the piano), ASK. (Chances are that if you
parish member about every challenge, update, ac-
haven't seen information, someone else has missed it
tivity or decision being made, the leadership of St.
too!) Rev. Sally or any member of the Bishop's
Francis’ frequently has to globally relay informa-
Committee or other Leadership would be more than
tion to the congregation. We struggle with the
happy to provide details and reiterate the informa-
best mechanism to employ to make sure everyone
tion if necessary so everyone gets the message.
knows what's up:
By eMail - Not all members have email at home, Yes, being in the know does require ef-
or they can't receive personal emails at work, or fort. If you have any recommendations on alternate
they don't read their email frequently (guilty as methods we can use to inform everyone, please
charged!). email me or Rev. Sally. Travel on up from your di-
Bulletins - If a member does not read their email, rection on the two-way street (reading the signs and
and does not make it to church on Sunday, they information along the way), and we'll head up the
aren't going to see the news [in a timely manner]. other. Meet us in the middle to help repair that big
pothole so everyone can say they have their finger
Via the website - Some of us are technologically
on the pulse of what's alive at St. Francis’!
challenged and others technologically over-
loaded. And frankly, not all information is appro-
priate to be made available in such a public venue.
On a secured document sharing site - Ditto
above, but at least we can password information for Prayer for St. Francis’
"St. Francis’ Members Eyes Only." (Oh, yeah, but
We pray for the witness, renewal, and
you have to remember the password!)
growth of our parish family. Open the
At a meeting - We'll never be able to address all door of St. Francis’ Church, O God,
members at a single gathering. We do have quar-
wide enough to beckon those of every
terly updates provided by our Vicar, and Bishop
age and situation. Smooth the threshold
Committee meetings occur each month and are al-
into an inviting pathway for children
ways open to everyone.
and for straying feet; and fill all who
Mass mailing - Now that just wouldn't be very cost enter here with your Divine love and
nor environmentally conscious of us, would it? peace, and with our human love and
Cork board - How many will take the time to re- fellowship. Amen.
view posted information?
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Vicar’s Forum Goal #6 – Average Sunday attendance of 45 con-

On June 6, Pastor Sally held a ―Vicar’s Fo- sistently
rum.‖ This is a quarterly report by Pastor Sally on In 2009 the average Sunday attendance
the state of St. Francis’, conducted during the Adult (ASA) was 38. So far through July 2010 ASA is
Forum time following worship. Pastor Sally re- also 38. However, we have added 5 families/
ported on: units since January and lost none.
 our 2010 goals and our progress toward them Review
 our financial results so far Our finances are in better shape than we
 our committees, their charters, and their goals had projected when we adopted our 2010 budget
at the annual meeting. We had projected that we
Goal #1 – Christian education for all ages year-
would be running a deficit of $9,271 by the end of
round in place
June 2010. Instead we are in deficit by only
Thanks to the efforts of Linda Doolittle and $581.
her teachers, this goal has been accomplished.
Committees
Goal #2 – Nursery up and running
Our current committees and their chairper-
As of the end of July, we have our nursery sons follow. Please talk to the chairs if you are
worker, Ellen Sacco, in place. interested in learning more about their work. All
Goal #3 – Congregation-wide participation in church committees are open and welcome new members.
growth program If you have an interest, please join!
From April 11 through May 16 we engaged
in an evangelism program during Adult Forum time, Committee Chairperson
―Unbinding Your Heart.‖ On May 24 we began a Adult Forum Michael Booker
weekly (Monday evening) prayer service as a Christian formation Linda Doolittle
follow-on to this series. for children
Goal #4 -- Local Community Service Ministries pro- Communications Debbie Pizzella
ject identified, planned, begun & marketing
The project has been identified: St. Francis’ Community service Steve Strathearn
will be offering job search assistance. The project is
ministries and Judy Cody
still in the preliminary planning stages.
Goal #5 – Communications committee formed and Finance Suzanne Jones
running Hospitality/fellowship Arlene Underwood
Thanks to the efforts of chairperson Debbie Pastoral Care Pastor Sally
Pizzella, this committee is fully functioning. The Personnel Pastor Sally
Website has been updated, a Facebook page created, Welcoming/new member Sue Schmidt
and a brochure produced. We’ve engaged in
―Concerts on Central‖ and are currently planning our incorporation
participation in ―Eureka Days.‖ We’re tying our Oct Worship & Music Paddy Wrob
2 Pet Blessing to the Eureka Firefighters’ Rodeo,
occurring at the same time.
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St. Francis’ Spiritual Offerings during the Week

Mondays from 5:30-6:15 p.m. at the parish house (210 S. Central) we gather for prayer.
Using Scripture appointed for that day we pray for the people of St. Francis’, those who haven’t
joined us yet, those on our prayer list, the needs of our community, and the world. We close each session
with Compline from 6-6:15 p.m.

Fridays from 10-11:30 a.m. at Michelle’s (104 S. Central) we study the Bible readings appointed
for the upcoming Sunday.
Please join us for these meetings whenever you can, whether weekly or once in a while. All are
welcome.

United Hebrew Congregation Visit

For the Adult Forum on June 27, we were hosted at the United Hebrew Congregation by Rabbi
Kaplansky. The Rabbi spent time describing the symbolism of the stained glass windows in the beautiful
worship space of the synagogue. We also viewed the Torah scroll. A Torah scroll is the first five books
of the Bible, written by hand in Hebrew. The United Hebrew Congregation’s torah scroll is unique: It is
the first Torah scroll ever created by a female scribe. One woman was responsible for scribing the entire
scroll. In addition to serving as a book used in weekly worship, a Torah scroll is a work of art.

If you need to reach the Vicar
Pastor Sally can be reached at the following num-
bers:
Cell phone: 314-651-3836
Home: 636-938-7773
St. Francis’: 636-938-3733
You can always call the church office (636-
938-3733) and listen to the message.
These numbers are also listed on the worship
service leaflet each Sunday.
Pastor Sally wants to hear from you when
you have an urgent pastoral need. Please call her
home or cell number to reach her at any hour of
the day or night when a pastoral emergency oc-
curs.
Out of Town and Need a Priest?
Some time ago I received a phone call
from a woman in St. Luke’s Hospital. She said
she was from New Jersey, was having a medical
operation that day, and needed an Episcopal
priest. While this isn’t an unheard of
request, planning ahead is a good idea.
If you’re scheduled to travel to
another city to have an operation,
please let me know. I can arrange for a
priest of that Diocese to visit you while
you’re in the hospital. And if you find
yourself in another city in a hospital
unexpectedly needing a priest, please call me. I
will arrange for a visit from an Episcopal priest
in that location.

Sally†