April 2014

My Dear Franciscan Friends,

Yes, finally, winter is finally giving way to spring though it has

done so rather begrudgingly. I write this on the day that I hope will

be the last time we see snow this season. In a similar way Lent

yields to Easter but only after going through the depths of Holy

Week.

The triad of liturgies, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good

Friday not only set the stage for the surprising event of Easter, but

also carry us deeply into the sacred heart of Jesus that is found in the

midst of human experience. The stories of God and humanity in-

separably entwined contain our mutual suffering, the relief of kind-

ness, surprising acts of bravery as well as the the forlorn experience of betrayal and rejection

While antagonists seem to overwhelm the stage, love, faith and hope take center stage and

transform the chaos of evil and misguided human decisions. Love triumphs over fear and

angst. Faith/trust provide the strength to follow a course seemingly created in the shadows of

the human mind with only evil intent. Yet the end of that journey is not quite what was envi-

sioned and forged in the darkness. Hope emerges brighter than ever shining with a glorious

majesty that only the powerful goodness of God could imagine. It bursts forth unencumbered

by tombs, and rocks and the misguided designs of death.

So my question about Holy Week and Easter is this, "How will we be transformed by en-

countering the glorious majesty of the Resurrection?"

Our daily lives lived hour by hour, moment by moment yearn for a transformation beyond

our ken and our limited imagination. Shall we dare to dream and hope for what we can not

see clearly, but trust the yearnings planted in our hearts by our powerful, good, and loving

God? Shall we not abide more hopefully by living God' dream with eyes wide open?

Faithfully,

Michael

MICHAEL MOULDEN RECTOR

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F R O M R E V . R O B E R T B L A C K

Time & Talent Stewardship

We truly believe that Stewardship is a life orientation and not simply a

fundraising or volunteer recruitment campaign. Just as our gifts from God

never cease, nor should our thankfulness and responses only happen during

the fall. In our cycles of Stewardship, each Spring we set aside a time to

intentionally focus on the ways in which we are stewards of our time and

talent. Our time is a valuable commodity, as it is not a renewable resource.

Giving even a few hours a week can have a profound impact on the world

and will transform you as you serve.

Our focus this year will be on Prayer. On Palm Sunday, Fr. Robert will

focus the sermon on the topic of prayer as we enter Holy Week. The Stew-

ardship Committee invites you to, for the season of Easter, concentrate on

your prayer life. We hope that you will adopt or intensify your practice of daily prayer.

Start on Sunday, April 13, Prayer Pledge Cards will be available in the pews. If you will be mak-

ing a pledge to pray, please sign one of these cards and place it in the offertory plate in front of

the altar as you come up to receive Communion. More information about the Prayer Campaign

will be made available on Sunday, April 6. We hope that Franciscans of all ages will participate in

this commitment to prayer. If you have any questions, please contact any member of the Steward-

ship Committee: The Rev. Robert Black, Linda Allgood, Ross, Cox, Jane Anne Hayber, Brian

MacKenzie, Samuel Moss, Jim Tanner, or Susan Tysinger.

ROBERT BLACK ASSISTANT RECTOR

We invite you to join us at 7:30

am in the parking lot across the

street from the Greensboro Di-

ocesan Offices at 301 North Elm

Street on Good Friday, April

18. We will be doing the tradi-

tional Stations of Cross, stop-

ping at 14 locations along a 1.5

mile route that will finish at that

same parking lot. We will meet

rain or shine and free parking is

available in that lot for all those who are participating in this event. We expect the service to

last about one hour. If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Robert.

Downtown Greensboro

Stations of the Cross

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F R O M A M A N D A H A R M O N

Youth Sunday will be May 18th! If you have a senior

graduating from high school or college, we would love to

acknowledge their accomplishments during the Worship

Service. Please contact Amanda at

amanda@stfrancisgreensboro.org with their name, where

they are graduating from, and a brief description of their

future plans.

This year we will have TWO Mission Trips: one for Middle Schoolers,

and one for High Schoolers.

Due to Guilford County School schedules, the Middle

School Mission Trip has been slightly moved, and will be June 18th-

21st. This will be a locally focused mission experience. We will stay at

St. Mike's and serve our community, doing mission work with various

local organizations. Cost for this trip is TBD and will be announced soon.

We will need chaperones, please contact Amanda

at amanda@stfrancisgreensboro.org to sign up for the trip as a student or as

a chaperone.

Our High School Mission Trip will be June 29-July 5th! This trip will be in partnership with the

High School students at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem, NC. We will be going to

Glory Ridge, NC and working to repair and rebuild homes for those in need. For more informa-

tion on where we will be staying, please go to www.gloryridge.org. Cost for this trip is TBD and

will be announced soon. To sign up for this trip as either a student or a chaperone, please contact

Amanda at amanda@stfrancisgreensboro.org.

Vacation Bible School will be held August 4th-8th! From 9am-noon each day,

all children from PreK-5th grade are invited to participate. (Older youth are wel-

come to volunteer as helpers.) Our working title is "Welcomed by God: Come as

Strangers, Leave as Friends", and we will have Bible stories, music, games,

crafts, and FUN that all relates to this theme! Further registration details will be

available soon.

Mission Trips

AMANDA HARMON DIRECTOR OF

CHILDREN'S AND

YOUTH MINISTRY

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C H A P T E R S I N O U R L I V E S

DEATHS:

Marilynn Openshaw, parishioner

Willa Mae Harris Lambeth, sister of Virginia Page, aunt of Jimmy Page

Heather Bridgemahon, sister of Norma Robertson

Dot Todd, parishioner

Cheryl Glenzy, cousin of Sue Glenzy

David Best, parishioner

Bill Goodson, parishioner

So far this year, St. Francis Outreach team has joined with the EYC by participating with time and

financial resources in Stop Hunger Now with Amanda’s leadership, and Backpack Beginnings com-

fort backpacks for troubled teens, which was spearheaded by Emily Moss. In addition, Outreach

provided some financial assistance to Backpack Beginnings when their warehouse suffered massive

loss of supplies during a flood earlier this year.

We have also provided support to the Alight Foundation for breast cancer services and Greensboro

Urban Ministry for their Winter Fund. We spent our February meeting primarily doing “Dream-

catching” for our ministry under the leadership of our Vestry liaison, Kris Cooke.

We are currently assisting Andrea Knupp with the Lenten offering of “Change-ing Lives” baby

bottle collection to raise funds for children receiving assistance from Family Services of the Pied-

mont. Millie Ronemus is leading the effort for the GUM Food Drive April 4th-5th.

Under consideration at this time is exploring a parish interest in doing a project with Habitat for

Humanity, assisting the Episcopal Farm Workers Ministry, and helping the Adult Center for Enrich-

ment and their services to seniors in need. At our April meeting, we will have Liz Seymour from

the Interactive Resource Center speak to us about their program, their needs, and how St. Francis

can be of assistance in this ministry to the homeless in our community.

Outreach welcomes any parishioners interested in reaching out to our greater community to join us.

We meet monthly on the 3rd Monday evening at 7:00pm in the Parish Library. Please contact Betty

Barry (bfdbarry@gmail.com) 545-6946 for more information. We especially invite anyone inter-

ested in the work of the IRC to join us for our April meeting to hear our speaker.

HAPPY SPRING TO ALL!

O U T R E A C H

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Holy Week:

Palm Sunday: April 13th 8:00 am Holy Eucharist

10:30 am Procession with Palms, Holy Eucharist

Maundy Thursday: April 17th

7:00 pm Holy Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar

Good Friday: April 18th

7:30 am Downtown Stations of the Cross

12:00 pm Good Friday Liturgy

Easter Sunday: April 20th

8:00 am Spoken Holy Eucharist

9:15 am Holy Eucharist with Flowering of Cross

11:15 am Holy Eucharist

EASTER EGG HUNT

On Easter Sunday, April 20th, we will be doing an Easter Egg

Hunt between the 9:15am and 11:15am services! Weather de-

pendent, this egg hunt will either be in the courtyard or in the

Day School wing. All children up to 5th grade are welcome to

participate!

A R O U N D S T . F R A N C I S

There will be an All-Parish Work Day on Saturday

April 12th from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Come join us

for light breakfast and fellowship in St. Mike's be-

ginning at 8:30am. We will be cleaning up the last of

the leaves from the fall, pruning shrubbery, water-

sealing the benches in the courtyard and picnic tables

at St. Mike's, and general cleanup to spruce up St.

Francis for Spring. Please being work gloves, paint

brushes, and lawn rakes if you have them. Followed

by lunch at St. Mike's at noon.

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F E L L O W S H I P C O M M I T T E E

Let’s Have Some Fun!

The Fellowship Committee has started off with great success another season of social gatherings

for our community:

Dinner Clubs kicked off February at our cocktail gathering in

the Parish Hall, with over 50 participants joining a group. If

you missed this opportunity for fellowship and are still

interested in joining please let us know

Our first Parents Night Out was March 15th and we had 9

couples participate. We hope to repeat this event several times

each year for parents with kids of all ages to get together for

some adult time.

Let’s Have Some Fun! We have several spring events coming up in the next few months so mark

your calendars now:

Coffee Break – Starting April 27th we will revive the coffee social after the 10:30am Service.

Take advantage of this opportunity to grab a cup of java and chat with old and new church

friends. In June we will move this event out into the Courtyard beginning our summer of

Lemonade on the Lawn.

Spring Tennis Social - Dust off your tennis rackets and mark your calendars! May 10th

starting at 7pm will be the Second Annual St. Francis Tennis Social. Players of all abilities

and spectators are all welcome, for both members and non-members. All proceeds will go

towards Urban Ministry. Registration to play will be limited so sign up early. Additional

event details and instructions on registration will follow shortly.

All Parish Luncheon – We will kick off the summer June 1st with a parish wide hotdog

lunch in the courtyard following the 10am service.

We hope you will join us!

V E S T R Y H I G H L I G H T S

Vestry Highlights for March 2014

Pledge to Pray Campaign - Prayer Guides will be available this Sunday. Will start on

Easter and last for 7 weeks.

Regional Confirmation 5/14/14 6:30pm at Canterbury. Bishop Ann Hodges-Koppel will

be presiding

Parish Picnic on 6/1/14

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DAY SCHOOL EXTENDED YEAR

Extended Year weeks are like summer camp except they

are not themed: just reinforcement and fun. They are

open to ALL children who have completed a 2 year old

program up through first grade. The Extended Year

registration deadline is Monday, April 21st. The cost for

week #1 (May 27-30) $100 and week #2 (June 2-6) is

$125. We will need 11 children for each week to make

the extended year weeks viable. Payment must accompany the registration form (See page 7).

These camps are from 9:00am-1:00pm and all campers should bring a lunch. Please let contact

Rae Augustin if you have any questions at dayschool@stfrancisgreensboro.org.

D A Y S C H O O L

LITTLE FRANCISCAN SUMMER CAMPS

Little Franciscan Summer Camps, our themed summer camps are

$110 per week and run from 9:00am-12:00pm. This year’s camps

include: 3...2...1...Blast Off!: June 16-20, Adventures at

Sea: June 23-27, Castles & Dragons: July 14-18, Get Fit &

Grow: July 21-25. A non-refundable $25 deposit per camp must

accompany the registration form. We will need a minimum of 12

children in the summer camps. Please let contact Rae Augustin if

you have any questions at dayschool@stfrancisgreensboro.org.

Above Left: Windsock

Science - Breezy!

Above Right: Seed Plant-

ings - It's a wonderful

Bottom Middle: Digging

for Letters - Look what

we found!

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Child’s name: ____________________________________age as of June 1 __________

Parent’s name(s): ________________________________________________________

Street address: ___________________________________________________________

City: __________________________________________ Zip code: ________________

Email address: ___________________________________________________________

Phone number(s): _________________________________________________________

Allergies and/or medical conditions: __________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Emergency contact name and number in the event you cannot be reached:

________________________________________________________________________

Eligible students have completed a 2 year-old program.

Please bring a tote bag with a change of clothing daily. A peanut free snack will be sup-

plied. Send a lunch in an insulated lunch box with a cold pack. Children should dress for a

mess! Parents should apply sunscreen and insect repellant before coming to extended day

program. No themes, just fun!

___ Week # 1 May 27-30 (4 days) 9am – 1pm $100

___ Week #2 June 2-6 (5 days) 9am – 1pm $125 ______ Total $ ________

Full payment is due upon registration. Refunds for extended year weeks should be requested in writ-

ing. If the request is made two weeks prior to a scheduled extended year week a full re-

fund will be made. In the event an extended year week is cancelled due to low enrollment

a full refund will be made.

Emergency Permission Form:

We hereby agree to hold harmless St. Francis Episcopal Church and Day School or any-

one acting on behalf of St. Francis, from any and all liability resulting from injury to my

child, ____________________________, that may occur during extended week pro-

grams. I authorize any agent for St. Francis Episcopal Church to admit my child for

emergency medical treatment as necessary in the event that such care is needed and I can-

not be immediately contacted.

Parent signature: ________________________________________

2014 St. Francis Day School E-x-t-e-n-d-e-d Year

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Child’s name: ____________________________________age as of June 1 __________

Parent’s name(s): ________________________________________________________

Street address: ___________________________________________________________

City: __________________________________________ Zip code: ________________

Email address: ___________________________________________________________

Phone number(s): _________________________________________________________

Allergies and/or medical conditions: __________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Emergency contact name and number in the event you cannot be reached:

________________________________________________________________________ Please bring a tote bag with a change of clothing daily. A peanut free snack will be supplied.

Campers should dress for a mess! Parents should apply sunscreen and insect repellant before com-

ing to school.

2014 St. Francis Day School Little Franciscan Summer Camp

____ June 16-20 3..2..1..Blast Off! ($85 balance is due 5/1)

____ June 23-27 Adventures at Sea ($85 balance is due 5/1)

____ July 14-18 Castles & Dragons ($85 balance due 6/2)

____ July 21-25 Get Fit & Grow ($85 balance due 6/2)

______ Total number of camps x $25 = $ ________

Refunds for camps requested in writing are honored up to two weeks prior to a scheduled camp less

the $25 registration fee for each camp. In the event a camp is cancelled due to low enrollment a full

refund will be made.

Emergency Permission Form:

We hereby agree to hold harmless St. Francis Episcopal Church and Day School or anyone acting

on behalf of St. Francis, from any and all liability resulting from injury to my child,

___________________________, that may occur at Little Franciscan Summer Camp. I authorize

any agent for St. Francis Episcopal Church to admit my child for emergency medical treatment as

necessary in the event that such care is needed and I cannot be immediately contacted.

Parent signature: ______________________________________________________________

Eligible campers have completed a 2 year-old program.

Camps are geared for rising 3’s, 4’s, Pre-K & Kindergarten and 1st graders.

Camp starts at 9:00 am and ends at 12:00 pm.

The cost for each camp is $110 per week.

Please return this form with a non-refundable $25 deposit per camp

to reserve your child’s space.

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YOUR ENERGY IS OUR FUEL!

The engine that drives St. Francis’ Outreach is our Annual Book

Sale, and your energy is the fuel that keeps it running. Each year,

parishioners’ hard work on the sale translates directly into money

to help sustain organizations such as Guilford Urban Ministry

Food Bank, Step-Up Ministry, Backpack Beginnings, Clara

House, and Stop Hunger Now. Outreach also supports EYC Mis-

sion Trips and Episcopal Relief and Development for emergency

needs in disaster areas.

We need all hands on deck to make this year’s sale a success.

There are eight great days to volunteer, May 3-10. Heavy lifters will be especially needed on

Saturday, May 3, and for cleanup on the afternoon of May 10. This year, we are asking volun-

teers to contact Lesley Cahalan at lesleyuga@yahoo.com or 336-207-2740.

Join the fun the night before the Book Sale for a special preview for St. Francis parishioners

only, May 7, 5-7:30 pm. Shop ahead of the crowds, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and wine, and visit

with your church friends. Free child care will be provided in St. Mike's. Suggested donation: $8

per person. Please contact Vara Cox at jt.vhcox@att.net or 545-4385 or Melinda Kimble at gus-

siesmommy@aol.com or 707-7314 to volunteer for the preview party.

Look for specific days and times to volunteer in the Email Express and Announcements.

B O O K S A L E

We will be walking again this year under the name Jane Stubbs and

Friends of St. Francis. The walk will be held on Saturday, May 17th.

11:00am to 11:00pm at Proehlific Park, 4517 Jessup Grove Road. Our

team is on ACS website: www.relayforlife.org/greensboronc

I would love for you to sign up as a team member and raise money or

ask that you make a donation or purchase luminaries in honor or mem-

ory of a family member or friend. You are welcome to do this online or

mail check payable to ACS/Relay For Life to me. You can get 3 lumi-

naries for $25 or 1 for $10. Thank you in advance for supporting this

great cause as we continue to make a difference in the fight against cancer. I am a 13 year Survi-

vor and we have many church members who are also survivors and several who lost the fight.

God Bless, Jane Stubbs

4013 Ridgedale Drive, Greensboro, NC 27455, 336-288-8836, email: jbstubbs45@gmail.com

A C S / R E L A Y F O R L I F E W A L K

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B O O K S A L E

CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

Stock your bookcase ... help your community!

Some organizations that benefit from our sale

Guilford Urban Ministry Food Bank • Step-Up Ministry

Food Assistance • Mobile Meals • Clara House

Backpack Beginnings • Stop Hunger Now

Thursday, May 8, 9 am - 8 pm

Friday, May 9, 9 am - 8 pm

Saturday, May 10, 9 am - 1 pm (bag day: $10 per bag)

More than 50,000 volumes!

rare & collectible • children’s fiction • cookbooks

gardening • history • arts & music

crafts & hobbies • science fiction • new fiction

paperback • coffee table books • DVDs •

books on CD

3506 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC, 27408

(336) 288-4721 • www.stfrancisgreensboro.org

S T . F R A N C I S E P I S C O P A L C H U R C H A Parish of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina

The Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry, Bishop

The Rt. Rev. Ann Hodges-Copple, Bishop Suffragan

P A R I S H S T A F F

ST. FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 3506 Lawndale Drive

Greensboro, NC 27408

The Rev. Michael Moulden, Rector

The Rev. Robert Black, Assistant Rector

Amanda Harmon, Director of Children's and

Youth Ministry

Rae Augustin, Day School Director

Sam Doyle, Choir Director

Pat Copley, Organist

Jane Woody, Junior Choir Director

Linda Allgood, Parish Administrator

Bonnie Thyer, Communications Coordinator

Linda Lambe, Bookkeeper

Ken Cressman, Facilities Manager

Rigoberto Bautista, Custodian

On the web at: www.stfrancisgreensboro.org

Phone 336-288-4721 Fax 336-288-4760

St. Francis Day School 336-288-4740