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Q: What is All Saints Day? A: This Sunday we celebrate All Saints Day, one…

Q: What is Investiture? A: Investiture is the short name for the service in which…

Q: What is a Pilgrimage Class? A: Pilgrimage means to go on a journey with a…

Q: What is a Pet Blessing? What is a Patronal Feast? A: St. Francis of…

Q: What is the Forum Video Archive? A: During the 9:15am time slot on Sunday…

Q: What is Stewardship? A: The Episcopal Dictionary of the Church says that stewardship is…

Q: What is Flexible Formation? A: In our recent Get to Know Us about Godly…

Q: Why do we have a new-ish bulletin format with two different bulletins? A: As…

Q: What is anointing? A: Anointing is the “sacramental use of oil as an outward…

Q: What is the difference between “mass” and “worship”? Where do these words come from?…

Administrative Director Leslie with the Book of Common Prayer and Book of Occasional Services that…

Q: What is Christian Formation? What is Godly Play? A: The Episcopal Church explains that…

Q: What is a Canon? A: “Canon” has a variety of meanings in the Episcopal…

Q: What is a Children’s Sermon? Wait, what’s a Sermon? A: Children’s sermons emphasize animating…

Q: What is Sacrament from the Reserve? A: Sacrament from the Reserve is administration of communion…

Q: What is General Convention? A: The national legislative body of the Episcopal Church. It…

Q: What is a collect? A: Pronounced “KAHL’-ekt,” a collect is “a short prayer that…

Q: What is a “narthex?” Is that just Missouri-speak for “northex” the same way “forty-four”…

Q: What is an Anthem? A: In the secular world, an anthem is associated with…

Q: What is the Meal Care Ministry? How can I help? How can I get…

Q: What is the Memorial Garden? A: The St. Francis’ Memorial Garden, located at the…

Q: What is the Meal Ministry? A: The St. Francis’ Meal Ministry, or just Meal…

Q: What’s a barn party? A: A barn party is a parish gathering hosted by…

A: What’s Joe building? What’s a Little Free Library? A: Parishioners Anna Mackey and Donna…

A: Many noticed that our Easter liturgy included the use of incense. As pictured above,…

Q: What is a “triduum?” A: A period of three days of preparation for a…

Q: What do we mean by “intergenerational”? A: We mean that people of all ages…

Q: Why is this Sunday the fifth Sunday IN Lent but when we get to…

Q: What is the “plus sign” after Laurie’s name about? A: On a keyboard we…

We often get asked what needs to happen in order to “join” our Church. The…

We love getting to know new friends. Sometimes its hard for new friends to get…