Q: What is the Memorial Garden? A: The St. Francis’ Memorial Garden, located at the southwest end of our property, is a quiet place where ashes can be buried or sprinkled. From our brochure: It is a space in which to meditate and reflect surrounded by the cloud of witnesses of those who have gone …
Q: What is the Meal Ministry? A: The St. Francis’ Meal Ministry, or just Meal Ministry as we typically say, is a once-monthly meal served to anyone who’s hungry, particularly residents of Eureka or Pacific. Under the guidance of our Service and Justice Ministry Team, our Meal Ministry engages the help of a monthly community …
Q: What’s a barn party? A: A barn party is a parish gathering hosted by parishioner Sue Schmidt at her home, which is a property that includes a barn, where we move the festivities in case of rain. Mostly, though, we play outside (volleyball, hillbilly golf, and cornhole), enjoy BBQ (this time it’s mostly potluck), …
A: What’s Joe building? What’s a Little Free Library? A: Parishioners Anna Mackey and Donna Bernert hatched an idea to build and stock a Little Free Library on the parish grounds, and Joe Bernert got to work building it. Then, Anna, with help from Linda Carter, has supplied the first books to fill it up. …
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A: Many noticed that our Easter liturgy included the use of incense. As pictured above, n Easter Sunday, our Head Acolyte Jeff Veenstra, acting as a thurifer, carried incense in a thurible through the congregation. Incense: When burned or heated, usually over charcoal, certain woods and solidified resins give off a fragrant smoke. Both the …
Q: What is a “triduum?” A: A period of three days of preparation for a feast day. The term is most frequently used for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, the three days prior to Easter Sunday that are the concluding days of Holy Week, also known as the Easter Triduum. Other usage for …
Q: What do we mean by “intergenerational”? A: We mean that people of all ages are welcome, and that we’ve tailored the details to best accommodate those whose ages might otherwise exclude them. For example:
Q: Why is this Sunday the fifth Sunday IN Lent but when we get to December, we have four Sundays OF Advent? A: The Sundays during the Lenten season are not considered part of the 40 days of Lent in The Episcopal Church. Therefore, we say IN to indicate that they happen within the timeframe …
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Q: What is the “plus sign” after Laurie’s name about? A: On a keyboard we use a plus sign to create it, but it’s a cross! A cross to the right of a person’s name indicates a priest, a cross to the left indicates a bishop. These indicate ordination status and the role of the …
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We often get asked what needs to happen in order to “join” our Church. The short answer is you just need to show up! We welcome anyone and everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings or at any of our church activities. We understand that first and foremost membership in the Church means …
