St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church

"You are a unique and beloved child of God. Wherever you find yourself in your journey, you are welcome here. Please join us soon and share the joy of God's loving presence. In God's house there are no strangers."...

St. Francis Youth Work With Homeless In Atlanta

- The community of St. Francis of Assisi welcomes you

- St. Francis is an open and inclusive community

- St. Francis is a safe place to ask questions

- Find the lost, heal the broken, celebrate God’s love for all!

Worship Schedule

- Sunday Morning Service - 8:00am | 10:00am

- Christian Formation - 9:00am { all ages welcome }

Nursery Provided

-Tuesday 6:30pm - Adult Education Midweek

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What Do Episcopalians Believe?

The Episcopal Church has its roots in the Church of England, becoming a self-governing church body with the end of the American Revolution. Like other churches in the Anglican Communion, the Episcopal Church stands squarely in the Reformed tradition, yet considers itself just as directly descended from the Early Church as the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches. Episcopalians celebrate the Holy Eucharist in ways similar to the Roman Catholic tradition, yet do not recognize a single authority, such as the Pope of Rome.

Unique to Anglicanism is the Book of Common Prayer, the collection of worship services that all worshipers in an Anglican church follow. It’s called “common prayer” because we all pray it together, around the world. The first Book of Common Prayer was compiled in English by Thomas Cranmer in the 16th Century, and since then has undergone many revisions for different times and places. But its original purpose has remained the same: to provide in one place the core of the instructions and rites for Anglican Christians to worship together.

Episcopalians believe that every Christian must build an understanding and relationship with God’s Word in the Bible, and to do that, God has given us intelligence and our own experience, which we refer to as “Reason.” Based on the text of the Bible itself, and what Christians have taught us about it through the ages, we then together sort out our own understanding of it as it relates to our own lives.

News at St. Francis

Youth Group Serves Homeless in Atlanta

Members of the St. Francis Youth Group (and three adult members from the parish) recently traveled to the “Open Door” in Atlanta to serve in a July 4^th barbeque for the homeless. Continued: click Youth Ministry

WE NEED

CHILDREN’S TYLENOL

CHILDREN’S VITAMINS

SKIN CREAM FOR CHILDREN

WHY?

The Community of St. Mary, an Episcopal convent in Sewanee, Tennessee, is sending several of the sisters to Haiti this fall. The sisters will work with a medical mission to an orphanage. One of their dire needs is for OTC medications for the children. Starting next Sunday, August 17 and for two more weeks, there will be a basket in the narthex for donations of children’s Tylenol (generic is fine), children’s vitamins and skin creams for rashes. Please help the sisters get a supply of OTC medicines for the children.

WANTED

IF YOU'RE 55+, TIRED, BORED, OR JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN DOING DIVERSIFIED ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR PEERS, COME JOIN OUR POT LUCK LUNCH ON AUGUST 31, FOLLOWING THE 10:00 A.M. SERVICE. CALL GAIL GRANDE 238-7750 WITH YOUR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR COMMENTS.

Camping Small Group Has Outing

We parked our campers at Harrison Bay Camp Ground on Thursday so we could get a good spot for the weekend. Jack and Gail Grande and I parked our campers pretty close together. Click here for continued article more pictures Small Groups

Rector Search Committee Meeting July 1^st.

Click here for details Searching For A New Rector

Summer Outreach Opportunities

St. Francis Market

The St. Francis Market is now open. Please bring produce, plants, crafts and other items that you would like to offer for sale each week. Donations collected will go to outreach.

Grace Church Seniors, RU55, Invite Friends From Other Churches To Join Them On Playhouse Outing, cont. click here RU55

St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church

7555 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road

Ooltewah, TN 37363

Telephone: 423-238-7708

Fax: 423-238-7672

Main Church E-Mail: sfaec@comcast.net

Rev. Bowlin’s E-Mail: rectorsf@comcast.net

Internet: www.sfaec.org

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