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January 2020
Franciscan
a monthly publication of
St. Francis Episcopal Church
THE PILGRIM PRIEST’S POSTING ON THE PEACE
“[Jesus said] Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your
hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid”. John 14:27
“The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus”.
Philippians 4:7.
“All I want is some peace and quiet” – Anon.
“Hi, Neighbor!” – Anon.
“The Peace of the Lord be always with you” – Book of Common Prayer
Dear Friends,
As long time Anglicans know, “The Peace” entered our Liturgy in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. The Prayer
Book instructs: ‘Then the Ministers and People may greet one another in the name of the Lord”.
[Heavy Sigh]. We Americans are gregarious people, and in many places, the Peace has been transformed into an
enthusiastic greeting time, with folks wandering around the Nave to make sure they say “Hi” to everyone in the
congregation. In short, the Peace has turned into sort of a “Seventh Inning Stretch” in the Liturgy. Having an-
nouncements at the end of the Peace often enforces this understanding.
Stephan and I are working to restore the Peace to the dignity of an act of worship. There will be much more about
this in a future Salon series, but for now, let me leave you with a few salient points.
The bestowing of Peace by God does not eliminate conflict and noise in our lives. The Peace (Shalom in Hebrew) is
to give us the confidence that God is in charge and will walk with us always.
Sharing the Peace of Christ with one another is bestowing a Blessing on each other. It is the time in the Liturgy
where the Priest receives a Blessing from those around him or her, as all of the Congregation has the opportunity
to both give and receive the Blessing of Peace.
The Peace is to be exchanged with those around us, but we do not have to share the Peace with everyone, as long
as everyone has the opportunity to give and receive the Blessing of Peace.
The time to greet everyone with a “Hi Neighbor” or the like is after the Dismissal and/or during the Coffee Hour.
More later, but please feel free to ask questions about this – or anything else – in the Community of St. Francis.
See you in Church!
Fr. David
“A Publication of St. Francis Episcopal Church—“Proclaiming the Good News in word and deed.”
JANUARY 2020
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Bible Study Jazzercise Jazzercise Jazzercise
10:30 am 5:30 pm 4:00 pm & 7:00 am &
5:30 pm 9:15 am
Jazzercise
Barbershop
4:00 pm &
Singers
5:30 pm
7:00 pm
Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm Alanon 7:30 pm
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Choir Rehearsal Office Office Closed Bible Study Jazzercise Jazzercise
9:00 am Closed 10:30 am 5:30 pm 4:00 pm & Jazzercise
Jazzercise 5:30 pm 7:00 am &
Sunday School 5:30 pm Jazzercise 9:15 am
Jazzercise Barbershop
10:30 am 4:00 pm &
4:00 pm & Singers
Boy Scouts 5:30 pm
Epiphany Pageant 5:30 pm 7:00 pm
6:00 pm &
Holy Eucharist, Rite II Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm
10:30 am 7:00 pm Alanon 7:30 pm
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Choir Rehearsal Office Closed Bible Study Jazzercise Jazzercise Jazzercise
9:00 am Office 10:30 am 5:30 pm 4:00 pm & 7:00 am &
Closed Jazzercise 5:30 pm 9:15 am
Salon Series 9:30 am 5:30 pm Jazzercise
Barbershop
Jazzercise 4:00 pm &
Sunday School Singers
4:00 pm & Boy Scouts 5:30 pm
7:00 pm
10:30 am
5:30 pm 6:00 pm &
Choir Rehearsal
Holy Eucharist, Rite II 7:00 pm Alanon 7:30 pm
7:00 pm
10:30 am
Vestry Meeting
Chili Cook-off 7:00 pm
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Choir Rehearsal Office Office Closed Bible Study Jazzercise Jazzercise Jazzercise
9:00 am Closed 10:30 am 5:30 pm 4:00 pm & 7:00 am &
Jazzercise
Salon Series 9:30 am 5:30 pm 9:15 am
5:30 pm Jazzercise
Jazzercise Barbershop
Sunday School 4:00 pm &
4:00 pm & Singers
10:30 am Boy Scouts 5:30 pm
5:30 pm 7:00 pm
6:00 pm &
Holy Eucharist, Rite II Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm
10:30 am 7:00 pm Alanon 7:30 pm
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Choir Rehearsal Office Closed Bible Study Jazzercise Jazzercise
9:00 am Office 10:30 am 5:30 pm 4:00 pm &
Closed Jazzercise
Salon Series 9:30 am 5:30 pm
5:30 pm Jazzercise
Barbershop
Sunday School Jazzercise 4:00 pm &
Singers
10:30 am 4:00 pm & Boy Scouts 5:30 pm
7:00 pm
5:30 pm 6:00 pm &
Holy Eucharist, Rite II Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm
10:30 am 7:00 pm Alanon 7:30 pm
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January Birthdays
Chase Marshall on January 18
Pam Kock on January 21
Mary Martin on January 31
Heather Marshall on January 31
If your name does not appear on our birthday or
anniversary list, please contact the church office.
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Outreach Ministry Program
Each month for Ingathering Sunday, there will be
certain items that need to be collected. For the
months of January and February please collect
items that will help school lunches for any needy
kids in the Springboro area and place them in the
Ingathering baskets in the Foyer.
Outreach Ministry Jars
Please look for jars around the church to throw your loose change in.
They will be located on the table in the Foyer, near the coffee pots in
the kitchen, and on the table during coffee hour. The donations for
January and February will help to pay off any school lunch fees and
field trips for any needy kids in the Springboro area.
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READING BETWEEN THE LINES
As the Feast of The Epiphany is on January 6th, we will look at the hymn "We
Three Kings", #128, H1982. This hymn was written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
(1820-1891) in 1857. At the time he composed this hymn, Hopkins was rector of
Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He wrote the hymn
specifically for use in a pageant. The hymn became popular in both the US and the
UK, and was published in hymnals in the Episcopal Church as well as the Church
of England.
Before deciding to be ordained, he worked as a stained-glass artist, as well as a
journalist for a New York newspaper and was studying to become a lawyer. But
upon graduating from the University of Vermont, he instead attended General
Theological Seminary in New York City.
Hopkins organized the hymn in such a way that three male voices sing a verse
each to correspond with one of the kings - Balthazar, Gaspar, and Melchoir. The
first and last verses are sung together as "verses of praise". The refrain proceeds to
praise the beauty of the Star of Bethlehem. The hymn's melody, which Hopkins
also composed, has been described as "sad" and "shifting" in nature. Because of this,
it resembles a song from the Middle Ages and Middle Eastern music. The story
centers around the Magi visiting the child Jesus in a house (Matthew 2:11). There
are verses in the Old Testament that foretell visitors (Isaiah 60:6), and two selec-
tions from the Psalms (72:10 and 72:15). Gold was a gift for a king. Frankincense
was used by priests in their worship of God. Myrrh was a spice used in burial. And
so Jesus was honored as King, God, and Sacrifice.
However, (perhaps sadly), the names of the Magi and their status as kings from
the orient are legendary and based on tradition. But the Biblical Magi did seek and
find Jesus, as we all must. But what gift can we bring? Our hearts.
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The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The name “Epiphany” is derived from a Greek word meaning “manifestation” or
“appearing.” Anglican Prayer Books interpret the word with an alternative title, “The
Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.” The last phrase, of course, is a reference to the
story of the Wise Men from the East.
A Christian observance on January 6 is found as early as the end of the second century in
Egypt. The feast combined commemorations of the visit of the Magi, led by the star of
Bethlehem; the Baptism of Jesus in the waters of the River Jordan; and Jesus’ first
recorded miracle, the changing of water into wine at the marriage of Cana of Galilee—all
thought of as manifestations of the incarnate Lord.
The Epiphany is still the primary Feast of the Incarnation in Eastern Churches, and the
three-fold emphasis is still prominent. In the West, however, including Anglican Churches,
the story of the Wise Men has tended to overshadow the other two events. Modern
lectionary reform, reflected in the 1979 Prayer Book, has recovered the primitive trilogy,
by setting the event of the Baptism as the theme of the First Sunday after the Epiphany in
all three years, and by providing the story of the Miracle at Cana as the Gospel for the
Second Sunday after the Epiphany in Year C.
Agnes
Martyr at Rome, 304
As a child of twelve years, Agnes suffered for her faith, in Rome, during the cruel
persecution of the Emperor Diocletian. After rejecting blandishments and withstanding
threats and tortures by her executioner, she remained firm in refusal to offer worship to
the heathen gods, and was burned at the stake—or, according to another early tradition,
was beheaded with the sword. The early Fathers of the Church praised her courage and
chastity, and remarked upon her name, which means “pure” in Greek and “lamb” in Latin.
Pilgrims still visit Agnes’ tomb and the catacomb surrounding it, beneath the basilica of
her name on the Via Nomentana in Rome that Pope Honorius I (625–638) built in her honor
to replace an older shrine erected by the Emperor Constantine. On her feast day at the
basilica, two lambs are blessed, whose wool is woven into a scarf called the pallium, with
which the Pope invests archbishops. Pope Gregory the Great sent such a pallium in 601 to
Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury. A representation of the pall appears on the
coat of arms of Archbishops of Canterbury to this day.
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Diocese of Southern Ohio News
News around the Ohio area
“It’s our connection to God and each other that gives meaning to our lives.”
- Bishop Thomas E. Breidenthal, The Diocese of Southern Ohio
One Thousand Days of Love
Episcopal Relief & Development recently launched a new $3 million grass-roots, church-wide fund-raising
campaign dedicated to improving the lives of children up to age six.
Recognizing that from birth to age six is the most vulnerable stage of human life, and that also being the
stage where learning begins, ONE THOUSAND DAYS OF LOVE will help communities nurture children to
their full potential. Research shows that the first 1000 days are critical in setting a foundation that affects
their ability to grow, learn and thrive over their entire lives. Around the world, 155 million children under five
are stunted due to inadequate nutrition and health care.
“Love allows us to bridge great distances so that children an ocean away are as precious to us as the little
ones living right down the block,” said the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The
Episcopal Church and Honorary Co-Chair of ONE THOUSAND DAYS OF LOVE. “Episcopal Relief & Devel-
opment’s programs with children share our love with thousands of children in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
With your help, we can demonstrate God’s love to thousands more.”
The program launched on September 4, 2019 will conclude 1000 days later on May 31, 2022. The program
benefits children and their families through:
• Bringing positive changes to children’s lives by creating economic stability;
• Nurturing healthy children through improving food and nutrition, protecting health and preventing dis-
eases, empowering parents and protecting families
• Helping children achieve their full potential by providing access to clean water, hygiene, sanitation and
reducing impact of disasters and building resilience.
Episcopal Relief and Development invites individuals, congregations and dioceses to join the One Thousand
Days of Love by learning more about the campaign, sharing words about the campaign through social media
and , peer to peer fundraising and other creative campaign activities, and giving as individuals or congrega-
tions to help expand the Episcopal Relief and Development’s work with children.
Donations can me made online by going to https://www.episcopalrelief.org/1000DaysOfLove/ or by slow mail
at the address below
Episcopal Relief & Development
P.O. Box 7058
Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
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Music Live@Lunch is Christ Church Cathedral’s
weekly concert series.
January 7 | Michael Chertock (piano)
January 14 | The Faux Frenchmen
January 21 | Jill Jantzen (piano), Rebecca Culnan (violin)
January 28 | Cincinnati Recorder Consort
At 12:10 p.m. each Tuesday, September through May, we offer free Music Live@Lunch.
The concerts feature a variety of music, ranging from classical to jazz and music of other
cultures. You may bring your lunch or purchase one at the cathedral for $5.00.
An Epiphany Procession with Recital
Christ Church Cathedral @
318 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
January 12 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Pre-Service Recital | 4:30 PM
An Epiphany Procession | 5:00 PM
Join us for a service of Scripture, prayer, music, and pageantry that reflects on
the three Epiphany mysteries: the revelation of the Christ child to the Magi,
the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, and the turning of water into wine at
the wedding in Cana. Music sung by the choir will include: Magi veniunt ab
oriente (Clemens non Papa); Glory to the Christ Child (Alan Bullard); The
Baptism of Christ (Peter Hallock); Set Me as a Seal (René Clausen); O
sacrum convivium (Thomas Tallis); Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life
(Philip Tomblings); and Tribus miraculis (Luca Marenzio).
An obe recital performed by Jacob Martin precedes the service at 4:30 pm.
Note: Incense is being used during this worship service.
10An epiphany retreat provides an to practice mindful remembrance... remember-
ing that we’re on a journey, remembering where we are on that journey (and
assessing where we may have gotten lost, confused, or even displaced for a
while for legitimate and important reason), remembering that we do not walk
alone, and remembering that we have all kinds of tools and resources to help
us navigate and to strengthen us as we go.
This retreat can also help rekindle our sensitivities and purpose... in the cold of
winter and when we are unsure of our immediate or long-term goals and aspi-
rations, we may need more inner resolve and inspiration to foster a stronger
imagination for our future.
11Saint Francis Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church in Springboro
225 N. Main Street, Springboro, OH 45066
(937)
937) 748-
748-2592 www.saintfran.org
Worship Tim_s
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Sun^[ys [t 10:30 [m - Sun^[y S]hool
W_^n_s^[ys [t 10:30 [m - Bi\l_ Stu^y
Pr[y_r for J[nu[ry
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Supply Clergy - The Rev. David Bailey
Senior Warden - Stephan Graham
Junior Warden - Mike Kock
Vestry Clerk - Mary Harris
Financial Secretary - Sue Starner
Parish Secretary - Alisha Minamyer
Choir Director - Donna Sprowles
Organist - Diana Graham
Sunday School Director - Jenny Catalan
Vestry Members - Stephan Graham,
Mike Kock, Mary Harris, Will Frush,
Jeff Baldrige, Barb Roy, Jenny Catalan,
Jack Emerson, Jim Taylor, Chuck Oduah
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