"Almighty God,
and You, my Lord Jesus Christ,
I pray You to enlighten me
and to dispel the darkness of my spirit;
Give me a faith that is without limit,
a hope that is ever unfailing,
and a love that is universal.
Grant, O my God,
that I may really know You
and that I may be guided in all
things according to Your will."
St. Francis of Assisi

Sunday Worship, Education and Fellowship Schedule

Traditional, sacramental Anglican worship, using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.

Holy Communion Sunday mornings at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School for children Sunday mornings at 9:30 in the Parish House. Note: Sunday School classes end for the summer on May 18th.

Coffee Hour in the Parish House following the 11:00 am service.

Healing Service following the 11:00 am service.

Nursery provided during the 9:30 and 11:00 am service.

Prayer for the church, at 10:40 on Sunday mornings in the Meeting Room.

Please consult our events calendar for a list of all events.

Upcoming Events:

Sunday, May 18
9:30 Service
9:30 Sunday School
11:00 Service
Genesis 1:1-2:3
Psalm 150
2 Cor. 13:5-14
Matthew 28:16-20
12:30 Annual BBQ

Friday, May 23
6:00 pm Evening Prayer

Welcome to St. Francis!

We welcome you as you join us in a warm and friendly setting for true, Christ-centered worship. We uphold the ancient faith of the church in the Episcopal tradition, offering traditional Christian values based on the Holy Word of God, and are faithful witnesses to the person of Jesus in the Austin community.

St. Francis' liturgical standard is the 1928 Book of Common Prayer--a document which is orthodox in its expression of the Christian faith based on prayers that have been part of catholic worship for 2000 years.

In a world where biblical values seem to change with each new interpretation St. Francis Episcopal Church stands for biblical truth which does not change with each passing generation. If you are concerned about shifting social mores, want to be the Christian that God wants you to be and need guidance on that sometimes difficult path, and want to be challenged each week to work toward that goal, we hope that you will visit and experience our worship and values first hand.

St. Francis is not affiliated with the Episcopal Church USA.

Parish news

St. Polycarp of Smyrna men's guild will gather together on Saturday, May 17 to doing some cooking. Check with John Stults on the details. Expect to enjoy the fruits of their labor after the 11:00 service next Sunday.

Children and Youth Christian Education: As the school year is drawing to a close, the last day of Sunday School classes will be next week May 18. All youth and children and their parents of St. Francis are invited to an end-of-school year swimming party at the Rambin's house on Sunday, June 1 after the 11:00 service.

Parking options at St. Francis: When using the parking space around the church, please remember the following:

- When parking at the far north side of the property behind the Parish House (beyond the two trees), be sure to park straight in, rather than pulling in at an angle. Cars come from both directions to park.

- Remember that there is space at the back of the property (down the hill from the rental house behind the church). This can be accessed from 10^th street by turning on Maufrais Street – right next to the park.

- You can also park on Maufrais Street next to the park and walk to the church, which is about the same distance as some are having to park on 9^th street.

Do you know that St. Francis has home groups? Each group of 7-12 adults meets periodically in the home of various group members. During the course of the evening, the lessons and psalm for the upcoming Sunday service are read and discussed. Please see the Rev. John Stults if you are interested in joining a home group.

Sermons Online: All sermons in the tape library are now digitized and available on the web site and sermons from the digital recording system are generally available each Tuesday for the preceding Sunday. Access the full library from 2002 to the present is available here.

Newsletter: The May, 2008 edition of the newsletter is available online in PDF format. Click here to view it.

2008 Readings: Readings are available in the upcoming events box to the left as well as the events calendar or you can download the entire year here. The document is in Word format and most likely you have a program that can read it, but if not you can download the free Word viewer here.