Dear Friends of St. Francis:

Pastor Marcia passed away at about 2:30 pm, Oct. 28.

Now she is with her Lord and suffers no more.

Pray for Dennis, Dameon, Jaxom and the rest of her loved ones as they go through this time of both Joy and sadness. 

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Dear St. Francis Family,

I want to welcome Rev. Susan Plucker as our Interim Priest here at St. Francis.  Rev. Susan lives in Auburn and just retired after over 20 years as an Episcopal Priest.  She agreed to become our Interim Pastor as we move forward.  Rev. Susan will be with us part time (20 hr per week).  She will be with us on Sunday for both the 9:00 and 11:00 Service and on Wednesday for the morning service and in the office.  As you all know preparing for worship service is much more than the actual service so some of her work time is in preparation for worship.  Rev. Susan will also be doing Pastoral Care and will be working closely with Mary Mussell and the Pastoral Care Team.

The Vestry will continue to maintain the business of the operations of St. Francis, with Rev. Susan’s support.  We will be working to asses our needs here at St. Francis-Fair Oaks to start a search for a “Priest in Charge”.  We will be providing more information at our Annual Meeting and the months to follow.  Remember with prayer and God’s guidance, we at St. Francis will have the opportunity to determine our future.  Please pray fully think about what you wish for at St. Francis and join us at the Annual Meeting in January.

Please join me in welcoming Rev. Susan to St. Francis.

Judy Utter

Senior Warden