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Vision: The St. Francis Church family seeks to glorify God through worship, fellowship, teaching, and service. We worship God in the Episcopal tradition, hear God through the preaching and teaching of Christ’s Gospel and serve God by caring for others.

We are a parish church in the Diocese of the Rio Grande, which is part of the Episcopal Church, USA (TEC). TEC is part of the larger global Anglican Communion.

We're a friendly, informal group. We invite you to come worship with us this Sunday morning!

Taize Music


We have collected a number of beautiful examples of Taize music. Click any of these icons below to hear a YouTube video example of these engaging and inspiring renditions. (Click here to access all of these videos with annotations on a separate page at this website.
Wait for the LordWait for the Lord Jesus, Remember MeJesus, Remember Me Mon amê se repose” (“My soul rests”) Psalm 62:1Mon amê se repose” (“My soul rests”) Psalm 62:1

Do you know trusts and bequests?

For the future of St. Francis Church, it is important for a few members to develop some expertise in planned giving, trusts and bequests. These vehicles for giving to a church with tax advantage and sometimes life income provide one of the best ways a congregation can begin to establish some endowment for the future care of its building. Perhaps you already have this knowledge, or have the sort of background in finance that would help you learn what is needed to teach others in the church. We hold our buildings and land in trust for those who will come after us – including some of our own children and grandchildren- and for our diocese, and it matters that we invest our love and our resources in these fellow Christians, as well as providing a hospitable site for our own worship, community service, and mission. If you might be willing to help with this or other aspects of church finances, please speak to Rev. Jennifer or the wardens Paul Isaacson and Ed Lovato.

Epiphany at St. Francis, Rio Rancho, New Mexico

St. Francis Church on Epiphany Night (January 5th, 2012) (courtesy Bruce McKeown)St. Francis Church on Epiphany Night (January 5th, 2012) (courtesy Bruce McKeown)

Sermon Notes, Sunday January 8, 2012

January 8, 2006

January 8, 2012. Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, B. St. Francis Church

 

Rev’d Jennifer Phillips Gen1:1-5;Acts 19:1-7;Mk1:4-11

 

When I went off to Hidden Lake Girl Scout Camp, near Lake George, NY, in the fifth grade, I discovered I was the only child in my unit who did not already know how to swim. This quickly became public knowledge since on the first day, a swimming test was administered to assure that all campers who would be using the canoes and rowboats were swimmers. We were all forced to jump off the dock into the deep end, even me, protesting (rather quietly) that I didn‘t know how to swim. I had to be hauled out mortified and a bit scared by one of the counselors like a drowning cat. Horribly embarrassing! The good news was that I had one to one instruction from a lovely counselor and in three days I was floating and swimming and then boating with the rest. But I remember the dark lake water closing over my head.

Stewards' Stirrings CHRISTMAS in the Diocese of Olympia

Holy Name 93/94

(This posting is from the Rev. Canon Lance Ousley Canon for Stewardship and Development from The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, Washington).

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