FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES

Lunch After Loss is a gathering for those who are grieving, where the table is simply a place to be among people who understand, and where nobody is expected to have recovered or to explain how they are.

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We meet on the third Wednesday of each month at half past eleven, and everyone brings a packed lunch. Everything said is held in confidence, the conversation is grounded in prayer, and you are welcome whether your loss is recent or many years old.

For more information, please contact Janet Short at Lunchafterloss@stfrancispvb.org.

All men of the parish are invited to the St. Francis Men’s Group, whose focus is fellowship with one another and service to the church and to the wider community. New ideas are always welcome.

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The group gathers every other month for a meal or an outing at the Hope Pavilion or a local restaurant, takes on service projects through the year, and cooks the entrée for our parish luncheons. The annual Oyster Roast in December is the one nobody misses.

For more information, please contact Josh Tonge at joshtonge@gmail.com.

The Women’s Lunch Bunch gathers every other month for lunch at a different local restaurant, and is open to every woman of the parish who would welcome an unhurried afternoon in good company.

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A different restaurant each time keeps it interesting, and the dates are set a season at a time. Please look at the current parish calendar for the next gathering, or write to the coordinator and she will make sure you hear about it. Newcomers are especially welcome.

For more information, please contact Nancy Jordan at Lunchbunch@stfrancispvb.org.

You told us in the parish survey that you wanted more chances to know one another, and Supper Clubs are the result: small groups of eight to twelve people sharing a meal in one another’s homes each month.

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Groups for 2027 will run from February through December. The parish office forms them and helps each one find a coordinator. It is not really about the food; it is about the connection, and about the kind of friendship that grows slowly, over a table, over time.

If you are interested or want more information please email Noelle Pecora at noelle@stfrancispvb.org.

Morning Grace is a small group of women who meet through the school year for connection, for grace-filled conversation, and for the sort of community that comes of seeing the same faces every week.

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We meet every Friday from a quarter past nine until a quarter to eleven, at the home of our Director of Family Ministry. Come as you are. There is nothing to read beforehand and no commitment to attend every week.

For more information, please contact Lindsay Tonge at indsay@stfrancispvb.org.

A new ministry for the business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals of St. Francis: a place to explore where faith and work meet, alongside parishioners who are navigating the same questions.

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Whether you are building something of your own or simply making your way through professional life, you belong here. The ministry is newly formed, so the shape of it is still being settled by the people who come to it. Meeting details will follow shortly.

*For more information, please contact Lesley Brawn at hello@lesleybrawn.com or call her 904.923.9290.*