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St. Francis Parish History

This section contains entries from An Informal, Anecdotal History of Saint Francis' Parish as Told by Past and Present Members compiled a few years ago by Courtney Sands. (Drawing by Larry Howard) These accounts were written long after the incidents described by people who, in large part, have passed on; some to other parts of the Church Militant, and some to their rest in the Church Exultant, that is, in Heaven. You may find minor contradictions, in places, between the accounts. [Ed. Note: It kind of reminds me of the New Testament, although one would never mistake our mere scribbles for Holy Scripture.]

• A History of Saint Francis Episcopal Church as told by Betty Andrus



• Some Personal Remembrances as told by Ralph Crocker



• A History of the Buildings and Grounds as told by Ralph Crocker



• Costs of Parish Halls as told by Ray Pearce, Sr.



• Recollections of Padre as told by Jean Marie Preston



• Recollections of Padre as told by Mary Tuck



• Recollections of Padre as told by The Rev. John Heidt



• Padre's Instruction at St. Barnabas as told by Joe Mitchell



• Padre's Instruction Classes as told by Ray Pearce, Sr.


• Various Memories as told by Joe Jones



• A History of the Choir as told by Dick Phillips



• Acolytes, Layreaders, and Verger, A History as told by Stephen Chamblee



• Sunday School at St. Francis from 1966 as told by Emily Mitchell



• A History of the Church Secretary



• A History of the Altar Guild as told by Doris Burke



• A Social History of St. Francis as told by Nelia Thorp

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