This week some in the church will be celebrating Saint Francis and some struggling with the image of the beloved vineyard and the errant tennants. (Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Proper 22 [27] Matthew 21:33-46.) Whichever set of readings we follow there is both challenge and an invitation to renewal and for a rebuilding of the church. Many of us will see the timeliness of both the challenge and the encouragement. For those celebrating St Francis you may like to read what