St Francis Church
Love God,
Love Others,
Serve the World

Weekly enews
May 2nd - 9th 2013

This Sunday
 May 5th 2013

 6th Sunday of Easter



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Sundays
8am Rite I Eucharist
  
10am
Choral Eucharist
Rite II

Wednesdays
12:10
Eucharist Rite I

 

 

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What's Happening... 

Lemonade on the Loggia!
10:00 Coffee Hour. This Sunday, May 5th. Chalk and Bubbles too!! Join in on another Sunday Celebration!
Gift Sale This Sunday for Scholarship Outreach
Following 8am and 10am services, take care of some shopping for Mother's Day, Teachers, Hostess Gifts, Birthday & 'Just Because' gifts! Assortments may include the wonderful Provence soaps, also chocolate, jams etc. and since it's Mother's Day soon, aprons and oven mitts.
Full details and photos here...
God is calling you!
Discover the joy of joining our team on Sundays. Why not be one of our chalice bearers, sound operators, or prayer team members? Or we would also welcome new ushers, greeters, altar guild members, acolytes, oblation bearers, and readers. Great roles for teens. We will train you!
Please contact Hank Gatlin or Mary in the church office 310 375 4617, to find out more. No commitment! Thanks for your consideration. This truly is a special way to serve our parish, and God!
LA Diocese LGBT Annual Garden Party
This Sunday, May 5th, 3-5 PM. The annual Garden Party in Bishop Jon and Mary Bruno's beautiful garden for our lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender community. Read more here.

Coming Up! 

Women of Wisdom
For single and single again women over 35. Next Friday evening, May 10th, in the library at 6pm. Full details here.
Next Sunday - April 12th
Mothers' Day and Youth-Led Sunday -
with sticky buns!!
St. Francis youth groups lead the church in worship at 10am, and the men serve their amazing, homemade sticky buns after each service.     
May 19th is Pentecost
Wear red if you have it, and if you would like to. Wonder why? See p. 4 of this month's Bellringer!
2013 Antique Show
Gala night: Wednesday, May 29th
Show and Sale: Thursday, May 30th - Saturday, June 1st. 

Our proceeds go to outreach and a large portion to Parish needs.
  • Help out with staffing on show days and at the gala
  • Bake for the Harvest cupboard
  • Help with pickle-making - Tuesday, May 7 9:00 am-3:00 pm

    *Call Anna Eakins 310 297 0701 to verify the date.

  • Help with 'hatting' the pickle jars!
  • Donate silent auction items

Find out more - and full details and dates/times of all the above.

Contact Joni McIntyre (310-378-1606) to volunteer to help at the Gala and/or on Show days. Thank you!   

ReadingsandSermons
Find this week's readings in our Worship bulletins online.

Last Sunday's Sermon: Mo. Paula. Jesus leaves us a new commandment. "Love one another".

Need a prayer, or to talk with the clergy? 

Contact Mo. Sarah  or Mo. Paula
or via the church office on 310-375 4617.   

 

You are not interrupting our work -  

you ARE our work!

 

Or just come to any or all of our services, and take a moment to sit quietly, light a candle in memory, or to symbolize your feeling, and let God be God - in you - for a few small, still moments. With blessings and prayers for comfort and love. 

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