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Love God,
Love Others,
Serve the World

Weekly enews
Sep 19th - 26th 2013

This Sunday
 September 22nd 2013

18th Sunday after Pentecost




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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...

Discover St. Luke's Breakfast Ministry
We support St. Luke's shower program for the needy in Long Beach.
This Saturday September 21st from 7am - 10:30am, or any times in between if you can't stay for the entire time. Why not check it out? We have a special need right now for towels...thank you! Full details here...
And teens - remember the great egg boil this Friday night. Details here.
Find Healing and Comfort -
Taizé Service of Healing and Wholeness
Next Tuesday night, September 24th, 7 pm, (4th Tuesday of the month). Join us again for our Taizé service of healing - filled with music and candlelight. You may also pray privately with a Prayer team leader. We pray that the time will be a healing comfort for whatever you face or hold in your heart.
Sunday School - Where and When...
Mama Hill's Latest Newsletter

Coming Up! 

Celebrate St Francis of Assisi All October!
(official feast day is Oct 4th)
Mark your Calendar and download our flyer now!
  • Blessing of the Animals - Saturday, October 5 at 5 pm in the St. Francis Garden
  • Festival Eucharist - Sunday, October 6 at 10 am (one service only) Guest preacher - Br. Ambrose from the Episcopal Franciscan Community, at The Church of the Epiphany in Los Angeles, followed by our St. Francis Festival with Italian lunch, plus games and fun activities for the kids.
  • St. Francis Film Screening - Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Franco Zefferelli, Director) - Saturday, October 12 at 7 pm
  • Missa Gaia (Earth Mass, by the Paul Winter Consort) - Saturday, October 26 at 7 pm
Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgender (LGBT) Group
Saturday November 9th - Movie - Love Free or Die
The LGBT Group of St. Francis proudly presents, "Love Free or Die" on Saturday, 9 November at 6 PM with an old fashioned potluck and showing of the film.
Full details and contact info on our small groups page here.
ReadingsandSermons
Find this week's readings in our Worship bulletins online.

Sermons online - Mo. Sarah from September 8th. To love Jesus we must 'hate' our families and give up all our possessions. Wait? What?
Readings from last Sunday here (use track 2).

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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