Advent at St francis Church
Love God,
Love Others,
Serve the World

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Dec 5th - 12th 2013

This Sunday
December 8th 2013

2nd Sunday in Advent




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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...
Kris Kringle Holiday Faire
Bring Family & Friends! 
This Sunday, December 8th, 4-7pm
  • Fun, Fellowship and Fundraising 
  • Gifts and treats to buy
  • Food and Drinks
  • Christmas music
  • ice sculpture
  • photos with Santa! 
Mama Hill Gift Tree
Please bring your wrapped and labelled gifts to the choir room by this Sunday - December 8th.
Mama Hill's Christmas Party
Next Sunday - December 15th, after 10am worship
St Luke's Shower Program
Desperate for Clothing
The thrift store that normally helps supply the Shower Program has been on hold recently, and St Luke's closets are bare. Urgently needed items include:
* men's pants
* underwear for both men or women
* Women's pants - 12, 14, & 16
* XL and XXL T shirts for both men and women
* blankets, sleeping bags, back packs, hats, gloves, sweatshirts, jackets, hats.
Please clean your closets, ask your friends and neighbors, and bring in items as quickly as possible. Please make this a holiday priority. Thank you.
Advent Quiet Day
Next Thursday, December 12th, 9:30am - 12:30pm
"Finding the Holy in the Holy Landscapes of Life" - share a moment of quiet reflection and discussion led by Mo Paula. Thursday, Dec 12 from 9:30am - 12:00pm in the Library.  Email Mary in the church office to sign up.
ECW Installation of Officers
& Christmas Luncheon
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 11am - Yellow Vase, Malaga Cove Plaza
Celebrate with the ECW (Episcopal Church Women). All women of the Parish are welcome to join our luncheon for a time of fellowship. You are also welcome at any of our meetings during the year (second Tuesday second Month beginning in February). For questions, please contact Susie Zimmerman or Tina van der Velden. Email Mary in the church office to sign up.
Commemoration of Newtown Tragedy
At St Francis Next Sat Dec 14 at 9:35am
Bishop J. Jon Bruno has joined the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and several other local organizations in asking churches of the diocese to toll their bells 26 times on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 9:35 a.m. in memory of the 20 children and six teachers killed by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012. Please gather at the bell on the St. Francis chapel patio by 9:30 am to join in this solemn commemoration.
Flourish in Faith
Please Return Your Pledge Card as soon as possible...
All active households in our parish should have received a mailing from our "Flourish In Faith" campaign, including an invitation to pledge of our time, talents and treasure to our ministry in 2014. If you have not received it, you may request a copy here .
Our Vestry, Ministry Council and Clergy leaders were challenged to invest in our parish by increasing our financial pledges by at least 10% this year.

Our leaders responded by pledging a collective total of $84,477, or 22% more than 2013. Thank you to these very generous and dedicated parish leaders! If you would join them in this movement of generosity, kindly return your pledge cards to St. Francis as soon as possible. This helps us in our financial planning for the coming year. Thank you very much.
Philippines Disaster Relief
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Coming Up! 
There's Still Time to Donate a Mystery Gift
For the Kris Kringle Holiday Faire. Please bring wrapped gifts of $20 and higher, to the parish office. Include a brief description of the item on the bottom of the wrapped gift eg. "heirloom china plate", or "$20.00 Best Buy gift certificate". Thank you so much! Contact Esther Zellen 310-984-4663 with questions.
Women of Wisdom = W.O.W.
Christmas Party!
For single and single again women over 35.
Next Friday evening, December 13th in the library at 6:30pm.
Full details here.
St. Anne's Guild Christmas Auction
Monday, December 16th, 6:30pm
Advent Taizé
Tuesday, December 17th, 7pm
The perfect antidote to the stress of the season.
Children and Youth Choir -
4pm Christmas Eve
Now only One Rehearsal!
Children (grades 3-5) and Youth (grades 6 thru college) are invited to sing for the 4:00 Christmas Eve Pageant. NOTE - now ONE rehearsal only - Sat, Dec 21st: 1:00-3:00pm.. Christmas Eve: arrive 3pm to warm-up.
Contact Jeannie Cobb (or 310 375-4617 x 228) with questions.
Sunday School - Where and When...
ReadingsandSermons
Find this week's readings in our Worship bulletins online.

Sermons online - 
Mo. Paula - Christ the King
Mo. Sarah - First in our Advent sermon series focusing on Isaiah - 'hope'. Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon Archive    

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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