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Jan 22nd - 29th 2015

This Sunday
January 25th, 2015

3rd Sunday
After the Epiphany  
 
 


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Rite II

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What's Happening...

Farewell Celebration For The Phelps Family
This Sunday, January 25th
after the 10 am service

You are invited to a celebration honoring Mother Sarah Phelps' 7 years as the Rector of St. Francis Parish, and her last Sunday at St Francis.  

 

We'll be sending her, Mike and Sam off with a special blessing for the Phelps family during both services, followed by the Reception Buffet and Celebration in the parish hall after 10am worship.  

 

Since the family is moving to North Carolina, get ready for some pulled pork, mac and cheese, corn, creamy coleslaw, pecan pie, cake, sweet tea, coffee and lemonade! Plus celebratory tributes and remembrances, with musical offerings!   

You are Invited
Connor Henebry
Eagle Scout award ceremony - tomorrow - Friday January 23rd, 7pm
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Click here for your invitation.
St Anne's Meeting
Monday, January 26th, 7pm Parish Hall
We invite you to join us in welcoming Scott Ruston (Marylens' son), home from his one year tour of military duty based in Djibouti, Africa. Scott will have brief comments about his experience before our business meeting Call Anna Eakins 310 297 0701 if you need a ride. For more about St Anne's guild click here...
Taizé Service of Healing and Wholeness
Tuesday, January 27th, 7pm

Join us again for our Taizé service of healing.  

This Taizé service, filled with music and candlelight, also provides the option for intercessory prayer with a Prayer team leader. We pray that the time will be a healing comfort for whatever you face or hold in your heart.

Silent Auction Items Needed!

Designs for Dining - St. Francis Outreach Scholarship Fund
Can you help our students by giving items or gift cards for our silent auction?
Easy ideas for you
-  unique or unopened items related to home entertaining or decorating;  gift cards to restaurants, retail stores or other local businesses
(you will receive receipt for tax deduction purposes).

Click here for a ready-made donor letter that you can easily share it with your favorite local businesses, restaurants and service providers to ask if they would like to make a donation. Donors' names are included in our event program and will receive a tax donation receipt also.
Bring your donations to the church office any time before Wednesday, February 25th. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Deley
at  or at 424-212-9958. Thank you!
Thank you cards from Mama Hill's Help
Thank you cards from Mama Hill's Help "Cookies," staff, and volunteers have been posted on the Rolling Bulletin Board outside the main church before and after the 10 a.m. service. If one or more is addressed to you, please feel free to take it home with you.
Updates on Pastoral Transition
Click here to read Mo. Paula's letter to the Parish. The same letter will be arriving in your mailboxes for those on our paper mailing lists.
Click here to read the text of the announcement by our Senior Warden - Fabrizio Pelá, giving the latest update on the process of our pastoral transition.
Please feel free to give feedback, or speak privately to Fabrizio, or any of our Vestry members regarding the transition. You may contact them via email to Mary Sanchez in the church office - or just catch them at coffee hour! Your voice will be heard.
A Prayer for Pastoral Transition
As our Rector, Mo. Sarah, and her family prepare for their move to North Carolina at the end of January and our parish enters a period of pastoral transition, let us root and ground ourselves in prayer - click here to read.
You Can Help us Save Paper
Have you remembered our worship bulletins are online? There's a link in this very enews - and they are usually available on the website by the Friday before worship. Download them to your tablet or smartphone in advance, or just follow along online on the website on Sunday morning.
Office Closed
Wednesday, Jan 28th - 10 - noon
The office will be closed due to off-site staff meeting, but will re-open from noon to 3pm.

Coming Up! 

Valentine Cabaret!
Saturday, January 31, 7pm
As a warm-up to Valentines's Day, come enjoy an evening of refreshments, wine, candlelight and song as Jeannie Cobb, accompanied by Curt Sather and Steve Kinigstein, present a program of love songs. These songs illustrate the full range of love, from happy to sad, and come from both classical and musical theater repertoires. Refreshments and coffee will be offered for free, there will be a small charge for wine. Free-will donations to support the Music Ministries will also be received. Download flyer here...
Chinese New Year!
Saturday Feb 7 in the Parish Hall - 6:30 - 8:30pm
Tickets-$10 in advance, $15 at the door,
kids under 10 are free.
Wine, Food, Fun, White Elephant Auction,
Come and Experience the Lion Dancers!
Download flyer here...
Annual Parish Meeting
Sunday, February 8, 2015 (following the 10 am service)
Potluck meal - see sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall to let us know what you're bringing!
The Annual Meeting will begin with a potluck lunch and includes our annual "look back" at the year past, and a "look ahead" to 2015. New Vestry Members and delegates for our Annual Diocesan Convention will be elected, and the budget for 2015 will be presented. .
Embracing Franciscan Spirituality
Tuesdays February 10, February 17, February 24, March 3, and March 10, Library 7-9pm  Facilitated by Alison Houghton-Kral  
Alison will lead 5 small group sessions using a DVD-and-discussion-based curriculum called "Embracing Franciscan Spirituality." The DVD features Fr. Richard Rohr, from the Centre for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque. He is described as "a rare figure whose transformative wisdom transcends the narrow categories of denominations within the church, and speaks to all Christians, all believers, and indeed all seekers.... (he is) a Christian spiritual master." Please bring $14 to the first session to purchase the participant handbook.
Contact: Email or call Alison -  alisonhk@sbcglobal or 310-218-8431
bulletins
Find this week's readings in our Worship bulletins online.

Sermons Online below - or click here for our full sermon archive.

Need a prayer, or to talk with the clergy? 

Contact 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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Please Let us Know.. In order to keep all our records current, don't forget to let the office know if you or your family's details have changed.  Email mary.sanchez@stfrancispv.org with your changes. Many thanks.