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Mar 19th - 26th 2015

This Sunday
March 22nd, 2015

Fifth Sunday in Lent   
 
 


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Rite II

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What's Happening...

St Anne's Guild Meeting
Monday, March 23rd, 7:30-Parish Hall
Friendship and fellowship.
For more about St Anne's Guild click here... 
Candles in Chancel
Lenten Taizé
Tuesday, March 19th, 7 pm
Come to this candle-filled, healing worship for the Lenten season. Refresh your soul and enjoy a time of preparation before Holy Week.
Lenten Supper Series -
it's not too late to join in
Our Last Discussion - next Wed, March 25 
Where we are going/ Discerning God's will in our midst  

6pm dinner - $5 per person. Program - 7pm,
Compline - 8:15pm.
Come and add to our parish conversation related to our transition and discernment as a parish.
Schedule:
  • Presentation on scripture reading
  • Small group discussions: How does the reading impact my faith?
  • How does that discernment relate to our parish?

A beginning step for the gathering of parishioner input -

  • not just for the clergy leadership choice that lies ahead
  • but also - and vitally - for the practical and spiritual decisions about who we wish to be as God's people in this parish moving into the future.

We look forward to listening to one another's thoughts as the Spirit leads us in this coming year. Please read the Senior Warden's update on the transition process (see below and in the March Bellringer, and please know that he and all members of the Vestry truly welcome your comments, thoughts and questions on any part of this process.  You can email him directly Fabrizio Pelá, or any Vestry member via the church office on 310 375-4617. All our Vestry members are listed on our website under 'About Us/Meet our Vestry'. 

Organ Recital - Curt Sather
Free Recital-12:00 noon, Wednesday 25 March  
First Lutheran, Carson
Our outstanding organist, Curt Sather, will be playing a Lenten organ recital at First Lutheran Church, 2900 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90503, (310) 320-9920, at 12:00 noon, this Wednesday 25 March. The program is free and open to all.
Easter Egg Donations Egg Hunt
It is that time to fill the eggs with a small edible or treat for our annual parish Egg Hunt on April 5. You may fill a bag of empty eggs we have on hand in the office or bring some from home.
Any amount is gratefully accepted.
Please donate by Good Friday, April 3.

Calling all EGG-cellent Youth!  
Remember all the Easter Egg Hunts after church? Now it is your turn to serve the little kids at St. Francis! We need your help to "hide" the eggs on the grass and playground on Easter at the beginning of the 10 o'clock service. If you are in middle or high school, please meet by the lower parking lot stairs on April 5 by 10:10! Thank you! 
Special Music for Lent and Holy Week
Look out for the Yellow Envelopes!
At this special time of the year our hearts will be stirred by the special music that will lead us in worship. Whether at the Lenten Evensong on March 15, beautiful anthems during Holy Week, or brass on Easter morning we know many powerful moments are being planned. These "above and beyond" efforts require resources that are above and beyond our normal Music Budget. If you would like to help share these costs, please use the yellow Music and Arts envelopes that are in the pew racks.
Thank you for your generosity! 
Easter Flower Requests - deadline is March 29th
Honor and Celebrate your loved ones!
Click here to download your form. Print it out, fill it in, and return it to the office by the deadline above.
Your Holy Week Worship
How will you prepare to celebrate Easter? 

 

Palm Sunday-March 29

ONE service only 10am. Participate in the procession of palms and the dramatic beginning of Holy Week.

 

Maundy Thursday-April 2nd, 6:30pm

Family-oriented upper room gathering with supper, foot washing,
and the Lord's Last Supper. Parish Hall and Church.

 

Good Friday-April 3rd 12:10pm and 7pm

Walk the Stations of the Cross.

 

Easter Vigil-April 4th, 7pm

Light the Holy Fire, & First Communion of Easter.

 

Easter Day-April 5th

Two services-8am and 10am.   

We celebrate becoming Easter People in the risen light of Christ!  

Clergy Transition Process
Please click here to read the latest report from our Senior Warden-Fabrizio Pelá, on the clergy transition process. 

You are all invited-whether old or young, or recent or long-standing members of St Francis-to contact Fabrizio, or any Vestry member if you have input or questions regarding the transition process. Your views are vital as we move forward. Any Vestry member can be contacted via the church office on 310 375-4617. You can also email Fabrizio directly.

Coming Up! 

Explore the Power of the Labyrinth
All are invited to a Lenten Quiet Day sponsored by the ECW.
A Lenten Pilgrimage: Encountering Transition, Inviting Transformation
March 27, 2015 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 Parish Hall
led by Linda Schultz, PhD., a spiritual director, educator, labyrinth facilitator, and Capacitar facilitator.
In this Lenten quiet day, we will introduce the labyrinth as a walking meditation.  
The labyrinth is an ancient tool of sacred technology and is found in various forms in almost all cultures and religious traditions. It is a place to bring our lives - our joys, longings, sorrows, pain, struggles, questions, decisions, - all of life - a place to listen and discover the voice of God deep within calling us to growth, insight, healing, creativity, and fullness of life.
Light refreshments will be provided. Bring a bag lunch if you would like to stay after and continue to enjoy fellowship.
More details here... 
Upcoming ECW Dates
Sunday, April 12th - General Meeting, 11:30 -12:30  All interested women are invited.
St. Anne's Guild Meetings  4th Monday evening of most months
April 27th, 7:30-Parish Hall
bulletins
Find this week's readings in our Worship bulletins online.

Sermons Online below - or click here for our full sermon archive. 
Peter Marshall - Readings for Fourth Sunday in Lent.  John 3:16. 

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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