This Sunday - America Sings!

Choir Fun(d)raiser - Sunday, June 28th, 11:30am, Parish Hall
Join the fun,
and support our outstanding music programs!

Your flyer and full details here....

Forming a Worship Team!

If you have an inclination for developing worship themes, spiritual expressions, the Prayers of the People, artistic space or have ideas for enriching Sunday services, or if you would like to join one of the ministries that serve on a Sunday morning, I would like to hear from you!
Gratefully, Mo. Paula+

New Diocesan Bishop Appointment - Listening Session this Saturday...Nearby

This Saturday, June 27th, from 10:00AM-Noon
at St. John's Pro-Cathedral, 514 W. Adams Blvd
and Saturday, July 18th, from 10:00AM-Noon
at St. Cross, 1818 Monterey Boulevard, Hermosa Beach.

As announced in church, our Diocese will be holding a series of Listening Sessions throughout the Diocese to help our Bishop Diocesan Search Committee build its Diocesan Profile, which will be instrumental in preparing to nominate Bishop Diocesan candidates, one of whom will succeed Bishop Bruno.
We ask for your prayers for this search process, but we also ask for your participation, if possible, in one of the Listening Sessions.
Sessions are scheduled this summer throughout the Diocese and in multiple languages.

The Search Committee is interested in listening to "your vision of who we aspire to be as a Diocese and the skill and qualities you believe are necessary for a leader who will shepherd us in the years to come."

If you have any questions, St. Francis parishioner Hank Gatlin is a member of the Search Committee and will be helping to facilitate the sessions at St. John's and St. Cross. He would welcome discussing the search process with you. Contact him via the church office on 310 375-4617.

National Episcopal Church

Important Discussions for This June
Every three years, we have a General Convention in which all the Bishops and elected clergy and lay delegates from every diocese attend a convention to discuss and vote on policy for all of us. For instance the 1979 Book of Common Prayer was ratified in 1979 and the Hymnal three years later in 1982 at their respective General Conventions. Election of new Presiding Bishop for the Episcopal Church.

This year is especially important because after serving 9 years as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the USA, The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Shori will be stepping down as Presiding Bishop and a new one will be elected. The General Convention will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, from June 22 to July 3.

Click here to become a virtual part of this unique experience and to stay on top of the topics as they unfold.

Calling all Baseball Fans!

Friday, September 18th, 7PM at Dodger Stadium
Last day for sign-ups Sunday July 26th
All Episcopalians and friends are invited to take part in that great annual tradition known as "Episcopal Night at Dodger Stadium" as the Dodgers are set to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. If you would like to attend, sign up in the church office or contact one of our parish "Managers" for this event, Scott Crowell and Hank Gatlin - viat the church office on 310 375 4617. Tickets are $18 per person. Please make your check out to St. Francis and in the note line, write "Dodger Night" and the number of tickets needed. The deadline for signing up and turning your checks into the office or to one of our managers is Sunday July 26th. Mother Paula says that the liturgical color for the evening will be Blue!
Come one and come all for a fun evening! Go Dodgers!

Outreach Scholarship Fund Thank you!

For 10am Coffee Hour
Fill up a tray with your favorite goodies!!

6th-12th Graders Summer Schedule

The leaders have put together a schedule of special events for the summer, which is posted on the St Francis website.

and don't forget...

Dialogue and Donuts

 

This Sunday only - join the fun at American Sings! 

The Antique Show Wrap-up Meeting

Sunday, July 12, in the Board Room at 11:30 AM
We are hoping to have the financial report available by then, please come!

Rummage Sale Update

New dates for the St. Francis Annual Rummage & Book Sale are:
Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15
from 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM in the Parish Hall.

Contact Mo. Paula

The St. Francis Vestry is very pleased to announce that Bishop Bruno has named Mother Paula as our Priest in Charge Under Special Circumstances (PIC-USC) effective April 1st! This decision initiates a formal mutual discernment period of 12 months to call Mother Paula as our Rector. As always, feel free to contact our Senior Warden Fabrizio, or any Vestry member if you have any questions regarding the Rector transition process. Any Vestry member can be contacted via the church office at 310-375-4617. You can also email Fabrizio directly.