Update and Thanks from Mo. Paula

Note:

St Luke's Shower and Breakfast Program for the Homeless

This saturday, July 18th, 7:00am - 10:30am
Help support the homeless and in need via St Luke's program in Long Beach.
You can help by: giving donations helping prepare and serve breakfast helping 'behind the scenes' (eg. with the clothing closet) Come along for all or part of the time.
And thank you! Contact: John Henebry

6th-12th Graders - CRASH! & eMERGE

Friday evening, July 17th, and Saturday morning...
The Great Egg Boil!! from 6-9 in the kitchen to boil eggs for St Luke's.
On Saturday (the 18th) we meet at the church (lower parking lot) at 6:30AM 

Piano Recital at St Francis

This Saturday, July 18 at 3:00
John Reith, an Eastman School of Music-educated concert pianist, will give a recital at St Francis on Saturday, July 18 at 3:00. The recital will include music of Bach, Handel, Mozart, Chopin, and Liszt. All are welcome.
Mr Reith lives, and teaches piano in San Pedro.

New Diocesan Bishop Appointment -
Contribute to the Diocesan Profile

This Saturday, July 18th, from 10:00AM-Noon
at St. Cross, 1818 Monterey Boulevard, Hermosa Beach.
Our Diocese is 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.

The Search Committee wants to hear: "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.

Rummage and Book Sale

Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM in the Parish Hall.
Note-no clothing items this year please.
Rummage
Bring your items to the Parish Hall after August 1, through August 12. Gloria and her team will be working daily (Monday-Friday) 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM, beginning August 3 to prepare for the sale and invite you to join them. Please call Gloria Jones on 310 375-8916 to volunteer and join the team during and after the sale. There are opportunities for everyone, including men!
Funds from the Rummage Sale support the much needed Church's long term Building Maintenance projects. Thank you, from Gloria, Ruth and Team of Volunteers

Book sale - Collections start now! Your generous donations of books can be put in the women's rest room in the lobby of the main entrance to the Parish Hall. Or-for the guys- leave them in the box right outside the door!

Mama Hill's Help and St Luke's Donations

Important note for summer - no donations for Mama Hill for June and July please. She is closed until the Cookies return to school in mid-August.
for our generous donations from Undie Sunday! Fantastic news is they now are very well stocked with women's clothing, so for the present at least, please donate only men's clothing to the bins in the Parish Hall. Thank you again!

Please email, call or text Jayne at 424-477-4349  if you have any questions. Peace and blessings to you and your families.

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!

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

Confirmation

Here at St Francis on September 27, 2015
On Sunday, September 27, 2015 Bishop Mary Glasspool will be in our parish to celebrate Eucharist with us and administer the sacrament of Confirmation. Any teens (age 14 or older), or adults who wish to find out more please contact Mo. Paula.

'Can Can Canucopia'

Sunday, July 26
Kick up your heels, as the people of St. Francis will once again generously contribute to feeding the families of Mama Hill's Help (and possibly others) by collecting canned food...thus, "Can Can Cornucopia!"
Please look through your own storage and go shopping if necessary, for canned foods that can be easily heated up or eaten right out of the cans. Those tab top cans are PERFECT for this food drive. Mama Hill's Help is closed until mid-August, but food is always needed. Help make possible a meal for a day or two for a needy family or individual...it takes so very little for each of us to make a significant impact on those less fortunate.
(No pumpkin or pumpkin pie filling, please).
Join us in celebrating our ability to do what we can...can...can!

Dinner and a Movie

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.