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.
Collection starts now - Parish Hall from 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
Books - place your donations 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!

Dead Sea Scrolls & Jerusalem 3D

Group Visit with transport, Saturday August 29 - exact times to be announced.
IMAX and Dead Sea Scrolls Tour.
Sign up by Sunday August 23.
Don't miss this largest ever exhibition of this kind ever mounted outside Israel!
Tour Jerusalem in 3D IMAX, then visit the Dead Sea Scrolls, at the California Science Center Exhibition.
Tickets: Adults, $20.75, Children $15, Seniors $19.25, Student (with school/college ID) $15. Audio guides available for $5 payable on arrival.
Details and nominal charge for round-trip transport to be announced.
Questions, and to sign up, call or text Valmere - 818 621-2069 or Steve - 949 690-8593, or sign up in the church office. Please make checks out to St Francis, with 'Dead Sea Scroll' in the memo line. Add number and types of tickets requested.

Staff Vacations

Our staff are taking time to refresh and renew:
Mo. Paula -returns Sunday August 16
Mary Sanchez-returns Monday August 17
Jeannie Cobb-returns Tuesday August 11
For pastoral emergencies during this time, please contact the Rev. Ruth Eller, on 760 382 4922. Office open as normal.

Choir Seeks New Singers!

Our choir will sadly be losing several members this year due to retirement and moves. Now is a great time to join in the fun! Rehearsals begin Thursday, September 9, 7:15-9:00pm. No audition. A love of singing and a willingness to be reliable are the only requirements. Music reading helps, but we also are learning together, so your skills will get better. Come be part of this fun group! Contact: Email Jeannie Cobb or leave a phone message 310 375-4617 ext 228.

Rusty Voice? Need A Tune-Up?

Free Voice Workshops
Sunday August 29, 1-3pm & Tuesday September 8, 6:30-8:30pm
Led by Jeannie Cobb
Our voices are muscles. They get weak when they aren't used, but they can get stronger with exercise! As we age our voices change, and if we use our voices constantly at work they can get 'out of balance.' But help is here! Attend one or both workshops to help beginners understand healthy vocal production, and to help anyone who feels out of shape know how to get back to vocal health. Some lecturing, but mostly experiencing.

All are welcome! All ages, all genders, all levels of experience. Let this be the year that you lift your song with special joy! Let Jeannie know you're coming by email Jeannie Cobb or leave a phone message 310 375-4617 ext 228.

Sunday School Is on Break in August

In the meantime we sincerely love to see (and hear!) you and your kids in church. Please ask an usher for a copy of the "Sunday Papers" as a worship aid for your child(ren). Nursery care is still available in the library for children aged 3 and under.
Sunday School Resumes Sep 6.

CRASH! & eMERGE (middle and high schoolers)
Also on break - resume September 13. Contact: Jeannie Cobb.

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.
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.

Dinner and a Movie

The memorial services for long-term parishioner Marilyn Smith will be held in the Chapel at St Francis Church, on Saturday August 22, at 11am.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

'Can Can Canucopia' - Date Change

Now Sunday August 23
Kick up your heels, and help to feed the families of Mama Hill's Help by collecting canned food...
Most wanted - cans that can be easily heated, or eaten right out of the can. Tab-tops are perfect. No pumpkin or pumpkin pie filling please. 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.
Join us in celebrating our ability to do what we can...can...can!

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.