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Love Others,

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Dec 3 - 11 2015

This Sunday

December 6, 2015

Second Sunday of Advent

Join us for Worship

Sundays

8am Rite I Eucharist

10am

Choral Eucharist

Rite II

Wednesdays

12:10

Eucharist Rite I

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This Sunday!

Kris Kringle Faire!!!

Sunday, December 6, 3:00 - 6:00pm

A couple of last-minute requests:

Donations for our Mystery Gift table &/or Silent Auction. Mystery Gift minimum value of $20, wrapped and delivered to the office by Friday Dec 4th at noon.

Christmas tree branches or other greens of the season.

And calling our Youth -

come help with the "Kids Korner" at the Kris Kringle Fair!

Contact: Email or call Terri Tsuchida 310-971-8098; or Gayle Taylor 310-375-7038.

Your December and January Bellringer

Click here for your Bellringer...

The Gospel Of Luke: An Overview

Dec 6th, 13th, And 20th, After The 10am Service

Join our Associate Priest, J.R. Lander, for a 3 week look at the Gospel According to Luke. As we enter a new church year in Advent, we will spend much of the next 12 months reading from this Gospel. J.R. will guide us through an exploration of its history, style, structure, and relationship to the other Gospels. The sessions will begin after Coffee Hour on these Sundays, and each will be 45-60 minutes long.

Antiques Show And Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Funds Disbursement

This Sunday, Dec 6th, 11:30am Church Office

A preliminary disbursement plan has been drawn up and we will fine-tune and approve our budget at a short meeting at 11:30am December 6, in the church office. Please plan to join us if you are in a guild; helped with the show, or have any interest in what the ECW can be for you. Anna Eakins.

Celebrate and Remember

Christmas Flower Donations

Due by Sunday December 13th

Cllck here to download your form...

Service for Holiday Blues

Wednesday Dec 9, 7pm, chapel

Please join us for a service for grieving, praying and healing as we together acknowledge the "blue" feelings that can come at Christmas time. Let us together offer our difficult experiences to God, and find hope and comfort in knowing that we are not alone and that God shares in our sadness and loss. The Rev. Peter Huang will lead this Liturgy of the Word that will include music and time for prayer and reflection. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow the service. Childcare will be provided.

Christmas Stocking-Stuffer Soap Sale

This Sunday after 10:00am worship.
Solve some Christmas gift problems by picking up some Ton Savon soap, and giving to the Scholarship Outreach Fund at the same time!

Contribute to Our Music and the Arts

Look for yellow "Music and Arts" envelopes in the pews for all who would like to support the extra special musical offerings at this time of the year. You may put any such gifts into the offering plates or turn it in to the office. Thank you.

Sunday School

Our liturgical color has changed to purple to prepare us for a different kind of king--Jesus Christ. We tell the Advent stories with anticipation and excitement for the celebration of his birth! Please check out the Godly Play Parent Pages for Advent. We, the Children's Ministry team of storytellers and helpers, encourage families to read about the

play that we foster in our classrooms each week at the end of the page.

Grateful for your 2015/2016 pledges

Thank you for giving of your time, your talent and your treasure in our ministry together at St Francis. If you have not already done so, we would appreciate you completing your 2015 pledge obligation.

To receive tax credit for 2015, your financial gifts need to be received by December 31. Thank you for submitting your financial pledge for 2016 as soon as you are able. We produce our 2016 operating budget based on our pledge amount. Our pledging enables us to fulfill the vision and the ministries of our parish family.

"Let us give to God, with gladness and generosity, the offerings of lives and labors. Amen."

Coming Up!

Designs for Dining - Pottery Barn Shopping Trip
New Date - December 11, at 9am

Find this week's readings in our Worship bulletins online.

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

The Rev. Peter Huang - Readings for Nov 29 - Advent Sunday

Read your weekly newsletter from LA Diocese

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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