Love God,
Love Others,
Weekly enewsJan 21 - 28 2016
This SundayJanuary 24, 2016
Third Sunday of the Epiphany
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Sundays
8am Rite I Eucharist
10am
Choral Eucharist
Rite II
Wednesdays
12:10
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Note - For advance tickets - be sure to call the office before noon on Friday - February 5. 310 375-4617.
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This Sunday - February 7th
Archdeacon Joanne Leslie will preach at both services this Sunday and lead a discussion afterwards about the diaconate and of the many special outreach ministries in which our some 44 ordained deacons are involved.
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper! 
Tuesday February 9, 6:30pm Parish Hall
Come celebrate with your church family!
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Ash Wednesday - February 10th 
Two services - 12:10 and 7pm
Invitation to Lent with distribution of ashes and Holy Communion - Chapel
Ashes to Go - Malaga Cove Plaza, 2-3:30pm
Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. The ashes are applied to a person's forehead in the sign of the cross with the words: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Writings from the Second-century Church refer to the wearing of ashes. For more about Ashes to Go, click here...
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Lent is another form of pilgrimage. It is an interior sacred journey toward Easter. It invites us into a sacred time. The season of Lent is meant to help us become even more the persons of God that we were created to be. During Lent contemporary Christians generally intensify their spiritual life, like a retreat in daily life. Many read the Bible more, pray and meditate more, give up something enjoyable, attend a study group, attend more (weekday) services at church, and give more generously to worthy causes.
The church does not use "Alleluia" in worship during Lent, as well as flowers. There is sparseness and a starkness, to help orient us to what truly matters in life. When Alleluias and flowers return on Easter Sunday their reintroduction gives the Easter Season extra potency.
Enter your Lenten pilgrimage with expectation as you embrace the transforming grace of God.
With love and care for you all, Mo. Paula.
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Designs for Dining - Fri Mar 4 & Sat Mar 5
Scholarship Outreach Fundraiser - SFOSF
For more about the St Francis Scholarship Outreach Fund and Designs for Dining, Click here...- Like to design a table? email Ann Cullen or call her on 424-224-7007.
- Staffing- Many different opportunities, beginning with set-up on Sunday, Feb. 28th. Please email Lisa Jester or call on 310-378-7042, and let me know how you would like to help.
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Donate your "Treasures" to the Silent Auction! - Please donate by Tuesday, March 1st.
Do you have lovely party platters taking up space in your cupboards? Did you pick up the latest kitchen gadget and it is still sitting in the box? Or, did you receive gift cards to restaurants or local service vendors that will go unused? Well, you can donate your items to the Designs for Dining Silent Auction! We are looking for entertainment related items and gift certificates to include in our Silent Auction benefiting the St. Francis Outreach Scholarship Fund. Donations should be in good condition suitable for auction. We will happily provide you with a receipt for tax purposes. Please contact Mary Deley or call her on 424-212-9958 - thank you for your support!
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Designs for Dining invitations are available for pickup after both services and in the church Office. Take some, too , for friends and neighbors.
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ECW General Meeting, Tues Feb 9, 10am
Location: Boardroom, St Francis Invitees: All women of the parish Topic: Please bring your thoughts and ideas on what the ECW can do for you and what the ECW can do for the parish.
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New Ways to Give Financially to St. Francis
St Francis now offers online and electronic giving options.
Give via checking account, credit or debit card.Electronic giving can help you prioritize your finances, but helping you give to God's mission first. It can also help you manage your giving, and access your giving account at your convenience. Click here to reach the giving websiteQuestions about our electronic giving? Email Elaine Mistele. Or call her at the church office at 310 375 4617.
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Do You Have Garage Space You're Not Using
We need storage space for the St. Francis Rummage Sale, one of our biggest fund-raisers. For the past several years Ruth Frank has graciously allowed us to use her garage to store the items sold later at the annual sale. That space is no longer available, so we now need floor-space - about 150 sq. ft. (10' x 15') - to replace it. If you have a garage space you would be willing to let the church use, please email Gloria Jones or call her on 310-375-8916, who has run the rummage sale for over a decade, or Clint Alley, Junior Warden (703-978-8778). The need is immediate - we already have people wanting to donate items for this year's sale (in August) - so if you can help, please let us know right away.
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Saturday, February 13th - 6:30pm - sponsored by our Justice and Peace Ministry
Sunday, February 14th - 4pm
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Need a prayer, or to talk with the clergy?
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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