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INFORMATION
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Sundays @ 9 a.m.
Spirit Village
a child-centric & play-based spiritual circle
Sundays
@ 10:10 a.m.
Sacred Roots
Communion & Music
Wednesdays @ 9 a.m. Solace
Communion & Meditation
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Weekly Happenings at Turk & Lyon...
Simply Sandwiches
Fridays
10 a.m. - Noon
Volunteers make over 200 sandwiches for San Francisco's hungry.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Saturdays
11 a.m. - Noon
Al-Anon
Mondays
6:30-7:30 p.m.
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Our Partnerships
St. Cyprian's Church
is also home to
First United Lutheran, San Francisco Live Arts, and The Village Project, an after-school and summer program for Western Addition youth.
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This Sunday's Scripture
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Dear Friends, Neighbors and Members of St. Cyprian's,
Today, I visited with a grieving mother who lost her teenage daughter suddenly last weekend. The family is connected with a strong lay leader in our congregation, and I went at their request to pray and offer our community's support.
The tragedy happened in one of our city's most struggling--and resilient--neighborhoods, the Bayview District. As I walked past the handmade altar of candles, cards and photographs outside their home, I thought of all the images of grief, condolences and solidarity offered nationwide for the people of Newtown, CT. Newtown and Bayview are very different from each other, yet pain, grief, sorrow, and injustice unite us as human beings--just as their opposites do.
On Sunday, I preached about John the Baptist's cry for people to bear fruit worthy of repentance--meaning to show in their actions that a true change of heart has occurred. Our nation needs a change of heart about access to guns (it is far too easy) and mental health care (it is far too difficult). We need to back that change of heart up with action. Significant changes on these two critical matters would bring hope from the "safe" suburbs to "dangerous" urban ghettos. There are many groups working to bring about real change. The Episcopal Church has provided this resource to help make your voice heard: http://episcopal.grassroots.com/act-now/details/break-the-cycle-of-violenceSt. Cyprian's as a community is no stranger to gun violence, nor to inexplicable cruelty and injustice. All of us have a responsibility to do our part to bear fruit worthy of repentance. We also have to find ways to speak up and share our stories, not just when the media shows up but every day and across class, race, culture, and every kind of diversity. One of the lessons of Sandy Hook is that there are no places immune from the harm of our collective misplaced priorities. Can you hear John the Baptist's cry? Are we willing to change? Each of us will likely change in different ways. Will our changes of heart bear themselves out in concrete action; will we bear fruit worthy of repentance?
See you soon at Turk & Lyon!
Peace,
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Celebrate Christmas
at St. Cyprian's Church  Neighborhood Christmas PageantTHIS Sunday, December 23 at Noon
Come help tell that old & inspiring story in new ways at the St. Cyprian's Neighborhood Pageant. Everyone who shows up gets to put on a costume, play an angel, wise person, or shepherd. We'll sing familiar carols with a few surprises thrown in. This year our pageant will begin with a special performance of San Francisco composer J.J. Hollingsworth's adaptation/arrangement of an ancient Ethiopian Christmas carol called 'Nuf Dhalatay', which was produced with the musical assistance of Awetu Simesso. Costumes provided, cookies, punch & eggnog to follow. All are welcome. 
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Monday, December 24 at 8 pm
Candles (lots of them), carols (lots of them) & community (lots of it) as we celebrate together Jesus' birthday. A deep and engaging Christmas Eve service for all ages. This year, St. Cyprian's Episcopal and First United Lutheran will celebrate our first Christmas together at Turk & Lyon. Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 25 at 10:10 am In the neighborhood, at the Zygmunt Arendt House (850 Broderick) local housing for formerly homeless elders.
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Everyone Matters, Every Pledge Matters
The Conovers have pledged.
Have you?  The Conover family first connected with St. Cyprian's at a block party, and checked out a Sunday service soon after. This fall, they have become regular attendees at the new 9:00 a.m. Spirit Village service for children and families. Doug, Katie and their children appreciate St. Cyprian's neighborhood engagement and our outreach to
families with young children.
New pledgers like Katie and Doug are essential to the future of St. Cyprian's. And thanks to the generosity, hard work and commitment of long time pledgers, St. Cyprian's has been able to keep our doors open for newcomers like them. At St. Cyprian's, every pledge matters, whether you are a neighborhood ally or a committed Sunday worshiper.
Together with our neighbors, St. Cyprian's and Cyprian's ARC are growing into the lively, spiritually-rooted community and center our urban neighborhood needs. As one longtime Grove Street neighbor Suzanne Cowan said at a recent free community dinner:
"What's going on here is the best thing that has happened in this neighborhood for a long time."
Please fill out your 2013 pledge card, either online by clicking here or by bringing it with you to church this coming Sunday, December 23rd. If you have already pledged for 2013, thank you! If you haven't, please do so by this Sunday, December 23rd
so we can plan next year's budget.
To download a 2013 pledge card click here.
Or if you prefer you can fill out our online pledge form by clicking here.
Be sure to click the "submit" button at the bottom of the form.
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 The Village Project presents...
7th Annual San Francisco Kwanzaa Celebration
Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
December 26, 2012 through January 1, 2013
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for
IMANI (faith): To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle
Tuesday, January 1st at 6 p.m.
Union of Black Episcopalians and St. Cyprian's presents
Kwanzaa Celebration - "A Night of Gospel"
Performance by Emmit Powell & The Gospel Elite
For a full list of events visit: kwanzaasanfrancisco.com
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Coming in January 2013 to Cyprian's!
Emmit Powell & the Gospel Elites,
Grammy Award Winner Ramblin' Jack Elliott,
Book Launch featuring Nick Flynn,
Musical performance by Penelope Houston and Cass McCombs, & Rebecca Solnit!
A few recent photos from Turk & Lyon...
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Rest in Peace - Ethel Hill Ross
Ethel Hill Ross passed away December 14, 2012. She was a lifetime educator, and Co-Founder of the San Francisco Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. and of the Jack and Jill Family Camp in Mendocino County. She is survived by 3 children, Vernis Ross, Althea Ross Baker, and Dr. Vernon H. Ross; 5 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and a host of extended family and friends.
Ethel Ross was very involved member of St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church for many years before moving to southern California to be close to family.
St. Cyprian's clergy and lay members will join the family at
Cypress Lawn on Saturday, December 22 at 1 p.m.
for a celebration of her life and ministries.
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Weekly E-Mail Archives
In January, 2011 St. Cyprian's began sending weekly e-newsletters. You can find an archive of all these messages here. Forward messages and invite friends, neighbors, and distant congregants to join our list. |
St. Cyprian's is a congregation emboldened by the opportunity to engage with our energized urban neighborhood to create a community
where everyone matters.
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