Annual Meeting And Pot Luck—This Sunday, Jan 28, after 10am worship
Each year we gather as one big church family to hear reports from the lay and clergy leadership, to thank the outgoing Vestry members, to vote for four new Vestry members, to hear the announcement of a new Senior Warden, to vote for the delegates for the Diocesan Convention, to engage any new business and to appreciate the fellowship of one another.
Please bring your favorite dish and join us for our one of a kind Annual Meeting Pot Luck Lunch.
NOTE - if you can help serve, and/or especially clean up, please contact by email
Sue Ferme or text 661 917 0755.
Your help would be very much appreciated! Thank you!
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Food & Friends Groups Forming
It's not too late to sign up!
Whether you are
new
to St. Francis or have been a long-time member, if you are interested in getting to know others in our faith community over sharing meals together, please consider joining a "Food & Friends" group. We will organize groups of 6-10 for various life stages and schedule availability. Groups will meet once a month in people's homes or at St. Francis (potlucks), or restaurants. Please contact
Rev. Peter
if you are interested.
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Designs For Dining Mailing
Thursday, Feb 1, 9:30am, Boardroom
Calling for volunteers to help with the mailing of our beautiful invitations—many hands make light work.
Please come to help put on labels, stamps, and assemble—you can choose your task!
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Thank you for your pledges!
It is not too late to turn them in if you haven’t already done so. The pledges are the basis for our operating budget to support our mission and ministries. Need a pledge card?
And remember, you can 'set it and forget it' by paying your pledge electronically via credit card or checking account, weekly or monthly, or give at any time via our
secure electronic giving system
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Ash Wednesday is February 14
Ash Wednesday—
Holy Communion with Ashes—12:10 & 7:00pm
Ashes to Go!—
Malaga Cove, 2-4pm, in front of the market.
Lent Quiet Day—
also on Ash Wednesday, 9:30am - noon.
Exploring the Labyrinth.
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Lenten Suppers - What’s in Your Spiritual Toolbox?
Save these dates for the upcoming Lenten Supper Series—
Wednesdays—February 21, March 7, 14
&
21.
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Chinese New Year!
Auction and Fundraiser for the Mission And Ministries of St Francis - Friday, February 2, 6:30 to 8:30pm
Celebrate the year of the Dog with wine, food and fun.
White Elephant Auction and surprise raffle! $10.00 for advance admission, $15.00 at the door.
Kids under 4 are free!
Sponsored by St Teresa’s Guild.
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Enjoy and Learn—Anglican & Episcopal Spiritual Writers
Three Week Adult Formation Series Led by our Lay Leaders, Sundays, February 18, 25 & March 11
You may or may not know that there are many well- known writers in history who were devoted Anglicans and Episcopalians. Come and out more about their lives, their writings, and their faith journeys. We hope you will be inspired by their lives and inspired to read their works. Each week's class will be presented by a different leader and will feature a different writer.
February 18
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Nora Gallagher
(Jude Lyons)
February 25
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George Orw
ell (Gayle Taylor)
March 11
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Dorothy S
ayers (Peter Marshall)
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Designs For Dining 2018
Friday March 2, 10:00am to 4:00pm
Our annual
scholarship outreach
fundraiser through which we have helped many students obtain a college degree. Our new applicant is from West High in Torrance; an excellent student and a foster child.
Banners
—we have temporary advertising banners, and need ideas of where we can hang them in our area. Also, any suggestions of a business that can update the current banner would be appreciated.
If you could help in any way, please email or call
Cheryl Gutierrez
,
(310) 791-7038.
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SAGES on the Move - Wild Birds, Olive Oil Tasting and Lunch!
Thursday, February 8, Meet at Wild Birds Unlimited at 10:30am.
Calling all SAGES of many ages! We are going on a “Just For The Fun Of It” outing!!!
If there is interest in carpooling, we will meet at the church at 10:00am at the parking lot at the top of Via Rosa next to Palos Verdes Drive. Sign up at the parish office today or send an email to
Hank Gatlin.
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2018 is the year to join the choir!
One of our goals this year is to increase each section in the choir by 3 people. This would help us stay strong when members are out sick or traveling. Could your voice be one God is calling? The choir is a wonderful circle of hearts and voices that supports one another while we help lead worship and use our gifts to the glory of God. Not everyone reads music, not everyone has a solo-quality voice. What we do have is a love of music and a willingness to learn. We help each other!
There are two levels for singers:
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The regular choir,
which meets on Thursday nights from 7:15-9:00, and Sunday mornings from 9:00 through the end of the 10:00 service. The beauty they bring to proclaiming God’s story and leading us in prayer is tremendous.
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Our “Super Singers,”
who join us for special events. Our next special event will be a Palm Sunday evening presentation of Karl Jenkins’
Stabat Mater,
a beautifully dramatic work that tells the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus, as she stands at the foot of the cross. Super Singers join the choir for the first 45 minutes of the Thursday rehearsal beginning this Thursday. A second option, beginning in Lent, will be a Wednesday evening rehearsal from 7:15-8:45 when we will invite singers from the community to join us. Please consider adding your voice to this extraordinary expression.
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Sermons and Bulletins Online
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Sermons Online Archive
You are not interrupting our work - you ARE our work!
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Give by checking account, credit or debit card.
Prioritize your finances, helping you give to God's mission first.
Help you manage your giving, and access your giving account at your convenience.
Questions? Email
Elaine Mistele. Or call her at the church office at 310 375 4617.
Moved? Changed your Name?
New email or phone #?
Please send new details to
Mary in the office at 310 375-4617.
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