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Remember to Set Your Clocks Back 1 Hour on Saturday Night! 
20s30s Lunch Sunday!
If you are in your 20's and 30's, please join us today over lunch to get to know each other and support each other's faith journey during this unique life stage with all its spiritual, professional, and emotional challenges and opportunities. Meet us at Asaka Sushi and Grill (Riviera Village) at 11:45 AM or we can carpool from St. Francis after service!
Contact Rev. Peter if you are interested or have any questions.
Unique Opportunity - Remembrance and Music - Fauré's Requiem 
This Sunday, November 6, 4:00pm
St Francis Choir, plus guest singers from the community and full orchestra - all on your doorstep, and no entrance fee. We are so lucky! 
Celebrate All Saints Day--a day we remember those who have "graduated" into the next life. Our choir will lead an All Saints Evensong which will feature the beautiful Requiem By Gabriel Fauré. The service will be filled with beautiful music led by an orchestra put together for just this occasion. We hope you will plan to join us and invite your friends and neighbors.
A free-will offering will be received.
Click here to print a flyer and post it in your local coffee shop/community noticeboard or local store(s). Thank you! 
Stewardship Drive 2016 - 2017 
Sunday November 13 Consecration Sunday
bring your pledge card to church for "Consecration Sunday", when we offer them to God.
Military Outreach - Last Day for Collections
Collections Run Until This Sunday - November 6
Packing Day is Next Sunday, November 13, 11:30am - 1:00pm 
Support our troops!
Click here for full details, including a list of items suitable for packing and sending. All donations should be put in the "Blue Donation Bin" in the lower parking lot, clearly marked "Military Packing." Thank you for donating items to send to our Troops!
And join us for the packing on November 13 - a light pizza lunch will be provided. Please call Susie Zimmerman at 310-316-5941 with any questions or to let us know you will be coming so we have plenty of boxes and pizza on hand.
Bishop Candidates - New, Short Information Available 
Video segments recorded by the six candidates are now available online - click here!!!
Plus written statements and biographical information in English and Spanish.

Each video includes the candidate's answers to these two questions: 
  • 1. To what opportunities and priorities do you believe God is calling the Diocese of Los Angeles at present? 
  • 2. What in your view will characterize faithful, collaborative responses in these areas?
Please keep our Diocese, our candidates, and all we serve in the world in your prayers!
Scholarship Outreach & Cancer Support Community Thank You!
It was a sell out! We made $500 - donating $300 to the St. Francis Outreach Scholarship Fund (SFOSF) and $200 to Cancer Support Community of Redondo Beach.
Examples of how the $200 can help? $50 supports one Welcome Meeting for new participants who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. $100 pays for the cost of four individual counseling sessions for a cancer patient or a loved one. $300 for our scholarship fund will pay for 5 months of phone and internet service for one of our recipients so she can complete homework assignments.

Silent Auction Item-2 tickets for 'Lend me a Tenor' At La Mirada theater. November 13. Tickets $55 ($140 value).

Designs for Dining Planning Meeting Tuesday, November 15th, Boardroom at 10:00 a.m. Join us to see the exciting plans we have for the event for next year on Feb. 24, 2017.
Contact Cheryl Gutierrez for more on any of the above.  
Coming Up!
Sages (Older Adult Ministry)
Come To Lunch! - Tuesday Nov. 15, 11:30 - 1:30pm
You are warmly invited to lunch, plus an informative presentation from our Episcopal Relief & Development Regional Representative, Richard Hoff, who will be the featured speaker, along with a short video on the 2016 ERD-sponsored trip to Ghana by Diocesan Deacon The Rev. Lisa Jacoby. Even if you are not one our St Francis Sages, all are most welcome. Please RSVP for lunch to Hank Gatlin.  
Sermons and Bulletins
Worship Bulletins online.
Sermons Online Archive
Mo. Paula - readings for  October 30 - 24th Sunday after Pentecost
note - sermons are now preceded by the reading of the Gospel for that week.
Episcopal Weekly - October 23 - weekly newsletter from LA Diocese

Need a prayer, or to talk with the clergy?
Email Mo. Paula, 310-375 4617 x223
Email Rev. Peter, 310-375 4617 x225.  
 
You are not interrupting our work - you ARE our work!
10am coffee hour- bring your favorite snacks!
Many thanks to the Friars (men's group), for sponsoring coffee hour for this year-but they'd still love some help with taking a plate home and bringing it back the following week with goodies to share! Thank you!

Electronic Giving at St. Francis
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 about our electronic giving?
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 the Mary in the office at 310 375-4617.