Choral Evensong Service - This Saturday
October 28, 4:00pm
Dedicated to the Victims of Human and Natural Violence.
A traditional service of evening prayer featuring St Francis Choir with harpsichord and string quintet, including music by Johann Sebastian Bach, William Byrd and Giovanni Pergolesi. No Admission Charge—a free-will offering will be received.
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And rest assured - you will be home
before the bottom of the first inning!!!!!
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Good Grief Support Group
Neighborhood Church—Four Friday Evenings
October 27—November 17, 7pm—8:30pm.
A supportive and non-
judgemental
place to talk openly with others struggling with grief. Led by Lois and Sam Bloom, who have facilitated groups at Neighborhood church, and elsewhere in the community for many years.
Please call Neighborhood church office—310 378-9353 to register. There is no charge.
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Ten Thousand Villages
This Sunday October 29 After Both Services
Ten Thousand Villages
—the non-profit, volunteer store in Redondo Beach, will visit St. Francis's Church after the eight and ten o’clock services. Store volunteers will provide us a presentation about fair trade accompanied by a sale of fair trade goods.
The presentation will provide information about what is fair trade and how the local Ten Thousand Villages store offers the neighborhood an opportunity to provide fair wages to artisans in over 30 developing countries. The presentation will include videos of artisans creating hand crafted items made without slave or child labor. It will also include stories of artisans and how their lives are changed by fair trade.
Before and after the presentation, there will be an opportunity to browse a collection of fair trade goods for sale. Christmas items along with jewelry and accessories, coffee, chocolate, home décor, and other lovely gifts. Cash, credit cards and checks will be accepted.
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Military Outreach - Donate and Pack!
Collections continue...
Packing – Sunday, November 12, 2017
You are cordially invited to pack boxes at St. Francis Episcopal Church on Sunday, November 12, 2017, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 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.
Thank you for praying for our troops 'til they come back home!
We will not forget them while they are deployed, working hard to keep us safe.
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Hoedown Thank you!
What an absolutely fantastic parish family we have!!! Thanks to So many, many people for helping out with last week’s Holy Hoedown! From organizing to decorating, from music and dancing to games and food, from wonderful silent auction donations to artwork and baked goods...THANK YOU ALL!!!!
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Remember your Loved Ones on All Saints
Sunday November 5
Names by 3pm next Wednesday - November 1st please.
Please send names of your loved ones who have died in the last 12 months to
Paula+ so they can be included in both services.
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Harbor Interfaith—donate Food for Thanksgiving
Harbor Interfaith works to fill the void for the homeless and working poor during the holidays. They distribute holiday food baskets and provide social connection. Help them to help others by donating items for their Thanksgiving food baskets:
Frozen turkeys*, cranberry sauce, canned vegetables (green beans or corn), boxed mashed potatoes, stuffing or dressing mix, yams or sweet potatoes, and cake mix and frosting or other dessert mixes. We invite you to donate items between now and Sunday November 19th. Grocery gift cards are welcome, too.
*please email
Hank Gatlin
in advance if you are thinking of donating frozen food.
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Reception for Bishop Bruno
This Saturday in one of the opportunities the diocesan community has to say thanks and farewell to Bishop J. Jon Bruno and Mary Bruno.This Saturday is a reception that includes Deaneries 3,4 and 8. St Francis is a part of Deanery 8 and, as the Dean, I should have said something sooner to our parish even though it has been in the diocesan news. I shall be there and there will be Mariachi music and lots of good food at Church of the Epiphany,
2808 Altura Street, LA. It is 10-1pm.
Please let me know if you would like to attend so I can RSVP for us.
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St. Francis Outreach Scholarship Fund—
Breast Cancer Awareness Soap Sale—Thank You!
Our senior recipient at Cal State Northridge came, along with her sister, to help us with our Breast Cancer Awareness sale. Thanks for your support. Our proceeds were almost $150 and we will send $50 to Cancer Support Community. This donation will be enough to pay for 2 therapy sessions for those diagnosed with cancer. Our donation was made in honor of Michelle, a 26 year old woman diagnosed with Stage IV cancer.
Support groups are facilitated by mental health professions for cancer patients and their loved ones. All services at Cancer Support Community are free.
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Parish Conversation With Paula+ and Peter+
Faces of St. Francis, Facing The Future Together
Next Sunday, November 5, Sunday, Board Room After Both Services
Please join us for this important parish conversation as we prepare to update the Mission and Vision statement of St. Francis Church, something we haven't done in ten years! Peter+ has been leading a team of Vestry members in this process and we all welcome your thoughts and input on how St. Francis has been doing and what more God might be leading us toward. Please come be a part of shaping the exciting times ahead!
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Beyond Las Vegas
Gun Safety—A Conversation
Wednesday, November 8, 7pm
Clergy and interfaith religious leaders have signed a letter that was published in local newspapers a week ago. The message was spiritual solidarity for those who suffered from the massacre in Las Vegas when 58 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting. The letter emphasized our common heart, scriptures from our three faith traditions that speak to our shared pain and was a witness against the violence. Peter+ and I signed the letter and support an invitation for all our citizens to come together for a conversation on gun safety. St Francis Church will be the site for this public discussion facilitated by outside leaders.
Paula+
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Elaine Mistele
. Or call her at the church office at 310 375 4617.
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in the office at 310 375-4617.
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