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Undie Sunday This Week - January 15
It's Undie Sunday the week before St Luke's Outreach. Please bring whatever you can (new-or 'as new' please), and place them in the donation baskets at church next Sunday. Thank you.
In homeless shelters underwear is the most needed, but least donated item.
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This Sunday - Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Preaching
January 15, 3:00pm, Westchester Lutheran Church
Our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will be preaching at this worship service celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is a rare treat to have him in LA and to be able to hear him preach. We hope to see you there!
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Welcome To Katherine Cotzajay this Sunday
St. Francis Outreach Scholarship Fund (SFOSF) welcomes one of our scholarship recipients Katherine Cotzajay to the 10:00 a.m. service. Please stop by our table at coffee hour to meet her.
Katherine is in her senior year at Cal State Bakersfield, and has just returned from a South African study abroad, (funded with other scholarships than from St. Francis). She studied at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth.
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Calling For New Vestry Members
As 2016 closes, we have much to be thankful for at St Francis, including our dedicated lay leadership. My deepest thanks to all of you who make our worship, outreach, formation, and social activities possible! A special thanks is also due to our Vestry members, who are the governing board of our church. Working as a team along with the Rector and Staff of the church, the Vestry helps vision our future, as well as manage the day-to-day business and maintenance of the church. We have four openings. Are you called to be on this governing board?
Please contact Paula+ or a current Vestry member.
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St Francis Annual Meeting and Potluck 
Sunday January 29, following 10:00am Service Bring your favorite dish and join us for lunch and the latest information about Saint Francis and the upcoming year.
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Welcome Conversations Next Sunday 
Sunday, January 22, after both services 9:15 am, 11:30 am
If you have recently started coming to St. Francis (or are even just considering the possibility), please come by for this informal conversation over coffee, so we can answer any questions you have about St. Francis, and also share with you ways to feel more connected to what God is doing in and through this community.
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Are you or your family looking to be directly involved with a ministry that truly makes a difference in the lives of those in need in our community? We need help with the constant demand of sorting clothing donations in the "blue bin" in the lower parking lot. Please contact Sue Egan, or Hank Gatlin. Thank you for considering being a part of this ministry team!
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Jazz 
Vespers
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we're sorry to announce that we will no longer be hosting a Jazz Vespers Service on the 2nd Sunday of the month. After 14 months of attempting to establish a base "congregation," we realize that it has not caught on in the way we had hoped. We are most grateful to Steve Kinigstein, Theo Saunders, Putter Smith, Kendall Kay and the other great talents who have given so beautifully of their music.
Concerts -
we will continue to present Jazz Concerts several times a year, and are pleased to announce that guitarist extraordinaire Bruce Forman will present a dramatic concert entitled:
"The Red Guitar" - Saturday, January 21 at 7:00pm.
We hope you will be able to join us for this wonderful musical experience. Thanks for joining us over the last year. Hope to see you soon! Click here for your flyer...
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Memory Boosters Workshops
Still 2 New Workshops you can attend: Thursdays January 26 and February 9
10:30am-Noon, Board Room
Dr. Hart returns with an "encore" of new workshops. It is not necessary to have attended last year's workshops. Please sign up on the clipboard in the church office, or send an email to Mary in the office, so we can plan.
Jan 26; Making loss matter: Grief, mourning, and the search for meaning. Growing older often results in the rapid succession of losses, including loved ones, pets, jobs, social freedom, good health, and even status. Attendees will learn to manage grief through its various stages, discover motifs for making meaning of death, and adopt wellness strategies to cultivate individual and relational empowerment.
Feb 9: Memory boot camp: Cognitive fitness training for the aging brain
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Happy Chinese New Year 2017 Year of the Rooster! 
Chinese New Year Auction and Fundraiser
Saturday, February 4, 2016 St. Francis Parish Hall
6:30 - 8:30pm
- Wine, Food and Fun
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White Elephant Auction
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Come and Experience the Lion Dancers
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Donate your "Treasures" to the SFOSF
Designs for Dining Silent Auction! Friday February 24
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. Our event is scheduled for
February 24, 2017
so we would like to collect all donations by
February 10th
. We will happily provide you with a receipt for tax purposes. Please email or call Mary Deley
424/212-9958
- thank you for your support!
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Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Diocesan Annual Meeting
Friday and Saturday February 24 & 25, All Saints Church, Pasadena.
On February 24 & 25, the Diocesan ECW will hold its 121st Annual Meeting at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Friday evening's keynote speaker is the Rev. Becca Stevens, founder and president of Thistle Farms. This organization is run by and for survivors of human trafficking and prostitution. There is a registration fee. A car pool is forming. Click here for full details,
or contact Anna Eakins at 310-297-0701.
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Sermons and Bulletins
Need a prayer, or to talk with the clergy?
You are not interrupting our work - you ARE our work!
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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.
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Moved? Changed your Name?
Please send new details to the Mary in the office at 310 375-4617.
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