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Antiques Show Meeting — Sunday, May 19, 11:30am (details below)

Shelly Crilly Memorial — Sunday, May 19, 2:00pm at St. Francis

Bud Allen Memorial — Monday, May 20, 10:00am at St. Francis

Good Grief Support Group — Wednesday, May 22, 5:00pm (details below)

Memorial Day (church office closed) — Monday, May 27

Matt Caldwell Memorial – Tuesday, May 28, 9:30am (details below)

Good Grief Support Group — Wednesday, May 29, 11:00am (details below)

Taizé Service & Reception — Tuesday, May 28, 7:00pm

Antiques Show — May 30-June 1 

Our annual Antiques Show is back, with many opportunities for volunteers and participation. This is the major fundraiser for our parish and we hope you can find a way to be part of it.

Youth Art Camp — July 8-12, 9am-11:45am 

All kids age 5-12 are welcome to join our Summer Art Camp! There are limited spaces available, and cost $150 per camper (reserve before June 1st and get $30 off). Contact Claire in the office to reserve a spot, today!

Baccalaureate Sunday — June 9, 10am

Our annual recognition of our graduating high school seniors. If you have a senior in your family, contact the church office so they can be recognized and receive a special gift at our 10am service.

Healing & Reconciliation Eucharist — Wednesdays at Noon

Join us every Wednesday for our service of healing and reconciliation at noon in the Chapel.

Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary, mother of Jesus and the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31).

Help us celebrate the coming of the Spirit by wearing red this Sunday, May 19.

Please consider making a donation to the family of Shelly Crilly to help with the expenses incurred from her unexpected death. You may write a personal check with "Crilly Fund" in the memo line and leave the check in the church office.

Date Change Due to Mother’s Day Celebrations!

Please join us for our final planning meeting on Sunday, May 19 at 11:30am. We promise to keep it brief! This an opportunity for committee chairs to ask questions and give important updates.

We still have many volunteer opportunities during the show from ticket sellers and takers, gazebo, harvest cupboard, lunch tent, opening night, and more! Janet Laudeman has graciously agreed to handle general staffing and will be calling on parishioners to sign up for a shift(s) on Opening Night and/or during the show. Please think and pray about 

how you can best use your time to help us make this year’s fundraiser a huge success. 

It’s not too late to submit Antique Show Gala Silent Auction items for donation for our Opening Night event on Wednesday, May 29th, 6-9pm. Popular items include personal creations such as jewelry and culinary specialties, social experiences like wine-tasting events and group dinners, sports and theater tickets, luxury home items and much more! If you would like to donate, please contact Mary Deley at mary_deley@yahoo.com. We are happy to coordinate, pick up, and provide you with a tax-deductible donation statement.

Thank you all for sharing your time and many talents!

Jamie Bellows and Wendy Pratt

Co-chairs 

Antiques Show Volunteering:

Parishioners can contact Janet Laudeman for times and job inquiries. 

Sweet and Savory Homemade Treats:

Gloria and the Harvest Cupboard would love to have homemade treats — sweet or savory — especially family favorites, to be delivered as early as May 28 through May 30.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to experience the beauty and majesty of an African Safari! Six unforgettable days and nights for two people in a private game reserve where animals roam freely in Southern Maputaland, South Africa. Stay at your choice of either the elegant Zulu Nyala Heritage Hotel or Hemingway-style tents, both offering the finest in comfort and hospitality. Three meals per day prepared by African chefs (including vegan and vegetarian options), and two game-viewing experiences per day guided by professional game rangers. Several of our parishioners have taken this trip and are happy to talk to you about their amazing experience! If you would like to see more check out the website at www.zulunyala.co.za. Airfare and transfers not included. Minimum bid is $3,500. 

A few photos from Sunday, May 12.

If you are feeling a loss of any sort, be it the loss of a loved one to death, divorce, dementia or the loss of health due to aging, an accident, or a diagnosis—whatever it is—if you would like to be part of a supportive community, please join us in the St. Francis Library on Wednesdays. A team of parish volunteers is offering a weekly support group at two different times:

Alternating Wednesday mornings from 11:00am to Noon

Alternating Wednesday evenings from 5:00pm to 6:00pm

We will alternate the meeting times each week, beginning Wednesday, April 17, at 11:00am; the schedule through June is as follows:

May 22 5:00pm - St. Francis Library

May 29 11:00am - St. Francis Library

June 5 5:00pm - St. Francis Library

June 12 11:00am - St. Francis Library

June 19 5:00pm - St. Francis Library

June 26 11:00am - St. Francis Library

Drop in as often as you'd like or feel the need.

Contact Kristina Pela (krab3@yahoo.com) with your questions and/or interest. 

Consider making a donation of altar flowers in honor of a special occasion or in memory

of someone you love. (The suggested donation is $50.) Contact Claire in the church office at 310-375-4617 or claire.erbeznik@stfrancispalosverdes.org.

Sunday Holy Communion 

8:00 am

Rite I in-person worship in the Chapel, with hymns. This service is not live-streamed.

10:00 am

Rite II in-person worship in the main church with choir and music.

For other worship services and parish events, visit our calendar.

Livestream Worship and Sermons Online

We livestream Sunday 10am worship on Facebook and YouTube. You can view past sermons or entire livestreams on our YouTube channel.

Nursery School and Sunday School

Sunday school for children in kindergarten through fifth grade will be held in the Parish Hall from 9:50 am to 10:40 am (ish ... the kids typically come in at the Peace). There is a nursery for children 6 months to 5 years old.

Contact: Kristina Pelá

Pastoral Care

In need of prayer? Send prayer requests to Fr. Jason.

Contact Kristina Pelá to arrange for a Lay Eucharistic Minister to safely bring you communion.

Parish Directory

Our directory is available online. If you need the password, contact the church office or email Claire Erbeznik.

Calendar of Events

All of our worship services, events, and small groups are listed on our church calendar.

Communications

and Notices

Please send all notices you wish to be included in the enews or bulletins to Father Jason.

Coffee Hour

Ministry

To volunteer to help one week after the 10am worship service, see the sign-up sheet at Sunday coffee hour.

Yoga with Jill

A spiritual mind and body practice led by Jill Lynch in the St. Francis Parish Hall.

Mondays 11:00-12:30 pm – Level 1/2 Hatha for Strength and Mobility

Wednesdays 9:00-10:30 am – Level 1 Gentle Yoga for Vital Mobility and Balance

Phone: 310-375-4617

The Rev. Jason Shelby, Rector: 310-594-7984

The Rev. Celeste Stump, Deacon, Chaplain at The Canterbury: 310-265-5146

Mark Bennett, Director of Music: 310-594-7416

David Knight, Organist: 310-375-4617

Claire Erbeznik, Office Administrator: 310-375-4617

Elaine Mistele, Business Manager: 310-594-8268

Joel Miranda, Sexton

Wayne Hastings, Communications: 901-219-6564

Church Office hours are:

Monday through Thursday

9:00 am to 3:00 pm