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Taizé service and reception – Tuesday, August 27, 7:00 pm

NEW TIME: Healing & Reconciliation Holy Eucharist – Wednesdays at 10 am in the Chapel (Read below for details.)

Good Grief Support Group – Wednesdays, alternating time each week in the Parish Library

• Wednesday, August 28, 5:00 pm
• Wednesday, September 4, 11:00 am

On Wednesday, August 28, the Healing Service will be at 10:00 am in the Chapel and will continue to be held at 10:00 am unless otherwise noted or announced. But why, you may be asking yourself, is it being moved? Because it will accommodate Father Jason’s schedule better if it is at ten instead of twelve. The healing service itself will remain the same, only now it will happen two hours earlier.

The Wayfarers have been worshiping in the chapel since February of this year, and Pastor David and I thought it would be instructive and fun if each congregation worshiped with the other. To that end, the Wayfarers will be joining our service for worship on September 22; they will not be meeting in the chapel that day at 10:15 am, but will be with us. The following Sunday, September 29, we will be joining them for their service in the chapel at 10:15 am, and we will not have a service at 10:00 am. Neither congregation is going to alter the way it worships so that the visitors have a good sense of what their hosts do every week.

Pastor David will help celebrate communion when his congregation is with us, though I will be sanctifying the elements. When we worship with them, I will lead the Lord's Prayer and will give the benediction at the end, and Deacon Celeste will read the gospel and lead the Prayers of the People.   

We will not have a 10:00 am service on September 29 and we will meet in the chapel. The chapel holds up to 175 people if we put extra chairs in the baptistry and in the front near the pulpit. It would be wonderful if we were elbow-to-elbow on September 29, but given that our average Sunday attendance at 10:00 am is 93 and theirs is 45 I’m not worried that we will run out of seats. Also, we will still have the 8:00 am service on September 29, so anyone who wants plenty of elbow room and the warmth of familiarity will have it.  

Having them with us every Sunday for fellowship has elevated and enriched our coffee hour.

I am excited about this opportunity to strengthen our ties with our brothers and sisters in Christ, and to learn how they worship on an average Sunday. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have; I am always willing to listen, and I do my best to accommodate when possible.  

—Fr. Jason

August 16: Home with Archie; studying the Gospel of John and the bread of life.  

August 17: Day off; Jennifer and I had dinner with a couple that I married in December of last year.  

August 18: Sunday services.

August 19: Archie was sick again; took him to the doctor, where he was a model patient. Did some admin tasks; phone meeting with the Senior Warden.  

August 20: Archie well enough to go to school; prepared for the vestry meeting; admin tasks; met the Re. Rachel Nyback for lunch; vestry meeting; received word about John Dingee’s passing and began preparing for his funeral.  

August 21: Rachel’s first day of kindergarten! Admin tasks; healing service; met with the Rev. Dr. David Brown.

August 22: Coffee with the Rev. Jeanette Repp; admin tasks; checked in on rummage sale setup; wrote for Bellringer. 

Good Grief Loss Support Group: Alternating Wednesday mornings (11 am to noon) and evenings (5 pm to 6 pm) in the St. Francis Library. For people suffering loss of any kind including death, divorce, loss of health due to an illness or accident, et al.

Men’s Corner: Monthly for dinner at Corner Bakery. Contact Ed Hinz (kn6jn@yahoo.com).

Quilting and Knitting Group: Thursdays at 1 pm in the Board Room. Contact: Anna Eakins (annatkozaki@gmail.com).

SAGES (Senior Adult Group of Episcopalians): Group outings, social gatherings, guest speakers, and more.

St. Anne’s Guild: Meets on the 4th Monday of Sept-June at 6pm. Join us for fellowship, plan church events (like the Rummage Sale and Antiques Show), potluck dinners, and our Christmas charity event! Contact Anna Eakins.

St. Teresa’s Guild: Meet a few times a year to raise money for charities that support women and children through dues and our famous Chinese New Year event. Contact: Robin Pano.

Friars: Meets as needed to cook meals for Parish events (e.g. Lenten Suppers). Contact: Dick Briggs.

Yoga: All Levels Hatha Yoga for Strength and Mobility: Mondays, 11 am to 12:30 pm. All Levels Gentle Yoga for Vital Mobility and Balance: Wednesdays, 9am to 10:30 am. Contact: Jill Lynch (jillfenskelynch@gmail.com).

Visit our website calendar for more events, dates and times.

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 Jessica Salazar in the church office at 310-375-4617 or by email.

Each week we change the photo in the header of this weekly email newsletter. But we need more up-to-date photos... Get your photo featured! You can submit your photos of the St. Francis campus, events, and people to us at social@stfrancispalosverdes.org for consideration. We'll even run your name as a photo credit. So get snapping—we can't wait to see what you create!

Liturgy and Worship 

Sundays at 8:00 am

Holy Eucharist Rite I with hymns in the Chapel.

Sundays at 10:00 am

Holy Eucharist Rite II with choir and music in the main church.

Wednesdays at noon

Healing & Reconciliation Holy Eucharist Rite II with hymns in the Chapel.

Taizé: Last Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm

A meditative service of music and prayer in the Chapel. (No communion.)

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 Jessica Salazar.

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 and Wayne Hastings.

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

Jessica Salazar, 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