Father Jason's Week in Review

November 16: Worked on Sunday bulletins; worked on budget/goals for 2024; caught up on email.

November 17: Day off; packed for trip to Indiana

November 18 - 25: Flew from LAX to O’Hare, Chicago, rented a car and drove to North East Indiana, spent the week with my family - as the kids get older the visits get easier and more relaxing; spent Tuesday with Tom, going from comic book store to comic book store in search of Pokemon cards; Thanksgiving day was amazing! My brother-in-law smoked a turkey, and the first bite was worth the plane ride; after dinner we sat in the living room, laughing, talking, and enjoying each other’s company; the flight back was wonderful (as four hour flights go). Everyone was in bed by 8:00.

November 26: Sunday services - Christ the King Sunday; phone meeting with the Senior Warden.

November 27: Caught up on correspondence; spiritual direction.

November 28: Pastoral meeting; worked on the bulletin for an upcoming, destination wedding (Orange County!) for friends of friends; went to Taize, where it was wonderful being a participant in the pew.

November 29: Finalized wedding bulletin; strategic planning; went with the Junior Warden to meet with Bishop Taylor re: housing elements; began preliminary work on Christmas Pageant.

All families and parishioners are invited to our annual Advent Sunday Breakfast in the Parish Hall on Sunday, December 3 following the 10am service. We are having a potluck this year, so bring your favorite breakfast casserole to share! Savory or sweet dishes are welcome. We will provide fruit, coffee cake, and beverages. If you would like to provide a casserole, please email Kathy Compton at kathylcomp@gmail.com so we will know how many to expect. And, as always, you don’t have to bring a casserole to participate – everyone is welcome in fellowship!

We will also be making Advent Wreaths on this day so you may continue your celebration of the season in your home. Many of you have made wreaths in past years and may have foam or metal wreath rings in your garage or storage. In the spirit of reuse, we encourage you to bring your wreath rings, and any gently used candles, to create your arrangement this year. We will provide plenty of fresh greens, pipe cleaners, wire, and scissors. And if you don’t have a wreath ring at home, we will have extras to start your tradition!

Harbor Interfaith Services, Inc. (HIS) now plans to deliver over 350 complete holiday meals for Christmas. Donations from St. Francis can help to make the Christmas season brighter for families served by HIS. They ask specifically for Spiral hams, canned vegetables, mashed potatoes, stuffing or dressing mix, canned yams or sweet potatoes, cake mixes/frosting, and/or grocery gift cards.

Additionally, if anyone wants to donate toys for the children, they can be geared towards any age from 1 month to 18 years old. Many teens are often overlooked during the holidays. If you would like to contribute a gift certificate/card to stores, movie theaters, juice, or yogurt stores in the area, that can help a teen know they are not forgotten.

You should bring donations to church on Sundays or to the church office during office hours through Sunday, December 17 for delivery to HIS early on December 18. The food/presents will be distributed to the families on December 20.

Thank you, in advance, for your donations, and thank you for your donations to the Thanksgiving program. HIS was very appreciative of all the items donated!

For more information, contact Joyce Alley at jballey7359@gmail.com

For more about Harbor Interfaith, visit https://www.harborinterfaith.org/

Coming Events

Finding Faith in the Abstract

Dec 2nd-3rd, 10am

Help fundraise for Harbor Interfaith through art!

Advent Sunday Breakfast & Wreath Making

Dec 3rd, 11:15am

All families and parishioners are invited to the Advent Sunday Breakfast and Wreath Making Event! Bring in your old metal, or foam wreaths and gently used candles to create your ar-rangement this year! If you don’t have any, we will have plenty of supplies for you to use.

St. Anne’s Christmas Auction

Dec 6th, 6pm

Join us for our St. Anne’s annual Christmas Auction for some food, fun, and fellowship!

Harbor Interfaith Services Christmas Dinner Donations

Dec 17th, to Church Office

Help make the holidays bright for the over 350 families served by HIS by donating food or toys to their Christmas Drive. Bring holiday foods, gift cards, toys for kids 1 month—18 years old to the church office by Dec 17th.

Advent Taize

Tuesday, December 19 at 7:00pm

Join us for a contemplative evening service in our Chapel, held by candlelight. Feel free to come a few minutes early and let the gentle music, the flickering glow of the candlelight, the soft chants and the moments of silence allow you to still your spirit and take in the Peace.

Christmas Eve Services

Children’s Pageant

Join us at the 4pm Children’s Pageant & Service, and 9pm traditional Christmas Eve service.

Christmas Day

Dec 25th, 9am

Celebrate the birth of Jesus with us on this holy day!

Sunday Holy Communion

8:00 a.m.

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

10:00 a.m.

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