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

All kids age 5-12, $150 per camper. Contact Claire in the church office.

Summer is here! For me, that means more relaxing times (beach!) and family and friends time. During the summer, the St. Francis choir follows the same maxim and our anthems are generally easier and much more fun, which means…we hope you will join us for an adventure, perhaps, by singing in the choir on Sundays.

All you need to do is come to a pre-service rehearsal at 9 am on Sunday mornings in July and sit amongst the choir members who will be, I can assure you, VERY pleased to have you there and VERY helpful!

Give it a try. If you are uncomfortable singing in the service, we won't make you! It might even be fun!!

You can email me at sternstag520@gmail.com if you have any questions.

I hope to see you on Sunday mornings!

—Mark Bennett, Director of Music

Good Grief Loss Support Group: Alternating Wednesday mornings (11 am to noon) and evenings (5 pm to 6 pm) in the St. Francis Library.

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. The next Sages gathering is a Summertime Barbecue on Tuesday, July 16, noon to 3 pm. Contact Kristina Pela (krab3@yahoo.com).

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 for questions.

St. Theresa’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 for questions.

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.

June 27: Had lunch with the Rev. Josh Wong from St. Michael’s All Angels, El Segundo; met with a parishioner; pastoral calls.

June 28: Day off.

June 29: Prepared sermon for Sunday; day off.

June 30: Sunday services; met with the Altar Guild after the ten o’clock service.

July 1: Pastoral meetings; spiritual counseling; met with Senior Warden; pastoral phone calls.

July 2: Pastoral meetings; funeral planning; pastoral phone calls.

July 3: Admin tasks; healing service.

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.

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!

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 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

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