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Sunday, October 29, 2023

For all the Saints


This year we will celebrate All Saints Day on both November 1 and November 5.  


The service on November 1 will be held at 7:00 pm in the chapel, and we will remember parishioners who have died between November 1, 2022, and November 1, 2023.


On November 5, people are encouraged to bring pictures of those they love but see no longer; ideally, the pictures will be in self-standing frames, as they will be placed on tables in front of the chancel. The chapel will have one table in front of the pulpit, and the church will have two tables, one in front of the pulpit and one in front of the lectern.


We will also read the names of the departed, though they do not have to be parishioners nor do they have to have gone to their reward in the last year. For example, you are free to include your cousin Pete who passed away in 1995. We are in the church because of the saints who preceded us; this is the day to honor and thank them. 


If you have names you would like to see published in the bulletin, please send them to Claire at claire.erbeznik@stfrancispalosverdes.org before 10:00 am on Wednesday, November 1.  

Father Jason's Week in Review

  • October 19: Answered emails; pastoral calls; wrote for e-news; helped someone with rent. 
  • October 20: Day off. 
  • October 21: Day off/sermon prep. 
  • October 22: Sunday services; we had a baptism at the 8:00 service with nearly 30 people in attendance, which for 8:00 is a big deal; met with the altar guild after the services.  
  • October 23: Pastoral phone call; admin tasks.  
  • October 24: Pastoral meeting in my office; spiritual direction; pastoral visit via Zoom; writing for various projects.  
  • October 25: Met with vestry member about potential fundraising awesomeness; met with Rabbi Tzvi Graetz and Executive Director Dr. Ellie Berkowitz-Handler from Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay; sermon research. 

Thanksgiving Outreach with Harbor Interfaith


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


Parishioners can bring donations to church on Sundays or to the church office during office hours through Wednesday, Nov. 15 for delivery to HIS on Nov. 16.


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


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

Worship Bulletin for Sunday, Oct. 29

We have encountered a problem with our website and hope to have the issue resolved soon(ish). If you worship with us over livestreaming, you can download Sunday's 10 am worship bulletin here (PDF).

Coming Events


November 1: All Saints Day

Join us at 7:00 pm for service in the chapel in honor of All Saints Day.


November 4: Campus Clean-Up

Join us from 9 am to noon and participate in helping enhance the beauty of our grounds! We’ll be trimming bushes and hedges, removing weeds, trimming roses, and more. Any tools you can bring will be greatly appreciated. Please let Claire in the office know if you are interested in joining and what tools you can bring, if any.

Communications and Notices
Please send all notices you wish to be included in the enews or bulletins to Rev. Jason.

Nursery 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

Watch and Listen!

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

Weekly Worship
Sundays - 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 music. Live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube, and available for watching later.

Following the service we have coffee, tea (or plain, warm water), donut holes and other yummy nibbles. We also have a children's social hour in the St Francis' Garden, to the right of the church. There the kids enjoy juice, water, cookies and fruit. If you're reading this, odds are good you've been to at least one service - or someone surreptitiously gave us your email address. If you have any questions about what we do or why we do it, please don't hesitate to make an appointment with Father Jason, who loves talking about church (also Jesus, his kids and Star Wars, though not always in that order).
Please contact Kristina Pelá to arrange for a Lay Eucharistic Minister to safely bring you communion.

Yoga with Jill!
A spiritual mind and body practice!
  • Mondays 11:30am - 1:00pm - Level 1/2 Hatha for Strength and Mobility
  • Wednesdays 9:00-10:30am Level 1 Gentle Yoga for Vital Mobility and Balance
Parish Hall. No set fees - classes are free-will offering. Questions? Jill Fenske


Coffee Hour Ministry
To volunteer to help one week after the 10am worship service, see the sign-up sheet at Sunday coffee hour.
Our Parish Directory is Online
Need someone's email, or even map directions to their home?
Bookmark the link on your phone or computer and let your browser save the password and you will always be up to date with information!

Staff Directory

Office main line - 310-375-4617

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

Mark Bennett 310-594-7416 - Director of Music

David Knight 310-375-4617- Organist

Claire Erbeznik 310-375-4617 - Office Administrator & Receptionist

Elaine Mistele 310-594-8268 - Business Manager

Joel Miranda - Sexton

Wayne Hastings 901-219-6564 - Communications Specialist


You are not interrupting our work - you ARE our work!