November 2013

St. Francis Episcopal ChurchPalos Verdes Estates, California

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Mo. SarahThe Rev. Sarah Hubinsky Phelps,

Sarah.Phelps@stfrancispv.org

310 375 4617 ext 223

Our Precious Heavenly Father,Please bless the bounty that has been prepared before us.

Bless those who are with us today and those who are not.

Thank you Lord for all the many blessings that you have so graciously bestowed upon us.

Thank you for giving your life so that we may have life.

Father bless those who are less fortunate,

Bless the children for they are our future,

Bless our elders for they are our history.

For all of this I ask in your Holy name.

Amen

Leslie Chesney, 1999

In Gratitude Thank you, Father, for having created us and given us to each other in the hu-man family. Thank you for being with us in all our joys and sorrows, for your comfort in our sadness, your companionship in our loneliness. Thank you for yesterday, today, tomorrow and for the whole of our lives. Thank you for friends, for health and for grace. May we live this and every day conscious of all that has been given to us. Amen.

Thanksgiving Prayers for you.

A few prayers for your Thanksgiving dinner table - or for any time...

With love, Mo. Sarah+

Thanksgiving Table PrayerO Gracious God, we give you thanks for your overflowing generosity to us.

Thank you for the blessings of the food we eat and especially for this feast today.

Thank you for our home and family and friends, especially for the presence of those gathered here.

Thank you for our health, our work and our play.

Please send help to those who are hungry, alone, sick and suffering war and violence.

Open our hearts to your love. We ask your blessing through Christ your son.

Amen.

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Sunday SerMonSonline

Missed a Sunday, or want to hear the sermon again? Find them at:stfrancispalosverdes.org Sermons online.

Find out what’S on...Go to stfrancispalosverdes.org Calendar. This online calendar serves as our master calendar for the parish. Printed copies of the current and upcoming week are available in our weekly worship bulletin.

Full Calendar for this Bellringer,See inside final page.

Bellringer SuBMiSSionS

The deadline for sub-missions is the 15th of each month. Please email to publi-cations@stfrancispv.org or deliver to the Publications box in the Parish Office.

worShip!SundayS

8 a.m. Rite I in the Chapel9:55am Children’s Christian formation programs10 a.m. Rite II in the Church

private prayer

The Baptistry of the Chapel, and the Nason Prayer Chapel in the Main Church are always available for private prayer between services.

wedneSdayS

12:10p.m. Holy EucharistBring your lunch, if you’d like. Following a brief informal Eucharist in the Chapel, you are invited to eat and enjoy informal conversation with St. Francis’ clergy and staff.

photographyWe are always looking for photographs of the people and places of St Francis church. If you have photos you would be happy for us to use in our published materials, please feel free to send them to Susan Marshall at: publications@stfrancispv.org.Note - if you would prefer that photos of yourself (other than unidentified in large group shots), and/or photos of your minor children, not be used, please contact the church office - mary.sanchez@stfrancispv.org.

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liStening to god Book CluB - noveMBer

Next meeting - November 4th - 12:30pm in the Library. We will be discussing Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. All Welcome!We generally meet on the first Monday of the odd months and take a break in the summer.

‘twaS in the Moon oF wintertiMeRay Urwin has composed an arrangement of a Huron Indian carol, "Twas in the moon of wintertime." It will be sung by the Cantori Domino choir at St. Augustine's Santa Monica at their Christmas concert in December.He will also be playing a recital at Trinity Episcopal in Santa Barbara in November.

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Is that snow darling? No it's reindeer!

Real SNOW!!!

(yes - really!!)

Fun, Fellowship, Fundraising & Christmas Celebrating

for the Whole FamilySunday, December 8, 4-7pm

*Ornaments, crafts, quilted items, needlepoint, or knitted items*Jams, jellies, cookies, candy...festive eats & sweets*Christmas plants*Silent auction items*Christmas gift baskets

And ...You and a few friends, or your small group or Guild can host a Kris Kringle Table such as:

We can also use help in Ticket Sales, Decorating and Publicity. Just let us know what suits you best.

Contact Holly or John Henebry, or Hank or Suzanne Gatlin, or the Church Office.

St Francis is having a ...

Kris Kringle Holiday Faire!!!

Hot Chocolate Snow Play Holiday Eats & Sweets Carolers

Mulled Wine Christmas Plants Fresh Greenery Swags St Francis Calendars

Bratwurst Santa Photos Art Silent Auction

Music Christmas Crafts Jewelry Raffle

This is a fun opportunity to give to St Francis!What can you do?...Contribute in any of the following ways:

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FroM Mo. paulaThe Rev. Paula Vukmanic,

paula.vukmanic@ stfrancispv.org

310 375 4617 ext 225

I would venture to say, a season we are meant to live daily. Gratitude changes our perspective on things. I have experienced the power of thanksgiving in my own life and witnessed it in others. I met with someone in my office this week for pastoral counseling. She has had a very challenging life. Her husband died when their son was ten months old and she raised him alone as a single parent ending each day with focusing on what she was grateful for. She is now a grand-mother for her son’s two kids. But she believes and knows with all her heart that focusing her prayers with thanksgiving “lifted her up”, were supportive strength, and became the way of transformation in her life through many hills and deep valleys. Focusing on what she could be grateful for and not on what she didn’t have was a positive energy that gave her a vision with hope.I am trying to practice something that has already begun to make a difference for me. A friend passed it on to me. It is a question I now ask myself: What energy do I initiate, amplify or dampen? In other words I can initiate and amplify the positive or dampen the negative energy that erupts in me. What is most effective is to look for the positive. I know we all have heard things like this before but as Thanksgiving Day approaches, I need to be reminded of the power of an attitude of gratitude.Giving thanks honors God because it implies a deep trust in God’s presence doing more then we could ask for or even imagine. The bible invites consistent gratitude among God’s people.

I pray that the spirit of thanksgiving be a daily grace that leads you forward through the power of God’s amazing presence, With love and care for each of you,

Mo. Paula+

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

I believe that Thanksgiving Day is not just a day, but a season.

thankSgiving Morning - holy CoMMunion at 10aMA sweet service of thanksgiving - complete with your favorite Harvest and Thanksgiving hymns to start your day off with joy and grace.Then time to go home and start the preparations for the big meal - or just spend the rest of the day in quiet gratitude.Whether you’re alone or with company, this service will cheer your heart and warm your soul!Blessings, and see you then!

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Kristina Pelá Shepherd for Pastoral Carekrab3@yahoo.com

paStoral Care workShopthe art oF ChriStian Caregiving led By Mo. paula and kriStina pelá on Sunday, noveMBer 17th, FroM 11:30aM – 1:00pM (lunCh inCluded).

Please note that you do not need to be part of an “official” ministry, nor are you expected to com-mit to an “official” ministry afterwards; this is simply an opportunity for our church family to deepen what God has already begun within each of us. Please sign up in the church office or by contacting Kristina Pelá at (310) 375-9823 or krab3@yahoo.com.

proudly preSentS, “love Free or die” Saturday 9 noveMBer at 6 pM

with an old fashioned pot luck and showing of the film. Love Free or Die is about a man whose two defining passions are in direct conflict: his love for God and for his partner Mark. Gene Robinson is the first openly gay person to become a bishop in the historic traditions of Christendom. His consecration in 2003, to which he wore a bullet-proof vest, caused an international stir.The film follows Robinson from small-town churches in the New Hampshire North Country to Washington’s Lin-coln Memorial to London’s Lambeth Palace, as he calls for all to stand for equality – inspiring bishops, priests and ordinary folk to come out from the shadows and change history.

St FranCiS lgBt group (leSBian, gay, Bi & tranSgender)

FinanCe updatePledge Income Received Year to Date*, 2013 compared with 2012. * Year to Date – January thru September 30th

Elaine Mistele, Business Manager.

A friendly reminder - Please check that your pledge conributions are up to date...

This event is opened to everyone in the St. Francis family and the outside community. Join us for food, fellowship, and conversation. Please contact Darryl Tillman (hugdarryl@mac.com) or Scott Crowell (ScottC4746@aol.com) via the church office on 310 375 4617 with any questions. See you at the movie!

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Who are these people who either just hand the ushers the offering plates and close gates at 8am, or forgot to wear

their cotta at the 10am? They are the Vergers of St. Francis Episcopal Church. We have several Vergers at St. Francis, but before I introduce you to them, and the history of St. Francis Vergers, a his-tory lesson of Vergers. A verger (or virger, so called after the staff of the office, Latin virga = twig, rod) is a person, usually a layperson, who assists in the ordering of religious services, particu-larly in Anglican or Episcopalian churches.

The Office of the Verger has its roots in the early days of the Church of England's history. The Order shares certain similarities with the former Minor Orders of Porter and Acolyte. Historically Vergers were responsible for the order and upkeep of the house of worship, including the care of the church buildings, its furnishings, and sacred relics, preparations for liturgy, conduct of the laity, and grave-digging responsibilities.

Although there is no definitive historical examination of the Office of Verger, evidence from Rochester, Lincoln, Exeter and Salisbury Cathedrals points to the existence of Vergers even in the twelfth century. Koster is the Dutch word for sexton or verger, derived from the Latin custos (the equivalent German word is "Küster").The symbol of a Guild of Cathedral vergers is the Crossed keys. Perhaps the best-known portrait of an An-glican verger in fiction is in Somerset Maugham's short story, "The Verger."During the service itself, a verger's main duty is ceremo-nially to precede the religious participants as they move about the church; he or she does not typically take any speaking part in the service itself. It could be argued that a verger's main pride during a service lies in his or her inconspicuousness; vergers often play a very prominent role "behind the scenes" — helping to plan the logisti-cal details of service and discreetly shepherding the clergy through it. (In some churches these latter duties are handled by a Master of Ceremonies, while the verger functions as a sort of marshal in the procession.)The office's title comes from the ceremonial rod which a verger carries, a virge (see above). The Maces of State used in the House of Lords and the House of Commons of the British Parliament are examples of another mod-ern use of the medieval virge. In former times, a verger

might have needed to use his virge to keep back animals or an overenthusiastic crowd from the personage he was escorting or even to discipline unruly choristers.The typical vestments of a verger are a black cassock with Fascia (sash worn above the waist), purple or violet chimere (long, sleeveless gown - actually descend-ed from a riding cloak), and a jabot (lace neckband). Today many modern vergers wear a scapular instead of a chimere.In small churches today, the office of verger is often combined with that of sexton: the verger assisting at services, and the sexton maintaining the church building the rest of the time are one and the same person.

The office of Verger has, for the most part, disappeared in the Roman Catholic tradition, the closest function being that of the sexton or the head or senior usher, particularly in those churches (usually large establishments, like St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City or the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Wash-ington, DC) that have an organized and formal corps of ushers.Some parishes do not have a Verger; others have several that serve one at a time, and oth-ers, notably National Cathedral in Washing-ton, DC has upwards of 10 in the service. Most Vergers in the US are volunteers, with very few American Cathedrals having paid Vergers such as Washington National Cathedral. In the UK, it is possible to have a paying job as a Verger not only in parishes but also cathe-drals; some a stipend, others enough to live on.

In the next edition of the Bellringer: How did we get Vergers at St. Francis?

verger Corner By Scott Crowell

Vergers at the National Cathedral after the earthquake wearing traditional

verger hard hats!

Episcopal Church Verger Baseball caps are also available through the online

verger store...

Two virges showing the cross keys symbol of the verger.

A chimere, worn over a mauve cassock.

The Verger’s Seal and motto -

‘Service in worship, and worship through service’.

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Sunday SChool newSIt's hard to believe October is past. It seems like school just started and already Target is selling Christmas lights! We have now had 2 months with Godly Play in the upper level classroom, and everyone, children and teachers alike, seem to truly enjoy the stories, work time and of course, feasts. During September, the children heard the story of The Holy Family, Creation and The Circle of the Church Year. After the stories are told, the children have the option to work with the materials used to tell the story or work with the various art materials available in the classroom. We look forward to stocking our classroom with more Godly Play materials, giving the children a wide variety of ways to deepen their learning and express their spirituality. During October we covered The Great Family and The Exodus. The other two Sundays were work days; no new stories will be told, thus giving the children extra time to work with the classroom materials.In the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium, the children have been busy working with the practical life materials and learning how to care for their atrium. They also heard the story of the Good Shepherd, a favorite of both the lead Catechist, Colette Furbush, and the children. We look very forward to sharing a wonderful year with your children.Sincerely,Lauren Sherry

godly play art night - not JuSt For the kidS, or parentS oF kidS...Friday noveMBer 15, 5:30pM

Our Godly Play classroom is in need of some new materials to tell our stories.We need help cutting paper and felt, painting small wood-en figures, even sculpting Mt. Sinai.This is the same night as the Egg Boil, so if you are bring-ing your son or daughter to it, please stay and make some-thing sacred! Everyone at St. Francis is welcome. Light snacks provided!Email Kate Buchen with questions (emilykatebuchen@yahoo.com)

Mount Sinai, Egypt, with St Catherine’s Monastery at its foot

Pilgrims still come here daily to watch the sun rise on Mt Sinai, and then attend a service in the Monastery - whose liturgy remains essentially

unchanged from CE 550

the good Shepherd atriuMThe Good Shepherd Atrium has welcomed several new children this year, and is glad to greet our returning friends. We have been working on our practical life skills and learning about the elements of our prayer table. We have the privilege of having such a beautiful place to gather with our friends to learn about love, prayer, and a way to connect with God. It is always amazing to watch young ones begin a re-lationship with God and faith. It is our hope they will carry this gift for a lifetime. We will be talking about the Communion and the Altar and learning some new songs this month. We will also be talking about Thanksgiving and our many blessings.

Thank you for sharing your children with us! They en-rich our lives with each smile.--Liz Graamp, Adelaide Deley and Colette Furbush,

FaMilieS and kidS pre-k thru 5th grade

A chimere, worn over a mauve cassock.

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SoMeone So wonderFulIn the Godly Play classroom, we invite the children to wonder together about the lesson. But before we present the lesson, we light our Christ Candle on our focal table while we say, “There once was someone so wonderful…the people around him had to ask, ‘Who are you?’ He responded, ‘I am the Light.’”

Wonderful…

full of wonder…

I wonder…The children’s wondering emerges out of their own lives, their relationships with God, and their participation in the lesson. Letting God be there. We allow for this power-ful language to do its work. We trust the searching of the children to find what they need with God and the scrip-tures. Sometimes we hear many responses; sometimes we hear none. According to Jerome Berryman, founder of Godly Play, silence is also a profound part of the Christian language system so it is appropriate to experience it in our Godly Play classroom and be comfortable with it.Our November will be full of wondering about the elusive presence of God to his People through four sacred stories found in the books of Exodus, Kings, Chronicles, and a few of the prophets. With the lesson on ‘The Ten Best Ways’, we will tell how God was present with Moses three times in order for Moses to receive the Ten Commandments—which are not easy to follow, perhaps even impossible, but we will try anyway. We will then tell how the People of God kept God close with the tradition of ‘The Ark and the Tent’. With the lesson of ‘The Exile and Return’, we will tell how the People discovered that God was not just in one place, in Jerusalem, but here, there, and everywhere to be found by us. And, finally, before we begin Advent, we will tell about some of the prophets whose job it was to speak “with God’s voice’ to those who have turned away from God.Your children are a joy to wonder with each and every Sunday.

Kate Buchen - Minister for Godly Play

Kate BuchenMinister for Godly Play

FaMilieS and kidS pre-k thru 5th grade Contd.

Middle and high SChool youth groupS

CraSh! and eMerge! (CraSh! iS 6th-8th grade FellowShip; eMerge! iS 9th-12th)

Students in Middle School (CRASH!) and High School (eMERGE!)—connecting with the teen Body of Christ can be a very important anchor in lives that sometimes seem crazy. We invite you to come have fun, learn, hang out, and serve with other teens here at St Francis. Fellowship, Bible study, fun, and service projects need to be at the center of our time together. We are also going to explore ways to be more involved in worship, whether by being readers, offering scripture through drama, singing, ushering, serving as Oblation bearers and Chalice bearers—wherever the Spirit is call-ing us! We also dream of inviting teens from the community to come join us in putting together a musical. All kinds of teens can contribute to a musical even if you don’t sing! Contact: Dr Jeannie Cobb, (310) 375-4617, jean.cobb@stfrancispv.org

JuSt For Fun...

town and CountryTown and Country Nursery School has a few spaces right now, as a number of families are relocating dur-ing this fall.

There are some available spots in classes if you or any any friends are looking for a good preschool.

Please call the school office on (310) 375-2829, for more information.

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outreaCh at St. FranCiS –“ love god, love otherS, Serve the world”Our St. Francis family is very active in supporting several programs in our area, around the diocese and the world. To see details and pictures of each area, please visit us on the web at www.stfrancispalosverdes.org/outreach. Below are details of a couple of programs we support and their immediate needs. Please consider how you might be able to make a difference. Labeled bins are located in the Parish Hall for your donations. Additional information is available by contacting our Shepherd for Outreach Jayne Bray at 424-477-4349 or jayne_bray@hotmail.com.

MaMa hill’S help, inC.New MinistryAn exciting new ministry is beginning at Mama Hill’s Help! Our own Darryl Tillman is sharing his speed-reading skills with a select number of Mama Hill’s Cookies, those who can benefit from improved comprehension and retention of in-formation. Darryl, a former Evelyn Wood Dynamics graduate and instructor, plans to take these Cookies on a journey of exploration of their untapped and full potential. Stay tuned for impressive progress reports on these Cookies in the coming months. Thank you, Darryl!If you have other ideas or talents you would like to share, please get in touch with our Shepherd for Outreach, Jayne Bray (424-477-4349 or Jayne_bray@hotmail.com). There are so many needs and any contributions are both appreciated and welcomed.

Urgent - School Supplies & Cash for Bus PassesSpeaking of needs, while the Mama Hill’s Help, Inc. program continu-ally needs canned and boxed foods, a critical current need is for school supplies. Especially needed are the composition books (black and white covers that we all remember from our own school days), disposable me-chanical pencils, lined three-ring binder paper, and pens. Also needed is cash for bus passes - $27 per month buys a single student a bus pass which enables them to get to and from school and to and from Mama Hill’s without having to walk through gang-con-trolled neighborhoods. Make your checks payable to St. Francis with Mama Hill’s Help - Angel Fund in the memo line if you would like to help ensure the safety of these precious children. As always, thank you so much for all you do for the children of Mama Hill’s Help, Inc.

Listed below are items which are always appreciated: Please place your donations in the bins in the Parish Hall.• non-perishables – peanut butter, jelly, tuna fish, spaghetti and sauce, Cup o’Noodles, rice, Capri Sun, canned vegetables & fruits, chips, granola bars, cereal, plastic spoons.• personal hygiene items - toothbrushes, toothpastes, deodorants, soaps, body washes, combs, hair brushes, sanitary napkins, nail polish & remover, Qtips, toilet paper, paper towels – no diapers are currently needed.• school supplies – lined paper, composition books, disposable pens & pencils.• clothes & shoes: children’s gently used clothes and shoes are always welcomed.• cash for bus passes (to help the children get around safely in their gang-infested neighborhoods) - $27 per child per month; make checks payable to Mama Hill’s Help Angel Fund and drop off at the church office.• have a party and lots of leftovers? Consider donating your leftovers to these children and families – call Jayne Bray (424-477-4349) for last minute pickup & delivery.• birthday cakes – imagine never having had a birthday cake of your own! Our Birthday Cake Ministry is headed up by Marcia Schoettle and her team of dedicated bakers. Call Marcia at 310-541-6374 (msgardener@gmail.com) if you’d like to join in the fun!• recyclables in the form of user printer toner cartridges and cellphones can be sent off for a small rebate; please bag them separately and leave in the bins.

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St. luke’S hoMeleSS BreakFaSt & Shower prograMSt Luke’s has informed us of critical needs, in addition to our usual bi-monthly breakfast in-service (call Darryl Tillman for details at 424-634-2342):

• gently used clothing for men and women, including shirts, pants, jeans, underwear, socks and shoes – all sizes; please, no torn or dirty donations.• backpacks – many homeless use garbage bags or shopping bags to carry their belongings, which can tear easily.• supplies such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorants, soaps, body washes, combs, hairbrushes, razors, shaving cream.

Military outreaCh, inC. Military outreaCh: operation ChriStMaS! Thank You! to St. Francis for all your help in making Operation: Christmas, into Operation Merry Christmas for the troops who received our boxes!We are so grateful to those who pray for our troops, donate items, pack boxes, and especially those who paid for the postage to send those boxes. You are so gracious, those troops who will miss Christmas with their families will receive those wonderful boxes. Julie and Susie Thank you from the bottom of our Hearts!

outreaCh at St. FranCiS –“ love god, love otherS, Serve the world”

dJiBouti orphanage"the end oF the Story".....In May/ June of 2013, St. Francis announced the collection of used Soccer equipment for an Orphanage in Djibouti, Africa. Jonathan Zimmerman was stationed there, and heard, from the Navy Chaplain, the need for used Soc-cer uniforms and equipment for the children in a nearby Orphanage. “They have nothing”, he said.Don't send boxes to me, please collect these items for the children. Your response was overwhelming. Thank you to all who donated soccer gear, packing time, and money to send the boxes to the Djibouti Orphanage. Jonathan saw a great need for these children, and because of your efforts, we were able to send 51 boxes!!! of used soccer jerseys, shoes and socks, shin guards, soccer balls, pumps to re inflate the balls, & soccer ball sacks. Clothing was sent, as well along with stickers and fun items for the boys and girls. The pick up that was organized by many people in the community was heart warming, especially from Mary Poprac at St. Lawrence Martyr school, Carole Dowling at Chadwick school and Alex and Jennifer Sams from Vista Grande.

Individual drop-offs were amazing, and deserve special thanks. These were friends of friends who wanted to help. Thank you all! We are so grateful, as well, to the adults who paid for the postage; and especially, for the adults and children that packed the boxes during breaks from their busy Summer activities. Jonathan, Susie, Julie and the kids from Djibouti, thank you from the bottom of their hearts! Susie & Jonathan Zimmerman, and Julie McGovern.

Jonathan Zimmerman, driving boxes to be delivered to the Djibouti Orphanage.

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outreaCh at St. FranCiS –“ love god, love otherS, Serve the world”

Greetings from UCLA!!!Happy October!

It is such a great pleasure to be writ-ing you all once again. I hope ev-eryone had a great summer and for all of our students I hope you had a great start to your school year. This summer was truly an unforget-table one. Working with thousands

of students, parents and even children has been amazing! Now that I am beginning my sophomore year, so many different dreams have become a reality! I began my posi-tion as the “Courtside President” where I lead a group of seven Hill Government Representatives as leaders of my entire dorm building. Part of my position required me to run the entire move-in process for my court of residen-tial buildings. Over 1,000 residents were moved in. We screamed, cheered and even helped move carts and assist with unloading. My biggest task was leading a group of 90 Move-In Assistants throughout the entire week. Al-though, it was a long and stressful process I loved every second of it. Besides being president of my building I am also an undergraduate teaching assistant. I will lead a discussion group of 12 students throughout the quarter-long course “Education 92F: Undergraduate Academic Success”, in

Richard and co-workers posing with his group of kid’s during “Children’s Orien-tation”. The children are those siblings of Newly Admitted Bruins – the kids attend their own Orientation during Family Orientation.

deSignS For dining - Mtg nov 6th 9:30aMannual FundraiSer For the St. FranCiS outreaCh SCholarShip Fund .FeBruary 28 and MarCh 1

The 2014 Designs for Dining show will be another beau-tiful affair with new table designers and exciting creative tables. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CREATE A TABLE FOR US THIS YEAR? Want to know more about the show? Would you like to help support this very worthy outreach program? Are you new to the church and would like to get acquainted and make new friends? There are many small but impor-tant jobs where you can help.COME TO OUR PLANNING MEETING ON NOVEM-BER 6 AT 9:30 IN THE BOARD ROOM. Questions? Contact Joni McIntyre 310-378-1606, or Cheryl Gutierrez at 310-791-7038

St FranCiS SCholarShip outreaCh Fund (SFoSF)

which students from all over campus come together to learn about being successful as an undergrad. Even though it seems like I am getting really involved, I am more excited about being a student! Returning to UCLA and getting in the swing of things once again is great. I am learning a new language this quarter and am taking a course taught by a real Disney Imagineer. UCLA has brought so much joy to both my family and me. I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else on the planet and I value the fact that I get to call myself a Bruin. I love UCLA and I love you all too! Thank you so much for being the angels that you have all been. Without any of you I do not know if I would be where I am today. God Bless you and your family. Go Bruins!With Love and Bless-ings,

Richard Tucker2012 SFOSF Recipient

Remember our beautiful Sorority tables?

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All women in the Episcopal Church throughout the United States are automatically member, and as in any Episcopal church, all women of the parish are automati-cally a member.In addition, many of us are members of one or more of the Guilds, which are smaller groups who meet for social fellowship and also to support various outreach or chari-table causes. Visit our website for more about the ECW.We will be discussing our annual disbursement of funds during our October meeting. A portion of our fundrais-ing (approx. $5000) goes to church projects and another portion (another approx. $5000) to outreach external to our church. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Tina van der Velden or Susie Zimmerman via the church office on 310 375-4617.

Thank you again to all for your help!

Tina and SusieSusie Zimmerman and Tina van der Velden, ECW Co-Presidentstina_vdvelden@yahoo.com, sfzimmer828@verizon.net

two eventS in deCeMBer For you to attendPlease sign up early to participate:

the eCw Quiet dayThursday, December 12 at 9:30 until 12:00 Board Room The subject will be announced soon, watch for an update!Our leader will be Mother Paula. Please bring a sandwichso that we can share our lunch together.

antiQue Show SuCCeSS!Thanks to the very generous contributions of the St Francis congregation of your time and energy as well as contributions of food and goodies, the Antique Show was a wonderful success! Under the able leader-ship of Albertine Bel-lows and Anna Eakins, we enjoyed a beauti-ful show, great food, good fellowship and a chance to broaden our relationship with the community in which we live.

Your ECW received a total of $25,000.00 from the proceeds of the Antique Show.

We then wrote checks to the Church totaling $14,000, fulfilling our 2013 pledge.

In October the ECW held meetings to discuss how to distribute the balance of the money from the Antique Fair as well as Guild Dues and Bridge income. After holding $2,000 in reserve for next year's ECW expenses, the total available to spend was $10,600. The break-down of how we voted to spend that money will appear in the next Bellringer.In addition,we have sent $500 to ECW Fair Share, $100 to The Bishop's Guild, given monies for new coffee pots, put on two Quiet days, and funded the child care dur-ing services for the year. Our Monday Duplicate Bridge will net us just short of $1,000 for the year, and that has helped with our expenses. Again, we in the ECW would like to express our thanks for your help in making our Antique Show a success!!!!

epiSCopal ChurCh woMen (eCw) did you know? all St FranCiS woMen are autoMatiCally MeMBerS oF the eCw!!

ChriStMaS lunCheon & inStallation oF oFFiCerSTuesday, December 10 at 10:30 am Location TBA

All women of the parish are invited to attend. Please join us, and find out what

we are all about!

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pariSh Calendar— noveMBer 2013 reCurring eventS

Day Time/LocationSundaysHoly Eucharist Rite I 8am Chapel

Children’s Christian Education 9:45am / Follow Sign information

Holy Eucharist Rite IICRASH! & eMERGE

10am Church 4pm

WednesdaysHoly Eucharist 12:10pm/Chapel

Day Time/LocationMondaysConnecting with God - co-ed groupEducation for Ministry

7pm Library6pm Board Room

ThursdaysAlcoholic Anon-Al-Anon 7:30pm/Board Room/Library

Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm Choir Room

pariSh Calendar— noveMBer 2013 Single eventS aS oF oCtoBer 30th

Event Day Date Time LocationAzure Verde Beaders Friday 11/1/2013 9:00 AM Board RoomCRASH & eMERGE Meeting 11/3/2013 4:00 PM Parish HallCottage Meeting 11/3/2013 4:30 PM Kristina & Fabrizio Pela HomeListening to God Book Club Monday 11/4/2013 12:30 PM Library9:00 Altar Guild Meeting Wednesday 11/6/2013 9:00 AM LibraryDesign for Dining Planning Meeting for 2014 11/6/2013 9:30 AM Board RoomPackaging Day - Military Outreach 11/6/2013 10:00 AM Zimmerman HomeCottage Meeting Thursday 11/7/2013 10:00 AM Albertine & Jamie Bellows

HomeLa Leche Meeting 11/7/2013 10:00 AM LibraryWomen of Wisdom (W.0.W.) 35+Single & Single Again

Friday 11/8/2013 6:00 PM Library

LGBT Group - Film Love Free or Die" - Pot luck" Saturday 11/9/2013 6:00 PM Parish HallCottage Meeting - St. Francis 11/10/2013 12:15 PM Board RoomCRASH & eMERGE Meeting 11/10/2013 4:00 PM Youth Corner & CampusVeterans Day - Office Closed Monday 11/11/2013Ministry Council Wednesday 11/13/2013 6:30 PM Board RoomCRASH & eMERGE - The Great Egg Boil - St. Luke's Ministry

Friday 11/15/2013 5:30 PM Kitchen

Godly Play Art Night 11/15/2013 5:30 PM Parish Hall StageSt. Luke's Homeless Breakfast Saturday 11/16/2013 7:00 AM St. Lukes - Long BeachPrincess Jaelyn - 6th Birthday Party 11/16/2013 3:00 PM Parish HallPastoral Care Workshop 11/17/2013 11:30 AM Board RoomCRASH & eMERGE Meeting 11/17/2013 4:00 PM Youth Corner & CampusFinance & Stewardship Meeting Wednesday 11/20/2013 6:00 PM Sarah's OfficeVestry Meeting 11/20/2013 7:00 PM Board RoomCanterbury Service Thursday 11/21/2013 4:30 PM CanterburyCRASH & eMERGE Meeting Sunday 11/24/2013 4:00 PM Youth Corner & CampusSt. Anne's Meeting Monday 11/25/2013 7:00 PM Parish HallTaizé - Service of Healing and Wholeness Tuesday 11/26/2013 7:00 PM Chapel & Board RoomAzure Verde Thursday 11/28/2013 9:00 AM Board RoomHoly Eucharist - Thanksgiving Service 11/28/2013 10:00 AM ChapelTHANKSGIVING DAY - OFFICE CLOSED 11/28/2013Thanksgiving Holiday - OFFICE CLOSED Friday 11/29/2013

November 2013

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ST. FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH2200 VIA ROSA (at Palos Verdes Blvd)PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA 90274www.stfrancispv.org 310-375-4617/ FAX 310-791-2740The Rev. Sarah Phelps, RectorThe Rev. Paula Vukmanic, Associate RectorDr. Jeannie Cobb, Director of Music, Youth and the ArtsLauren Sherry & Kate Buchen, Children and Family MinistersDr. Ray W. Urwin, Organist/AccompanistElaine Mistele, Finance and Facilities ManagerMary Sanchez, Office ManagerDr. Susan Marshall, Communications SpecialistJoel Miranda, Sexton

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TaizÉ Service of Healing

& Wholeness

Tuesday, November 26th

7pm Chapel