ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR
THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Welcome also to our visitors. We invite you to join us for coffee and fellowship in the foyer following the 8 am service and in the Parish Hall following the 10 am service.
8:00 am: Holy Eucharist, Chapel: Rev. David Ota, Celebrant and Preacher
8:00 am: Youth Group, Room 5
10:00 am: Choral Holy Eucharist, Chapel: Rev. David Ota, Celebrant and Preacher
10:00 am: Sunday School, Rooms 2, 3, 4 and 5
Children’s Choir Practice immediately following service, Chapel
11:15 am: Table Conversation on book, America’s Original Sin, Parish Hall
11:45 am: Prayer Group, Room 1
Name Tags: Everyone feels welcome when they can greet you by name. If you need one, please leave a message for the office.
Prayer Requests: Please write your prayer requests in the Red Intercessions and Thanksgivings Binder in the Foyer. If you have an on-going prayer request, please write it on the “On-Going” Intercession page in the book, or leave the intercession in Margie’s mail box. Thank you.
Prayer Chapel: Our small side prayer chapel is for everyone’s use, but we ask that adults accompany children. Please light only one candle at a time, do not blow out other people’s candles, and kneel–don’t stand–on the kneeler (Prie Dieu). This will keep the chapel a sacred place for all.
8:00 am: Holy Eucharist, Chapel: Rev. David Ota, Celebrant and Preacher
8:00 am: Youth Group, Room 5
10:00 am: Choral Holy Eucharist, Chapel: Rev. David Ota, Celebrant and Preacher
10:00 am: Sunday School, Rooms 2, 3, 4 and 5
Children’s Choir Practice immediately following service, Chapel
11:15 am: Table Conversation on book, America’s Original Sin, Parish Hall
11:45 am: Prayer Group, Room 1
Name Tags: Everyone feels welcome when they can greet you by name. If you need one, please leave a message for the office.
Prayer Requests: Please write your prayer requests in the Red Intercessions and Thanksgivings Binder in the Foyer. If you have an on-going prayer request, please write it on the “On-Going” Intercession page in the book, or leave the intercession in Margie’s mail box. Thank you.
Prayer Chapel: Our small side prayer chapel is for everyone’s use, but we ask that adults accompany children. Please light only one candle at a time, do not blow out other people’s candles, and kneel–don’t stand–on the kneeler (Prie Dieu). This will keep the chapel a sacred place for all.
THIS WEEK
- Children’s Choir: Sunday, September 24, following 10 am service
- Monday Bible Study: Mondays, September 25, 12:45 pm, foyer
- New Monday Study Group: Monday, September 25, 7 pm, at the home of Warren and Nellie Wong, 826 Phoenix Lane, Foster City.
- Vestry Meeting: Tuesday, September 26, 7:00 pm, Parish Hall
- Wednesday Evening Bible Group: September 27, 7:30 pm, Rector’s Office
- Adult Choir: Thursday September 28, 7:30 pm, Chapel
ST. AMBROSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Youth Group
Our next meeting will be September 24 at 8AM to 9:30AM. Youth group will now be on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month.
We’ll also be welcoming our incoming 6th graders to youth group. Youth group is open to all our youth in middle school and high school. At youth group we'll grow in God, listen to one another, talk about current events, and if possible, take field trips and hikes to spiritual/sacred sites and gathering places in the nearby Bay Area. Please let me know if there are any scheduling conflicts that may affect participation.
Parents: I feel it would be great if we can offer a few goodies for continental style breakfast as we did for our confirmation class last season. I will put up a sign up sheet in the parish hall for sign ups.
Please mark your calendars for our youth group days for the Fall:
Youth Group Schedule - Sept-Nov 2017, 8AM-9:30AM
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again for youth group especially after a great summer mission trip and VBS. Contact Jay Watan at 415-309-8968 or at revjwatan415@gmail.com
Children’s Choir
Children are invited to join the Children’s Choir each Sunday immediately following the 10 am service for a fifteen minute time of instruction and singing. They will from time to time sing an anthem during the 10 am service once they have mastered a song.
Adult Choir
Come one, come all as we resume rehearsals with the Adult Choir. Rehearsals will be on Thursdays, at 7:30 PM. We invite and encourage any and all interested people to participate in the choir, the hymn phrase, "All are welcome in this place" definitely applies to the choir. Please contact Maureen Fromme (415.990.6758 or mhfromme@yahoo.com) if you have any questions.
The Monday Bible Study Group
This Bible Study Group meets on Monday, September 25th from 12:45 pm to 2 pm in the foyer. The group meets every Monday. They will decide which book of the Bible they would like to study. This group is led by the Rector.
The New Monday Study Group
(Formerly the Tuesday Bible Study Group)
America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America, by Jim Wallis, is the subject of the former Tuesday-evening Bible study, beginning Monday, September 25, 7 pm, at the home of Warren and Nellie Wong, 826 Phoenix Lane, Foster City. Jim Wallis is a Christian minister and the founder and leader of Sojourners, whose mission is to put faith into action for social justice. As a group, we will especially examine the Bible passages on which the book is based. For more information about the book, go to americasoriginalsin.com, where you can read an excerpt and download the free study guide. For more information about the study group, see Warren or Nellie Wong. Note that we have switched from Tuesdays to Mondays; we will meet the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month until further notice. Please also join us next Sunday at 11:15 am in the Parish Hall for a round-table preliminary discussion of racism, white privilege, and some related Bible passages. Feel free to drop in even if you can't join us on Monday evenings.
The Wednesday Evening Bible Study group
This Study Group will meet next on Wednesday, September 27th from 7:30 pm in the foyer. They are studying the Book of Sirach. The study is led by the Rector. It is a good time to join this group.
The Blessing of the Animals, October 1st
The traditional Saint Day for St. Francis of Assisi is October 4th. However, in honor of St. Francis, we will hold the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 1st at both the 8 am and 10 am services, and at the Foster City Dog Park from 12:30 pm to 2 pm.
Bishop’s Ranch Weekend, October 6th to 8th
A group of members of St. Ambrose will be going away to the Bishop’s Ranch from Friday, October 6th to Sunday, October 8th. The congregations of Incarnation, San Francisco and St. Mark’s, Palo Alto will also be there. The Rector will return from the Bishop’s Ranch and will be the Celebrant and Preacher here at the 8 am and 10 am services at St. Ambrose on Sunday, October 8th.
The Welcome Lunch
This year St. Ambrose has been blessed with many new people. A Welcome Lunch for the entire congregation to welcome those who are new to St. Ambrose within the last year will be held in the Parish Hall on Sunday, October 15th following the 10 am Holy Eucharist. Raphaele Gerber is taking the lead on this potluck lunch. A sign-up sheet is posted in the Parish Hall. Please plan to make something for the Welcome Lunch and to stay and meet the newcomers. Following the lunch there will be a short program to introduce the new people as to how they can get involved and what is happening among us.
Spanish Conversation Table: Join Clara Padilla in practicing your conversational Spanish with a native speaker at a table during the coffee hour in the Parish Hall following the 10 am Holy Eucharist every third Sunday of the month. The next gathering is on October 15th during the Welcome Lunch in the Parish Hall.
Pumpkin Carving and Potluck in October
This fun activity will be offered to church and preschool families and friends, and all church members, on Sunday morning, October 29th after church until 2 p.m. in the parish hall. We will begin with a potluck lunch, followed by decorating our own Halloween cookies. The event will culminate with the carving of pumpkins. For best results, please bring your own pumpkin and knife or other carving tools!
The Annual Stewardship Dinner
The St. Ambrose Annual Stewardship Dinner will be held on Saturday, November 4th from 6:00 to 9:30 pm at the Foster City Recreation Center’s Lagoon Room and Bluebird Room. The dinner celebrates our life together as a congregation. Evites and invitations will be sent out. We need an accurate head count for the caterer, who again will be Ning’s Catering. The dinner will again be a buffet in the Lagoon Room. The children will have their dinner in the adjoining Bluebird Room. Childcare will be provided. Members will be invited to perform, and the evening usually ends with a dance. The Stewardship Dinner Committee members are George Gardiner, Shelley Keefe, Eva Kwong, Michael Lord, Liva Neyroud and the Rector. Plan to come and celebrate with us.
Forward Day by Day
Books for August, September and October are available for pickup in the foyer.
Episcopal Shields are available
Episcopal Shields are available in the office for your cars. We have two kinds. One can be used as a bumper sticker. The other can be used in your car window. These shields will show that you are part of the Episcopal Church, and when you park in our parking lot, the school will know that you most likely here for church purposes.
Chico Bags
If you haven’t picked up your St. Ambrose Chico bag yet, they are available per family in the Parish Hall
Volunteers to give Eugene Hetzer a ride on Sundays
Long-time member Eugene Hetzer can use some transportation help on Sundays to worship at 10 am. The bus service is not very good on Sundays. Jim Neubert, who recently moved to Redwood City, had been giving him a ride, but can’t do so on a regular basis. If you are willing to give Eugene a ride occasionally please sign up on a Volunteers to Eugene Hetzer a ride, or contact our Administrative Assistant, Margie Lee at stambrose@mindspring.com or call her between 9 am and 1 pm at 650 574-1369. Also, a sign-up sheet for volunteers able to give Eugene a ride is posted on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall.
Father Jay Watan’s Office Hours
Father Jay Watan’s Office Hours have changed. He has taken a part-time position at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School in San Mateo and will be working there on Monday mornings and Fridays. He will be in the office on Mondays from 12 Noon to 5 pm and on Wednesdays from 9 am to 5 pm. He will continue to serve as the Youth Minister, St. Ambrose Sea Breeze School Chaplain and priest here at St. Ambrose, but will be on site only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays.
Additional Ushers needed
Would you like to help welcome people to worship? If so, then the ministry of serving as an usher may be for you. Some of the tasks include passing our worship materials, coordinating with the Sunday School, guiding the children in presenting the bread and wine and collecting the offering, and finally counting the loose plate offering. Serving as an usher usually is on a monthly schedule. If you feel called to this ministry of welcome, please speak with Jim Neubert or the Rector.
Altar Guild Flower Fund:
The St. Ambrose Altar Guild prepares the altar and sanctuary for each service. As part of these responsibilities, the guild provides the beautiful flower arrangements for the sanctuary. The cost of the Altar flowers is $65 per week, but any amount is welcome. These flowers are funded by individual donations. You may contribute toward flowers in celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, and other special days or in the memory of loved ones. To make a donation please complete the blue form in the flower pot in the Foyer. Checks can be made to the St. Ambrose Episcopal Church. Please put “Altar Flowers” in the note. Cash can be put in the white envelopes. Donations in any amount will be appreciated. Thank you. If you have any questions, please talk to Charlene Adolph.
Sign up for E-script:
Good news: SaveMart, Lucky, and Food Maxx have recently partnered with E-script. If you haven’t already signed up for E-script, please sign up under Group name: St Ambrose and Group ID #139618933. All your support helps.
Our next meeting will be September 24 at 8AM to 9:30AM. Youth group will now be on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month.
We’ll also be welcoming our incoming 6th graders to youth group. Youth group is open to all our youth in middle school and high school. At youth group we'll grow in God, listen to one another, talk about current events, and if possible, take field trips and hikes to spiritual/sacred sites and gathering places in the nearby Bay Area. Please let me know if there are any scheduling conflicts that may affect participation.
Parents: I feel it would be great if we can offer a few goodies for continental style breakfast as we did for our confirmation class last season. I will put up a sign up sheet in the parish hall for sign ups.
Please mark your calendars for our youth group days for the Fall:
Youth Group Schedule - Sept-Nov 2017, 8AM-9:30AM
- September 24
- October 8
- October 22
- November 12
- November 26
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again for youth group especially after a great summer mission trip and VBS. Contact Jay Watan at 415-309-8968 or at revjwatan415@gmail.com
Children’s Choir
Children are invited to join the Children’s Choir each Sunday immediately following the 10 am service for a fifteen minute time of instruction and singing. They will from time to time sing an anthem during the 10 am service once they have mastered a song.
Adult Choir
Come one, come all as we resume rehearsals with the Adult Choir. Rehearsals will be on Thursdays, at 7:30 PM. We invite and encourage any and all interested people to participate in the choir, the hymn phrase, "All are welcome in this place" definitely applies to the choir. Please contact Maureen Fromme (415.990.6758 or mhfromme@yahoo.com) if you have any questions.
The Monday Bible Study Group
This Bible Study Group meets on Monday, September 25th from 12:45 pm to 2 pm in the foyer. The group meets every Monday. They will decide which book of the Bible they would like to study. This group is led by the Rector.
The New Monday Study Group
(Formerly the Tuesday Bible Study Group)
America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America, by Jim Wallis, is the subject of the former Tuesday-evening Bible study, beginning Monday, September 25, 7 pm, at the home of Warren and Nellie Wong, 826 Phoenix Lane, Foster City. Jim Wallis is a Christian minister and the founder and leader of Sojourners, whose mission is to put faith into action for social justice. As a group, we will especially examine the Bible passages on which the book is based. For more information about the book, go to americasoriginalsin.com, where you can read an excerpt and download the free study guide. For more information about the study group, see Warren or Nellie Wong. Note that we have switched from Tuesdays to Mondays; we will meet the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month until further notice. Please also join us next Sunday at 11:15 am in the Parish Hall for a round-table preliminary discussion of racism, white privilege, and some related Bible passages. Feel free to drop in even if you can't join us on Monday evenings.
The Wednesday Evening Bible Study group
This Study Group will meet next on Wednesday, September 27th from 7:30 pm in the foyer. They are studying the Book of Sirach. The study is led by the Rector. It is a good time to join this group.
The Blessing of the Animals, October 1st
The traditional Saint Day for St. Francis of Assisi is October 4th. However, in honor of St. Francis, we will hold the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 1st at both the 8 am and 10 am services, and at the Foster City Dog Park from 12:30 pm to 2 pm.
Bishop’s Ranch Weekend, October 6th to 8th
A group of members of St. Ambrose will be going away to the Bishop’s Ranch from Friday, October 6th to Sunday, October 8th. The congregations of Incarnation, San Francisco and St. Mark’s, Palo Alto will also be there. The Rector will return from the Bishop’s Ranch and will be the Celebrant and Preacher here at the 8 am and 10 am services at St. Ambrose on Sunday, October 8th.
The Welcome Lunch
This year St. Ambrose has been blessed with many new people. A Welcome Lunch for the entire congregation to welcome those who are new to St. Ambrose within the last year will be held in the Parish Hall on Sunday, October 15th following the 10 am Holy Eucharist. Raphaele Gerber is taking the lead on this potluck lunch. A sign-up sheet is posted in the Parish Hall. Please plan to make something for the Welcome Lunch and to stay and meet the newcomers. Following the lunch there will be a short program to introduce the new people as to how they can get involved and what is happening among us.
Spanish Conversation Table: Join Clara Padilla in practicing your conversational Spanish with a native speaker at a table during the coffee hour in the Parish Hall following the 10 am Holy Eucharist every third Sunday of the month. The next gathering is on October 15th during the Welcome Lunch in the Parish Hall.
Pumpkin Carving and Potluck in October
This fun activity will be offered to church and preschool families and friends, and all church members, on Sunday morning, October 29th after church until 2 p.m. in the parish hall. We will begin with a potluck lunch, followed by decorating our own Halloween cookies. The event will culminate with the carving of pumpkins. For best results, please bring your own pumpkin and knife or other carving tools!
The Annual Stewardship Dinner
The St. Ambrose Annual Stewardship Dinner will be held on Saturday, November 4th from 6:00 to 9:30 pm at the Foster City Recreation Center’s Lagoon Room and Bluebird Room. The dinner celebrates our life together as a congregation. Evites and invitations will be sent out. We need an accurate head count for the caterer, who again will be Ning’s Catering. The dinner will again be a buffet in the Lagoon Room. The children will have their dinner in the adjoining Bluebird Room. Childcare will be provided. Members will be invited to perform, and the evening usually ends with a dance. The Stewardship Dinner Committee members are George Gardiner, Shelley Keefe, Eva Kwong, Michael Lord, Liva Neyroud and the Rector. Plan to come and celebrate with us.
Forward Day by Day
Books for August, September and October are available for pickup in the foyer.
Episcopal Shields are available
Episcopal Shields are available in the office for your cars. We have two kinds. One can be used as a bumper sticker. The other can be used in your car window. These shields will show that you are part of the Episcopal Church, and when you park in our parking lot, the school will know that you most likely here for church purposes.
Chico Bags
If you haven’t picked up your St. Ambrose Chico bag yet, they are available per family in the Parish Hall
Volunteers to give Eugene Hetzer a ride on Sundays
Long-time member Eugene Hetzer can use some transportation help on Sundays to worship at 10 am. The bus service is not very good on Sundays. Jim Neubert, who recently moved to Redwood City, had been giving him a ride, but can’t do so on a regular basis. If you are willing to give Eugene a ride occasionally please sign up on a Volunteers to Eugene Hetzer a ride, or contact our Administrative Assistant, Margie Lee at stambrose@mindspring.com or call her between 9 am and 1 pm at 650 574-1369. Also, a sign-up sheet for volunteers able to give Eugene a ride is posted on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall.
Father Jay Watan’s Office Hours
Father Jay Watan’s Office Hours have changed. He has taken a part-time position at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School in San Mateo and will be working there on Monday mornings and Fridays. He will be in the office on Mondays from 12 Noon to 5 pm and on Wednesdays from 9 am to 5 pm. He will continue to serve as the Youth Minister, St. Ambrose Sea Breeze School Chaplain and priest here at St. Ambrose, but will be on site only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays.
Additional Ushers needed
Would you like to help welcome people to worship? If so, then the ministry of serving as an usher may be for you. Some of the tasks include passing our worship materials, coordinating with the Sunday School, guiding the children in presenting the bread and wine and collecting the offering, and finally counting the loose plate offering. Serving as an usher usually is on a monthly schedule. If you feel called to this ministry of welcome, please speak with Jim Neubert or the Rector.
Altar Guild Flower Fund:
The St. Ambrose Altar Guild prepares the altar and sanctuary for each service. As part of these responsibilities, the guild provides the beautiful flower arrangements for the sanctuary. The cost of the Altar flowers is $65 per week, but any amount is welcome. These flowers are funded by individual donations. You may contribute toward flowers in celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, and other special days or in the memory of loved ones. To make a donation please complete the blue form in the flower pot in the Foyer. Checks can be made to the St. Ambrose Episcopal Church. Please put “Altar Flowers” in the note. Cash can be put in the white envelopes. Donations in any amount will be appreciated. Thank you. If you have any questions, please talk to Charlene Adolph.
Sign up for E-script:
Good news: SaveMart, Lucky, and Food Maxx have recently partnered with E-script. If you haven’t already signed up for E-script, please sign up under Group name: St Ambrose and Group ID #139618933. All your support helps.
Mark Your Calendars:
- Youth Group Meeting: Sundays, September 24, 8-9:30 am, Room 5
- Children’s Choir: Sunday, September 24, following 10 am service, Chapel
- Monday Bible Study: Mondays, September 25, 12:45 pm, foyer
- New Monday Study Group: Monday, September 25, 7 pm, at the home of Warren and Nellie Wong, 826 Phoenix Lane, Foster City.
- Vestry Meeting: Tuesday, September 26, October 24, 7:00 pm, Parish Hall
- Wednesday Evening Bible Group: September 27, 7:30 pm, Rector’s Office
- Stewardship Dinner Planning Meetings: Wednesday, October 4, 6:30 pm, Rector’s Office
- Adult Choir Practice: Thursdays, September 28, October 5, 12, 19 and 26, 7:30 pm, Chapel,
- Blessing of the Animals in honor of St. Francis of Assisi: Sunday, October 1, 8 am and 10 am, Chapel; 12:30 pm, Foster City Dog Park
- Bishop’s Ranch Weekend: Friday, October 6 to Sunday, October 8, Bishop’s Ranch, Healdsburg
- Youth Group Meeting: Sundays, October 8 and 22, 8-9:30 am, Room 5
- United Thank Offering Ingathering: Sunday, October 15, 8 am and 10 am services, Chapel
- Newcomers Welcome Lunch: Sunday, October 15, 11:15 am, Parish Hall
- School Board Meeting: Tuesday, October 17, 7 pm, Parish Hall
- Stewardship Dinner Planning Meeting: Wednesday, October 25, 6 pm, Rector’s Office
- Pumpkin Carving and Potluck: Sunday, October 29 11:15 am, Parish Hall
- Stewardship Dinner: Saturday, November 4, 6 pm, Foster City Recreation Center, Lagoon and Blue Bird Rooms
- Ingathering of 2018 Pledges: Sunday, November 5, 8 am and 10 am services, Chapel
- All Saints’ Sunday and Holy Baptism: Sunday, November 5, 10 am, Chapel
- Stewardship Dinner Evaluation Meeting: Wednesday, November 8, 6 pm, Rector’s Office
- Youth Group Meeting Sundays, November 12 and 26, 8-9:30 am
- Thanksgiving Sunday, Sunday, November 19, 8 am and 10 am, Senior in High School preaches
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
United Thank Offering: Please donate to The United Thank Offering (UTO) fall campaign. The UTO has supported the missions of the Episcopal Church since 1889 and alleviates poverty throughout the worldwide Anglican Communion. Please make your checks to St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, designated “UTO”. Blue envelopes for cash and checks, as well as the traditional “blue boxes” for loose change are set out for your convenience. Donations can be dropped off at the church office or placed in the offering through Sunday October 15th. Thank you!
Blessing of the Animals: Share the joy of celebrating the Feast of St. Francis with the Foster City Community.
When: Sunday, October 1st, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Foster City Dog Park, Bounty & Foster City Blvd.
What: Father Ota and Father Watan will bless pets and their owners in honor of Saint Francis, the patron saint of animals.
Second Harvest Food Barrel: Thanks to all who donate. We have a new barrel to fill! Please bring cans of food when you come to worship and place it in the Second Harvest Food Barrel in the foyer. Monetary contributions to Second Harvest may be made to St. Ambrose, designated “Second Harvest,” or directly to The Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, Attention: Donation Dept., P.O. Box 213, San Mateo, CA 94401-0213.
Blessing of the Animals: Share the joy of celebrating the Feast of St. Francis with the Foster City Community.
When: Sunday, October 1st, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Foster City Dog Park, Bounty & Foster City Blvd.
What: Father Ota and Father Watan will bless pets and their owners in honor of Saint Francis, the patron saint of animals.
Second Harvest Food Barrel: Thanks to all who donate. We have a new barrel to fill! Please bring cans of food when you come to worship and place it in the Second Harvest Food Barrel in the foyer. Monetary contributions to Second Harvest may be made to St. Ambrose, designated “Second Harvest,” or directly to The Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, Attention: Donation Dept., P.O. Box 213, San Mateo, CA 94401-0213.
DIOCESAN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lunchtime meditations with Bishop Marc
Exciting news! Today, Bishop Marc launched the first of a new periodic series of video messages to the Beloved Community on Facebook. Today’s meditation, which he delivered live from his office at lunchtime, focuses on what Christ tells us about healing divisions. It was derived from a talk he gave last week at Fresher Start, DioCal’s formation program for newly-ordained clergy. Can't catch the live stream? All video will be archived to his Facebook page.
Today's video here
3rd Annual Honoré Farm and Mill — Community Harvest Day and lunch, Healdsburg
The wheat that was planted in May is almost ready to harvest! Join the chance to harvest, thresh, winnow, and mill a field of Sonora wheat. Harvesting will be done by hand using a sickle, which might be a first for most. During the harvest, there will be plenty of coffee, fruit and scones, made with wheat from Honoré’s last harvest, to nourish harvesters while they work. When finished, they will move from farm to table to enjoy a delicious lunch featuring Honoré sourdough bread.
When: Saturday, September 30, 9:30am to 2:30pm
Where: Preston Farm and Winery, 9282 West Dry Creek Rd., Healdsburg
Cost: $25
Contact: The Rev. Elizabeth DeRuff, Elizabeth@honoremill.org
Link: Eventbrite
168th Annual Convention of the Diocese of California
Notice is hereby given that the 168th Annual Convention of the Diocese of California will be held at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on October 27 and 28, 2017. The Convention will be called to order at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 27. The Friday session will be followed by dinner on the plaza at 5:45 p.m. and Holy Eucharist at 7 p.m. All people of the diocese are invited to dinner and the Eucharist. The Saturday session will be called to order at 9 a.m. on October 28. To be eligible to vote, clergy who need to file Letters Dimissory or non-parochial clergy reports with the Bishop must have done so by September 28, 2017. Congregations must have filed their list of lay delegates with the Secretary of the Convention (at the office of the diocese) no later than October 6, 2017 at this link. For information about the Convention, see the Convention web page at diocal.org/convention.
— David A. Frangquist, Secretary of the Convention
When: Friday, October 27, 2 p.m., Saturday, October 28, 9 a.m.
Where: Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco
Link: diocal.org/convention
Volunteers needed for DioCal Convention!
As usual, DioCal staff will need some extra hands to help with convention on Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28. Please help them find and recruit volunteers to help with setup and breakdown, food service, and other tasks. To sign up, email DioCal Working Group Head for Communications Stephanie Martin Taylor at stephaniem@diocal.org. Many thanks!
Exciting news! Today, Bishop Marc launched the first of a new periodic series of video messages to the Beloved Community on Facebook. Today’s meditation, which he delivered live from his office at lunchtime, focuses on what Christ tells us about healing divisions. It was derived from a talk he gave last week at Fresher Start, DioCal’s formation program for newly-ordained clergy. Can't catch the live stream? All video will be archived to his Facebook page.
Today's video here
3rd Annual Honoré Farm and Mill — Community Harvest Day and lunch, Healdsburg
The wheat that was planted in May is almost ready to harvest! Join the chance to harvest, thresh, winnow, and mill a field of Sonora wheat. Harvesting will be done by hand using a sickle, which might be a first for most. During the harvest, there will be plenty of coffee, fruit and scones, made with wheat from Honoré’s last harvest, to nourish harvesters while they work. When finished, they will move from farm to table to enjoy a delicious lunch featuring Honoré sourdough bread.
When: Saturday, September 30, 9:30am to 2:30pm
Where: Preston Farm and Winery, 9282 West Dry Creek Rd., Healdsburg
Cost: $25
Contact: The Rev. Elizabeth DeRuff, Elizabeth@honoremill.org
Link: Eventbrite
168th Annual Convention of the Diocese of California
Notice is hereby given that the 168th Annual Convention of the Diocese of California will be held at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on October 27 and 28, 2017. The Convention will be called to order at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 27. The Friday session will be followed by dinner on the plaza at 5:45 p.m. and Holy Eucharist at 7 p.m. All people of the diocese are invited to dinner and the Eucharist. The Saturday session will be called to order at 9 a.m. on October 28. To be eligible to vote, clergy who need to file Letters Dimissory or non-parochial clergy reports with the Bishop must have done so by September 28, 2017. Congregations must have filed their list of lay delegates with the Secretary of the Convention (at the office of the diocese) no later than October 6, 2017 at this link. For information about the Convention, see the Convention web page at diocal.org/convention.
— David A. Frangquist, Secretary of the Convention
When: Friday, October 27, 2 p.m., Saturday, October 28, 9 a.m.
Where: Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco
Link: diocal.org/convention
Volunteers needed for DioCal Convention!
As usual, DioCal staff will need some extra hands to help with convention on Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28. Please help them find and recruit volunteers to help with setup and breakdown, food service, and other tasks. To sign up, email DioCal Working Group Head for Communications Stephanie Martin Taylor at stephaniem@diocal.org. Many thanks!
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
HIP Housing is a Non-Profit Organization in San Mateo County: People can find the Rooms for Rent Provider and Rooms for Rent Seeker on the website. The July fliers are posted in the Parish Hall on the Community News Bulletin Board. Contact HIP Housing at 650-348-6660. To schedule an appointment to discuss home sharing opportunities or other available affordable housing visit www.HIPhousing.org.
Fifth Annual Peninsula CROP Walk, Menlo Park
Please consider a ministry about injustice, poverty, and hunger by joining the 5th Annual Peninsula CROP Hunger Walk sponsored by Church World Service (CWS)! Join with over 100,000 people in the U.S. walking in nearly 1,000 community walks to raise money and act in solidarity with poor and marginalized people worldwide. Locally, 25% of the total will go to Ecumenical Hunger Project (EHP) in East Palo Alto. CWS works to solve hunger with community-built sustainable development and disaster relief in the world’s poorest countries. EHP provides food, clothing, household essentials, support, and advocacy to sustain people through immediate crises and to help them regain stability and independence.
When: Sunday, October 8, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Nealon Park, 800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park
Contact: Mary Beth Train, mbt3305@yahoo.com, 650.494.3269
Link: https://www.crophungerwalk.org/menloparkca
Hosanna! A benefit for Home and Hope
The community is invited to attend the 9th Annual Multi-faith Choral Concert for Home and Hope called, Hosanna!
The participating choirs are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Congregational Church of San Mateo, UCC, First Presbyterian Church of Burlingame, St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Burlingame, and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church of San Mateo. There is no admission fee, but a donation is requested at the door.
When: Sunday, October 8, 5 p.m.
Where: Church of Jesus Christ
Please consider a ministry about injustice, poverty, and hunger by joining the 5th Annual Peninsula CROP Hunger Walk sponsored by Church World Service (CWS)! Join with over 100,000 people in the U.S. walking in nearly 1,000 community walks to raise money and act in solidarity with poor and marginalized people worldwide. Locally, 25% of the total will go to Ecumenical Hunger Project (EHP) in East Palo Alto. CWS works to solve hunger with community-built sustainable development and disaster relief in the world’s poorest countries. EHP provides food, clothing, household essentials, support, and advocacy to sustain people through immediate crises and to help them regain stability and independence.
When: Sunday, October 8, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Nealon Park, 800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park
Contact: Mary Beth Train, mbt3305@yahoo.com, 650.494.3269
Link: https://www.crophungerwalk.org/menloparkca
Hosanna! A benefit for Home and Hope
The community is invited to attend the 9th Annual Multi-faith Choral Concert for Home and Hope called, Hosanna!
The participating choirs are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Congregational Church of San Mateo, UCC, First Presbyterian Church of Burlingame, St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Burlingame, and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church of San Mateo. There is no admission fee, but a donation is requested at the door.
When: Sunday, October 8, 5 p.m.
Where: Church of Jesus Christ
