ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR
The Second Sunday after Epiphany
January 19, 2020
Welcome 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: The Rev. Karen Swanson, Celebrant and Preacher
10:00 am: Choral Holy Eucharist, Chapel: The Rev. Karen Swanson, Celebrant and Preacher
10:00 am: Nursery Care and Sunday School for children up to 2nd grade in Room 1; Sunday School for children in 3rd through 5th grade, Room 4; Youth Sunday School in Room 5
11:15 am: Children’s Choir Practice, Chapel
Name Tags: Everyone feels welcome when they can greet you by name. If you have a nametag, please wear it. If you need one, please leave a message for the church office (stambrose@mindspring.com or 574-1369). You may also leave a note on the administrative assistant’s desk; it faces you as you enter the church 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 leave a message for the church office (stambrose@mindspring.com or 574-1369). You may also leave a note on the administrative assistant’s desk; it faces you as you enter the church office. 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, please do not blow candles out and let them burn out as they represent people’s prayer intention, 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: The Rev. Karen Swanson, Celebrant and Preacher
10:00 am: Choral Holy Eucharist, Chapel: The Rev. Karen Swanson, Celebrant and Preacher
10:00 am: Nursery Care and Sunday School for children up to 2nd grade in Room 1; Sunday School for children in 3rd through 5th grade, Room 4; Youth Sunday School in Room 5
11:15 am: Children’s Choir Practice, Chapel
Name Tags: Everyone feels welcome when they can greet you by name. If you have a nametag, please wear it. If you need one, please leave a message for the church office (stambrose@mindspring.com or 574-1369). You may also leave a note on the administrative assistant’s desk; it faces you as you enter the church 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 leave a message for the church office (stambrose@mindspring.com or 574-1369). You may also leave a note on the administrative assistant’s desk; it faces you as you enter the church office. 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, please do not blow candles out and let them burn out as they represent people’s prayer intention, and kneel–don’t stand–on the kneeler (Prie-Dieu). This will keep the chapel a sacred place for all.
TODAY
Second Sunday after the Epiphany: Sunday, January 19, Holy Eucharist, 8:00 a.m. and Choral Holy Eucharist, 10:00 a.m, Chapel – Celebrant and Preacher, the Rev. Karen Swanson, Chapel; Sunday School and Nursery, 10:00 a.m., Rooms 1, 4 and 5
THIS WEEK
Youth Group - Grace Cathedral Sleep Over Sunday, January 19th and participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr. March in San Francisco on Monday, January 20th, Cancelled for St. Ambrose Youth
Office Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: Monday, January 20
Reports for the Annual Meeting due in the office: Tuesday, January 21
Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting: Tuesday, January 21, 6:00 p.m., Parish Hall
Vestry Meeting: Tuesday, January 21, 7:00 p.m., Parish Hall
Choir Practice: Thursday, January 23, 7:30 p.m., Chapel
Office Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: Monday, January 20
Reports for the Annual Meeting due in the office: Tuesday, January 21
Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting: Tuesday, January 21, 6:00 p.m., Parish Hall
Vestry Meeting: Tuesday, January 21, 7:00 p.m., Parish Hall
Choir Practice: Thursday, January 23, 7:30 p.m., Chapel
ST. AMBROSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Study groups schedule
The Tuesday Bible Study group will be meeting on January 21st at 12:45 pm. They are reading 1 Corinthians and are at 12:1. They will meet weekly in the foyer from 12:45 pm each Tuesday.
The Monday study group will be meeting on January 27th at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the home of Warren and Nellie Wong, 826 Phoenix Lane, Foster City. They are studying the upcoming Sunday lessons. They meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.
Youth Events on MLK Weekend Cancelled for St. Ambrose Youth; Glide Memorial Church Youth Event serving lunch in February
Due to a number of unanticipated barriers, we need to cancel the group plans we had been working on for the Martin Luther King Day week-end. I am sorry about that.
Instead, the St. Ambrose youth will serve lunch to people in need through Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. This church is in partnership with our own Grace Cathedral. The potential dates for this project are Saturday, February 1 and Saturday, February 8. It is a three -hour project which will begin mid-morning. Part of it will be learning about the people we will serve, part of it doing the serving, and part of it reflecting on the experience afterwards. This will be led by the Glide Memorial staff, who are experts in reaching out to people in need. Please let me know by January 23 if one date works better for you than the other. Based on your inputs received by that day, we will choose a Saturday and go! (I will let you know for sure shortly after the 23rd.)
For more information, please contact the Rev. Karen Swanson, 650 200-8449 or at karen.2.swanson@gmail.com.
The St. Ambrose Annual Meeting, Sunday, January 26, 2020
Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Annual Meeting of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church from 11:30 am on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in the chapel. This is the meeting when the congregation elects new members to the Vestry and its representatives to the Diocesan Convention and the Deanery of the Peninsula. If you would like to nominate a member to the Vestry or to serve as a delegate or alternate to Diocesan Convention and the Deanery of the Peninsula, then please speak with the Nominating Committee composed of outgoing Vestry members: Michael Lord, Senior Warden; Jim Miller, Secretary, Shaiji Ajit, Don Gundry and Barbara Milligan..
At this meeting the highlights of 2019 will be reviewed. All committee chairpersons and leaders are asked to turn in their Annual Reports to the office by Tuesday, January 21, 2020. A simple lunch will be provided.
The Church Directory
Please pick up your copy of The Church Directory. Copies are located in the foyer. If you have corrections, please send your updated information to Margie Lee at stambrose@mindspring.com.
Signing Up for the Carbon Tracker
David McIntyre has given presentations at St. Ambrose on how to sign up for the Carbon Tracker. If you want to get started on your own, it’s pretty easy.
1.Go to: , which is the portal for the Diocese of California (the generic portal for non-church members would be:
https://sanmateo.goco2free.org/) .
St. Ambrose Choirs
Rehearsals for the Adult Choir are on Thursdays at 7:30 pm. All interested singers (and would-be singers) are encouraged to attend. You are welcome to visit rehearsal to determine if you would like to join us on a regular basis. The Adult Choir sings for the 10:00 AM worship service
The Children's Choir rehearsals are on Sundays immediately following the 10 AM worship service. All children are encouraged to participate.
Please see Maureen Fromme if you have any questions, or email her at mhfromme@yahoo.com
Forward Day by Day
New Forward Day by Day books for February/ March/ April 2020 are available for pickup in the foyer
The Tuesday Bible Study group will be meeting on January 21st at 12:45 pm. They are reading 1 Corinthians and are at 12:1. They will meet weekly in the foyer from 12:45 pm each Tuesday.
The Monday study group will be meeting on January 27th at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the home of Warren and Nellie Wong, 826 Phoenix Lane, Foster City. They are studying the upcoming Sunday lessons. They meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.
Youth Events on MLK Weekend Cancelled for St. Ambrose Youth; Glide Memorial Church Youth Event serving lunch in February
Due to a number of unanticipated barriers, we need to cancel the group plans we had been working on for the Martin Luther King Day week-end. I am sorry about that.
Instead, the St. Ambrose youth will serve lunch to people in need through Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. This church is in partnership with our own Grace Cathedral. The potential dates for this project are Saturday, February 1 and Saturday, February 8. It is a three -hour project which will begin mid-morning. Part of it will be learning about the people we will serve, part of it doing the serving, and part of it reflecting on the experience afterwards. This will be led by the Glide Memorial staff, who are experts in reaching out to people in need. Please let me know by January 23 if one date works better for you than the other. Based on your inputs received by that day, we will choose a Saturday and go! (I will let you know for sure shortly after the 23rd.)
For more information, please contact the Rev. Karen Swanson, 650 200-8449 or at karen.2.swanson@gmail.com.
The St. Ambrose Annual Meeting, Sunday, January 26, 2020
Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Annual Meeting of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church from 11:30 am on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in the chapel. This is the meeting when the congregation elects new members to the Vestry and its representatives to the Diocesan Convention and the Deanery of the Peninsula. If you would like to nominate a member to the Vestry or to serve as a delegate or alternate to Diocesan Convention and the Deanery of the Peninsula, then please speak with the Nominating Committee composed of outgoing Vestry members: Michael Lord, Senior Warden; Jim Miller, Secretary, Shaiji Ajit, Don Gundry and Barbara Milligan..
At this meeting the highlights of 2019 will be reviewed. All committee chairpersons and leaders are asked to turn in their Annual Reports to the office by Tuesday, January 21, 2020. A simple lunch will be provided.
The Church Directory
Please pick up your copy of The Church Directory. Copies are located in the foyer. If you have corrections, please send your updated information to Margie Lee at stambrose@mindspring.com.
Signing Up for the Carbon Tracker
David McIntyre has given presentations at St. Ambrose on how to sign up for the Carbon Tracker. If you want to get started on your own, it’s pretty easy.
1.Go to: , which is the portal for the Diocese of California (the generic portal for non-church members would be:
https://sanmateo.goco2free.org/) .
- Click GET STARTED; create a household name, enter your e-mail and name, prove that you’re not a robot, and CREATE NEW ACCOUNT.
- As you move through the process, you’ll want to select your Parish (St. Ambrose) and City (Where you live.) The Parish pools all the members of the congregation together. The City gives you information for people in your geographic residence.
- After you’re in, you’ll answer some basic questions about your household and energy usage. The website can estimate your usage, but some things that you might want to gather before you start would be your usage over the past year of: water, electricity, natural gas, car mileage, and air miles.
- From there, the website gives you a report, and then information about how to make informed decisions going forward. This doesn’t need to be confusing and is something that we can easily do from a laptop during coffee hour at St. Ambrose.
St. Ambrose Choirs
Rehearsals for the Adult Choir are on Thursdays at 7:30 pm. All interested singers (and would-be singers) are encouraged to attend. You are welcome to visit rehearsal to determine if you would like to join us on a regular basis. The Adult Choir sings for the 10:00 AM worship service
The Children's Choir rehearsals are on Sundays immediately following the 10 AM worship service. All children are encouraged to participate.
Please see Maureen Fromme if you have any questions, or email her at mhfromme@yahoo.com
Forward Day by Day
New Forward Day by Day books for February/ March/ April 2020 are available for pickup in the foyer
Coffee Sign-Up Online
Coffee Sign-ups for 10:00 am can now be made online via Sign-Up Genius or by using the posted sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall. To sign up online go to www.signupgenius.com and enter stambrose@mindspring.com in the search bar.
Each family signs up once or twice per year. You can host it alone, or team up with another family. Directions for set-up and clean-up are available in the kitchen. It’s easy and we all enjoy this time of fellowship. Trades or changes can be made, so don’t hesitate to pick a Sunday. This sign up includes set-up and clean-up, please. If you have any questions, please contact Don Peter at (650) 685-0648.
Each family signs up once or twice per year. You can host it alone, or team up with another family. Directions for set-up and clean-up are available in the kitchen. It’s easy and we all enjoy this time of fellowship. Trades or changes can be made, so don’t hesitate to pick a Sunday. This sign up includes set-up and clean-up, please. If you have any questions, please contact Don Peter at (650) 685-0648.
2019 Worship Leader’s Preference Signup for 10:00 am. Services
Log onto Sign-up Genius to choose the day or days you prefer to be a Worship Leader. Pick the days you are available. We will incorporate your preference with the manual monthly assignment sheet.
The website is www.signupgenius.com
Enter: stambrose@mindspring.com in the search bar
Select the Worship Leader’s Priority Signup.
If you have any questions, please email stambrose@mindspring.com or call 650-574-1369.
The website is www.signupgenius.com
Enter: stambrose@mindspring.com in the search bar
Select the Worship Leader’s Priority Signup.
If you have any questions, please email stambrose@mindspring.com or call 650-574-1369.
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. If you are willing to give Eugene a ride occasionally, please sign up on the Volunteers to Give Eugene Hetzer a Ride sign-up sheet in the parish hall, or contact our Administrative Assistant, Margie Lee at stambrose@mindspring.com or at 650-574-1369 between 9 am and 1 pm. Monday through Thursday.
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. These flowers are funded by individual donations. The cost of the altar flowers is $65 per week, but any amount is welcome. You may contribute toward flowers in celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, and other special days, or in memory of loved ones. To make a donation please complete the blue form in the flower pot on the credenza in the foyer, and place this blue form along with your donation in one of the white envelopes also found there. Checks are to be made out to St. Ambrose Episcopal Church. Please put “Altar Flowers” in the memo line. To complete your donation, put the white envelope in the offertory plate or on the desk of the administrative assistant, which is the desk facing you when you enter the church office. Thank you! Your donation is much appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to Charlene Adolph (650-504-5525).
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.
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. If you are willing to give Eugene a ride occasionally, please sign up on the Volunteers to Give Eugene Hetzer a Ride sign-up sheet in the parish hall, or contact our Administrative Assistant, Margie Lee at stambrose@mindspring.com or at 650-574-1369 between 9 am and 1 pm. Monday through Thursday.
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. These flowers are funded by individual donations. The cost of the altar flowers is $65 per week, but any amount is welcome. You may contribute toward flowers in celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, and other special days, or in memory of loved ones. To make a donation please complete the blue form in the flower pot on the credenza in the foyer, and place this blue form along with your donation in one of the white envelopes also found there. Checks are to be made out to St. Ambrose Episcopal Church. Please put “Altar Flowers” in the memo line. To complete your donation, put the white envelope in the offertory plate or on the desk of the administrative assistant, which is the desk facing you when you enter the church office. Thank you! Your donation is much appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to Charlene Adolph (650-504-5525).
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
- Second Sunday after the Epiphany: Sunday, January 19, Holy Eucharist, 8:00 a.m. and Choral Holy Eucharist, 10:00 a.m, Chapel – Celebrant and Preacher, the Rev. Karen Swanson, Chapel; Sunday School and Nursery, 10:00 a.m., Rooms 1, 4 and 5
- Reports for the Annual Meeting due in the office: Tuesday, January 21
- Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting: Tuesday, January 21, 6:00 p.m., Parish Hall
- Vestry Meeting: Tuesday, January 21, 7:00 p.m., Parish Hall
- Third Sunday after the Epiphany: Sunday, January 26, Holy Eucharist, 8:00 a.m. and Choral Holy Eucharist, 10:00 a.m., Chapel – Celebrant and Preacher, the Rev. David Ota, Chapel; Sunday School and Nursery, 10:00 a.m., Rooms 1, 4 and 5
- Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m., Chapel
- 2020 Vestry Organizing Meeting: Sunday, January 26, 12:15 p.m., Parish Hall
- Bible Study on Sunday lessons: Mondays, January 27, 7:00 p.m., Wong’s home
- 2020 Vestry Dinner: Friday, January 31, 6:30 p.m., home of April Cherrington
- 2020 Vestry Planning Day: Saturday, February 1, 9:00 a.m., Parish Hall
- Rector on vacation: Monday, February 17 to Monday, February 24
- Evensong celebrating those married or partnered 50+ years: Sunday, February 23, 2 pm, Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco
- Ash Wednesday Services: February 26, 12:10 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Chapel
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
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 sent 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
Evensong celebrating those married or partnered for 50+ years
Grace Cathedral and the Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus, Bishop of California, cordially invite couples who have been married or partnered for 50 years or more to celebrate their years together.
This festal Choral Evensong will be sung by the Choir of Peterborough Cathedral, on tour from England. Couples are invited to renew their wedding vows during the service, and the bishop will pronounce God's blessing.
A celebratory reception follows the service.
Date: Sunday, February 23
Time: Couples photographed, 2 pm; Evensong, 3 pm, Reception to follow
Place: Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco 94108
Contact: Tracee Zyla, (415) 749-6351; traceez@gracecathedral.org
RSVP requested by: February 1 gracecathedral.org/50plus
Grace Cathedral and the Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus, Bishop of California, cordially invite couples who have been married or partnered for 50 years or more to celebrate their years together.
This festal Choral Evensong will be sung by the Choir of Peterborough Cathedral, on tour from England. Couples are invited to renew their wedding vows during the service, and the bishop will pronounce God's blessing.
A celebratory reception follows the service.
Date: Sunday, February 23
Time: Couples photographed, 2 pm; Evensong, 3 pm, Reception to follow
Place: Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco 94108
Contact: Tracee Zyla, (415) 749-6351; traceez@gracecathedral.org
RSVP requested by: February 1 gracecathedral.org/50plus
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
HIP Housing is a Non-Profit Organization in San Mateo County:
The purpose of this non-profit is to connect people with extra living space in their homes with people who are looking for a room to rent. A flier about HIP Housing is posted in the Parish Hall on the Community News Bulletin Board. To contact HIP Housing call 650-348-6660. To schedule an appointment to discuss home sharing opportunities or other available affordable housing visit www.HIPhousing.org. On this website you will also find information about Rooms For Rent Providers and Rooms for Rent Seekers.
Holy Hikes @ SF Botanical Garden – Feb 22
Come celebrate the Holy Eucharist with us in the beauty of the outdoors at the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park. Admission is free for San Francisco City & County Residents, otherwise: Adults $9; Youth 12-17 & Seniors 65+ $6; Children 5-11 $2; Children 4 and under FREE; Families $19. Financial assistance is available for Holy Hikers who cannot afford the entry fees. The Garden is stroller friendly; there are smoothly paved trails throughout the area. Parking for cars and bicycles is conveniently located in the Music Concourse Garage; limited street parking is available in Golden Gate Park. No pets allowed and no RSVP is required, just show up and meet us outside the gift shop at the main entrance.
When: Saturday, February 22, 9:50 a.m. (gather); 10 a.m. (hike)
Where: San Francisco Botanical Garden, In Golden Gate Park, 9th Ave & Lincoln Way, San Francisco
Link: www.holyhikes.org, www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
Contact: the Rev. Justin R. Cannon, holyhikes@gmail.com
The purpose of this non-profit is to connect people with extra living space in their homes with people who are looking for a room to rent. A flier about HIP Housing is posted in the Parish Hall on the Community News Bulletin Board. To contact HIP Housing call 650-348-6660. To schedule an appointment to discuss home sharing opportunities or other available affordable housing visit www.HIPhousing.org. On this website you will also find information about Rooms For Rent Providers and Rooms for Rent Seekers.
Holy Hikes @ SF Botanical Garden – Feb 22
Come celebrate the Holy Eucharist with us in the beauty of the outdoors at the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park. Admission is free for San Francisco City & County Residents, otherwise: Adults $9; Youth 12-17 & Seniors 65+ $6; Children 5-11 $2; Children 4 and under FREE; Families $19. Financial assistance is available for Holy Hikers who cannot afford the entry fees. The Garden is stroller friendly; there are smoothly paved trails throughout the area. Parking for cars and bicycles is conveniently located in the Music Concourse Garage; limited street parking is available in Golden Gate Park. No pets allowed and no RSVP is required, just show up and meet us outside the gift shop at the main entrance.
When: Saturday, February 22, 9:50 a.m. (gather); 10 a.m. (hike)
Where: San Francisco Botanical Garden, In Golden Gate Park, 9th Ave & Lincoln Way, San Francisco
Link: www.holyhikes.org, www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
Contact: the Rev. Justin R. Cannon, holyhikes@gmail.com