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SHROVE TUESDAY

February 13 at 6:00 pm
Service of Reconciliation in the Parish Hall followed by Mardi Gras-esque Gumbo Party

ASH WEDNESDAY

February 14

• 7:00 am – Imposition of Ashes and Ministry of the Word
• 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm – Ashes-to-Go in the lower parking lot
• 6:00 pm – Ash Wednesday Liturgy and Holy Eucharist

WEDNESDAYS IN LENT

February 21, 28, March 6, 13

• Noon – Healing Service and Eucharist: Sermon with questions/comments from the congregation
• 6:00 pm – Dinner de Friar followed by our Lenten Program “From Aspergillums to John the Baptist: A wild ride through time.”

Wednesday, March 20

• Noon – Healing Service and Holy Eucharist: Sermon with questions/comments from the congregation
• 6:00 pm – Seder Dinner Presentation by Bob Rothman, member of Congregation Ner Tamid

Lenten Devotional

Every year, the St. Francis community works together to produce a Lenten Devotional. Click here to download your copy as a PDF.

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Saturday, February 3
11:00 am

You are cordially invited to attend the Celebration of a New Ministry for the people of St. Francis in Palos Verdes at the installation of their new Rector, The Rev. Jason Shelby.

The Right Rev. Ed Little, Retired Bishop of Northern Indiana, Presiding

Clergy: Red Stoles

Reception to follow.

Dear St. Francis Family,

I hope this letter finds you well and enjoying a healthy New Year! February will mark the first anniversary of The Reverend Jason Shelby’s service as the Rector of St. Francis. I want to invite you all to a special Celebration of a New Ministry service on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

The service will begin at 11:00 a.m., followed by lunch in the Parish Hall. It was discovered during our Rector Search in 2022 that Jason’s+ favorite food is tacos and accordingly, we will be enjoying tacos with Jason+!

As a gift to acknowledge Jason’s+ Ministry at St. Francis, we wish to establish a Discretionary Fund for Jason+. A Discretionary Fund is money that a priest has at their disposal to use as the spirit calls them. Frequently these funds afford a priest the ability to offer aid and support on an informal basis when meeting with those in need. The offertory at the Celebration of a New Ministry will be put toward establishing this Discretionary Fund. If you wish to contribute to the fund but cannot attend the service, please send your gift to St. Francis, attn: Elaine Mistele, and identify the gift to be used for The Reverend Jason Shelby’s Discretionary Fund.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as able at the service on February 3!

Joyfully,
Shelly Zak
Senior Warden

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Sunday, December 24 at 8:00 pm

Come listen to the St. Francis Choir perform a selection of beautiful Christmas choral works and join us in singing some Christmas carols! On Christmas Eve at 8 pm, we will be offering a brief program of fun and inspiring Christmas music along with some favorite Christmas carols just before the 9 pm Christmas Eve service. The choir is already hard at work preparing this wonderful program which you will not want to miss! Come join us in welcoming the Christ child with rich and joyful music!

For more information, please contact our Director of Music, Dr. Mark Bennett at mark.bennett@stfrancispalosverdes.org.

For all our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day worship, click here.