Guest Celebrant and Preacher for December!
Rev. Cherlan Pulimootil
A prayer written by Charles Mathews which was read during the 10:00 service this past Sunday.
God of our beginnings and endings. You have favored this congregation these past many months with the ministry of Fr. Rob as the interim priest in charge. He has been a blessing to us as his sermons of passion and love have deepened our understanding of your love and forgiveness: as his spiritual leadership has broadened our understanding of our joys and obligations as practicing Christians and, as his insights have led to deeper discernment of the teachings of your Son, Jesus Christ.
Fr. Rob has comforted us in times of sickness and trouble, shared our joys and sorrows, and he and Sue have been much loved members of the family of St. Francis. God has blessed his Spirit in fulfilling this interim ministry, and God has blessed us through him.
Heavenly Father, we thank you for the ministry of Fr. Rob, and for our life together in this congregation. As he has been a blessing to us, so now send him out to be a blessing to others, and we humbly ask that you bless Fr. Rob and Sue as they continue on their journey in the life you grant them.
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen
Discipleship Department --
Thursday Evening Bible Study...
Continuing in the reading and study of the healing stories of Jesus, the next study will be December 5th, at 6 pm. This study for the evening will be facilitated by Wanda Bye.
The Thursday evening bible study, begins at 6 pm and ends no later than 7:15pm; it is a study of the healing stories in the bible. Don’t stay away just because you’ve never been in a bible study, or because you missed the first two sessions. Grab your bible and come on along. And if you don’t have a bible, there will be extras at the session!
Next Vestry Meeting will be Sunday, Dec. 8th.
Rector Search progress - more news
From Search Team Leader Sam Dreyer:
"Thank you for your prayers. Please be praying for our Search Team as decisions are made about finalists.
Thursday Evening Bible Study...
Continuing in the reading and study of the healing stories of Jesus, the next study will be December 5th, at 6 pm. This study for the evening will be facilitated by Wanda Bye.
The Thursday evening bible study, begins at 6 pm and ends no later than 7:15pm; it is a study of the healing stories in the bible. Don’t stay away just because you’ve never been in a bible study, or because you missed the first two sessions. Grab your bible and come on along. And if you don’t have a bible, there will be extras at the session!
Next Vestry Meeting will be Sunday, Dec. 8th.
Rector Search progress - more news
From Search Team Leader Sam Dreyer:
"Thank you for your prayers. Please be praying for our Search Team as decisions are made about finalists.
For Daily Devotions provided by the Forward Movement, click here.
The current Forward Day by Day booklet is available now in the back of the church. The new booklet is for the next three months of May, June, and July.
Food For The Hungry Update
Update from Jennifer Wheelock
PLEASE no glass containers
Doing much better (!), and still looking for personal hygiene items as per the list below
Thank you all who have contributed to our food drive.
Please consider the items below as you are doing your weekly shopping. Don't feel like you have to get everything on this list. If everyone brought just a few of these items each week it would make a tremendous difference for those who could really use some help right here in Pauma Valley and Valley Center!
Each week 6 bags are provided for distribution by the Valley Center Neighborhood Healthcare Clinic.
Bags include:
- Box of cereal
- Can of tuna or chicken
- 16 oz. peanut butter
- Cans of green beans, corn, and fruit
- Can of beans or one-pound bags of dried beans
- 1 pound of rice
- 16 oz. or 24 oz. pasta sauce
- 1 pound of pasta any type
- Box of macaroni and cheese
- Kleenex and personal hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, etc)
St. Francis Prayer Ministry
The St. Francis Prayer List is published each week in the Sunday Bulletin. The people on the list are remembered each week at both the 8am and 10am services during the Prayers of the People. For updates or additions to the prayer list, contact Fr. Rob or add your information to the clipboard in the back of the church.
