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The Orb Weekly Announcements of Church of the Advent of Christ the KingAn inclusive parish of the Episcopal Church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition 261 Fell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102(415) 431-0454 www.advent-sf.org
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11 May 2008 The Day of Pentecost Welcome to all our visitors & newcomers.Please sign our guest book and join us after Mass for refreshments in Lathrop Hall and Hardcastle Garden. If you are new, please make yourself known to the clergy and the greeters.
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Sunday, 11 May Low Mass at 8:30am (Episcopal Sanctuary) and 9am High Mass at 11am
Monday, 12 May, Feria
Tuesday, 13 May, Feria Mass of the Holy Spirit at 6:30pm
Wednesday, 14 May, Ember Day
Thursday, 15 May, Feria
Friday, 16 May, Ember Day Abstinence dispensed – Alleluia!
Saturday, 17 May, Ember Day/ Eve of Trinity Sunday Latin Chant Mass at 5pm
Low Mass: Mon - Fri at 7:30am; Sat at 9am Evening Prayer: Mon - Fri at 6pm (and 2nd, 4th, 5th Sat)
Next Thursday, 22 May, the Bishop will join us for our celebration of Corpus Christi at the 6:30pm Solemn Mass with procession through the streets. Do come and help increase our witness.
The Walsingham Cell will next meet on Saturday, 24 May, at noon for the Rosary and Mass of the Holy House. This will be followed by lunch and a DVD of Walsingham with information for all interested in the Cell and discussion as to the Cell’s future direction, with Brother Jude SSF as Secretary.
On 27 May, the Advent Book Club will meet after Evening Prayer to discuss Paul Woodruff’s First Democracy: The Challenge of an Ancient Idea, with Pam Vaughn as facilitator. If interested, please sign up in Lathrop Hall to assure an accurate count for the light supper and start reading.
From Martha Stookey, Book Club Coördinator: Do you think you know what democracy is? Think again! Paul Woodruff would argue, rightly, that most of us do not understand real democracy or the challenges that must be met to make it happen. America doesn't have it now, but it could -- if.... This book has something for everyone: an eloquent story with history, drama, compelling personalities, a dab of philosophy and ethics, with a hearty dose of revolutionary ideas to move the modern world along the path toward real democracy.
Celebrating Anniversaries This Week:
12 May…Loren LeJeune (baptism) 12 May…Ian McCloghrie (birthday) 12 May…Peter Weltner (birthday) 13 May…Nancy Eswein (birthday) 13 May…Lër Nelson (confirmation) 13 May…John Porter + (diaconate) 14 May…Ron Eaton (birthday) 14 May…Geoffrey Glaser + (reception) 14 May…Jean Wright (birthday) 17 May…Mary Hudak (baptism) 17 May… Lër Nelson (baptism)
Note: If you think we don’t have your anniversary information (birth, baptism, confirmation, reception or ordination), please send those dates to adventorb@sbcglobal.net, or inform one of the clergy.
Please submit news items to William Bonnell at saug@sbcglobal.net by Evening Prayer on Wednesdays, for inclusion in the following Sunday’s edition of “The Orb.”
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Last Sunday’s Offering (4
May 2008): Last Sunday’s Attendance (4 May 2008): 86 Latin Mass and all Sunday Liturgies.
Hospitality for Coffee Hour after High Mass: The Brothers of San Damiano Friary.
Today, at High Mass, the Font will be blessed and Baptismal Promises will be renewed.
Today, if passionate about outreach, rally around Mary Hudak in the cozy corner of Lathrop Hall during coffee hour to learn about the formation of a new guild: St. Stephen’s Guild, which will be a bridge to the world from the Church. If interested in getting involved but unable to meet briefly with Deacon Mary this morning, then please call her (925-330-0490).
The next revision of the Parish Directory is scheduled for today, 11 May; please submit forthwith any changes, additions, or deletions to Norman McKnight (philoxenia@earthlink.net), with a copy to Sylvester Marshall (office@advent-sf.org).
Beginning Monday, use Proper 1 for the readings and collect when reciting the Daily Office (see BCP page 967 for the former and for the latter, page 228).
Tuesday, the Vestry meets at 7pm, following the Mass of the Holy Spirit.
Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of this week, the Ember Days, remember to pray for the ministry of all Christians, lay and ordained, and those called to any special ministry (see BCP page 256).
Wednesday, at 8pm, come to see “Church of the Advent through 150 years” -- sketches on the history of the parish written, produced, and acted in church by the students of the French American International High School. A strong showing by the parish would encourage these students who are helping to celebrate our sesquicentennial.
Next Sunday’s readings will be Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; II Corinthians 13:11-13; and Matthew 28:16-20.
Memorial Day Deacon’s Fare, Monday, 26 May: Join us in feeding our neighbors in need. Volunteers should arrive at 10am to help set up or serve the meal. Contact Christopher Fredricks or Daniel Schwartz for more information (650-344-8615). Donations are also welcome to help offset the cost of feeding nearly 400 guests (make checks payable to Church of the Advent, earmarked “Lunch Bunch”).
For every new volunteer weekday acolyte or Evening Prayer reader who completes at least six months filling a new duty, an anonymous donor will donate $50 to the Church up to a maximum of $2,500 or fifty new volunteers. Are you able to serve and reach this goal?
Paul Gregory will be riding in the AIDS/LifeCycle event from San Francisco to Los Angeles , 1-7 June. Please consider sponsoring him towards his goal of $3,000 via www.aidslifecycle.org/1768, his personal page. In addition this year, thanks to an anonymous donor, with every increment of $20 you contribute under Paul’s rider-number (1768), you will get a chance to win $500, and every $100 receiving six chances. All contributions, to be included in this raffle, must be received by noon on 30 May. See Paul for more information.
Next Sunday, 18 May, at 4pm, our own Bob Kerr will be performing in the Moraga Community Chorus at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. The program will include selections from Handel’s “Messiah.”
For Seniors, Grace Cathedral is offering on Thursday, 22 May, Bible study at 10am, followed by a speaker from The Institute on Aging at 11am, the Holy Eucharist at 12:10, a catered lunch at 1pm, and a movie with discussion at 2pm. For information, contact the Rev. Nina Pickerrell (415-749-6391; ninap@gracecathedral.org).
On Friday, 30 May, St. Aidan’s will celebrate the first anniversary of their food pantry with a luncheon at 1pm. If interested in attending, contact the Rev. Tommy Dillon (rectorsaintaidan@aol.com).
Remember your Mother today, be she among the quick or the dead:
Almighty God, you who keep us under your wings like a mother hen: Bless our mothers, who, through travail and joy, have brought us into this world, that they may be sustained by your mothering presence and grow from hope to glory as your beloved children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
-- the Editors
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