Sunday, October 25, 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 11:32AM Daily Scripture Readings; bookofcommonprayer.net/daily_office.php
See the different options. There is full morning and evening prayer. There is also the option of the readings only. There is also an app for receiving the daily readings by email, or on a mobile device
Sunday Scripture Readings: bookofcommonprayer.net/lectionary.php
Set it for 1979 Contemporary, and the Bible version used in Church is RSV
Anglican Rosary: Saturday, October 24, 9:00 a.m
The Anglican Rosary devotional group meets Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Church. Everyone is welcome.
Emmaus Road: New Book
The Emmaus Road Group continues its of Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather. We will meet for our discussion on Monday, October 26, 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall Living Room.
The Financial Page
We will soon begin our Annual Giving Drive for 2016. Annual Giving is how we sustain the operation of the parish year by year. We have mailed out the Pledge Statements for the 3rd Quarter. As always we do our best to be accurate, but sometimes errors can creep into the data entry process. We’re always happy to make corrections.
We are grateful for everyone’s support of our life together. Now is a good time to catch up on your Annual Giving Pledge. Please bring your pledge up to date and thank you for your gifts.
Reprise: Annual Parish Retreat 2015
It was a great time at the Annual Parish Retreat this year. One of the highlights was the session of playing Quelf on Saturday afternoon with Adults and children across family lines playing and having wonderfully fun time together.
Our facilitator was Suzanne Edwards-Acton, known by many parishioners for her Anglican Rosary Workshop. She had this to say about her experience with us.
Hi Bob~
I had such a great time with you all. It was disappointing for me that I had to leave as soon as we finished the activities. I would have liked to have stayed for lunch and had the opportunity to get to know people a bit more. Thank you for including me. It was a pleasure. I hope the group reflects fondly on the experience. It was such a joy to create a space for people to get to know each other, themselves, and the divine more deeply. If that happened for any.. "I'll take it!"
We are signed up for the same weekend next year. We hope more will join us. Mark your calendars!
Annual Parish Retreat Photos From Susan Stanley
I made an “album” of the 8 photos I took last weekend and submitted it to Amy for the Facebook page. I’ve also posted them on the retreat page I set up on Shutterfly, so you can paste the following link into By Way of Reminder: https://churchoftheangelsretreat.shutterfly.com/pictures/157. (In case it doesn’t take people directly to the page, they can just go to https://churchoftheangelsretreat.shutterfly.com, click on the “Photos” tab and then on the “2015 Retreat” album.)
Actually, everyone who took pictures at the retreat could add them to that Shutterfly page, too!
Something Brand New:
Day of the Dead Event and Concert:
Saturday October 24, 5:00 p.m. Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Christina Ortega
As a member of this parish for the past year, it is my pleasure to present an evening of celebration centered on the rich, Mexican tradition known as Día de Los Muertos, along with other musicians and artists who are strongly connected to the heritage of our region once known as Alta California and, specifically, Rancho San Rafael. Día de Los Muertos observations take place at the time of year when the curtain between this world and the next are believed to be at their “thinnest”. It is said to be the time when the souls of our departed come to visit and spend time with their families. The community of COA would not exist were it not for the Campbell-Johnston family who emigrated to the United States and, for a time, worked the land of this rancho. As a congregation, we are their parochial descendants and we honor their legacy that is this beautiful church home.
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Day of the Dead Art Exhibit, DJ Music, Complimentary Wine and Cheese
This Part is Free to all.
Church of the Angels will be the site of a special gathering combining the beauty of architecture, art and song in celebration of Día de Los Muertos. Come and delight in a courtyard display of arts and crafts for sale, made by local artisans. From 5-7PM, enjoy complimentary wine and cheeses while listening to Mexican classics and Chicano oldies spun by DJ Tita Juana, known for her fabulous musical taste at clubs from Los Angeles to Glasgow.
The focal point of any Muerto celebration is the ofrenda ("altar"). Guests are welcome to bring a memento of their beloved departed to display on the community ofrenda which will be created specifically for the parish. Your memento could be a photograph, a food item or beverage or anything that represents what your beloved enjoyed in life. Even the memory of a faithful pet can be included. (In lieu of valuable photographs, we recommend bringing a copy of the photo you wish to display.)
7:00- 8:30 p.m. Day of the Dead Concert
Ticket Prices: $20.00 General Public Admission
$18.00 Church of the Angels Parishioners.
The concert begins at 7PM inside the sanctuary and local Highland Park heroes I See Hawks in L.A. kick things off with their cosmic California country folk rock tales of myth and magic. The Christina Ortega Band closes the night with a cross-cultural sound that embodies the full spectrum of the Golden State's heritage. From the beloved norteño of migrant farmworkers, to the Western swing of Dustbowl-era Okies working the oil fields -- it all comes down to music by and for the people.
Join us for a night of merriment as we celebrate California and our ancestral muertos who come to partake in celebration of the life we share.
For tickets, please visit http://folkworks.org/spotlight/spotlight/45764-day-of-the-dead-2015
Das Boot:
Working on The Boat that is Church of the Angels Physical Plant
Eric Jones has been busy sweating the small stuff. Here’s what he wrote about what he did.
The last images are of my attempt to remove the efflorescence from the front side wall of the church. Amazingly, the process seemed to have worked this time. Now that the wall is dry, the white powder doesn't seem to have returned. Someday no doubt it will, but until then we can enjoy a relatively chalk free wall.
In future Das Boot Articles we’ll have photos of our preparations for El Nino
Coffee Hour Sign Up:
November and December
It is time to sign up for Coffee Hour for the months of November and December. The Sign Up Sheet will be outside Church on Sunday.
However, you can sign up from the comfort of your own home as you sit before your computer. We need volunteers for Sundays November 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29: 7:45 & 10:15
We need volunteers for Sundays December 6, 13, 20, & 27: 7:45 & 10:15 a.m.
Sign Up at Church or email it into the Office.
The Feast of All Saints:
Sunday, November 1
Stories of the Saints, Prayers for deceased loved ones.
This year All Saints Day actually falls on Sunday. So we will celebrate the Feast of All Saints on the day of Sunday, November 1. Once again we will have two “Saint Stories.,
Saint Stories for 2015
We have two Saint Stories this year.
St. Clare: given by Christina Ortega. St. Clare was a good friend and follower of St. Francis of Assisi. She founded a religious order for women following the charism of St. Francis.
Edward Bouverie Pusey. Given by Roberto Marquez. In the 19th Century, Pusey along with John Henry Newman and John Keble among others were responsible for the recovery of the Catholic tradition in Anglicanism. While Newman eventually converted to Roman Catholicism, Pusey and Keble remained in the Church of England. Their work and writings helped bring our Anglican Tradition to where it is today.
Prayers for our Deceased Loved Ones
We will also recite the names of those who have been buried from our parish since last All Saints Day, and as is our tradition, we will recite the names of our loved ones who have gone before us, all within the context of the Eucharistic Prayer. In the reciting of the names embedded in the Eucharistic Prayer, we not only remember those we love who’ve gone before us, but affirm our hope in their living in our Lord’s Risen life which the Eucharist makes present to us. All Saints is a profound event, of the most moving liturgies of the Church Year.
There will be a sign up sheet for you to list those you’d like to be included in the prayers for All Saints, on the table outside the next several Sundays.
You can also email names in to the Church Office. Please specify whether you want them read at the 7:45 or 10:15 a.m. service.
Food For Thought
On the Food For Thought table this Sunday will be an article from The New York Review of Books, Who Was St. Paul. This is a review of three new books about St. Paul, one with the catchy title, Paul, the Saint We Love to Hate. The article is very good and addresses many of the contemporary ideas floating around, particularly Paul’s relationship to Judaism and early Christianity’s relationship to Judaism.
One of the things that is so heartening about this is that the very secular publication has put in a serious article about an important Christian subject. It assumes that educated people have some knowledge of this and can participate in the conversation.
Music with the Angels
Church of the Angels will host three concerts over the months of October and November. This continues our “Music with the Angels” outreach that began as part of our 125th Anniversary. We provide a venue for various music groups who need a place to perform.
November 8, 2015, 4 p.m. -- Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble.
Music for Two Harpsichords from Paris, Dresden, Leipzig, and Riga. Preethi de Silva, Ruta Bloomfield, Stephan Moss, harpsichordists. General admission $25; discounted tickets for seniors memebers of SCEMS, EMA, AMS, and Friends of Con Gioa, students, and children. Please Visit the Con Gioia website for more details.