June 5, The Third Sunday After Pentecost

 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 Revised Standard Version

Louise Macatee Ordination: 

Saturday, June 4 10:00 a.m.  St. John’s Pro-Cathedral 514 West Adams Blvd. Los Angeles

Louise Macatee, our Ministry Study Student from a year ago, will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons by Bishop Jon Bruno.  Everyone is invited to attend.

Outreach Dinner:   Saturday June 4, 5:00 p.m. at the Rectory

There are several new ideas for Outreach activities at Church of the Angels that people have recently shared.   So to gather these ideas and think about them and what we might do, Fr. Bob will host a barbecue at the Rectory on Saturday June 4 at 5:00  p.m.  We’ll have dinner together and discuss some ideas and see what might be possible.   This is not a commitment to do an outreach activity, just a brainstorming session to see  what ideas people have. 

 So far we have a small group of 8 people, but we’d love to have more.   If you have an interest and would like to come, please email the office and we’ll send you the details.

Sunday June 5: 

Following the 10:15 Liturgy

 Parish Lunch and Estate Planning Presentation

 On Sunday June 5, following the 10:15 Liturgy there will be a lunch in the Parish Hall and presentation on Estate Planning by Ellen Farewell, an estate planning attorney and friend of Carolyn Styler. 

 Here is some information about her:

 Ellen Edwards Farewell, attorney at law, runs a Glendale firm serving the greater Southern California area and practices only estate planning and related matters (such as probate and trust administration).  For more than 30 years, she has helped clients design personalized estate plans and tax-advantaged retirement distribution strategies.    As a community service, Ellen has spoken to business and nonprofit organizations to help people become aware of the process to protect their estate and family interests.  Born and raised in Glendale, California, Ellen is a graduate of Glendale College of Law and the University of California at Irvine.  Her family attends St Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glendale where she has presented estate planning seminars numerous times.  Ellen is also involved in PEO, the Oakmont League and other local philanthropic organizations.

 Why this is important.

 Estate Planning, is thinking about where you want your assets to go after leaving this world for the Kingdom of God.  Thinking about this and making considered decisions makes it possible for the disposition of your assets to become a gift that reflects your values, love, and commitments to people and organizations that you have supported over the course of your life.  In the absence of such a plan, the disposition of your estate will be decided by others as in accordance with impersonal estate law and the result could be other than you would wish.

 Who this is important for:

1.  People who have already made and estate plan.  It may be that you have already done this.  However there could be changes in the law and also aspects of your situation that have changed.  This presentation will give you the most up to date information and possibly raise some issues you might not have thought of.  

At the Announcements last Sunday, Parish Warden Carolyn Styler talked about  how one’s estate plan needs to be a “living document.”   You may need to update your plan and Ellen’s presentation can help you do that with the most current information.

2.  People who have not made an estate plan.  You might be in a situation where you’ve discussed this for many years but haven’t taken any action.  (Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!)   This could be the spur, the inspiration, the push to get this done.

Carolyn also talked about how many years she and her husband said they needed to do this, but kept putting it off.

3.  People with young children.

It doesn’t usually happen that both spouses die at the same time.  However, it could.  Do you know  who you want to take care of your children?   Are you sure that you want it to be assigned to a close relative?  You might not.  If that’s the case, you need to make that clear. 

In her comments Carolyn also talked about how when she and her husband Dave would go on a business trip, having not made provision for who would take their children, would just leave a note behind.   Not exactly best practice. 

It turns out that this is a subject that’s important to all people at all places in the life cycle.  It’s a bit like having an Advanced Directive for your medical care.   It all comes down to the question, who do you want to make decisions about some of the most important things in your life, you or someone else?

There’s no Free Lunch, (But this Sunday we’ll make an exception)

Chris Ortiz is coordinating the Parish Lunch.  We need to have people sign up so we can plan accordingly.  You can sign up at Church this Sunday or email the office. 

We would like to have more people participate.   We have room for as many as would like to come.  Please let us know.  You can email the Church Office.   (We’ll have provision for last minute attendees)

Another Part of Estate Planning:   Legacy Giving.

 Legacy Giving:  One of the Four Fields of Christian Giving.

We talk of four fields or ways, Christian people give to the ongoing life of the Christian community.

1.  Annual Giving.  That’s the giving that supports the day to day, year to year life of a parish.

 2.  Mission Giving:  That’s giving beyond the local Christian community to help advance the Kingdom of God through acts of mercy and charity.

 3. Capital Giving:   That is giving for the building, upkeep, and improvement of parish infrastructure.

 4.  Legacy Giving:  That is giving beyond our life time to support the Christian community and other organizations in their ongoing life. 

Legacy Giving and Church of the Angels

Church of the Angels has been blessed with very generous Legacy Gifts over the course of it’s history.  Money left to the Church in years past was one source of funds to do the Centennial Restoration in 1989-1990.  Using money we saved, money we raised, and money left to us, we set the Church building to last another 100 years.

 100 Years from now those members of Church of the Angels will need to do what we did, restore the building.  They will need to fund it the way we did, with their savings, their Capital Giving, and just like us, Legacy Gifts left to the Church by us. 

 We hope as part of this presentation you will consider making a provision for Church of the Angels in your estate planning. 

Emmaus Road:   Begins Summer Movies

Monday June 6, 7:00 p.m.

Emmaus Road will shift out of reading and discussing books to viewing and discussing movies.   Over the summer we’ll choose and view movies that will spark discussion on religious issues evoked by the stories.   This year we have our new big screen monitor in the Parish Hall Living Room, so the viewing will be better than ever before.   Suggestions for movies are welcome. 

Our first movie will be Going Clear which is an examination of Scientology.   Everyone is welcome to participate. 

Parents & Children Barbecue

 It's about two weeks before we do the first of our two summer barbecues for Parents and Children at the Rectory.

 Date:  Sunday June 12

Time:  4:30 p.m.

Place:  The Rectory: 

 House above the Church at 1275 Church Street.   My Cell Phone:  323-333-2703

We have several new parents who have not been to this before.  We hope that you will join us.  

Park on the Church driveway behind the Church.  Come up the flagstone walkway.  You'll hear us, or our dog Slinky.

 We'll do our normal thing of Hamburgers and Hot Dogs.   One new person thought she might bring some special Adult Food.  That would be great.

 So what we need.

Appetizers,

Drinks,

Salads & Sides

Altar Flowers

We have a number of Sundays coming up that are open for people to give Altar Flowers.   If you would like to give Altar Flowers for a memorial or a thank offering  on any of these open Sundays, please email the Church Office.  It will be added to the calendar and acknowledged in the bulletin

 Sundays Available:

July 17

August 7, 28

Music with the Angels:

Sunday June 19  4:00 p.m.  Celebrate Father's Day with Early music

In honor of Father's Day, Jouyssance will present a concert dedicated to fathers and father figures of all types and traditions. From Josquin's monumental Pater noster, to madrigals and chansons, all things fatherly (even early sports!) will be considered.