September 17, 15th Sunday after Pentecost

Coffee Hour

The Sign-up sheet for Coffee Hour for September and October will be on the table outside Church this Sunday.  Please sign up and help us create a nice atmosphere of fellowship after the Sunday Liturgies.

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd:  New Level 1 Course

Having had a good time with a group reading The Religious Potential of the Child over the summer, we are pushing on, going deeper in an actual course on CGS Level 1 which is atrium for children ages 3-6.  Georgie McAdams, Tracy Gaestel, and Fr. Bob are teaming up to do an in-house course which will meet 1 Saturday a month beginning on September 16.  We have four people who’ve signed up and we’d love to have more.  Speak to Georgie, Tracy, or Fr. Bob for more information. 

Emmaus Road:  Monday September 18, 7:00 p.m.

Emmaus Road resumes its reading group on Monday September 11. 

We will begin the book The Road to Character by David Brooks.  Here is a description.

With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In The Social Animal, he explored the neuroscience of human connection and how we can flourish together. Now, in The Road to Character, he focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives. Responding to what he calls the culture of the Big Me, which emphasizes external success, Brooks challenges us, and himself, to rebalance the scales between our “résumé virtues”—achieving wealth, fame, and status—and our “eulogy virtues,” those that exist at the core of our being: kindness, bravery, honesty, or faithfulness, focusing on what kind of relationships we have formed.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST • “I wrote this book not sure I could follow the road to character, but I wanted at least to know what the road looks like and how other people have trodden it.”—David Brooks

The book is widely available.  We invite anyone interested, whether you’ve been to Emmaus Road or not, to join us in reading and discussing a very timely book.

We’ll discuss the Chapter 2

What are we doing on Sunday Morning:  Exploring the Liturgy

Two Sundays ago at Tales of Anglicanism, Fr. Bob commented on how the Sunday Liturgy is so densely packed and goes by so fast, that we might, in fact we do, miss all the richness that presents itself.  Fr. Bob would like to offer a class to enable us to slow down and explore the Liturgy at a relaxed pace so to understand it more deeply and to enrich our experience of participating in it.  Depending on people’s interest and availability the class will be either Tuesday or Wednesday evenings in the Parish Hall Living Room and we’ll keep it to an hour.

The Sign Up Sheet will be on the table outside Church. 

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Santa Maria Barbecue :

Saturday ! September 30 4:30 p.m.

Parish Hall Lawn.

Coming up Saturday, September 30 is our annual Santa Maria BBQ, for over a decade now one of our most popular and best-attended parish events.   On the Parish Hall lawn we grill tri-tip and chicken over red oak fires using a time-honored Santa Maria recipe, and add a simple salad, barbecue beans and grilled French bread.  You bring drinks and desserts and your family and friends and it all adds up to an all-you-can-eat feast of great food and great fellowship. 

Still Looking For Help:

People to Bring Drinks, Appetizers, and Desserts!

None of this happens without the many helping hands each year who do everything from purchasing to grilling, setup to cleanup.  No experience necessary!  If you'd like to be part of this year's happy crew, say so on the sign-up sheet after church, or contact coordinator Chris Askew directly at

626 200-5209  or,  christopher.askew@gmail.com.

What we need

Sign ups

Beer Wine: 

Dessert  

Set Up

Prepare Food                  Really Need  help!

Clean Up                         Really, Really, Really need help!

Annual Parish Retreat:  Friday, Saturday, Sunday morning, October 13, 14, & 15.  Camp 1000 Pines in Crestline.

Mark the date on your calendar.  We've got a good set of speakers,  Rick Fraser and Charity Perry, both who attend the Emmaus Road Group.  Rick is a Ph.d psychologist and Charity is a Ph.d sociologist at Cal State LA.  Both have extensive experience in family matters.  We haven't settled on a topic yet, but it will be good I assure you. 

So put it on your calendar now.  Don't worry, there is no eclipse that weekend, so there should be no scheduling conflict.