St Francis Episcopal Church

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Music Director Rob Kerman rehearses with the girls choir for upcoming Advent/Christmas services.

Welcome to the web site for St. Francis Episcopal Church in San Francisco. We invite you to join us for Sunday worship at 8:00a (spoken Eucharist) and 10:00a (choral Eucharist).
The St. Francis Office is open from 10:00a to noon and 1:00 to 3:00p, Mondays through Fridays.
If you are a visitor to San Francisco, why not join us at St. Francis for worship and fellowship? Visitors are always welcome, and we make a special effort to make your visit with us enjoyable.
The Health and Well Being Committees Casserole Crew is looking for new volunteers. If you are interested or just would like to find out more about this ministry, please contact Shae Brown.
Little Dresses for Africa is a non-profit, Christian based organization which provides relief to the children of Africa. Simple dresses can be made out of pillow cases and distributed through the orphanages in Central Africa to plant in the hearts of little girls that they are worthy! There are many ways to provide help. Please visit their website: http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/. Simple patterns are available under "more information." Please consider sending hope from St. Francis!
An MP3 of The King Shall Come, which the girls choir will sing on December 5, is available for download.

Wednesday, November 24 - 5:30p
Come join us on your way home from work for Choral Evensong for Thanksgiving Eve. This hour-long service is filled with joyful music for choir, organ and oboe by Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams and others. Sing your thanks in the Litany of Thanksgiving, interspersed with Thanksgiving hymns by the congregation. "Now thank we all our God, with hearts and hands and voices."
Satruday, November 27 - 9:30a
Come join us for the 1st Annual Gingerbread House Extravaganza. We will build and decorate our houses and then watch a short holiday cartoon and have hot chocolate. Please let me know if you would like to purchase a house from me for about $10 or if you will bring your own. Everyone should bring candy to share for decorating. Please RSVP to Dana Kang by November 24th. Friends are welcome.
Sunday, November 28 - 10:00a
The First Sunday of Advent is the beginning of our liturgical year. A quartet will sing the traditional Matins Responsory, I look from afar, by Palestrina, and the joyful Rejoice in the Lord alway. The meditative anthem O pray for the peace of Jerusalem by Thomas Tompkins will be sung during the communion.
Sunday, December 12 - following the 10:00a service

Friday, December 24 - 10:30p
Christmas Eve Midnight Mass begins with a half-hour of festive music at 10:30p. There will be French Baroque Christmas music for choir and orchestra by Charpentier, as well as traditional carols and hymns by the congregation.