 From the Rector
Transfiguration Leadership I wanted to catch you up on some changes in parish leadership over the last few weeks. Senior Warden: Mike Robinson is our new Senior Warden. Thank you, Mike for taking on this role. Treasurer: Joseph Villa has been elected our parish Treasurer. He is taking on this role from Bob Adams who has served as our treasurer for more than 3 decades. Thank you for your agreement to serve, Joseph. Treasurer Emeritus: Bob Adams has been appointed Treasurer Emeritus by the Vestry, in acknowledgement of his three decades of service, and because he will be acting as a 'consultant' to the new Treasurer as needed. Thank you for your service, Bob. Our Vestry has committed again to a team system for the year to come, we have a Finance Team, a Site Team and a Ministry Team. The team memberships are as follows: Finance: John Tornquist (co-chair), Bill Peters (co-chair), Joseph Villa (Treasurer). With other members including: Jan Jensen (Human Resources), Tim Fox (Endowment), Claudia Dierkes-Banks (Stewardship). Site Team: Matt Longnecker (Junior Warden and Chair of this team), Bob Adams, Shannon Yonker, Jessica Jobe-Sea. Ministry Team: Gari Patton (Convenor), Bethany Luckach (Clerk to Vestry), Kristen Kearns, Skip Howie, Ellen Peters, Mike Robinson (Senior Warden). The Ministry Team will focus on Faith Formation, Liturgy and Outreach/Inreach. Members of the congregation will be invited to participate in its planning meetings as the year progresses. Please pray for our leaders as they serve our whole community. Love, Matthew+ News & Announcements Volunteer Board At our Annual Meeting we put up a volunteer board with opportunities that align with our parish vision. Please go and have a look during coffee hour and sign up for things you would like to do to help us achieve our vision as a parish this year. 'Crazy Christians' Book Group Our book group met for the first time this week. It was exciting to share reflections on our new Presiding Bishop's book 'Crazy Christians' together. Please read chapters 7-8 for this week's Wednesday discussion groups at noon (bring a bag lunch) and 6pm. RSVP to Monica for the evening session so our host will know how much soup to prepare. This Weekend: Women's Retreat Monica, Fran and many women of Transfiguration are away at The Bishop's Ranch for the Women's Retreat. Keep them in your prayers for a wonderful time together and a safe journey back home. Youth Exploring Confirmation (Feb-May) Over the next four months, several youth are participating in Transfiguration's confirmation exploration program to discern what it means to make a mature commitment to life-long faith formation and Christian service. Confirming Our Faith in the World is an interactive experiential program developed specifically for our parish youth. Please pray for our youth and their young adult mentors during this time of discernment. Our congregation will celebrate with all youth and adult participants on Sunday, June 5th at the 10 am service. Chili Cookoff Join in on Family Fun at the 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off This Saturday, March 5 at 5:30 in the Parish Hall. Taste the chili offerings from various members of the community. Craft beer tasting will also be featured - beers from microbreweries in the Bay Area and beyond. We invite people to enjoy their beers responsibly. This event benefits the church music program. Distil Dinner Club Our ministry for young adults is meeting in a dinner club setting March 13th, 6:15pm. We will discuss the first chapter of Crazy Christians, our book group book for Lent. Bring along crazy food combinations for this potluck supper at Dawn Bailey's. Questions? contact Dawn. Transfig Teens Transfig Teens will be joining with other churches on March 13th, 5-7pm for an Agape Meal. Please RSVP to Matthew so we can provide a count. Chapel Time & Kids Club Sign-ups Now is the time to sign up for the rest of the program year for these ministries. Please follow this link to find the sign ups. Thanks! http://www.transfig-sm.org/members.html St. Margaret's Guild Thank you to all who donated items to the St. Margaret's Guild Community Outreach Basket supporting the layette program at St. Luke's Medical Center, SF, providing pre-natal and ante-natal care to mothers who have limited resources. Happy Birthday: David Lintott on Wednesday, Jane Lintott and Janine Barger on Thursday, Emily Maia on Friday, Jacqueline Manning on Saturday. This Week Sunday, February 28 The Third Sunday of Lent 8:00am Traditional Eucharist 9:30am Joyful Noise Eucharist 10:30am Musical Eucharist 1pm Women's Retreat Weekend concludes Monday, February 29 3:15pm Snake Dragon Club-Japanese language storytime(classrooms) 7pm FA Meeting (Parish Hall) Tuesday, March 1 9am Morning Prayer(Good Shepherd, Belmont) 6:30pm New Millennium Chamber Orchestra rehearsal (Church) 7pm AA Meeting (Parish Hall) Wednesday, March 2 9am Morning Prayer(Chapel) 10:30am Gospel Preview(Parish Hall) noon-1:30 Lent Book Group(Parish Hall) 3:15 -5:45pm Looking Glass Korean Learning Center(classrooms) 4-5:30pm Looking Glass -Dance class (Parish Hall) 6-7:30pm Lent Book Group(Parish Hall) Thursday, March 3 9am Morning Prayer (Chapel) 9:30am Staff Meeting(Matthew's) 10am Transfig Fireflies(Parish Hall) 7pm Transfig Choir Rehearsal(Church) 7:15pm Penin. Young People's AA (Parish Hall) Friday, March 4 3-5pm Girl Scout Brownie Mtg (Parish Hall) Saturday, March 5 5:30pm Chili Cookoff & Craft Beer Tasting 8:45-11:15am Looking Glass program (classrooms) Sunday, March 6 The Fourth Sunday of Lent 8:00am Traditional Eucharist 9am-noon Youth Confirmation Session 2 10:00am Community Eucharist 6-9pm Sine Nomine Rehearsal(Parish Hall)
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 From the Rector
Guide my feet Thank you for your photos inspired by our Lent Theme: Guide My Feet. Noreen and I are enjoying getting them and making a choice each week as to which will go on the cover. Please keep sending them and look out for yours in a future week. We have so many now that not all of them will get on a cover, but we are working on a plan to create a gallery page in a future issue of Journey so that you can see all of the photos we have seen. As I go for a walk in the early morning around Bair Island I am often carrying burdens of the busy day ahead in my shoulders. I am occupied with the many things I have to do, but then invariably, as I make my way around the trail something will happen that will catch my attention. Just the other day a duck took off from the wetlands, it's wings slapping on the surface of the water as it started to climb. The sound got my attention and stopped me thinking about the items on my to do list and made me focus on the world around me. I can get stuck inside my head and need to be reminded to be fully present in my whole body, breathing deeply and noticing creation around me. As I do this I find my center again and the items on the to do list start to look differently. As I walk, I find God guiding me and helping me to see what needs to be done in the day ahead. It happens best when I am breathing deeply, walking with my head up, and noticing the beauty of the dawn. Love, Matthew+ News & Announcements - also see www.transfig-sm.org Volunteer Board At our Annual Meeting we put up a volunteer board with opportunities that align with our parish vision. Please go and have a look during coffee hour and sign up for things you would like to do to help us achieve our vision as a parish this year. TODAY: Expected & Unexpected Join us today, Sun., Feb. 21 at 9am for a forum with guest speaker: Anne Lassahn, Lassahn Fiduciary Services. She will discuss fiduciary service options and answer questions about managing family trusts and related financial and legal concerns. 'Crazy Christians' Book Group Our book group met for the first time this week. It was exciting to share reflections on our new Presiding Bishop's book 'Crazy Christians' together. Please read chapters 4-6 for this week's Wednesday discussion groups at noon (bring a bag lunch) and 6 pm. RSVP to Monica for the evening session so our host will know how much soup to prepare. Thursday, Feb. 25th, 6:30pm: Episcopal 101 Join in discussion about the Anglican Communion, what it is, and what the recent controversies about sexuality have been about. We join over a potluck dinner at 6:30pm and will chat until about 8pm. Women's Retreat - Feb. 26-28 Last call to register for Women's Retreat this weekend (Friday evening-Sunday noon). We still have a few spaces and scholarships available. Questions? Contact Monica Whitaker. Youth Exploring Confirmation (Feb-May) Over the next four months, several youth are participating in Transfiguration's confirmation exploration program to discern what it means to make a mature commitment to life-long faith formation and Christian service. Confirming Our Faith in the World is an interactive experiential program developed specifically for our parish youth. Please pray for our youth and their young adult mentors during this time of discernment. Our congregation will celebrate with all youth and adult participants on Sunday, June 5th at the 10 am service. Transfig Teens Transfig Teens for tonight, Feb. 21, 5-7pm, will be offered at our own site. Julia will be leading us on a 'mindfulness' walk around Transfig. We will be joining with other churches on March 13th for an Agape Meal. Please RSVP to Matthew so we can provide a count. Chapel Time & Kids Club Sign-ups Now is the time to sign up for the rest of the program year for these ministries. Please follow this link to find the sign ups. Thanks! http://www.transfig-sm.org/members.html St. Margaret's Guild - February Outreach St. Margaret's Guild is sponsoring a Community Outreach Basket which supports the layette program at St. Luke's Medical Center, SF, providing pre-natal and ante-natal care to mothers who have limited resources. The collection basket is located in the Narthex. Please see flyers or the article in The Journey for more details. Coffee Hour We have many open Sundays for coffee hour hosting, for the 9:30, 10:30 & combined 10:00 services. Please take a look at the link below and sign-up or call Bethany Lukach at 831-229-4723. Thank you! http://www.transfig-sm.org/members.html Altar Flower Dedications Sponsoring altar flowers is a beautiful way to honor loved ones marking special life events such as birthdays, wedding anniversaries, baptism, confirmation, memory of a loved one, or a thanksgiving for life's blessings. We invite people to sign up on the New 2016 Flower Chart now posted in the Narthex. A donation for sponsoring altar flowers is $30-$50 per family/individual. You will receive an e-mail prior to the Sunday you signed up for, regarding the wording for your dedication.  From the Rector
#GuideMyFeet I turned my ankle in the half light before dawn about a month ago and I am still being a bit cautious. I need to be aware of where my feet are to make sure I don't do any more damage, so I am always looking down at my feet. The rehab you do after an injury of this kind is called 'Proprioception.' Proprioception is the awareness of where your limbs are relative to the rest of your body. The process of proprioception training helps you to strengthen damaged muscles and also know where your feet are and where they are going without having to look at them. During Lent we are asking you to become aware of your feet and how they are being guided by God. This is like 'proprioception' for the soul. We are asking you and our whole community to acknowledge that we are being guided by God and to become more conscious of that guidance. This means looking at our feet a bit more carefully, in order to be more conscious of them, so that eventually we can lift our eyes up and be confident that the guidance is happening even when we aren't looking so closely. In order to help us focus on this we are inviting you to take photos inspired by the theme 'Guide My Feet', and post them to Facebook on our parish page, under the hashtag #guidemyfeet. Or you could simply send them to the parish office. We will use the best photos as the cover for our Lent announcement sheets. This morning as I went for my usual meditative walk on Bair Island I was looking down at my feet. My mind was full of things, anxieties, concerns, pastoral issues that are unresolved, bits of administration hanging over me. At some point, as I breathed in the air, heard the birds singing and entered more fully into the moment; I lifted my head and saw what was around me. I saw the sun rise over Redwood City, and I became confident that God was with me, guiding my feet. I didn't need to look down at them anymore. Love, Matthew+ News & Announcements - also see www.transfig-sm.org Volunteer Board At our Annual Meeting we put up a volunteer board with opportunities that align with our parish vision. Please go and have a look during coffee hour and sign up for things you would like to do to help us achieve our vision as a parish this year. Expected & Unexpected: Sun., Feb. 21, 9am Anne Lassahn, Lassahn Fiduciary Services, will be joining our "Expected and Unexpected" forum this month. For more detail see the article in The Journey. Women's Retreat - Feb. 26-28 The 2016 Women's Retreat at the Bishop's Ranch is fast approaching. Registration forms are available online and at church. This year's theme is Gifts of the Spirit. We will gather Friday evening through Sunday midday for social time, prayer, small group reflections, and Eucharist. Saturday afternoon is open for free time at the ranch or in town. Partial and full scholarships are available. If you have any questions, please contact Jan Jensen or Monica Whitaker. Women's Retreat Registration Form St. Margaret's Guild - February Outreach St. Margaret's Guild is sponsoring a Community Outreach Basket which supports the layette program at St. Luke's Medical Center, SF, providing pre-natal and ante-natal care to mothers who have limited resources. The collection basket is located in the Narthex. Please see flyers or the article in The Journey for more details. Transfig Teens - February 21, 5-7pm We are invited to join the youth groups of St Paul's and St Matthew's for a party. Let Matthew know if you can make it. Crazy Christians Lent Book Club Wednesdays 12noon-1:30pm starting Feb 17 Bring a bag lunch and come ready to discuss chapters 1-3. RSVP to [email protected]. Wednesdays 6pm-7:30pm starting Feb 17 RSVP to [email protected] - Monica will bring soup and bread for everyone who can come the first week and ask for volunteers to bring food on future weeks. Also be ready to discuss chapters 1-3. We are excited to invite you to read this book on your own during Lent, or join us for a discussion of it during these book clubs. It is a book about following Jesus and living into God's dream for the world. We are also open to anyone starting up their own book club at another time during Lent if you are interested. Please let us know when it will be happening and we can include it in announcements. You can order or download an ebook from from: http://tinyurl.com/zfag3z5 Watch this Crazy Christians video of Bishop Michael Curry: https://youtu.be/G_2CbI2_M6Q Chapel Time & Kids Club Sign-ups Now is the time to sign up for the rest of the program year for these ministries. Please follow this link to find the sign ups. Thanks! http://www.transfig-sm.org/members.html Coffee Hour We have many open Sundays for coffee hour hosting, for the 9:30, 10:30 & combined 10:00 services. Please take a look at the link below and sign-up or call Bethany Lukach at 831-229-4723. Thank you! http://www.transfig-sm.org/members.html Altar Flower Dedications Sponsoring altar flowers is a beautiful way to honor loved ones marking special life events such as birthdays, wedding anniversaries, baptism, confirmation, memory of a loved one, or a thanksgiving for life's blessings. We invite people to sign up on the New 2016 Flower Chart now posted in the Narthex. A donation for sponsoring altar flowers is $30-$50 per family/individual. You will receive an e-mail prior to the Sunday you signed up for, regarding the wording for your dedication.  From the Clergy
On the first Sunday of Lent the liturgy always takes us to that point just after Jesus has been baptized and moves out into the wilderness to experience temptation. It reminds us of a very important truth: Baptism isn't the end of our journey of faith, it is just the beginning. If you follow the story closely it might look like Jesus walks into a nightmare right after his baptism, but in fact the challenges of the wilderness help him to understand what it means to live into God's dream for him. Jesus takes time in the wilderness to work out what his baptism means and to discover who he is as a person who is called by God to make the world a better place. He explores his temptations, his inner turmoil, and discovers resources in his faith to live in a way that some have called crazy, others have called radical, but many are inspired by. Traditionally Lent has been a time in which individuals are prepared for Holy Baptism. Over many centuries Lent became a season for Christians to reflect on our faith and how it influences the way we live on a day-to-day basis. Parishes often spend Lent reflecting on their mission and purpose in the wider community. We enter Lent this year with three different but overlapping constituencies in mind: Candidates for Confirmation/Reception/Reaffirmation: We have young people exploring what it means to make a mature commitment to lifelong faith formation. We have individuals interested in being received into the Episcopal Church from another denomination. We have other members of the community exploring their own faith as Episcopalians. These candidates are intentionally following the path of the catechumenate during the customary season of Lent. The Whole Parish: We have reflected as a parish on our hopes for the future, and have discerned the outline of a new vision for our parish life over the next three to five years. This season of Lent is a wonderful time in which we can begin to live into that vision. Individuals: During Lent, each of us in parish life is invited to reflect on our own baptism; on how to follow Jesus into the 'wilderness'; and to explore what it means to follow him in our daily lives today as we live into the dream that God intends for the world. We are offering a variety of tools to help guide us in observing a holy Lent and preparing us for a blessed Eastertide. See details on the following page. This Lent, you are invited to reflect on our baptismal promises, and follow Jesus by living into the dream that God intends for the world. Love, Matthew+ Monica+ --------------------- Images during Lent On the cover of Journey this month we have a photo inspired by our theme: "Guide my feet". This photograph was taken by Noelle Huey and features her family, boyfriend and Eric Choate. Often in major church seasons Noreen, Matthew and the staff collaborate on an art project for the front of our announcement sheets and the cover of Journey. This time we wanted to do something different. We started looking for photographs that captured the spirit of 'guide my feet'. We looked at black and white photographs of people on a journey, walking in a forest, or making their way up a path. We liked many of these, but then had an idea. We wanted to see if we could turn this project over to you, and decided to start with this photo of Eric. You see, Eric is following God's guidance in a new step in his life and this picture, of him walking with the sun in the background evokes a sense of his journey. For the rest of the season of Lent we would love YOU to submit photographs that capture the theme "Guide my Feet". The photos should be of you on a hike, or walking on a beach, or making your way up a path. The best ones each week will feature on the cover of our Announcement sheet and we will create a gallery of all of them by the time Easter comes around. Guide My Feet We have chosen this traditional African-American spiritual to shape our reflections on the Gospel each Sunday. Sing along - you'll find yourself singing it throughout the week! Book Club We invite you to join fellow parishioners in reading an exciting book by our new Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus. We encourage you to gather into small groups to explore this energizing account of what it means to follow Christ and live into God's dream for the world. We hope to have groups on weekdays, evenings, and weekends so you can choose sessions that are most convenient for you. Beginning on February 17th, Transfiguration will host two Wednesday discussion groups: A brown bag lunch at noon-1:30 pm, and a simple soup supper at 6:00-7:30 pm. Both groups will be self-led by parishioners in the Parish Hall. If you are interested in gathering a discussion group at another time, please contact Matthew or Monica. Youth Confirmation Classes Youth will be gathering every few weeks during February-May to explore what it means to make a mature commitment to lifelong faith formation. Youth will be invited to participate in Diocesan General Confirmations on June 4th. The parish will celebrate with participants, mentors and leaders on Sunday, June 5th. Meditation Candles & Prayers Take home prayers Monica has prepared short meditations for you to reflect on at the dinner table during Lent. A bundle of six floating candles will accompany the meditations so that you can create your own Lenten centerpiece with a dish of water. Each week in Lent, float and light another candle while reflecting on what each of the Baptismal promises means to you. You may be surprised how your answers to one question develop throughout the week, and how your faith deepens as we prepare for the Mystery of Easter. While meditating on the promises and prayers, think about the Water of your shared baptism with Jesus; think about the Light that Jesus uses to guide your feet; think about how the Spirit empowers you for service to others; think about what God dreams for the world and how you can be a part of it by following Jesus. On Easter, light the sixth candle, and rejoice in our renewed life in Christ! Episcopal 101 (and 102, 103, 104...) Over the next several months Matthew will be offering special sessions for those interested in becoming Episcopalian, wondering about their faith, or just wanting to know more about our Church. We will gather at 6:30pm over a simple pot-luck supper (venue to be confirmed) and have a conversation about the subjects listed below. Matthew has chosen subjects based on questions you have been asking him over the last few weeks and months, that will also help to deepen peoples appreciation of our Episcopal approach to faith. Please email him at [email protected] if you wish to come along and join in. Febuary 25th at 6:30m - What is the Anglican Communion and what do they think about sexuality? March 17th at 6:30pm - Why do we pray this way? May 19th at 6:30pm - What did you do in Israel? News & Announcements - also see www.transfig-sm.org Director of Music We say a final farewell to our Director of Music, Eric Choate today, February 7th. We have a card for Eric that you may sign today if you did not get a chance last Sunday. If you would like to give Eric a monetary gift please place it in the offering plate in a sealed envelope marked 'Eric Choate.' We are happy to collect these gifts and pass them on, but these are given directly to Eric, so they are not tax deductible. Any checks should be made payable to Eric Choate. I am pleased to announce the appointment Cyril Deaconoff as Interim Director of Music beginning Sunday, February 14. Cyril Deaconoff An American composer, conductor and organist. Cyril is a native of Moscow, Russia and completed undergraduate and graduate studies at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and his Doctorate in Music at Indiana University, Bloomington. Several of his works have been published by E. C. Schirmer in Boston and may be heard at www.myspace.com/cyrildeaconoff. Cyril's first album of vocal, choral and instrumental music, A Bridge of Hope, may be found at ITunes store, Amazon.com and www.cdbaby.com/cd/cyrildeaconoff Previously Dr. Deaconoff served as the Organist at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco where he presided over the 140 year old Johnson Organ. In 2013 Cyril was one of 7 organists selected from all over the world to participate in Cesar Franck International Organ Competition in Haarlem, Netherlands, the only American organist to be given such an honor. Currently Cyril is Music Director for Petaluma Chorale and Artistic Director with Voices of Silicon Valley in San Jose. In 2011 West Bay Opera gave a workshop premiere of Cyril Deaconoff's new opera, The Last Tycoon, after F. Scott Fitzgerald. Volunteer Board At our Annual Meeting we put up a volunteer board with opportunities that align with our parish vision. Please go and have a look during coffee hour and sign up for things you would like to do to help us achieve our vision as a parish this year. Expected & Unexpected Sunday, February 21 at 9am "What is a Fiduciary?" A fiduciary is a person who holds something in trust, acting on behalf of another (as in managing money or property.) A fiduciary assumes a duty to act in good faith with care, candor, and loyalty in fulfilling his or her obligations. Anne Lassahn founded her firm in 2001 and has been successfully providing fiduciary series in the Bay Area ever since. She has been on the referral list for the probate court in both San Mateo and Santa Clara Countries and she brings many years of business management and care service experience from the five years she ran a home care agency and two years she was in upper management at a large retirement community. Her unique background allows her to serve her clients with professionalism and compassion. Anne Lassahn will be joining our "Expected and Unexpected" forum on Feb. 21 at 9:00. Women's Retreat Feb. 26-28 @ Bishop's Ranch Registration for the 2016 Women's Retreat is now open. Forms are available online and at church. This year's theme is Gifts of the Spirit. We will gather Friday evening through Sunday midday for social time, prayer, small group reflections, and Eucharist. Saturday afternoon is open for free time at the ranch or in town. Partial and full scholarships are available. If you have any questions, please contact Jan Jensen or Monica Whitaker. St. Margaret's Guild - February Outreach St. Margaret's Guild is pleased to sponsor the February Community Outreach Basket (located in the Narthex). We are again sponsoring the layette program at St. Luke's Medical Center in San Francisco, an Episcopal Charities partner agency providing pre-natal and ante-natal care to mothers who have limited financial means, no health education abilities, and sometimes little family support. The layette program provides basic clothing and diapers for the newborn at the medical Center before being discharged. Clothing items donated should be new (or very gently used) and the Program does ask that stuffed toys and soap items not be donated - since these last items may cause allergies. LIST OF WELCOMED ITEMS: *ONE PIECE SLEEPER-PLAYSUITS ("ONESIES") *PAJAMAS *SWEATERS *HATS *SOCKS *BABY TOWELS *MIX AND MATCH TOPS AND BOTTOMS *WASHCLOTHS *RECEIVING BLANKETS *DIAPERS IN NEWBORN & SLIGHTLY LARGER SIZES For more information, please contact Judy Castillo at [email protected] or 650-341-3093. Grace Cathedral Evensong Celebrating those married or partnered for 50+ years Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, and the Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus, bishop of California, cordially invite couples who have been married or partnered for 50 years or more to celebrate their years together at an Evensong on Sunday, February 28, at 3 p.m. This festal Choral Evensong will be sung by the Cathedral Camerata. Couples are invited to renew their wedding vows during the service, and the bishop will pronounce God's blessing. A celebratory reception follows the service. To receive an invitation, or to request an invitation for a couple you know, register at gracecathedral.org/50plus or contact the Rev. Nina Pickerrell, [email protected], 415.749.6361. Chili Cookoff Join in on Family Fun at the Third annual Chili Cook-Off on March 5 at 5:30 in the Parish Hall. Taste the chili offerings from various members of the community and sip beer (noted below) and other beverage offerings. This event benefits the church music program. Craft Brew Tasting - come enjoy some tasty craft beers with your chili. We will have all types of beer from microbreweries in the Bay Area and beyond. This is a must for any beer aficionado! We invite people to enjoy their beers responsibly. Girl Scouts Invited to earn "My Promise, My Faith" Pin All Girl Scouts are invited to join Rev. Monica and Michele Maia to earn the "My Faith, My Promise" pin. This pin can be earned each year by Girl Scouts in grades K-12 by completing a five step journey that explores how the Girl Scout Law relates to our faith teachings. We will be meeting twice to work on the first four steps for earning this award: Friday, February 19 and Friday, March 4, 3:15-3:45 pm in the Parish Hall. The final step will be completed on Girl Scout Sunday, March 13 at the 10:30 am service. The girls will participate in leading parts of the worship service and will receive their pins. If you have any questions please contact Michele Maia, [email protected]. Distil Dinner Club March 13th 2016, 6:15pm Our ministry for young adults is meeting in a dinner club setting again during the season of Lent. On March 13th we are meeting to discuss the first chapter of Crazy Christians, our book club book for the whole parish for Lent. An alternative to reading the chapter is to watch the sermon it is based on in YouTube. Google Bishop Curry, YouTube, General Convention 2012. Bring along crazy food combinations for this Pot-Luck supper. Diocesan Summer Camps Registration is now open In the Diocese of California we are blessed with a diversity of camp programs serving people of varying ages and abilities. St. Dorothy's Rest, The Bishop's Ranch and Camp St. Francis offer a variety of programs throughout the summer. See the flyers and poster in the Narthex for the full schedule of offerings or follow the links below to find more information. www.bishopsranch.org www.stdorothysrest.org www.campstfrancis.org Transfig Teens Program during Lent and Easter A number of our teenagers will be deeply engaged in Confirmation preparation during Lent, but if they have extra time and for those who are not in confirmation classes we will be joining with St. Matthew's, St. Paul's and Trinity for youth activities over the next few months. Please see the dates below. More details will come out as they are available. Sun. Feb 21 - 5pm - activity to be determined Sun. March 13 - 5pm - Agape Meal Sun. April 10 - 5pm - activity to be determined Sun. May 22 - 5pm - end of year party We are also planning a year end activity for our own youth, a camping trip, and see previous article in this issue of 'Journey' for summer camp details and links. Chapel Time & Kids Club Sign-ups Now is the time to sign up for the rest of the program year for these ministries. Please follow this link to find the sign ups. Thanks! http://www.transfig-sm.org/members.html Coffee Hour We have many open Sundays for coffee hour hosting, for the 9:30, 10:30 & combined 10:00 services. Please take a look at the link below and sign-up or call Bethany Lukach at 831-229-4723. Thank you! http://www.transfig-sm.org/members.html Altar Flower Dedications Sponsoring altar flowers is a beautiful way to honor loved ones marking special life events such as birthdays, wedding anniversaries, baptism, confirmation, memory of a loved one, or a thanksgiving for life's blessings. We invite people to sign up on the New 2016 Flower Chart now posted in the Narthex. A donation for sponsoring altar flowers is $30-$50 per family/individual. You will receive an e-mail prior to the Sunday you signed up for, regarding the wording for your dedication. |
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