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Join us in celebrating our high school and college graduates on Baccalaureate Sunday this June during the 10:00 AM worship service! We will offer a special blessing over each graduate and present them with a personal copy of the Book of Common Prayer as a lasting gift from their church family.

If you have a graduate in your family, please contact the church office to ensure they are included in this meaningful celebration. Let’s honor their achievements and send them off with love and prayer!

Join us for an enchanting evening of music as the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Orchestra presents its Spring Concert at St. Francis Episcopal Church! 🌸✨

📅 Friday, May 2
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 St. Francis Episcopal Church, Palos Verdes Estates
🎟️ Tickets: $20 for adults | Students FREE!

Come support these talented young musicians as they fill the chapel with the sounds of spring. From classical favorites to lively new pieces, this concert will be a night to remember! 🌟

Bring your friends, family, and a love for great music! 🎼💐

For more info about the PVPHS Orchestra, visit https://www.pvphsmusicboosters.com/

Adult Christian Education Series: The Screwtape Letters
by C.S. Lewis

Thursdays, 7:00–8:15 pm | May 1 – June 19 at St. Francis Episcopal Church

You’re warmly invited to a thought-provoking and lively Adult Christian Education series based on C.S. Lewis’ classic, The Screwtape Letters.

Inspired by a chilling wartime broadcast of Adolf Hitler, C.S. Lewis was struck by how evil could be made to sound persuasive and even appealing. The very next day, he began writing what would become one of his most enduring and popular works—a creative and satirical look at temptation, told through a series of fictional letters from a senior devil (Screwtape) to his young nephew, Wormwood. Over 80 years later, the book continues to resonate, selling over 150,000 copies each year.

Together, we’ll explore the spiritual insights and clever commentary within these 31 letters, using them to deepen our understanding of human nature, faith, and God’s grace. The class will follow a familiar format, including reading assignments and guided discussion around key themes.

Come and grow with us in faith, wisdom, and community. All are welcome!

For details, contact Dale Westervelt at dswestervelt@gmail.com

The Palos Verdes Antiques Show and Sale returns for the 54th year on May 29 to 31!

Opening Night:
An Evening Aboard the Orient Express
May 28, 2025
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Please use the response card included in the invitation to reserve tickets.
Response deadline May 23, 2025.

Antiques Show Days:

• Thursday-Friday, May 29-30, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
• Saturday, May 31, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

For more info, call (310-375-4617).

The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor will officiate the Blessing of the Palms, a baptism, reaffirmations of faith and receive people into the Episcopal Church from other denominations

Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (March 28, 2025) — St. Francis Episcopal Church at 2200 Via Rosa in Palos Verdes Estates welcomes The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor, Episcopal diocesan bishop of Los Angeles on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025 at the 10:00am service. Bishop Taylor will officiate at the traditional Blessing of the Palms, a baptism and reaffirmations of faith. He will also receive people into the Episcopal church from other denominations, lay hands on the congregation and deliver the sermon. This will be the Bishop’s final visit to the St. Francis Parish before he retires in October of 2026.

For more information on the Bishop’s visit on Palm Sunday or upcoming Easter Services, please contact St. Francis Church at (310) 375-4617, or visit www.stfrancispalosverdes.org.

Now in it’s 9th year, the St. Francis community’s Lenten Devotional is now available for download here!