ASCENSION SUNDAY

First Reading:      Acts 2:1-21
Second Reading  1 Cor. 12:3b-13
Holy Gospel:        John 20:19-23
Psalmody:           Psalm 104:24-35

WE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:

• Father Evan Ardley, recovering from surgery
• George Elles, on of our seniors, recovering from surgery
• Humberto Valle, friend of Dale Leininger, recently diagnosed with lymphoma
• Diane Reyneker, teacher at Friends of St. Francis Childcare Center
• Mary, cousin of Michael Petrelis
• our shut-ins
• Robert Gardiner, friend of Pastor Robert
• Dorothy Smith, of the childcare center
• Pastor Bradley Schmeling and St. John's Lutheran Church, Atlanta, Georgia, as they ponder their future with the ELCA

Those serving in the world:

• The Rev. Megan Rohrer, Missionary to the Homeless of SF through The Welcome Ministry;
• The Rev. Pieter Oberholzer and his partner, Fanie Zondagh, and the staff at Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM) in South Africa, serving LGBT people and allies;
• Catharine Coon and the Children of Hope Project in Uganda.

	MAY 3rd CHOIR CONCERT
PALESTRINA, MISSA AETERNA CHRISTI MUNERA and a cappella works by Tallis, Taverner, & Thompson
The St. Francis Choir in Concert

Worship this Sunday, May 4th will begin with pre-service music at 10:30 AM. Come early and listen to the music performed by David Schofield.

The service of music will celebrate the completion of the refurbishment of the organ. There will be a dedication and the unveiling of the memorial plaque in honor of St. Francis Organists and Pastors, and in memory of loved ones designated by the contributors.David Schofield and the choir have been working on this special program and it will be an excellent service to invite friends and family to attend.

Almost $50,000 has been pledged and spent on the renovation and one can tell the major difference in the sound quality and the improvement in our musical worship experience.

Unfortunately, like with one’s car after paying for a major repair and maintenance bill at the shop only to find out a month later that some little switch buried in the transmission has gone bad, we need to make an additional repair to the organ. The electrical contacts on the console pedals are failing and already, two pedals are non-functional. The bill to replace the contacts is $1,400.00.

On May 4th, the Council and the Organ Renovation Task Force would like to ask members and friends of the congregation to make a special contribution to pay for this additional repair. Please mark your check " ‘Organ Fund".

Thank you to those that have contributed to this project, and thank you for considering this additional request. Ken Hedrick

SPRING FLING THIS SATURDAY
The Friends of St. Francis Childcare Center's Spring Fling will be held this Saturday night, May 3, at the Swedish American Hall. Jeannine Janson and her family will be honored for their incredible support and commitment to the center over the past ten years.

Dear Pastor Robert Goldstein I am deeply grateful for the love and support that you shared with me and my family at the passing of my brother, Jerry. To feel and be in the midst of the kind and lovely people we met at his funeral service was such a blessing. The Lord has truly been watching over him all these years in ways that we did not see being so far away. I am grateful for the respect and caring that was so visible in your presence. You truly are doing Christ’s work every day. If each of us could love one another, accept one another, be kind to one another…I know the world would be a better. St. Francis Church, you, your congregation, are a small example of trying to make the world a better place. I know you made my brother Jerry’s (and Lucy’s) life a little better. I thank you for that.

May you all be blessed as you have blessed our family. Janice Collins

		Lutherans Concerned/North America invites people of all sexual orientations and gender identities to assemble with members of Reconciling in Christ and prospective RIC congregations at San Francisco State University July 3-6 under the theme, Hearts on Fire. We’ll worship together, using a rich variety of traditions of the worshipping community. We’ll provide a blend of the familiar and the unique drawing on our Lutheran heritage and the wealth of liturgical practice in the area. We’ll network with one another, hear stories of joy and frustration, and make decisions together about the future direction of Lutherans Concerned/North America.
Hearts on Fire. is more than a conference. We take pride in nurturing our participants. Many see the biennial assembly as a family reunion. In 2008, we hope to expand that family feeling by offering some new and exciting aspects to the assembly. Assembly Pre-Events offer extra education and edification before the assembly begins. Vacation Bible School will be offered for children of Assembly attendees and local RIC congregations. This will allow children to have a meaningful Assembly experience along with parents. Keynote Speakers include the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire. Information and Registration are at http://www.lcna.org/assembly/ This event is right in our backyard. We have been asked to provide many volunteers -the more the merrier. If you able to assist to any degree, please talk to the pastors. We also need to consider whether St. Francis will be a hospitality center because we are on the Muni line that goes to and from San Francisco State. Many attendees could stop at St. Francis as their beginning point for visiting the Castro community.

A CANADIAN ORDINATION

Tiburon, CA - The Presbyterian's General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission (GAPJC) reversed the two-year-old Synod decision to censure Rev. Dr. Jane Adams Spahr for her role in marrying same-gender couples. Today's decision held that the Presbyterian constitution contains no prohibition against marrying same-gender couples.

THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKET

San Francisco has nearly 150,000 persons who live under the threat of hunger.
Consider purchasing extra cans of food, and bring them on Sunday to put in our basket. Food not used for Hospitality will be donated to the San Francisco Food Bank. Food that can be accepted include canned vegetables, canned fruit, tuna, canned meats, soups, stews and chili, peanut butter and cereal (no glass containers or perishable food, please).

	NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED ON MAY 11
New members will be received on Pentecost Sunday, May 11th. The remaining Membership Inquiry class is this Saturday May 3rd.

BULLETIN #1

As usual, the AIDS-Walk will be on the 3rd Sunday in July, which this year is July 20th. Walkers, please save that date. Plan your trips and excursions so that you’ll be available to join in our good endeavor. In two weeks, I will reregister all those from last year’s team who raised money. If you cannot do it this year and don’t want to receive stuff from AWSF, let me know. Telephone is preferred, 415-282-6022. or if you want to write me, send an email to gabemax@rcn.com. And your excuse should be terminal. (Just kidding.). Max Kirkeberg

Adult Forum is currently reading La Vida Sacra. This book is about Hispanic religion and liturgy and how we can begin to understand its many gifts to enhance our life and worship as Christians.

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 AM in the Conference Room.

If you would like one of your pastors to listen to your concerns or pain, don't hesitate to ask us -make an appointment, or ask us to call you or mark the pew card. We can be distracted at times on Sundays, so it is best to set aside another time when we can really listen. Pastors Robert and Dawn

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Lectionary for next Sunday

• First Reading: Acts 2:1-21

• Second Reading 1 Cor. 12:3b-13; 5:6-11

• Gospel: John 20:19-23

• Psalmody: Psalm 104:24-35

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  St. Francis Lutheran Church

  A Place for Gathering: Memory, Presence and Promise
  
  152 Church Street, San Francisco, CA 94114-1111

  (415) 621-2635, FAX (415) 621-8819

  Contact us:

  Directions to St. Francis: Ext 21
  Worship Service schedule: Ext 20
  Pr. Robert Goldstein: Ext 11
  Pr. Dawn Roginksi Ext 12
  Dr. David Schofield, Music Director: Ext 23
  Senior Center Coordinator: Ext 22
  Dave Walda, Senior Parish Administrator: Ext 10
  Clifton King, Sexton
  Susan Tucceri, Congregation President
  Treasurer: Janet Thuesen

  Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday

  General Email: St.FrancisSF - at - sbcglobal.net

  The Rev. Robert Goldstein: RevRGoldstein-at-sbcglobal.net
  The Rev. Dawn Roginski RevDRoginski-at-sbcglobal.net
  Dr. David Schofield StFrancischoir-at-sbcglobal.net
  David Walda, Senior Parish Administrator: St.FrancisSF-at-sbcglobal.net

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