SECOND SUNDAY OF PENTECOST

First Reading:      Isaiah 49:8-16a
Second Reading  1 Cor. 4:1-5
Holy Gospel:        Matthew 6:24-34
Psalmody:           Psalm 131

WE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:

• Betty Nelson, hospitalized
• Bob Douglas, General Hospital
• Bill Lawson, father of Steve Lawson, recovering
• 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.

OUR MINI-GALA IS COOKING THE BOOKS

LIONEL KETOLA ORDAINED

The Rev. Lionel Ketola, the first gay married pastor in Canada, was ordained extraordinarily at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Newmarket, Ontario. Pr Ketola was called by Newmarket Ontario, Holy Cross Luther-an Church to serve as an Ambassador of Reconciliation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), to further the work of full inclusion. in the ELCIC.

Lionel began his candidacy process with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) in 1985. After coming out to his bishop in 1986 Lionel’s internship site was cancelled and he faced the prospect of being dropped from the master of divinity program at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Saskatoon. While Lionel was eventually allowed to finish his degree, his progress towards approval for ordination was halted.

In 2005 Lionel approached Holy Cross Lutheran Church just north of Toronto, Ontario. In the process of consideration, the congregation realized its commitment to justice extended beyond Lionel’s internship. Their grant application to ELM stated: "The Council of Holy Cross sees our congregation’s efforts as a witness to the ELCIC as well as to the communities in which we serve. It is our hope that Lionel’s internship at Holy Cross will mark the beginning of a Canadian ELM."

Lionel lives with his spouse, Steven Loweth, a 41-year-old music publisher. They were married New Year’s Eve 2003. They make their home in York Region north of Toronto. St. Francis contributed to Lionel’s seminary internship last weekend. See www.elm.org and www.lutheranconfessions.com for more information.

Clergy gathered for the ordination

Pr. Pieter Oberholzer brought greetings last Sunday from South Africa and thanked us for our continual support

The Organ Renovation Task Force would first like to thank David Schofield and the Choir for the spectacular dedication service. We would also like to thank those that made a special contribution for the unexpected repair to the Organ.

Additional donations are still needed to cover the repair. If you are able to give $5, $10, $25 or even a $100, it would be much appreciated. Please mark the envelope, "Organ Fund". Thank you. Ken Hedrick

Registration Deadline is June 1st
		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.

	ANOTHER ORDINATION IN JULY A FIRST FOR TEXAS
ELM Roster member Lura Groen has been called by Grace Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas. The extraordinary ordination will take place on Saturday July 26th at 2pm, at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, with a reception following at the church.
A WORD OF EXPLANATION
If you are visiting St. Francis you need to know that because the official Lutheran national Churches require only LGBTQ candidates for ministry to sign a vow of celibacy (not heterosexuals), a growing number of candidates are refusing to sign this unjust rule. Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM) is the means by which congregations call these courageous clergy.

Lutherans Concerned/North America (LC/NA) celebrates the passage of two welcoming motions by the British Columbia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC). These motions qualify the British Columbia Synod to be listed by LC/NA in our roster of Reconciling in Christ (RIC) settings of the Lutheran communion. The roster now includes 26 synods, including the Eastern Synod and British Columbia Synod of the ELCIC.

The motions which follow were passed during the British Columbia Synod Convention, April 16-20.

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).

We have just the solution for you. On Sunday, June 15, The St. Francis/St. Vincent DePaul Committee will be having a bake sale before church and during coffee hour. Buy to fulfill your sweet cravings and help out the SF/SVDP committee meet its budget needs.

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

Protesting outside the Russian Consulate over the refusal of the Mayor of Moscow to issue a Pride Parade permit and to stop his police from physically attacking gays and lesbians.

Pastor Robert Rimbo of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan, a supporter of LGBTQ people, was elected Bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod, Saturday, May 17, on the fifth ballot, 236-232.

Formerly bishop of the Southeast Michigan Synod, since August 2005 he has been the pastor at Holy Trinity, a Reconciling in Christ congregation.

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Lectionary for next Sunday

• First Reading: Deut. 11:18-21, 26-28

• Second Reading Romans 1:16-17. 3"22b-28

• Gospel: Matthew 7:21-29

• Psalmody: Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24

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  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

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