BOOK CLUB
The book club will meet to discuss the following books:
June 1- “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen.
July 6th- “Broken Country” by Clare Leslie Hall.
The book club meets on Zoom at 7:30 pm. If you wish to join us contact tmoorman28@gmail.com
TRANSITION CORNER
The Transition Team continues to edit and revise the online profile. Next meeting is scheduled for June 3rd. Stay tuned as we are getting ever so close to a completed profile. Afterwards, the church profile goes to the Vestry for approval. We continue to work together knowing the importance of this document. Pray for our next rector to meet our challenges and opportunities that we behold in our church. If you have questions for the Transition Team, please contact Gabby Portaluppi (gabbyport1@gmail.com) or Monica Ward (morthuber@socal.rr.com).
RED TENT
The next meeting of the Red Tent ladies will be Wednesday, May 20. We will go to the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, to have our Planning Meeting. We will share ideas, have a picnic lunch, and plan activities for the months of September 2026 through May 2027.
Date: Wednesday, May 20
Time: Meet at church to carpool at 10:30a.m.
OR
Meet at the Sepulveda Wildlife Reserve at 11:00a.m.
Address: 6350 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys
Website: sepulvedabasinwildlife.org
Note: Enter the reserve from Woodley Avenue, look for the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife sign, and drive to the end of the road, where we will meet in the parking lot.
The wildlife reserve is only a short drive from church, and we will take an easy stroll to the small lake. Sometimes we see geese, ducks, herons, and other wildlife. We will have a picnic lunch there, and enjoy our time together in the open air. We invite all the ladies of the church to join us. For more information, contact Kate Nott, text 818.431.0206, or kate.nott@icloud.com
CENTERING PRAYER
Centering Prayer is currently discussing Richard Rohr’s “Universal Christ” on Zoom, Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. There is a podcast about this book at https://cac.org/podcast/another-name-for-every-thing/ that talks about the first chapter. If you have not done Centering Prayer before, please contact Julia Stesney at juliastesney@yahoo.com and she will teach you, the only way you can do it wrong is to not do it.
CASINO NIGHT
This year’s Casino Night will be held on May 23rd. We need volunteers, donations, and support from everyone who can possibly help.
***TICKETS ON SALE NOW AFTER SUNDAY SERVICES***
Volunteers are needed in a variety of capacities, be it selling tickets or being a “runner” to help build our sales. Donations for the Silent Auction are really needed—artwork, movie or theater tickets, sports tickets, gift certificates from local vendors. All these are needed to help make the Silent Auction a success. Please pick up a flyer (or several) from the narthex and post them in your local businesses. Getting the word out will help ensure that this will be our best casino night ever!! Please contact Amy Beekley at Beeker@zarzaca.net.
CORNER BOOKSTORE NEWS
St. Andrew and St. Charles Church will be having the community used books sale on Sat. June 20, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm.
Attention St. Andrews & Charles Church parishioners: book donations will be needed for the Community Used Books Sale.
Due to very limited storage space, please leave them in the parish hall by the bookcases beginning May 31st.
Thank you for supporting the community used book sale.
FOOD PANTRY NEWS
If you would like to donate any of the following items listed below, please do so and it will be a special food item to put in the food pantry bags. Thank you!
Canned Veggies
Peanut Butter
Canned Tuna
Mac & Cheese
The food pantry is an important and vital ministry to our community. It is growing each week and on average we hand out bags of food to 100-125 people each Thursday.
4TH ANNUAL FALL BLOOD DRIVE
Our annual blood drive will take place in the Parish Hall on Sunday, September 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Red Cross must collect up to 14,000 donations per day to meet patient needs. We are committed to doing our small part in meeting this need. What takes you a few minutes to donate gives someone something priceless – their life. Your donation may help to save up to three lives.
We will have more information about scheduling your appointment as we get closer to the event. If you are unable to donate blood but still want to help, please contact Maria Rountree. As always, thank you for supporting our efforts to help the broader community.
OFFICE HOURS
Rev. Nancy’s scheduled office hours are on Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. However, this schedule can vary from time to time, as needed for other meetings. For example, she attends vestry meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m., so on second Thursdays, she will be at the church from about 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. If you would like to schedule time with her, Thursdays are the best choice, but she is flexible if that doesn’t work for you. Please contact her to make an appointment by email (revnancy@2saints.org) or by text or phone at (661) 361-8782.
MINISTRY OF HEALING
We are happy to offer the Ministry of Healing during selected Sunday services to anyone who wishes to participate. This has proven to be an intimate, comforting, and valuable experience. Healers are members of the congregation who are available to pray, one-on-one, with any parishioner who would like a healing prayer. Parishioners may come up to the healer who will be standing near the font, after taking communion. The healer may ask if there is any special prayer they would like. At this time, we will have a healer available on the first, third, and fifth Sundays.
The healers are:
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Blanca Morales Kate Nott
Susan Cornner Renee Rivera
Paulette Schechtel