BOOK CLUB
The book club will be discussing the following books:
November 2nd- “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” by Lisa See
December 7th- “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen
If you wish to join our Zoom book club at 7:30 p.m., the first Monday of each month, please contact tmoorman28@gmail.com for a link.
CENTERING PRAYER
Centering Prayer is a non-verbal prayer form, a Christian form of meditation. We meet on Tuesdays at 7:30 on Zoom. We start with a prayer and a psalm. Then we do 20 minutes of Centering Prayer, followed by a discussion of the book we are currently reading. We are now reading a book on neuropsychology which explains how Centering Prayer works. If you are interested, please contact Julia Stesney at juliasteney@yahoo.com
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, October 11 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.
CORNER BOOK STORE NEWS
The Corner Book Sale will be returning Oct. 18th after the 8 and 10 am services. For those who missed the August book sale, you will find in the bookcases many new arrivals. The tables will have events/history and fiction books along with puzzles. All books are still $1 each. The puzzles are also $1 each. Remember to bring your $1 bills on Oct. 18th and have fun checking out all the great books!
RED TENT
October 21, Red Tent will gather at the church at 10:30 a.m. and carpool to the Japanese Garden at 6100 Woodley Ave., Lake Balboa, CA, arriving at approximately 11 a.m. We will spend about an hour there before heading over to The Horseless Carriage Restaurant, located at 15505 Roscoe Blvd., North Hills, CA, where we have a reserved table for 10 people for lunch. This is a wonderful place with delicious food and an opportunity to walk through an indoor car show. Please email susan@strangelaw.net if you plan to attend. I am looking forward to seeing you!
SEARCH COMMITTEE
Have you seen the Parish Profile for St. Andrew & St. Charles Episcopal Church? If you haven’t, take a look. It has been officially published by the Diocese along with an ad in both local and national publications, in our search for a new Rector. The ad will run until October 31, 2026. At that time Fr. Tom Discavage will look at the applicants, review them for a match, and then forward the potential applicants to the Search Committee. If there are no applicants by that time, the ad will be renewed for another two months. In the meantime, take a look at the profile by clicking on the image to the left or go to our website and click on the “Parish Profile” button.
PRE-HOLIDAY POTLUCK
Join us on November 7 from 5–9 PM in the Parish Hall for our annual Pre-Holiday Potluck! Bring a dish to share and enjoy a fun evening together as we kick off the holiday season.
CONFIRMATION CLASSES
Confirmation classes have finally begun. If you missed the first one (last Sunday), it’s not too late to join us. We will meet in the St. Andrew’s Room at 9:00 a.m. Grab some coffee and a Prayer Book, since in this class we will be exploring just what’s in the Prayer Book (that little red book in the pews that we seldom use). I suspect there are things in there that you may not be aware of. There are plenty of Prayer Books in the cabinet in the east narthex, so you won’t need to raid the ones in the pews. As a reminder, Confirmation/Reaffirmation/Reception will be on November 22, when we are visited by Bishop Frank Brookhart.
HELP STOCK SUNDAY SCHOOL & NURSERY SNACKS!
We’re collecting a few healthy, kid-friendly snacks and water for our Sunday School and Nursery. If you’re able to help, we’re looking for:
Napkins
Small bottles of water (8oz)
Individually packaged Goldfish crackers
Individually packaged pretzels
Individually packaged graham crackers
Any other individually packaged, healthy, kid-friendly snacks.
Please label any items “Sunday School” and put it in the kitchen. Thank you for helping us make sure our youngest members have a little something to enjoy during their time with us! Please reach out to Celeste with any questions at celestecapsmith@gmail.com OR 310-430-6461.
BUSY BAGS ARE HERE!
Busy Bags offer a few quiet, hands-on activities to help children feel welcome and engaged during worship. Grab a bag, explore, create, and wonder! When you’re finished, please return all items to the bag so another child can enjoy them.
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