St. Francis Sunday Sermons

Sermon for 5/13/18 from the Reverend Beth Sherman. Musical selections: 'All Praise to God' (arr. Arlen Clarke) 'JLM' (Bradley Phillips)

Sermon for 5/6/18 from David Kreigh Musical selections: 'No. 1 from Songs Without Words' (Mendelssohn) 'Improvisation' Jason Jia- piano and organ

Sermon for 4/29/18 from the Reverend Dominic George, TSSF Musical selections: 'Morning Has Broken' 'Create a Pure Heart in Me'

Sermon for 4/22/18 from the Reverend Beth Sherman. Musical Selections: 'Psalm 23' 'The King of Love My Shepard Is' (Lee) Dale Richard, Musical Director Jason Jia, organ and piano

Sermon for 4/15/18 from The Reverend Beth Sherman Musical Selections: 'Eden's Song' (arr. Schweizer) 'O God Unseen' (Schweizer) Dale Richard, Musical Director Jason Jia, organ and piano

Sermon for 4/08/18 from The Reverend Beth Sherman. Musical selections: Gradus ad Parnassum (Debussy) In dir ist Freude (Bach) Piano and organ by Jason Jia

Our full service for Easter Day. Celebrants: The Reverend Beth Sherman The Reverend Hannah Cornthwaite The Reverend Dominic George, TSSF Music: The St. Francis Choir- Dale Richard, Director Organ- Jason Jia Trumpet- Oscar Garcia Service: Prelude- 'Concerto in D' (Vivaldi) Processional Hymn- 'Jesus is Risen Today' First Reading- Isaiah 25: 6-9 Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24 Second Reading- Acts 10: 34-43 Sequence Hymn 191 (arr. by Shephard) Gospel- John 20: 1-18 Offertory Anthem- 'Christ the Lord is Risen Today' (Schweizer) Offertory Hymn 199- 'Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain' Communion Anthem- 'The Tree' (Schweizer) Processional Hymn 180- 'He Is Risen' Postlude- 'Fanfare' (Lemmens)

Selections from our service for 3/25/18, The Sunday of the Passion (Palm Sunday): The Blessing of the Palms- the Reverend Beth Sherman 'All Glory, Laud and Honor' - St. Francis' Choir The Passion According to Mark - the Reverend Beth Sherman Homily- the Reverend Bob Kossler 'Will You Not Watch with Me' (Peter Paul Olejar)- St. Francis' Choir

Sermon for 3/18/18 from the Reverend Beth Sherman Musical selections from the St. Francis' Choir Pieces: Psalm 119: 9-16 'Come and Follow Me' (Robert S. Cohen)

The Advanced Choir from the Ronald E. McNair High School, Stockton CA performs at St. Francis, Sunday March 11, 2018. Susanna Peeples, Choir Director Baker Peeples, Pianist 'Tres Cantos Nativos dos Indios Krao' 'Weep, O Mine Eyes' 'I Dream a World' 'Sing Me to Heaven' 'Bonse Aba' 'Popular' 'There's Nothin' Like a Dame' 'In My Life' 'Good Night, Dear Heart' 'Light in the Hallway' 'Where Your Bare Foot Walks' 'The Little Light of Mine'

Sermon for 3/11/18 from the Reverend Davidson Bidwell-Waite Musical selections from the St. Francis' Choir Pieces: 'What Wondrous Love' (Charles Dupree) 'Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy' (arr. Ronald Turner)

Sermon for 3/4/18 from the Reverend Beth Sherman Musical selections from the St. Francis' Choir Pieces: 'What Wondrous Love' (Charles Dupree) 'There is a Balm in Gilead' (Alfred V. Fedak)

Sermon for 2/25/18 from the Reverend Dominic George, TSSF. With musical selections from Musical Director Dale Richard and Organist Jason Jia.

Sermon for 2/18/18 from the Reverend Beth Sherman With musical selections from the St. Francis' Choir

Sermon for 2/14/18 from the Reverend Beth Sherman

Sermon for 2/11/18 from the Reverend Beth Sherman With musical selections from the St. Francis' Choir

Sermon for 2/4/18 from the Reverend Beth Sherman Musical selections from the St. Francis' Choir directed by Dale Richard with organist Jason Jia Pieces: 'How Can I Keep From Singing' - Robert Lehman 'Love is But My Answer' - Carlton T. Russell

Sermon for 1/28/18 from the Reverend Beth Sherman Musical selections from the St. Francis' Choir directed by Dale Richard with organist Jason Jia Pieces: 'Take My Life and Let it Be' - Roy Hopp 'Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace' - Alfred V. Fedak

Sermon for 1/21/18 from the Reverend Bob Kossler Musical selections from the St. Francis' Choir directed by Dale Richard and organist Jason Jia Pieces: 'Air (from the Short Pieces)' - Samuel Wesley 'The Fisherfolk' - Betsey Carr Pulkingham

Sermon for 1/14/18 from the Reverend Beth Sherman. Musical selections from the Oberlin Alumni chamber music ensemble. Pieces: 'Ye Servants of God, your master proclaim' 'The Gloria' 'Die Schätzbarkeit der weiten Erden' 'Take my life, left it be consecrated, Lord to thee' 'Cradle Song' 'Thou, whose almighty word' 'Green Leaf Prelude from Wild Swans Suite' Musicians: Lauren Davis, violin Poppea Dorsam, cello Anne Gross, soprano Hamish Tait, piano