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WEITSUNEZDE 156
REGULAR SOURDULE OF SERVICES

AUMDATS ~ The oly Coumvnton.
Penily Service and Instruction.
Choral Service and Seraon....

(horsery every inlay = 9 aya. to 12:30 pom.)

WEEKDAYS - The Holy Communion
Monday, Priday and Saturday,, 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday and Thureday....... 0) 9:30 em.
Wedneadayi vss i.
Goly Days. aan

Morning Prayer Daily ~ Picea wimuzes
before Holy Communion,

Evening Prayer Dally...
Saturday.

Healing Sezvice » Tusaday.....

Conteastons ~ Saturday...

SEE FARISH OIREGTORS for inCormation shout Peris> cus-
tons, groupe and organizations,
obnee atatiecioe. Available in
the Parish Office
1227 Fourth Street
Santa Monies, Callforude

Rxbrook 5-2329
PHILCSCPEY & ELLIGION DEPT.
as EL URL NY

RARIGH preRcToRy

TRE RROTOR «|. The Reverend Robert C. Rusies
Curate | 11 te geverend George Fe eetung
Curate and Vicar of Malibu, The deverend Jeck T. Sawan
Pastoral Counselor... The Severed Neville ‘rinker
Pattsh Missionary | |The Heverend Joe 0, Carlo
Orgenist and Master of Choristers... Josesh A Kant
eeaeurer : fo 1 ftedariet W. Mahood
Principe! of the day School | | Mee, , Payllie Devey
Parish Secrutary sss 11, Mes, Jock G, Martin
Day Schou Secretary |]. | Mex, Welter A. Gorcick
doting Rector'e Secretary ||| Mrs, Mirch E. Gittin
Sexton ee ee et te er Clade Byene
Sound and Tight Director | 1] Frederick m. druitage

THE #88 AND FLOW A monthly publleation

‘the Perish Church

of St, Auguscine-by-che-See in the City
of Smuca Honles, California

Editor - The kecco>.

The cover plzture 1s the oasneel aad sanctuary of =be
Parish Churea of St. Avguacine-oy-the-Sea, decked for
Easter, 1962. ‘Th{e photageaps and others, exce>t 29
ntherwive deatgnated, are by Robert Freliga Puotogree
phy. The editor to grateful co meahecs of tne follow
ing frnilies for loaning piceurce taken in che pasts
‘Yeaton, Mohood, willtam and Morgen.

The editor wishes to dedicate thie apecial tesue tos
Ioyal stetf of co-workers in the pariah (naned above)
who ave a conatane source of dnspiration ae they work
Imceasingly for all that Ls £or the betterment of the
Church, of the Living Chetet.

‘OCI 31 1863
IBTORTCAL SKETCH
of
‘ME PARISH CHURCR OF ST. AUGUSSINE~BY-TRE-SEA
by
Rupert G, Maley

fon Junw L0th, 1887, just twelve years after che township
pf Santa Monicn wax LAL out, the cornerstone of the Epis
Copal Church of St, Auguetine-by-ene-Sea was placed by Ube
Bight deverend Joba Henty Wingtield of Novehern California.
He was acting for Bixhop Kip of Gnlsforata, and nearly att
the clergy then rasiding do Southern California were pres-
ent. ith thee cenenony the preamstly oldest public build
Eng tn Santa Monica came Loto beiog. "By the Sea” it was
foe too sparsely built vp sees to the west brought the Pa
Stile Ooenn tn au” eburch's door, For many years the sound
CE the gurf cauld be beerd in the quiet of Eyencang.

Nine yearn before, in 1876, che Hirst Anglican services
in Sante Meniea were held in Rogezs Hall, a oral! butlding
oe third Streee between Cregon Avenue (ucw Sanen Meniea)and
Bech Avecue (new Browleay), The Heversnd J. 2, Gray was the
pificlattas cleremen. Set until 1885 were regular servic
Gr conducted whee the Right Reverend Willfaa Inereham Kip,
the geect plonece bishop of Crliforciz, appetuted the Rev
trewe Heery Scott cefferye se priest-le-cherge of the Santa
Honice Macton.

Seaator John P, Jones end Mre, Arcecia ceReker, pronine
ent figures in Santa Noniea'e early daye, donated’ ovo Lote
Ga Fourth street aan site fore church. After 2 strenuous
Ssovase for sone $2,000.00 the church was but and first
teed for publle worabip on Auguet 28th, 1887, the festival
UE St, Augustine, whlch happened to fall on Sunday to that
year. “he preacher wan the Reverend Canoa John D, H.Beoune
Bf Puandena (Eoroeriy frie Mallfax, Rove Scotia), who vas
Geatined to becone the sector of St. Asgustine=by-che-Sea a
fee years later. Several clergy aerved the parich fron the
time of Its opening until the turn oF the century. The Rev~
erené Tyan MeeLianJonea served for the lngest period, and
Dueiog ie tenace a hall waa constructed to the south, and
i susplices choir wis tacroduced, Canon Brome was called
darector fa -D00, nud he var eo corve for Fiiteen years.
anoUT 1935 aBoUT 1932
Ac che left, the suthar af thls sketch. AC Cavan Browne and choriaters In front of the
the Fight, the present treasurer, old Parish Halt, Nea church being, enlarged,
Uiley Conon Arowne's Leagersh{p the parisk enjoyed) sheady
and healthy grovth, The 1tet of cmunfeante grew fean some.
2} tn 1900 to 258 im 1913, the church itself was Uwiee em~
latgad during ta reetorahip, and a plpe organ was placed in
the Fransepts,

Ta 191 Canon meome retired, but way @ revered ffgure tp
ané atont Sanea Koniea for many years afterwards tn hie olé-
Esehioned clerical gerb snd ahovel hat, Me would often take

cervices or aaaist bla successor, the Reverend Wallace Mol-
con Plereon.

Mr, Plereon wee rector af the parish for thirty-five ame
nove Sears, Soon after ble arrival the congregation acquit
fd the Louse ant lor mediately to the north of the church.

erved ap a rectory for many yeera. Here the Pierson
rovght warneh and life co the eotivities of the Far=
ish, Later the rectory uox naved to @ lot further aocth, anc
thie eft roow for the srectiun of a nev Perish Wall ta‘ 1923.

These were atirring tines in the Life of St, dugustinnsby-
thesgea Church. Gt ida and groups flourished. A boys! cholt
added beauty to the Sunday evening cervices, and its’ ren
dition of Stainer'a “Grucctinfon" vat an annual Lenten ser~
pico. Bedminton aad basketball ware popu-ar in the Parish
Hall. The lat co the south of the Church was an outdoor bac
Kechall court wheee choirs from other churches in the Dios
‘soe compeced with thet o7 fhe hone church, usua?-y Folzoved
by n supper and coubined einging at Mveasoug 2a the Church.
Later this lor becane = lovely yerdan Ia which flowers and
thrubs and shrines porezayes the mip o? the oly Land, Heh
hedges cheltered chie beaustZal spot ‘rom the street, Rov
the Christian Rducation Building orcupies this location,

ven aa brief a h{atory az thie emmnot mverloak one lay=
sa, Me, George Nolstetn, a oat geneross henevaccor of thia
povisa, ‘Cals gentle vaateynea saved the wooden church — irom
Bestruction sy temiites, snd also placed the Laceral, rade
one wey sev today to hold the walle together, The Lights in
the nave are aie ALEC, Me eracted the lovely Lytch Gace amt
eatabiiched on endameat fund to pe waned fa cage the Church
hee to be replased, This Gund ass waxed and fu intace coday.
Father Plarson retired im (9ST, The veatry callec che
Reverend Clt{ford &, Marry Yobea ia rector, Another ex=
pansion fa facilities and activities began. The rectory

Foe reroved and Flerson Hal! (Che Goma toot), three €-
Eecient cuseroods, ané a tine Zicewen vare built. The
eed fox a Parton Day Schon: wax veclized, and ene Parish
Guthorized the sane in Ys, he wchool opened thot f2L1
ith one teacher and feo quol lx, ¥ro thie oolust start
the sehoo! has never looked hack, Tt hax gatued fe mx

im growth wich sie grades and 4 kinlerparten, and ow
hae a full-time ete? 0? wlne and a portetine staff of

nocher alghe persone. Tae school is under the ahle super=
‘heton of Mre. E. Phyllle Vevey, who 1s direstly reapon=

tfble to che yectos, wardens and veetrymen, tha School
fa now housed tn cha Flucactonal Bulleing provtdled by the
Declan and interested non-parish Jay School families in
1160.

During Ene alasteanFiftiea, mataly through the ettor
of the men af tba Brotherhood of St. Andreu, a parochial
Diebion was astablisacd in welibs, (St, Augustine's Par=
fob bed in peaviaus yeare vetsblished alesions in Venice
and Savtelte, end Pather Piarson aided tne Founding of a
parish 4a Paclffe Palisades aad eqother in Westwood.) For
any moathe the clergy wd Tatty of St. Augustine's Par=
{ah condected Morning Prayer or culehrated the ucherist
In costal Lounges, vertauranta, ao engineering fiza, om
oechld patio, or dn homes, Finally, in 1961, a lot wae
purchased overlooking the ccasa et Paredise Cove. Chapel
2nd Biventjwmal Bullding have been erected, The Parish
Glecey and 1asty have plana for expansion ro west yrouth
in Maltbe,

Tn 1958 Father Hobos wea called to Kansas City aud the
Reverend Robert Claflin Rossck sasimed the rectorehip of
the Parieb, Seven days a veer tho church Ls used for wore
ship, aud the other buildings bua vith activity. Yet io
the old wunden bullding, new seventy-five yoore af age, &
deep {eeling of praca and quiet extate which only geneve=
tone OF peogle at publte and private vorsbip could have
orested,

AUBRINE DESCRIPTION
of
‘THE PARISH GRVRGH OF ST. AUGUSTINE-DY~

OBA

‘the Parish Church of St, Aigustiue-byzche-See, end ite
surrounding buildings, covera four efty Joe aaid che bus-
faere en financial bat ldinge of Santa Monies. The Chuech
algo saintetas tvo parking lotz across the alley.

Your fret glinpsa of he Church {2 ay you walk along
Fourth Street, betveen Wilahire Boulevard and Arivons Ave
fue, The brick alla of Elerean all, the Ghurch aad the
Educational Building, neacle in anongec che comercial of-
flees on 2 \e streez. Tf you ore out for
an early noruing walk, possibly flading the porcing heavy
wath fog, you are glad tn find 2 reCuge, Lite a: chta old
Ferish Coureh caugat hold af the wings of the moentng ae
you beealfasted at one, of in your notel, Mornin Prayer
Kee been readyand che Holy Eucharist celebraced. ‘The Day
Behool Enapel service {6 just abouc over.

You welk inside, The architecture of the Church is af-
fectionately called "Carpenter's Gothic," the butlding
fe of redwood, save for the Chapel of St. dahrose | which
Mus arected tn 1941, (Por notes ou this Chapel read on in
Gate bocklet,) The fret portion of she bullding erected
wan that nea the great windooe aud the eagtend. In lacer
Force, the church wae cut in Ralf and che Chancel and the
Jenctunry were woved aastward. Matching setions of the
Rave vero udded, and the Chancel vas enlarged, Theus «o~
Largenents tock place 4n Gauon Brewse!a time.

‘As you etend ot the res of the Chueh, sotice the St.
Audrer winiew above the aoth entrance. IC [s of modern
Geviga, patterned after medievel windows. As you walk
down tie Fave, notice the staple but handsome “Creatton’

ind "Redenption’" vindove. The Large windows, where the
Mave widens, tal? the etory of Christnes and Easter. The
navivity vledow ia to the south, the resurrection window
fo the aorth, These vindows, crested by the Judson Stu-
Glos In Paedene, tell « religious story as trun stained
Glare windows were deotgned co de, The winders along the
Testof the Neve portray various "heroas of the faith," Ax
{lone the mouth wall you will find Bt. Poul, bearing “the
Aguord of the spizit;” @t, Mary, our Lord's wother; Bt,

Augoatine of Mippo 4p Notth Africa, patron eaine of the
pavieh church; and SC. Helens, fhe wis the sother of the
Emperor Cosutautine, whose conversion co Chrlstiaatey in
the ath century navled che end of the persecutions. Along
the orth wel. you ace depicted St, Peter; 8t. Joba, the
Deloved dzectple; &t. Asgustine of Canterbury, who oetab=
Tished the Chriation Church fa southern Eng?and in 3975
and at, Monies, mother of St, Augustine of Hippo, and the
patron saint of our city,

‘ou have now reached the erossing, Above you da @ rood
oun, with the figure of the Gracifed Chelyt, Op the bean
teoelf eve four shields representing from let to right =
Se, Anbrose, &, Mery the Virgin, Se, Joho and the petron
salar of the pation, Ae che nave of che church represents
She Church ou aerth (Kilicanc), 20 che chancel reyresento
the Chuseh 1a Paradise (Expectant), and che Seaccuery is
eymbolic of che Chured in Nenven (Triumphant). Ae persoas
go to the alzar they pase under the Craciftod Chet:
Through the guter of death {neo Paradise, and hen kneel
at the gates of Heaven to recetve the Blessed Socraaea™ —
“the Body sed Blood of Chris." The pulyls etende to “be
left, and the old eagle Lectern to the zGght, At che Tec
tern’ Ythe Word of God” te read, and from the pulpit {t to
Aatargreted snd preached, The pev-fronta in the nave are
the hand work of # former partshioner,

As you stand in the aidet of the choir stelly you wlll
note te shields of the tucive apostles on the Fronts, To
the north 1s the organ chauber, and ro the aowks te the
argan coasole and tae ovter sactisty, Tae agall windows a=
bove the chaucel depict the symbols of the four uen who
wrote the qvwpels, They are the Evangeltece: 6, Marthey,

the wCuged santa ince; Bt. Merk, che Ilon'e beadsse. Luke
is depicted by an oxen head; ead S¢, John by an engis:

Next, you look tovard the altar. The present alter and
its heagings wae Snetalled in 1960. It wan derigaed yo a6
to harmonize with the architecture of the chuech, and to
euhence the ardared worship of the Anglican Comunion, As
fe ceadltloaal the altar da slwaya vested 40 full frontal
and accurdiag bo ancient custom two candlea only stand op
the altae Level£, with the crore in the aidat, The Croas