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Now Accepting Applications for Supplies for Success Scholarship

by Margaret | April 23, 2021 | Enrichment | 0 Comments

The Supplies for Success Scholarship Award was established by the Diocesan Board of GFS Los Angeles in 2021 to assist members in grades K-12 with school supply costs. The amount of each award will be determined annually by the Committee and will depend on the number...

How to Talk to Youth About Bias

by Margaret | August 17, 2020 | Events, Opinion | 0 Comments

Join us to learn! We invite parents, leaders, clergy and adult supporters of GFS to a free workshop on Saturday, September 12, from 10AM to Noon, to become better skilled as youth leaders. We are presenting it in partnership with the Anti-Defamation League....

GFS responds to COVID-19 impact on girls

by Margaret | May 22, 2020 | Enrichment, Events, Opinion | 0 Comments

GFS responds to COVID-19 impact on girls GFS-LA has gone on many outings together - camp, beach parties and rally days. Now we are staying at home due to COVID-19, but to respond to the current needs of our girls, we have a new online event - Fly Away with GFS! Our...

News from Phildelphia – A tour of the City of Brotherly Love

by Margaret | July 16, 2019 | Events, Opinion | 0 Comments

The city of Philadelphia is where the birth of the nation took place. On Thursday we boarded a bus for a tour. It took a long time for people to actually show up for the bus tour. We went on the tour and it was really hot. My mom and I were near the plastic...

News from Philadelphia – Nya Thomas

by Margaret | July 5, 2019 | Events, Opinion | 0 Comments

Building Alheri Village – Yewande Austin Today we met Yewande Austin and she talked a lot about helping young people from terrorists and human trafficking in Nigeria. She is teaching people how to farm and how to make their own reusable pads. She is also trying to...

News from Philadelphia – A Life Ignited

by Margaret | July 4, 2019 | Opinion | 0 Comments

The speaker from A Life Ignited, Rhonda Kinard, gave a workshop that opened my eyes to see how powerful a women can be. One of her main focuses was leadership and how anyone can be a leader as long as they believe what they do is right and have a passion for reaching...

News from Philadelphia – Junior Delegate

by Margaret | July 2, 2019 | Events, Opinion | 0 Comments

This year is my first year attending the GFS National Assembly. I had never experienced a business meeting before or knew how they functioned. I was given the honor of being the Junior Delegate for the Diocese of Los Angeles during the first session and now everything...

News from Philadelphia – Opening Ceremonies

by Margaret | July 2, 2019 | Events, Opinion | 0 Comments

Today I served as a banner bearer for the GFS Diocese of Los Angeles. The Episcopal Cathedral of Philadelphia is truly beautiful, and set the perfect atmosphere for our small, intimate service. The stain glass panels displayed the several stages of Jesus’s ministry....

Girls’ Friendly Society Marks 140 Years!

by Margaret | April 25, 2017 | Events | 0 Comments

For 140 years the Girls' Friendly Society has been helping girls and young women to make their way in an often uncertain society. This year we celebrate 140 years of providing education and shelter for women. Although our focus has changed over the years from...

Folding Palm Crosses

by Margaret | April 2, 2017 | Crafts, Enrichment | 0 Comments

It is a GFS tradition to make palm crosses for the church for use on Palm Sunday. Gather your girls for a meeting the day before Palm Sunday and learn this fun craft. There are many how to videos and instructions online. Below are two versions of the...

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