T H E   B I G   D A Y

The Church

Our ceremony will take place at St. Francis Lutheran Church, also known as “Our Lady of Safeway” (it’s across the street from a large grocery store). Jane is Vice President of the congregation and Janet comes along for services here. The officiate will be the Reverend Michael Hiller, a good friend and terrific pastor.

St. Francis was originally a Danish Lutheran church established at the turn of the 20th century – portraits of the King and Queen of Denmark still hang in the parish hall. We are a small, active and activist church trying to do good things in the world. We sponsor a daycare center, a senior center, a homeless outreach, and have a lot of fun. We raise significant funds for AIDs research and care for those who live with the disease. We follow a traditional Lutheran (Protestant) liturgy.

More about St. Francis can be found on their website.

St. Francis Lutheran Church, 152 Church Street b/w 14th & DuBoce, San Francisco CA 94114, 415.621.2635, www.st-francis-lutheran.org

The Reception

Please note there will be Cable Car transportation to the reception directly following the ceremony

The reception will be at the Green Room in the San Francisco War Memorial. This magnificent building was where the United Nations Charter was signed in 1945. It is also where Jane and Janet met in 2001. The symphony hall and opera house are next door, and the gorgeous city hall is across the street.

The Green Room was designed to resemble the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles and was intended to be used to welcome dignitaries and honored visitors to San Francisco – a perfect place to welcome our guests.

The Green Room at the San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Avenue @ McAllister, www.sfwmpac.org

D I R E C T I O N S   T O   C H U R C H

From the South / 101
  • Travel North on 101 into the City
  • Take the DuBoce / Mission Street Exit (it’s a left exit)
  • As the road ends, bear right on to DuBoce
  • At the top of the street, turn left onto Market – you will see a large Safeway on your right; stay in the right lane
  • The next cross street is Church – St. Francis is just across Church on your right. You can either turn right and find parking on Church Street, or bear right and cross Church Street on to 14th Street and park in the neighborhood.
From the South / 280
  • Travel North on 280 toward the City – stay in the right lanes
  • Merge toward 280 Civic Center / Bay Bridge
  • Exit right onto San Jose Avenue – stay in left lane
  • As you come into the City, San Jose Avenue crosses Randall; after you cross Randall, turn left onto Dolores Street (there is a turning light)
  • Continue forward on Dolores until you get to 18th Street – turn left on 18th
  • You will drive past Dolores Park to Church Street – turn right on Church
  • Stay on Church; when it crosses Market/ 14th Street (you can’t miss the large Safeway on the right corner), look for parking (St. Francis is on Church between 14th & DuBoce).
From the North / Golden Gate Bridge
  • Once over the bridge, take the second exit – Lombard Street / 101
  • Turn right onto Divisadero (just after the Valero gas station)
  • Divisadero goes up and down some major hills and through very diverse neighborhoods. Stay on Divisadero past Haight
  • Turn left onto Duboce (Davies Hospital is on the left corner)
  • St. Francis is about four blocks from Divisadero, between DuBoce and 14th Streets; once you pass Noe Street, begin looking for parking in the neighborhood
Using Public Transport

Take any conveyance to the Church Street station. St. Francis is within a block of the MUNI terminal, the F Line stop, the J Church and the N Judah Church Street stops.

D I R E C T I O N S   T O   T H E   R E C E P T I O N   F R O M   T H E   C H U R C H

There will be Cable Car transportation to the reception from the church if you won’t be driving. If you do drive, here’s how you get to the Green Room at the War Memorial:
  • From wherever you are parked, get to Market Street and turn left to drive past the Safeway toward the City center
  • Stay in the left lane, and turn left on to Franklin Street
  • If you want to park on the street, look for parking anywhere after Hayes Street. If you would like to park in the City Hall parking garage, turn right on McAllister
  • From McAllister, cross Van Ness Street, and stay in the right lane past City Hall
  • Just after you cross Polk, look for the entrance to the underground City Hall parking lot. The lot is open until 1am on Saturdays (it will cost ~ $20)
The War Memorial is on Van Ness at McAllister, exactly across from City Hall. Go into the building, and you will be guided to the Green Room on the second floor.

There will be a taxi stand outside of the War Memorial to take people home if you aren’t driving. A cab to anywhere in the City runs about $10.