Opening Prayer
Prosperity
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I enrich my prosperous life by sharing my good.
Prosperity is not for me alone. From my treasure to my possessions to my life experience, all the things I have done and learned deepen in value when I seek to bless others.
Bounty increases through sharing. No matter its worldly value, and gift is an act of faith reflecting my belief in the circulation of God's goodness. I express faith through generosity and consciousness of prosperity. My time and attention are among the greatest gifts I have to share. I cultivate the richness of life by practicing gratitude, giving, and receiving. With a willing and grateful heart, I am a joyful participant in circulating abundance.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. -Matthew 14:19
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Sunday Eucharist Service Leaflet
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** Our indoor service will also be available online by using Zoom **
Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 9:30AM: Proper 20
This weekend our Sunday service will not be available by Zoom. Below, click the link to access the service leaflet.
Click here for the service leaflet.
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St Patrick's
Upcoming Indoor Holy Eucharist Services
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9:30AM Sunday Eucharist Services
Coffee, snacks and Fellowship will be held in the Court Yard following  the service each Sunday morning!
Sunday, September 12, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 19, Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 26, Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, October 3, Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, October 10, Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
**Please note, future indoor gatherings are subject to change.
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 Celebration of Saint Francis with Blessing of the Animals on Saturday, October 2,1:00 pm
Bring your pets!
Guests are welcome!
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Regular Weekday Worship & Education
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Compline Service, Every Tuesday at 4PM
See New Zoom Invitation and Service Leaflet Links for September 21, 2021.
Click here for the Zoom Invitation for September 21st.
Click here for the service leaflet for September 21st.
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Our Parish Bible Study occurs every Wednesday!
Our next study will be Wednesday, September 15 at 9:00 a.m.
The readings for September 22, 2021 will be
I Corinthians 15:23-16:21.
Click here for your Zoom invite. See you there! |
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How Deep the Father's Love
Fernando Ortega
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Dear Congregation:
On behalf of the congregation of St. Patrick’s the Outreach Ministry team has been meeting and allocating funds during 2021. We have four regular meetings per year. We just had our third regular meeting and made the following allocations: $250 to the Living Room; $250 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley; $500 to the Council on Aging; $500 to CERES; $750 to Doctors without Borders for Haiti relief and $760 to Episcopal Relief for Hurricane relief in the US. This quarter was the first time we approved allocations to charities outside of Sonoma County. Given the gravity of the situations in Haiti and the USA resulting from the horrific storms, we thought it appropriate. Otherwise all of our donations this year and last have been to local charities addressing the many needs within our community. In addition to this action, the Outreach team approved two allocations from the Small Grant fund. This fund was set up many years ago by Gene and Marjorie Friedrich – the purpose was to provide small cash assistance to individuals who need some help with expenses such as housing, clothing, job applications, etc. This year the Vestry charged the Outreach team to seek applicants and to make allocations. We therefore sent out a letter to designated organizations in our community providing information on the grant program and inviting applications. As a result we did receive applications and at our September 3 meeting—Outreach approved two allocations. Both of the recipients are receiving services from The Living Room and that organization will work with us to confirm that the expenditures are in line with the stated needs. Outreach will have its 4th quarter meeting on November 19. We welcome your input. We also want you all to know that your donations to St. Patrick’s are doing good works for many.
Lavender & Homemade Items On Sale
for our
Outreach Ministry!
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Think Stocking Stuffers!
Think gifts from Nature!
 Think Lavender Sachets!
Think St. Patrick’s Coffee Hour!
Think Outreach!
The Lavender Ladies have made beautiful lavender sachets which will be on sale after church on Sunday. Other home-made items may also appear for sale. All money raised will support our Outreach donations! $5.00 for one; 3 sachets for $10.
Lavender Ladies: Judith, Eleanor, Margaret, Barbara, Laurie
Outreach Committee
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Walnut tree in the KCC garden
Kenwood Community Church (KCC) has begun a series of “Meditation in the Garden” sessions and has invited parishioners from St. Patrick's. Attendance varies between 8 to 15 men and women. Besides KCC members, participants included Star of the Valley Catholic Church, and St. Patrick's Episcopal Church members, and others from the area.
Sessions have been held in the church garden as people were seated in the shade with the occasional breeze, butterflies, and bird songs enhancing the experience.
Marcie Fox, who led the August meditations and is a member of Star of the Valley, is taking a September break, and Jenny Froyd from KCC plans to lead sessions on September 27th, at 4:00 PM time. Just show up and please bring a mask.
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Congratulations to Ana LucÍa for passing her Dental Boards!
Ana LucÍa , we are so proud of you and happy for your
progress toward your goals.
We will continue to pray for your journey.
We give thanks for you and your family’s presence
with us in our St Patrick’s community.
Peace be with you ….
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A Message from the Planned Giving Ministry
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Into what are we investing our own riches that will outlive us?
 Cornelius Vanderbilt's living room, a monument of materialism
This past month while visiting family in New England, Karen and I took a tour of "The Breakers" mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. In the 1890's Gilded Age," Cornelius Vanderbilt II built this as a summer vacation "cottage." At 62,500 sq ft of living area (double that when adding the servants' spaces), the walls are literally plated in gold, one area with platinum!
Yet in a classic parable of the value of riches, the owner enjoyed only one summer there before he was laid low by a debilitating stroke. Later, the surviving family, unable to afford the upkeep, donated the mansion to a non-profit historical society. Today it is displayed as a museum.
With so many of our congregation in our "golden years," a profound challenge arises: "Into what are we investing our own 'riches' that will outlive us?" ...Monuments of materialism ? ..or altars of thanksgiving to our eternal Creator and Savior ?"
Remember the words of Jesus: "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." (Matthew 6:20-21)
Ed Purkey, Kenwood Community Church
To join St. Patrick's Legacy Circle, please request and/or mail in the Donor Intent Form.
The Planned Giving Ministry members include Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey, Chair, Laurie Boone-Hogen, and Ann and Alec Peters.
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In August Rich Randolph delivered 40 Blessing Bags to Redwood Gospel Mission prepared by members of St. Patrick’s and Kenwood Community Church. RGM staff were very grateful for the generosity.
We will keep you updated on when you can drop off your contributions at our house.
If you have questions about what to put in the bags you can call me at (408) 981-2024.
Thank you to all who contributed to helping those who need a little encouragement. There are people out there who are very grateful.
~Betsy Randolph
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Faith Field Trip Visit
Holy Assumption Orthodox Monastery
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 The first in a series of Faith Field Trips was Tuesday, September 7th going "over the hill" to Calistoga to visit the Holy Assumption Orthodox Monastery.
Nestled in a residential area on Washington, right off the main street that runs through Calistoga, twelve Orthodox nuns live in quiet community. Theirs is a life dedicated to prayer (for the world, for names given to them, to God, the Trinity, and the Virgin Mary, called the "Theotokos" or God Bearer) and hospitality.
St. Patrick's members, Laurie Boone-Hogen, Barbara Klingbeil, Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey, and Priest Doyle Dietz Allen, certainly experienced both. The St. Pat's folks arrived at noon and rested in the beautifully cultivated garden alongside the Napa Creek and were greeted by Mother Angeline who welcomed us into the church, an exact replica of the Russian Ft. Ross church which is now a California State Park along the northern coast. Calistoga had a significant Russian presence in the 1900s including a few Orthodox churches.
The St. Patrick's group was welcomed to participate in the mid day service of prayer. The small church is a wonder including scores of Byzantine iconography, called "icons" which are revered as visual representation of the people and stories of the bible. Most treasured are those of Christ, The Trinity, The Theotokos, saints and local saints. The nuns asked the group to write down the people, both living and departed, for whom they could offer prayers, and they would continue to offer prayers to those noted, for a year. Services in Orthodoxy are chanted, in at the monastery, in English, and there was a small choir accompanying.
Lunch was then served in the Common Room, and adhered to the monastic Rule of St. Benedict (which St. Pat's ministry, the Circle of Care is reading currently) whereby those gathered listened to a reading from the Bible while eating. The Abbess, Mother Melania, welcomed the St. Patrick's group, then entertained discussion and questions and comments. The meal was made by one of the nuns, an abundant display of various flatbreads (fresh figs on some!), salad, cheese and fruits not to mention smoothies made from peaches from their tree.
After luncheon the St. Pat's group were provided a tour by the delightful Mother Angelina (who went into the monastic order at age 65) who provided great detail on the history of the church, grounds, icons, and herself. Also included was a tour of the monastery's "wild life" including koi fish (some live over 200 years!), parrots, other birds, and two cats who are all featured monthly in the Monastery newsletter.
No trip to the Monastery is complete without a visit to their modest "store" in a converted garage. The nuns sell their handiwork including honey, cookies, granola, cards, religious items, bees wax candles, children's books, fanciful pot holders, stationary and more. Like all monasteries, the nuns are self sufficient and must raise their own funds as they are not supported by a diocese. Sister Marie presides and was happy to assist with the various purchases by the group.
In keeping with their warm hospitality, the nuns sent off the group with bags of fresh fruit including three types of grapes, peaches, and plums. All agreed it was a great trip and look forward to the next Faith Field Trip!
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News from the Diocese & Wider Church
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Wildfire Relief Update
Thanks to your generosity, we have received $35,466.99 through online giving and checks to purchase gift cards for fire victims!
If you would like to give to fire relief, please visit the GIVE link on our web site, or, if you prefer, send a check to
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California
Fire Relief
350 University Avenue, Suite 280
Sacramento, CA 95825
Your contribution helps us both to offer immediate, direct aid to those in need, and to sustain a long-term commitment to heal and restore devastated communities.
From the Commission for Intercultural Ministries
Commission brainstorms how can we help
Afghan refugees in our diocese
The Commission for Intercultural Ministries launched the Diocese’s Afghan  Resettling Team, on September 9, with a brainstorming session attended by 23 clergy, lay, and Diocsean Staff persons from around Northern California. Energy abounds in our Diocese to warmly welcome our new Afghan neighbors and help them resettle into their new homes. A steering group is being formed to coordinate the Diocese’s response to meet the needs of the Refugees.
You can help today by Donating and Volunteering. Opportunities for churches and individuals to help are listed on the How to Engage with Afghan Arrivals flyer. Click Here
For more information contact:
Lynn Zender, CIM Co-chair, zenderlynn@gmail.com
Donate to meet these immediate needs:
● Emergency and Temporary Housing
● Household and Personal Supplies
● Economic Empowerment Kits
● Groceries
Volunteer to be a temporary Host Home for newly arriving Refugees:
● Host Home Volunteer
More Volunteer opportunities:
● International Rescue Committee/Sacramento
● World Relief/Sacramento
● The Center at St Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Advocate for the Refugees:
● Episcopal Office of Government Relations
● International Rescue Committee
For more information email Bob Wohlsen, Afghan Resettling Team - bob.wohlsen@gmail.com
The Episcopal Church of St. Martin | Seeds of Justice Series
 Wintun Homeland Stewardship: Stories of Native Ancestors
Sunday, September 12 | 12:30 pm
Presented via Zoom
Ancient Grass Cordage: Demonstration and Hands-on Activity.
Sunday, October 10 | 12:30 pm
In person and masks will be required.
Both workshops presented by Diana Almendariz, Cultural Practitioner of Maidu/ Wintun, Hupa/Yurok descent, traditions, and cultural experience.
For more info and to register, click here.
Installation of The Rev. Matthew Woodward as the 12th Dean of Trinity Cathedral
Saturday, September 18 | 11:00 am
Followed by an open air reception. This event will be livestreamed. Clergy are welcome to vest, please wear Red Stoles.
To RSVP contact Randy Rodriguez at rrodriguez@trinitycathedral.org or
916-446-2513 x 220
Job opportunities around the Diocese
St. Patrick's, Kenwood is seeking an Interim Parish Administrator
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You're Invited to the Diocesan Convention!
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Diocesan Convention Update
Convention REGISTRATION is now open. Click here to visit the registration page.
Are you interested in serving as a member of the Standing Committee or Board of Trustees? Deadline to submit nominations for Board of Trustees and Standing Committee is FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.
Deanery Convocation takes place SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9.
Virtual Town Hall Meetings about Resolutions will be WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
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Richard Rohr
Daily Meditation
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Love Is All There Is
Theme: Hell, No!
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM
Hell, No!
Love Is All There Is
Thursday, September 16, 2021
We are born out of love. We live in love. We are destined for love.
—Blessed Raymón Llull, The Book of the Lover and the Beloved
There are few people who teach as passionately about love as scientist, scholar, and Franciscan Sister Ilia Delio. At the CAC CONSPIRE conference in 2014, the audience was able to witness and share Ilia’s enthusiasm for, and trust in, the “love energy of God,” which makes any of our typical notions of hell quite impossible. She said:
Everything that exists speaks of God, reflects that love energy of God. But God is more than anything that exists. God is always the more of our lives. We can’t contain God. If we try to control God, that’s not God; God always spills over our lives. So, God is our future. If we’re longing for something we desire, it’s that spilled-over love of our lives that’s pulling us onward, that’s luring us into something new. But we don’t trust this God [of implanted desire] often. We were pretty sure that God’s there, [and] we’re here, and we just need to keep [on] the straight and narrow path. . . .
What Francis [of Assisi] recognized is God is in every direction. That you might arrive, you might not arrive. You might arrive late; you might arrive early. It’s not the arrival that counts. It’s God! It’s not the direction that counts. It’s just being there, trusting that you will be going where God wants you. In other words, God is with us. Every step of the way is God-empowered love energy. But we tend to break down and start controlling things: “If I go this way, I’m going to get lost. Well, what if it’s wrong? What will happen to me?” Well, what will happen to you? Something will happen. But guess what? Something’s going to happen whether or not you go; that’s the whole point of life. So, it’s all about love.
So, it’s not like we’ve got this, “Here’s God; here’s us. God’s just waiting till we get our act together and then we’ll all be well.” That’s a boring God; that’s not even God. God is alive. God is love. Love is pulling us on to do new things and we need to trust the power of God in our lives to do new things. . . . We need to unwire ourselves to recognize that the God of Jesus Christ is, you might say, the power beneath our feet, the depth of the beauty of everything that exists, and the future into which we are moving. . . .
Every one of us is written in the heart of God from all eternity, born into the stars, born, you might say, into the galaxies, born on this earth in small forms, developing and coming to explicit form in our lives, given a name. It’s a fantastic mystery of love.
Reference:
Ilia Delio, CONSPIRE 2014: A Benevolent Universe, session 9 (Center for Action and Contemplation: 2014), MP4 video download.
Story from Our Community:
I grew up in the Catholic Church of the 1950s, which Richard Rohr describes so well—a judgmental God with rules that could lead me to heaven or hell. I left the Catholic Church and found a Christian community that encourages me to think for myself about my religious beliefs and values. Then several years ago, a friend introduced me to the teachings of Richard Rohr and I will forever be grateful for his wisdom, which has changed my life as well as my faith. —Ted W.
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From Providence concerning
Vaccine and Boosters
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 Your health and safety remain our top priority. That’s why, as COVID-19 continues to spread, we want to help you stay informed about the best ways to protect yourself and those around you.
As you may have heard, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has fully approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for those ages 16 and older. This is great news because it confirms that the vaccine is safe and effective for reducing the risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19.
Additionally, booster shots are also being recommended for ongoing protection against the virus for certain high-risk individuals or those with weakened immune systems. The additional dose has been authorized for Pfizer and Moderna, and a similar authorization is expected soon for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The boosters should be available to the broader public beginning the week of Sept. 20, starting eight months after an individual’s second dose of the two-dose vaccines. Eligibility will be phased, with many health care providers, nursing home and long-term care residents, and other seniors among those who will likely be eligible first.
We encourage you to learn more about the recent FDA approval and boosters. We also invite you to talk with your provider if you have questions or think you’re eligible for a booster shot. While your provider will not be giving booster shots, there will be vaccination locations in your community. Go to My Turn - California COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling & Notifications or call 833-422-4255 to schedule a vaccine appointment. The number offers more than 250 languages.
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Good is Here
Cyril Vincent Taylor - Topic
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The Lord be with you. Let us pray:
O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and for ever. Amen.
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Please Support Saint Patrick’s Episcopal Church Ministry
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Please remember that if you choose to mail your gift, our mailing address is P.O. Box 247, Kenwood CA 95452.
Thank you!!!
If you choose to mail in your gift, please consider to send checks only. This is for your security.
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Priest Doyle Dietz Allen Contact Information
Email: stpatricksrector@gmail.com
Parish Office Phone: 707-833-4228
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9000 Sonoma Highway
PO Box 247
Kenwood, CA 95452
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