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Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore
all things in your well-beloved Son, the king of kings, and
lord of lords; Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth,
divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought
together under God’s most gracious rule; who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
for ever. Amen.
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St Patrick's
Upcoming Indoor Holy Eucharist Service
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St Patrick's Weekly Calendar
Sundays: Holy Eucharist
Join us in person for Sunday Eucharist! 10 a.m. with Priest Doyle
Also available online with Zoom. Below find the Zoom link and service leaflet.
Tuesdays: Morning Coffee Hour
Let's meet over coffee! 10:00 a.m. Hosted by Richard Randolph. Contact Richard for your Zoom Invitation.
Richard Randolph: rjurny@gmail.com
Wednesdays: Parish Bible Study
Join Priest Doyle for II Corinthians at 9:00 a.m., hosted by Priest Doyle.
Thursdays: Compline
Let's share Compline together! 4:00 p.m. Hosted by Priest Doyle.
Fridays: The Men's Bible Study:
Grow in your faith & walk with God! 8:30 a.m.
Send a note to Tom Allen and he will ensure you receive a Zoom invitation. ctetfa@sbcglobal.net or 214-766-7209
Second Saturday of the Month: Women's Breakfast:
Fellowship over breakfast, a cup of coffee, or just to visit with us! 8:30 a.m.
Send a note to Eleanor Albon and she will ensure you receive a Zoom invitation. ralbon@aol.com or 281-610-8043
** Women's Breakfast will meet on the second Sa turday of the month. Our next Zoom gathering will be February 12** |
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Regular Weekday Worship & Education
Compline & Parish Bible Study
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Compline
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Bible Study
Parish Bible Study:
We meet each Wednesday,
at 9:00 on Zoom
Click here for the
Zoom Invitation
The Lesson for Wednesday, February 16 is Exodus 13-14
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“Beginning Preparation for Membership” in the Daughters of the. 
King will include a - Ritual during Sunday Eucharist on February 27
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| The Rev. Ed Howell named Dean of Russian River |
We are please to announce that The Rev. Ed Howell has accepted Bishop Megan's invitation to serve as Dean of the Russian River Deanery. He replaces The Rev. Daniel Green, who served as Dean for nearly seven years.
Ed+ is a previous Board of Trustees member and has served at several of our parishes, including Incarnation in Santa Rosa, Ascension in Vallejo, and St. Patrick’s in Kenwood. |
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January 30. 2022
Saint Patrick’s 2022 Annual Meeting was well attended. Priest Doyle welcomed everyone and opened with a prayer. The minutes of the 2021 Annual Meeting were approved. Priest Doyle gave her report followed by the nomination/election of Nominees for Vestry: Wendy Wood. Ann Schneider, and Minerva Haddad. Then Priest Doyle announced the delegates for the 2022  Diocesan Convention: Ann Schneider, Jackie Senter, Marilyn Ganz, Wendy Wood, and Sandy Keith with Ron Keith as an alternate.
Sandy Keith gave the Senior Warden’s report followed by the Property Management Report by Ron Keith. Priest Doyle acknowledged the ministry reports. Stewardship Ministry Report by Karl Mutch, Planned Giving Ministry Report by Stephanie Chapralis-McCaffrey, BBC- Schools Ministry by Laurie Boone Hogen, and Music Ministry Reports by Mark Kratz were presented. Thank you presentations were made to outgoing Vestry members Pam Moore and Charlie Buff by Priest Doyle and Sandy Keith. We had a brief break for fellowship during the new Vestry gathering followed by the announcement of new officers on Vestry. They are Sandy Keith, Senior Warden; Sarah Phillips, Junior Warden; Ann Schneider, Clerk; and Wendy Wood, Treasurer. Sandy Keith gave the closing prayer.
Click here for information about our Budget and Financial Town Hall meeting.
Annual Meeting - Part 2 Packets
will be available in the narthex on Sunday
Please contact the St. Patricks Church Office if you need a copy of the Annual Meeting Packet!
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First day of playing the cello at Dunbar!
Laurie Boone Hogen of BBC-Schools, Michael Fecskes cello teacher & Klara Crean of ViVO with a student.
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Laurie reading letter of appreciation to Klara Crean before giving the check
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Michael Fecskes talking with passion about teaching young children to love making music together. BBC-Schools support of ViVO at Dunbar.
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BBC-schools team at Vivo at Dunbar Ceremony
Left to right: Eleanor Albon, Claudette Engles, Laurie Boone Hogen,
Michael Fecskes, Wendy Wood, Russ Engles, Klara Crean
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Presiding Bishop Curry Invites You to Support HBCUs
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Did you know ... that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) make up 3% of all American institutions of higher education, but produce 20% of all African American college graduates, and 25% of African American graduates with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degrees?
HBCUs are engines of justice, equity, and social mobility.
HBCUs are rooted in faith, community, and service.
You are invited to support the Absalom Jones Fund for Episcopal HBCUs, which aids the students, faculty and staff of Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina and Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina.
Make your gift today to make a difference in the life of an HBCU student.
Click the button above
text "GIVEHBCU" to 41444
or send your gift by mail* to:
DFMS Protestant Episcopal Church US
P.O. Box 958983, St. Louis, MO 63195-8983
*Please make check payable to The Episcopal Church and note "Absalom Jones Fund" in the check memo.
To view a conversation about the importance of HBCUs with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Dr. Ronnie Hopkins (President of Voorhees College) Dr. Christine McPhail (President of Saint Augustine's University) and U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, please click on the button below:
For questions or more information, e-mail: development@episcopalchurch.org
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Urgent need to Welcome a Stranger and Build the Beloved Community
In August, 74,000 Afghan Allies (individuals and their families who worked for the US Gov't or humanitarian NGOs) were evacuated from Kabul and transported to Safe Havens at US Military bases. 56,000 of our Allies have been resettled in communities across the US, including Sacramento, which is already home to the largest Afghan community in the US. Also, 10 families have been resettled in Sonoma County and are being hosted by individuals from St John's, Petaluma and Incarnation, Santa Rosa. Click here for Press Democrat article about their work.
This effort has maxed out the 9 official resettlement agencies, including our own Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM). The 18,000 Allies remaining at the Safe Havens desperately want to get on with their lives and be settled in a new home.
Here's where a group of individuals, or a church, can help. Recognizing the urgent need to resettle the remaining Allies, the State Department along with the 9 resettlement agencies, and the Rockefeller Foundation created and launched the Sponsor Circle program. Sponsor Circles will be matched with and directly resettle an Afghan family. The Circles will perform the functions of the resettlement agencies. Each Circle will be paired with an umbrella agency (EMM is one of the umbrella agencies) who will help the Circle with the process.
The steps to organize a Circle, apply to become a Circle, and the responsibilities of a Circle are explained on the Sponsor Circles.org website. All it takes is 5 individuals, with a heart to Welcome a Stranger and to Build the Beloved Community, to form and begin a Circle. There is much help available from the Sponsor Circle network to guide you in the process.
The Afghan Resettlement Team looks forward to connecting with interested folks in the Diocese and sharing more about this life changing (for the Afghans and the Circle participants) opportunity.
Please contact Bob Wohlsen, ART Donor and Volunteer Coordinator
at 510-926-0286 or bob.wohlsen@gmail.com
Episcopal Diocese of Northern California
Commission for Intercultural Ministry
Afghan Resettlement Team
Lynn Zender, Chair
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Dear Friends, we would LOVE for you to join us virtually for Tuesday Coffee Hour! The St Patrick’s Coffee Hour group is inviting you to our scheduled Zoom meeting Tuesdays 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM or a bit later depending on the verve.
Our conversations are wonderfully disclosing about who we are, and enlightening to how we got to be where we are.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82081553006
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Blessing Bag ministry was on hold for January so now it’s time to get ready for February.
A big change is that from now on bags will need to be at my house or St. Patrick’s by the second Sunday of each month.
There will be a sign in the Narthex as to where to put them. If you bring them to our house and we are away just leave them on our front porch.
This ministry really matters! The people that receive the Blessing Bags through Redwood Gospel Mission are hungry and have no resources. Even a can of cold pasta is better than nothing at all. It costs about $20.00 to make up 8 bags and they are easy to package. This is a simple way we can be a blessing to others and truly make a difference.
If you have any questions about this ministry, please call me at (408)981-2024. I look forward to filling our car with Blessing Bags in February.
~ Betsy Randolph
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Second Sunday at St Paul's
A concert series featuring the new Bigelow Pipe Organ
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COVID-19 NEWS AND UPDATES
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How Often Can a High-Performance Mask be Used?
Now that public health officials are recommending that we all wear high-performance, medical-style masks, known as respirators — N95s, KN95s, and KF94s — mask care is more important than ever. California offers advice on the best masks including getting the most out of your mask.
READ MORE
Fraud Alert: COVID-19 Scams
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about fraud schemes related to COVID-19 and provides advice on how to avoid becoming a victim of fraud. Fraudsters are offering COVID-19 tests, HHS grants and Medicare prescription cards in exchange for personal details, including Medicare information. The personal information collected can be used to fraudulently bill federal health care programs and commit medical identity theft. READ MORE
More COVID-19 News
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Richard Rohr
Daily Meditation
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Visit Fr. Richard Rohr's Daily meditation:
God Is Revealed in Our Lives
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM
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COVID Protocols for Worship at Saint Patrick’s
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We need to be especially vigilant now during this spike
in cases of the virus. We will not be changing anything
at this point, except to remind you of the protocols that
we want to make sure we are following.
Wash your hands
Wear a good mask
Make sure to sit at least 6 feet away from anyone who
does not live with you. It is not safe for friends to sit
close together at this time.
Be careful of social distancing during fellowship. Wear
your mask when you are not eating. Please do not
get close together.
We want everyone to be safe.
Thank you for observing these safety measures.
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Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and
give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have
made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of 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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