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St Patrick's
Upcoming Worship Services
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Join us this Sunday for Holy Eucharist at 10:00
September 25, 2022
Click here for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost service leaflet.
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October 1 - St Francis of Assisi
(Blessing of the Animals)
Saturday, 11:00 am, in the Courtyard
October 7 - Memorial Service for Susan Bantis
Friday, 2:00 pm, in the Sanctuary
October 8 - Burial Service for Phyllis Cressy
Saturday, more details to come.
October 16 - Visit from Bishop Megan and
The Rev. Canon Julie Wakelee.
Parish Wide Meeting following the
service.
November 6 - All Saints Sunday (White)
Email Bobbiejo the names of loved
ones who died within the
past year.
Daylight Savings Time Ends
November 20 - Christ the King Sunday (White)
last Sunday before Advent
November 27 - 1st Sunday in Advent (Blue) -
New Liturgical Year
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Bible Study
Parish Bible Study will be on break until Wednesday, October 5,
at 9:00 by Zoom.
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Compline is cancelled today but we'll be back next week. Thank you.
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Centering Prayer and Practice
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Tomorrow Centering Prayer Class and Practice will be lead by Candace MacNair. Join her at 2:30 p.m. in the Common Room located at St Patrick's Church!
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 On Friday afternoons, we will pray and study in community.
We are using the book called, Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, by Cynthia Bourgeault. You can find it on Amazon and eBay. Or, you can find it at Barnes and Nobel. Please order ASAP so you will have it by the time the class begins.
If you want to read ahead or have them ready to go, the next two books we will be reading and discussing are, in order: The Heart of Centering Prayer, Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice and The Wisdom Jesus, Transforming Heart and Mind, both by
Cynthia Bourgeault.
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Remembering Our Dear Friend
Phyllis Cressy
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Phyllis Cressy was a long time member of St Patrick's Episcopal Church and we miss her warm smile.
Phyllis was from Southern California where she lived for 35 years, she then moved to San Joaquin Valley. After her time in San Joaquin Valley she then moved to Sonoma County.
Phyllis adored St Patrick's Church, she had a beautiful voice and was a St Patrick's choir member for over 35 years!
In the photo seen to the left, Phyllis is standing next to a plant she donated to the church over fifteen years ago! You may recognize it as it still stands outside the entrance of Stevenson Hall.
A burial service is scheduled to take place at St Patrick's Church on Saturday, October 8, 2022. More details to come, please stay tuned!
Please continue to pray for Phyllis's family and friends. Thank you.
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Greetings!!
Our volunteer team for the Food Bank Pop-Up were back again yesterday. This time, the weather was cooler for them than the first Tuesday of this month.
Below is Eleanor Albon's thankful note to her crew for their help this week.
SEPTEMBER IS HUNGER ACTION MONTH!! Please visit the Volunteer Site by clicking here! Learn how you can take ACTION!
Thank you to Tim/Lauri, Ned, Karin, Ron and Brad who answered a call to fill 2 cancellations, driver Ron and rep Arturo.
40 households/147 individuals received food from REFB tonight in St Pat's parking lot.
We are having about 40 or so clients each 1st and 3rd Tuesday. With food prices escalating, I'm surprised there are not more. Hopefully, this means many more are able to keep their families supplied with food.
REFB continues its call for more volunteers at the warehouse and additional food and financial contributions. Please help where and when you can! Go to their website at refb.org to see opportunities to help.
Eleanor
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Racial Reconciliation Training
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 There is a Racial Reconciliation Training Day for our deanery on September 24, 2022 at the Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa. All St Patrick's clergy, Vestry members, Lay Eucharistic Ministers, and lay leaders are required by our diocese in the Episcopal Church in the USA to participate in this training. Please put this date on your calendars.
Saturday, September 24 | 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Church of the Incarnation | Santa Rosa
Register here: https://forms.gle/PFhqthoixtXYG3Vi6
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What if the InnKeeper had said “No”?
We know that Jesus was born in a stable at an inn. If the innkeeper had said “no” then where might Jesus have been born? He wasn’t part of a well-to-do family that could afford a nice room at an inn, had a room even been available.
The Nomadic Shelter Program of the Redwood Gospel Mission in Santa Rosa has been providing temporary housing for  homeless men, women, and children for more than four years. Participants go to a different church each night and are screened and supervised by RGM staff throughout the night. During the winter months this opportunity to get out of the weather may mean the difference between life and death for some of the participants.
Here is an opportunity for us at St. Patrick’s to again help those in need in this way, as we did before the pandemic. We have the space and we have members who would be willing to cook a meal, greet these people and offer them a warm welcome out of the cold and rain for one night. We could be entertaining angels unawares. Our first hosting night will be Saturday, October 1. The first Saturday of each winter month will be our turn to host.
If you are interested in this ministry or would like more information, please contact Betsy Randolph (408)981-2024 or by email at rjurny@gmail.com.
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What we Though We Knew!
Course with The Rev. Bruce Bramlett
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Join religious studies scholar and interfaith facilitator, The Rev. Bruce Bramlett, in a fascinating six session exploration of:
Uncovering and Challenging a History We Thought We Knew:
The Development of Rabbinic Judaism and Classical Christianity,
586 B.C.E. to 325 C.E.
This fascinating course by Rev. Bruce Bramlett, shedding light on the beginning of Judaism and Classical Christianity, opened with a look at the Babylonian Exile to the Hellenistic era. Participants can still join the class on Tuesdays at 12 noon to 1:30. Take note that the class now starts at noon and ends at 1:30. If you miss a class, click HERE and type in z9$&1.7x for the Passcode. (You can also cut and paste the passcode.) But it's best if you can join in person!
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The course is held on Tuesdays from 12PM- 1:30PM on the following dates:
September 27 and October 4,11,18. Classes are held in Stevenson Hall at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 9000 Sonoma Highway in Kenwood, California.
Light refreshments will be available!
A recommended donation of $30 for the course or $5 per class will help off-set expenses. If you are unable to join all the classes. Click HERE for the recordings, the passcode is z9$&1.7x
R.S.V. P. to Bobbiejo at parishadm9000@gmail.com or call 707-833-4228 ext. 1.
Click below to read The Rev. Bramlett's biography!
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Keep scrolling down to look at more Adult Education opportunities.
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Afghan Families Fundraiser
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The Education Ministry Presents
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Please join us for a visit to an Orthodox women's monastery as we view the lovely grounds near the Napa River; see the various birds they have "adopted"; participate in the mid day service (half hour) and join Mother Melania, Abbess, and the Mothers and Sisters for lunch as observed in the Benedictine manner (lunch is eaten is silence with a reading from Biblical and/or enlightened texts).
The chapel is an exact replica of the chapel at Ft. Ross, a settlement a of Russian colonization, in 1812. The Monastery chapel contains many Icons from the 1800s to the 1900s of rarity and exceptional beauty. The monastery is self supporting from donations and the funds raised from the items the Sisters make and sell in their small gift store on their grounds.
We will leave from the St. Patrick's parking lot at 11:15 and return home by approximately 3:00 or a bit earlier.
The chapel can only accommodate a total of ten visitors so please respond soon if you wish to attend.
Contact: Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey schapralis@aol.com 707 303-7130
Come and be inspired!!
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Weblink to Episcopal Diocese of Northern California Newsletter
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Click the logo above to download and read the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California newsletter from September 20, 2022.
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Our Parish Directory has been updated since the last time we shared it in the newsletter. Click the photo above or HERE to download your copy.
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Go Fund Me Webpage for the
Fonseca Family
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From left to right: Ana Lucía, Luciana, and Javier
Dear Friends,
Betsy and I want to share a note of background to the link below.
In 2010 I travelled on my first of four trips to Nicaragua with Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotary. Since then Betsy has served on three successive missions and our son Brett participated in 2018. Our daughter Rebecca is a future candidate.
To say these service missions for vision and dental relief were life-changing would be an understatement. In 2010 I met Xavier, then a dentist and Public Health Doctor working for Colgate in Nicaragua. In 2016 Betsy and I met Ana Lucia, now married to Xavier. Ana Luci is also a dentist and Public Health Doctor. They volunteered extensively with our missions and in 2017 their daughter Luciana was born.
In 2018 the political climate in Nicaragua became oppressive to opponents of the government like Xavier and Ana Lucia. After deep discernment Xavier and Ana Lucia decided Luciana’s future was more secure elsewhere. They travelled to visit us as tourists and commenced then courageous rebuilding of their lives when they realized the threat to them in Nicaragua.
On April 25 Xavier and his family were granted political asylum status. Since then he and Ana Lucia have taken advanced courses toward their goal of licensure in the United States. They relocated to Florida in 2021 and both are working in dental clinics while continuing to study and resume prepare for licensure as dentists.
Throughout their resettlement in Sonoma County and then in Florida, their focus, commitment to each other and Luciana has been an inspiration to Betsy and me and others who are observing this family adapt, adjust and persevere toward a life of service and stewardship of their God given talents.
I could go on, and Betsy and I are eager to share our experience and hopes for this remarkable couple. Their story is one of hope, faith and love. Adversity kindled it. Commitment has sustained it. Your support can advance it.
On November 5, Xavier and Ana Lucia have interviews at St Vincent’s Medical Center in Cleveland. A four day pre “bench test” prep course, travel and exam is $7,000 each. The program begins in July of 2023. This residency program has a 12 candidate cohort. My confidence in Xavier and Ana Lucia to succeed in the two-year program is firm.
Take this opportunity to contribute toward a fuller future and shining smiles for many.
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Gratefully,
Richard and Betsy
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Meal Train for Our Friends
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A Meal Train has been set up for Judy, Charlie and Jenniffer Buff. Please go to the following website and see what date is available to bring a meal for the Buffs.
https://mealtrain.com/2e1wm8
Judy & Charlie Buff
2018
You may ask... What is Meal Train?
There are times in our lives when friends and family ask, "What can I do to help out?" The answer is usually to help them with a meal. When many friends provide support through a meal, Meal Train keeps everyone organized.
MealTrain.com is a free meal calendar tool that makes planning meals among a wide group easy and less stressful.
It’s best to call Charlie at (707) 539-2667 regarding when you would arrive and what you will bring. The perfect time is between 6 and 7pm. All of this plus additional information is listed under “Review All Instructions” on the app or website for those of you who are interested and able to bring a meal. In addition, Charlie really appreciates your prayers. If you wish to send a card, their address is also in the app/ website. Thank you.
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2022 Deanery Convocations
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Diocese Clergy and Delegates Gather for Virtual Convocation.
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On Saturday, September 17, Convention delegates and clergy gathered in a zoom meeting to learn about the upcoming convention, including resolutions to be considered, nominees for Governing bodies, and General Convention Deputies. Diocese Treasurer John Nykamp gave a detailed overview of the 2023 Diocese Budget, which was recently approved by the Board of Trustees.
Following the overview, Deaneries gathered in separate zoom breakout rooms to discuss the upcoming convention (pictured above).
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Click here for a digital copy of the Convocation Flipbook
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Click here for a pdf copy of the Convocation Slide deck
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Deadline for Nominations for Standing Committee, Board of Trustees, and General Convention Deputies is Wednesday, September 21 at midnight. For more information and nomination forms, visit the convention website.
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Upcoming Education opportunities:
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Uncovering and Challenging a History We Thought We Knew: The Development of Rabbinic Judaism and Classical Christianity, 586 B.C.E. to 325 C.E. with The Rev. Bruce Bramlett. September 27 and October 4,11,18.
- A field trip to Holy Assumption Monastery in Calistoga on Wednesday, October 19 - Time to be announced. Place is limited. Please contact Stephanie Chapralis. Email: schapralis@aol.com
- Pumpkin Fashion Show, decorate a pumpkin for display on Sunday, October 30. Have fun with and be creative!!
- Mental Health 101 with Mary Frances from NAMI Sonoma County Wednesday, November 9 at 2:30 p.m.
The Education committee is open to all who are interested. The agenda and minutes are available from the church office. Email Laurie Boone Hogen if you want to attend any meetings or have suggestions.
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Richard Rohr
Daily Meditation
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2022
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Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and 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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