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Opening Prayer
Let us Pray
O God, who strengthens weak hands and fearful hearts, pour into us the same power that quickened Jesus’ pulse in the tomb, that even amid failure, sorrow and fear, we may be bearers of your wholeness, healing, and joy. Amen.
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St Patrick's On-Line Worship Services
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Evening Service, Every Tuesday at 4:00 pm. See Service Leaflet and Zoom Invitation below for August 11, Compline.
Printing out your Service Leaflet provides for a smoother
service than trying to following along in The Book of Common Prayer.
Following is your Invitation:
Doyle Dietz Allen is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: My Meeting
Time: Aug 11, 2020 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Tue, until Aug 25, 2020
Aug 11, 2020 04:00 PM
Aug 18, 2020 04:00 PM
Aug 25, 2020 04:00 PM
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYodeiprjIiE9R5UY4Fzs02sCM2zbquzgiO/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGqqzkrG9ScuBCHRpwQGYjod-vziFhHj_pvySrcVwZJcVOkJcFvYKh9Ac3K
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 825 2110 9890
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Study of Acts – Wednesday at 9:00 am.
Reading for Wednesday, August 12, -- Read Acts 7:1 - 10:16
Reading for Wednesday, August 19 -- Read Acts10:17 – 13:12.
I look forward to our time together learning through Scripture, and sharing our experiences. I expect our visits to last about 1 hour.
Parish Bible Study
Invitation below. Come and join us – we are having a
great time!
Please note these access instructions for our zoom meetings.
Join Zoom Acts Bible Study Wednesday, August 12, at 9:00 am.
Doyle Dietz Allen is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: My Meeting
Time: Aug 12, 2020 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Wed, until Aug 26, 2020, 7 occurrence(s)
Aug 12, 2020 09:00 AM
Aug 19, 2020 09:00 AM
Aug 26, 2020 09:00 AM
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
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Meeting ID: 893 5681 4318
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+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
Meeting ID: 893 5681 4318
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kZj3P7Khv
If you have any questions, please contact me at stpatricksrector@gmail.com, or, at 520-268-0366.
May the Peace of Christ be with you,
Priest Doyle
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Reflection on Sunday’s Readings
Reflection on the message by The Very Reverend Cynthia Briggs Kittredge at the Washington National Cathedral on August 9, 2020.
Rev. Kittredge referenced two stories where "superheroes" from the Bible were invited by God to step-out in faith, when they were afraid.
- Elijah was directed to anoint Hazael as king over Aram, to anoint Jehu as king over Israel, and to anoint Elisha as prophet in his place. (1 Kings 19:9-18)
- Peter was invited to step out of the boat and walk on water to meet Jesus. (Matthew 14:22-33)
In both cases, God led them to rely on Him, to have faith, as they performed acts. And, we are asked to do the same.
Rev. Kittredge described it as "little faith." But God works with our "little faith."
What are we being called to do that requires a "little faith?"
Submitted by Miriam Casey
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“Take my hand”
(Sung at the National Cathedral this past Sunday)
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Habits of Grace:
An invitation for you, from Presiding Bishop Curry
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Volunteers Needed for Church of the Incarnation’s
“Open Table” Ministry
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 Saint Patrick’s mission is focused on feeding the hungry, housing the homeless and being a resource for the community. The following ministry is very much in line with our mission.
Please consider being a part of this much needed service to our community.
Thank you, Priest Doyle, Rector, Saint Patrick’s
The Church of the Incarnation's Sunday Open Table needs volunteers under 65 to keep offering food for hungry neighbors during Covid crisis. The majority of local meal programs have canceled their programs under fear of Covid and open table is struggling to adjust. The program is practicing social distancing, as well as providing masks and gloves to volunteers to protect volunteers and guests. Please sign up at incarnation.ivolunteer.com
A little about Sunday Open Table:
Sunday Open Table - Church of the Incarnation
Sunday Open Table celebrated its 10th year of service to our community this year. Since early in 2010 we have served over 100 people each Sunday with a meal and a smile. This mission has been possible due to continuing support from this congregation in terms of cash donations, in-kind donations and so very many volunteer hours.
We have adjusted our service in the times of Covid to include a bag lunch with two sandwiches and hard boiled eggs and snack bar along with a hot cup of coffee. We have strict safety protocols in place during the time we hand out these bags on Sundays between 7:00-8:30 am. It takes a lot of people to make this program work. During the week our shoppers pick up the needed supplies of food and accessories.
On Saturday our prep crew of 4-6 people makes over 100 sandwiches and boils a lot of eggs. On Sunday a crew of 8 puts on the finishing touches and then serves with a smile (hidden behind masks, of course.) We are always looking for a few extra volunteers on Sunday. It is a rewarding task and you will know how appreciated this program is for the un-sheltered and needy in our community. If you would like to volunteer for one Sunday or more (right now looking for people under age 65), please go to incarnation.ivolunteer.com. In addition to serving food, we could really use someone(s) to help distribute clothing during the same time a few Sundays per month.
Thank you!
Peace,
-Paul
707-312-3870
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How to Be a Crazy Christian with Michael Curry
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Course Summary
This is a course with a warning label: All who enter here, expect to be transformed. Episcopal bishop Michael Curry is an inspiring and enthusiastic reformer with a clear call to reinvigorate the Church. Many people have experienced Christ's transforming power through Bishop Curry's ministry.
Course Description
Garrison Keillor once said going to church makes someone a Christian about as much as sitting in a garage makes someone a Chevrolet. Bishop Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, has a heart for reawakening believers to the tremendous gift and challenge of giving our all to follow Jesus. His term for this kind of person is a Crazy Christian.
In this 45 minute class, Bishop Curry will tell us:
- What Is a Crazy Christian?
- Why Being a Crazy Christian is Easy - and Hard
- Habits of a Crazy Christian
- Giving Yourself Permission
This course is ideal for those who are looking to be encouraged and challenged in their Christian faith.
Here's a video preview:
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Calls for reforming policing in our country are being made in almost every municipality. Here in Sonoma County, the Sonoma County Supervisors and the Santa Rosa City Council are diligently working to do this. Their goals are to make Public Safety more effective and better serve all members of our Community.
The County is sponsoring an initiative to strengthen and enhance homeless and mental health services, an urgent need of some of our neediest neighbors. These services will keep individuals off the streets and out of the criminal justice system, make them contributing members to the Community, and free up policing resources to focus on criminals and crimes. In addition, the County is seeking citizen approval to strengthen Community oversight of the Sheriff Department.
The City is exploring ways to shift police roles from the public agency that answers all 911 calls for help to an agency that answers calls that specifically need an armed uniformed officer. The benefit of this shift in roles, Re-Imagining policing, will allow the call/need to be responded to by personnel best suited to address the situation.
The police department has researched very successful programs, in cities across the nation, that are working to reduce calls to police, allowing them to focus on the calls they are specifically best suited and trained to handle. The remaining calls are directed to responders who have the training to provide more effective service to the callers and the person in need. These programs have reduced crime, saved the cities substantial money, and greatly improved Public Safety.
One program, Santa Rosa is considering, is called CAHOOTS. It was established in Eugene Oregon, a city similar in size to Santa Rosa. The main tenets of CAHOOTS, which stands for Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets are:
- Provides support to Eugene Police Department personnel by responding to social service calls, including crisis counseling.
- The two person responding CAHOOTS teams consist of a mental health nurse and an EMT.
- The team initiates contact and completes the transportation for intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance person, individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, or a disoriented person.
- CAHOOTS scope of services includes assisting the public with emergency shelter resources, welfare checks, requests for non-emergency medical evaluation and transports, delivering emergency death notices, and transporting juveniles from the juvenile justice center to a youth shelter.
- CAHOOTS provides 24/7 coverage for the City of Eugene
- If there is any evidence of violence or weapons, then the CAHOOTS Team cannot respond.
Other similar models, being explored by the City, currently operate in San Mateo, San Diego, Houston, San Antonio, and Memphis.
To participate in the local Community discussions about Re-Imagining Policing, attend, via Zoom, the Sonoma County Supervisors public meetings and the public meetings of the two bodies in Santa Rosa, working on the issue, the Public Safety Sub Committee and the City Council. For the schedule, agenda, and Zoom information for these meetings click on these links:
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors - click on Meetings and Agendas
City of Santa Rosa - click on Meetings and Agendas
If you’d like more information about this community initiative and how to participate give me a call.
Bob
Bob Wohlsen
bob.wohlsen@gmail.com
510-926-0286
Love Thy Neighbor
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"Lead me, guide me"
(Sung at the National Cathedral this past Sunday)
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A Message from the Panned Giving Ministry
Jesus had a will. Not the conventional kins, but he left explicit instructions for the distribution of his love in the Scriptures. It is all explained in the New Testament. How about your will or trust? Is your love for God described through the gifts you make?
Excerpt from the Episcopal Foundation, "Let's Get To It" manual.
The Planned Giving Ministry members include Laurie Boone-Hogen, Chair, Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey, and Ann and Alec Peters.
Please send in your Donor Intent Form.
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Our Outreach Ministry currently serves numerous community organizations in our area. They granted financial assistance to Catholic Charities, FISH of Santa Rosa, Redwood Empire Food Bank, La Luz, Living Room, Meals on Wheels, Food for Thought, and YMCA Pop-Up Y Camp the first half of this year.
We are happy to serve such fantastic programs, and the needs of our community. Please contact Leslie Clark if you want to know more about this ministry. You can support this ministry financially by mailing your check to Saint Patrick’s, P.O. Box 247, Kenwood CA, with “Outreach Ministry” written on the memo line.
We will learn next week what they have allocated for third Quarter 2020. Please pray for this important ministry serving people in need.
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The following educational offerings will be available on Zoom beginning in August and September. In some cases participants will need to purchase the required books as well as sign up for the specific course in order to receive the Zoom invitation.
“Falling Upward, A spirituality for the Two Halves of Life” by Richard Rohr will be offered by Sharron Simpson on Mondays at 4:00 P.M. on August 24, 31, September 21, 28. Sharron is a Spiritual Mentor, Educator and Storyteller and has taught several classes at St. Patrick’s.
“Falling Upward calls forth the promise within us and frees us to follow it into wider dimensions of our spiritual authenticity.” (Joanna Macy)
This class is an invitation to go deeper into self-awareness, Holy Mystery, and the unfolding of spiritual maturity. We will engage in reflection, vigorous discussion, Soul-full imagination, and prayer. If you desire to be challenged, awakened, expanded in Spirit, join us. Sharron can be reached at wellspringgodeeper@gmail.com. Please sign up for this course by contacting Sharron or Bobbiejo at St. Patrick’s. Parishadmin9000@gmail.com. Please purchase the book, Falling Upward before the first class.
“Sacred Ground, a Film-based Dialogue Series on Race and Faith” will again be offered by the Commission for Intercultural Ministries of the Diocese beginning in September with facilitators Bob Wohlsen and Sharron Simpson. This is a ten- week course and does require the purchase of two books, Waking up White by Debbie Irving and Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman. Please read the description of the course included in this E Blast. The website is https://www.episcopalchurch.org/sacred-ground. Contact Bob Wohlsen (bob.wohlsen@gmail.com or 510-926-0286) for more information and to register.
Having just completed this course, I highly recommend this life-changing opportunity to better understand America’s, and our church’s, historical role in racism and what our faith calls us to do to eradicate this sin. The course begins on Thursday, September 10 from 1:00-2:30 and continues every Thursday for 10 weeks. The dates are September 10, 17, 24; October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; November 5, 12. Preparation for each class requires watching a video and reading selected articles and chapters in the required books.
The study of scripture continues with Priest Doyle every Wednesday at 9:00.
Priest Doyle will lead the discussion on Acts beginning Wednesday, July 29.
Priest Doyle will lead the Wednesday Bible study on Romans, September 23 – November 18.
Our Parish Bible Study for the first of the year will be a study of the Gospel of Mark, on Wednesdays at 9:00 am, beginning January 6, and concluding February 16 by Zoom. .
In January and February, Karen King will offer classes on the Parables. Laurie Boone-Hogen will offer stand-alone topics of religious art .
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Please subscribe to our YouTube channel so we will be able to live stream from this platform. In order to achieve the required status to be able to livestream from YouTube, we need to have 1000 subscribers. There will be no ads attached.
At the moment, we have 42 subscribers. We need 958 more!
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The Irish Blessing
Over 300 churches from our island sing a blessing over Ireland and beyond...
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Weekly Calendar
Tuesdays: Morning Coffee Hour
Let's meet over coffee! 10:00 a.m. Hosted by Eleanor Albon. Send a note to Eleanor Albon and she will ensure you receive a Zoom invitation. ralbon@aol.com or 281-610-8043
Tuesdays: Evening Offices
Let's share Compline or Evening Prayer! 4:00 p.m. Hosted by Priest Doyle.
Wednesdays: Parish Bible Study
Join Priest Doyle for the study of Acts 9:00 a.m., hosted by Priest Doyle.
Thursdays: The Women's Bible Study
Grow in your faith & walk with God! 9:30 a.m. Send a note to Miriam Casey and she will ensure you receive a Zoom invitation. mlcasey7@yahoo.com or 650-380-2747
Thursdays: Happy Hour, New Schedule!:
Enjoy your favorite beverage with a friend! From 5:00 p.m- 6:00 p.m., hosted by Anne and Rick Phillips. Send a note to Anne and Rick Phillips and they will ensure you receive a Zoom invitation. aywphillips@comcast.net or 707-888-0642. Happy Hour will now meet monthly on the first Thursday of the month. Next scheduled meeting days will be August 6th & September 3rd. Same time, same place!
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 August 8**
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Needs & Help
Acquiring groceries without going to the grocery store!
Oakmont Market will deliver groceries to Oakmont Residences with their normal $25 minimum order with no delivery fee.
All payments will be made by credit card only to your front doorstep.
Call (707) 539-2434 to place your order.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Closing Prayer
Let us pray:
Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; 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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"The Holy Trinity Hymn, by Reginald Heber
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Please Support Saint Patrick's 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
Phone: 520-268-0366
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9000 Sonoma Highway
PO Box 247
Kenwood, CA 95452
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