Zoom Eucharist / Annual Meeting
This Sunday!
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January 31, 2021
Beginning at 9:30AM
Click here for your service leaflet.
Your Zoom Invite here.
 After Eucharist, stay tuned for our Annual Meeting. Your Annual Packet should have already arrived in the mail. Please bring your Annual Meeting Packet on Sunday if you would like to follow along during the meeting
Check out Vestry biographies and our candidates for this year's Convention below!
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Prayers of Courage
In the stillness of quiet, if we listen we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fear, hope to despair. —Howard Thurman
God with us in moments of serene calm, God with us in times of clamorous chaos:
Being alone with our own thoughts can be such a frightening prospect that sometimes we turn on the television or radio in order to tune out the noise in our head. But just like you prophet, Elijah, there are times when we need to escape the world and weather the storm of our fears so we can better hear your voice. Give us today a time of quiet so we can breathe, be still, and gain strength from the knowledge that you are God. Amen.
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2021 Vestry Candidate
Biographies
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Marily Ganz
Marilyn was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and was raised in the United Church of Christ's teachings. After coming to realize her faith in Jesus Christ, Marilyn was baptized at the Church of the Savior, in Wayne, Pennsylvania. She was confirmed at the Durham UCC Church when she was 13 years old.
"Marilyn was graduated from West Chester University with a B.S., major in French Education. During her junior year of studies, she participated for a full academic year in a foreign studies program in Montpellier, France. After graduation, Marilyn worked for an international marketing firm, which used her knowledge of French to develop one of their programs for France. She managed this program and lived in Paris for five years. Marilyn spent the rest of her career in international marketing and sales with companies such as Xerox and International Paper. "
Marilyn lived in Washington, DC, where she followed her husband for his career move to Boston, Massachusetts. She then moved to Dallas, Texas with her husband for a year, after which the headquarters of his firm moved to Los Angeles. Marilyn lived for ten years in Los Angeles, CA, after which she and her husband moved to Berlin, Germany. After 4 years in Berlin, Marilyn retired with her husband, Matt, in Sonoma County, near Pressley Road and Roberts Roads.
Marilyn is grateful for discovering St. Patrick's Episcopal Church and attends the Tuesday Compline services via Zoom, the Wednesday Bible Study via Zoom, and the Sunday worship services. She believes that she has been given the gift of "giving".
Marilyn is on the Board of Directors of Fawn Rescue of Sonoma County and is a Rotary Club Member in Rohnert Park, CA. Her hobbies are stamp collecting, viewing nature, gourmet cooking and weaving.
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Merle Holtzen
Merle was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church. She was married for sixty years to Peter who died in 2016. Merle and Peter have five children, five grandchildren, and one great grandchild. They owned delis in Calistoga Santa Rosa.
Merle went to work as a teacher’s aide which she really enjoyed. She retired in 2018. The deli in Santa Rosa was sold in 2000. Merle loves baking and sewing, especially for family and friends.
She says that belonging to St Patrick’s has given her a renewal of faith. Merle likes to assist Bobbiejo with things in the church office. She is fond of saying that she is a “jack of all trades”.
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Sandy Keith
I came to St. Patrick’s in 1995 from the Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa where I was confirmed in 1970. I visited one Sunday and found St. Patrick’s members to be very welcoming, friendly, and joy filled. I felt as though I had “come home.”
Originally from Los Angeles, I came to Santa Rosa in 1969. I had just earned my elementary lifetime teaching credential and had my first teaching position at Bellevue School in Santa Rosa where I spent two years teaching second grade. After exploring other employment opportunities and a bit of travel, I returned to Santa Rosa and became a member of the faculty at St. Rose Catholic School. I remained there for thirty-three years, teaching fourth graders for thirty-two of those years. I have been extremely blessed to be able to pursue my passion and vocation for most of my adult life. I wasn’t blessed with my own children but had over 1200 on loan to me throughout my thirty-five -year career. I have even taught some of my former students’ children!
In late 2007, Ron and I met through some mutual friends and were married at St. Patrick’s in September 2008.
I inherited two lovely daughters and now have a granddaughter who lives in Southern California and will be two years old in June.
Ron and I share a strong faith and are active in parish life at St. Patrick’s. We are both Eucharistic Ministers and lectors. I am a Eucharistic Visitor, Altar Guild Chairperson, a member of the Finance Committee, and a member of the transition task force team for re-gathering at church. We both worked at FISH once a month until the pandemic came along. I served on Vestry at the end of Hugh Stevenson’s time at St. Patrick’s and was Senior Warden during the Interim as we searched for a new Rector. I love my parish family and consider it a privilege to serve its members to the best of my ability.
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Sarah Phillips
Sarah lived all over the US. She graduated from high school in Virginia, from Beloit College in Wisconsin, and law school in New Hampshire. Sarah raised 3 sons in Kenwood where she served on the school board for 10 years. She is proud that all three graduated from Maria Carrillo and then earned college degrees. One is now a resident serving in Los Angeles COVID ICU.
Sarah joined St Pats in 1991 and has taught Sunday School, helped with Vacation Bible School, founded Sunshine Committee, served on Outreach, enjoyed a St. Pats pot luck group for decades, relishes her opportunity to serve as an usher, participated in the bridge group, and served on vestry twice, once as senior warden. She now practices law from a home office. Sarah says she is happy to serve.
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Jackie Senter
I have been a member of the St Patrick's family since January 1990, so many of you know who I am, and for those who don't know me, I go by "Jackie" after my middle name "Jacqueline."
I am honored to be nominated by Priest Doyle to serve on St Patrick's Vestry. This is not the first time I have been on the Vestry, as there were vacancies which occurred on two separate occasions many years ago which led to my serving for one-year terms each time. This would be the first time I would have the opportunity to serve a full three-year term, from 2021-2024.
I grew up in a military family--my father was a career Navy officer--which meant that we moved every 2-3 years, certainly a challenge to my mother who had to corral us seven kids with each move! We lived in many interesting places, and grew accustomed to making new friends wherever we went. We attended church services when we could, usually Presbyterian, and occasionally Episcopalian.
After my family's move to Whidbey Island (WA) I attended University of Washington for both undergraduate & medical school, and came to California for internship/residency training. After a solo private practice in Family Medicine from 1980 until 1997, I joined Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods. I retired in June 2015, after 35 busy years as a primary care family physician.
My uncle Edgar "Swede" Hanson invited me to join the St Patrick's choir in January 1990, and once I realized that I had found my "home church" in St Patrick's, I became a confirmed Episcopalian, and became a lector/licensed reader.
I am also a member of The Order of The Daughters of the King, and have served as President of the "St Hilda Chapter" for several years. I have found the Rules of the Order--Prayer, Service and Evangelism--to be a way to practice and grow in my faith.
I hope to bring a prayerful, thoughtful contribution to the work of the Parish Vestry--and I look forward to the time when we can all sing and worship together once again!
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2021 Diocesan Convention Delegate Candidates
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- Eleanor Albon
- Tom Allen
- Sandy Keith
- Ron Keith
- Sarah Phillips
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- Alternate candidate, Jackie Senter
We will vote on them at our Annual Meeting.
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St Patrick's
Worship & Education
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Beginning in February, we will be having Eucharist Services by Zoom on Sunday mornings each week at 9:30, followed by fellowship.
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Regular Weekday & Education
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Compline Service, Every Tuesday at 4:00 pm.
See New Zoom Invitation and Service Leaflet
Links February 2, 2021.
Click here for the Zoom Invitation for February 2.
Click here for the service leaflet.
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The Parish Bible Study meet every Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.
February 3, 2021 readings will be Romans 13:8 - 14:18.
Click here for your Zoom Invite. See you there!
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 Time: 4:00 PM
Dates: Monday, February 1
Monday, February 8
Monday, February 15
Monday, February 22
Monday, March 1
Monday, March 8
Click Here for your Zoom Invite!!
In the New Testament, there are 40 to 46 Parables of Jesus, depending on who's counting and which definition is being used. Yes, there are several slightly different definitions of the word parable: For instance, juxtaposition, comparison, illustration, and analogy; a fictionalized story based on everyday life in order to teach a lesson; or a communication of wisdom and of practical ways of daily living are three.
When we read the parables, we discover that Jesus uses this oral literary tradition to focus on two questions: What is the kingdom of God like? and How should we live so that we can participate in it, both now and in the future (the now, but not yet concept)?
Please join me by Zoom for six one-hour classes in which we will discuss the parable and its purpose as well as some of the parables told by Jesus. While I will choose most of the parables, the class may choose two (and hopefully, you won't stump me.).
Peace be with you all as the door opens on a new year thereby closing the door on the sorrows of the old one after letting its joys pass through.
~Karen+
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Richard Rohr
Daily Meditation
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The Cosmic Egg
“The Story”
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
The largest and final dome is the realm of universal meaning. This sacred canopy is The Story that is always true, the patterns that every culture and religion discover in some manner. This level assures and insures the other two. It holds them together in sacred meaning. This is true transcendence, authentic Spirit, which informs all soul and body work. I also call it “The Perennial Tradition” that keeps recurring in every age.
The Story is not limited to any one religion or denomination, and all healthy religions and even philosophies will be telling it on some level. For example, forgiveness is one of the patterns that is always true. It always heals, whether you are Hindu, Buddhist, Catholic, or Jewish, gay or straight, Black or white. There is no specifically Catholic or Indigenous way to feed the hungry or steward the earth. Love is love, even if the motivation and symbols might be different.
The complete cosmic egg is uniquely the work of God and healthy religion. Biblical tradition, at its best, honors and combines all three levels of story: personal journey as raw material, communal identity as school and training ground, and true transcendence as the integration and gathering place for all the parts together. We call it holiness, which is the ultimate form of wholeness.
Without the great stories that free us, we remain trapped in small cultural and private worlds. Without the great patterns that are always true, we get lost in choosing between tiny patterns. True transcendence frees us from the tyranny of I Am and the idolatry of We Are. Anything smaller is “spiritual bypassing” and won’t get us very far on the path of either liberation or wisdom. We cannot bypass the two smaller domes and find any authenticity or love by a supposed leap to the third level. We all have met people who present much God talk or spiritual talk, but we find ourselves almost afraid of them, because they so lack substance or grounding.
If all three domes are taken seriously, as the Bible does very well, we have a full life—fully human and fully divine. The genius of the biblical revelation is that it gives us permission and even direction to take conscious ownership of our own story at every level, every part of our life and experience. God will use all of this material, even the negative parts, to bring us to life and love.
Now that’s really good news! Suddenly we can take our own lives seriously, the good and the bad parts, because God has done it first! We are neither trapped inside of our little culture and group identity, nor our private pain and hurts. We are people of the Big Picture and live inside of a lovely cosmic egg of full meaning, where nothing is eliminated and all is used to bring us to life. Jesus taught us to call that the kingdom of God.
References:
Adapted from Richard Rohr, The Wisdom Pattern (Franciscan Media: 2020), 112–113; and
Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality (Franciscan Media: 2008), 23–24.
Story from Our Community:
Decades ago, my late father left my mother, and I had a very rocky relationship with his new wife. A few years before their passing, I helped her sign up for the Daily Meditations—she never missed a single one. Learning that this one simple act of sharing gave her so much peace and happiness healed my heart. I am grateful for Richard Rohr and CAC. This thing with my stepmother taught me that just one small act of kindness, in lieu of holding onto resentments, has the power to heal greatly. — Andrew R.
Image credit: Branches and Leaves (detail), Photograph by Thomas Merton, copyright the Merton Legacy Trust and the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University. Used with Permission.
Image inspiration: A tree with its leaves can only tell the cyclical story of life alongside a tree that is dying. Life and death in creation weave harmonies to share the rich this-ness of The Story.
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Fernando Ortega - Give me Jesus
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 Stewardship Corner
Pledge Update
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We are in the final week of our Campaign for 2021 Pledges. To date we have received 51 Pledges totaling $119,432. Thank you so much to all of you that have pledged to support the ministries of St Patrick’s. These ministries nourish and support you, your neighbors, and the community beyond.
If you have not pledged, please do. The Parish can use all of our support. Please email your pledge to our Treasurer, Charlie Chapman, at chc1937@gmail.com.
I hope to see you at Worship and the Annual Meeting on Sunday.
Peace be with you,
Bob
Bob Wohlsen, Rector’s Warden
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A Message from the
Planned Giving Ministry
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Residents Rush to Sort out Final Affairs
That was the headline on the front page of the 1/11/21 Press Democrat. The next smaller headline read, "Estate advisors say pandemic driving people to draft wills, trusts."
The pandemic is the extra nudge spurring many residents of Sonoma County to prepare for an inevitability many would otherwise rather not consider--the event our own death.
Perhaps you are ready to prepare and help your family to prepare.
The "Life Plan" workbook, created by the Episcopal Foundation is a great tool to help you plan.
Part of estate planning is to consider leaving a gift to your church and nonprofits whose work you admire and support. Please consider a gift to St. Patrick's so that it continues serving our community into the future.
St. Patrick's has a couple copies of the "Life Plan" workbook from the workshop last year, presented by leaders from the Episcopal Foundation. We also have a version we can send you via email. Contact Bobbiejo if you would like a copy.
The Planned Giving Ministry members include Laurie Boone-Hogen, Chair, Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey, and Ann and Alec Peters.
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Please click below to download your copy of The Planned Giving Ministry annual report for the Annual Meeting on Sunday and bring it with you to the meeting.
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Book Group: Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic — and Beyond
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 Wed. February 3rd @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm $20
Mystic and theologian, Julian of Norwich, lived in a time of global pandemic and social upheaval that produced cultural and religious systems based in fear, guilt and denial of goodness. Julian of Norwich did not share this view. Julian’s teachings remind us to live with passion, remind us not to run from, but to enter into the realities of “mirth and mourning” so that we might encounter glimpses of one-ing with God as often as we can.
In this book study, we will engage in a guided exploration of the Showings of Julian of Norwich as shared in Matthew Fox’s book – Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic – and Beyond.
Sharron Simpson, Facilitator
Sharron is an Educator, Storyteller, and Spiritual Mentor supporting inter-spiritual community.
Requires:
- Book purchase.
- Class fee: $20
- Meeting on Zoom weekly for 8 weeks
If you would like to register for the group, click here & you can follow this link and purchase the “ticket” for $20 through our website.
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Good news to share! Javier Fonseca recently accepted a position as dental assistant to Dr. Sanchez at his practice in Oakmont. He’s very excited to work in practice with some very up-to-date equipment and a friendly atmosphere. He’s  there three days a week and on his days off he’s coaching Ana Lucía for the Dental Board exams she is planning to take in May.
In further good news, Ana Lucía is taking two English classes through Petaluma Adult Education and Santa Rosa Junior College. Her mother will be coming from Nicaragua on Feb. 1 to help with Luciana. Meanwhile, Betsy and Rich Randolph are helping out on the days Javier is at work.
Please keep the family in your prayers as they move forward in their preparations to secure a license to practice dentistry and while they await results on their application for Permanent Residency (“green card”), the first step towards citizenship.
The Fonseca’s are so thankful to St. Patrick’s for all the prayers and support they have received.
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Books on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
A new library section at Dunbar School
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January, 2021 and Ongoing
Join this special opportunity to provide at least 80 books for Dunbar School's library on diversity, equity and inclusion. Stories from diverse cultures and ethnic backgrounds will further Dunbar School’s initiative celebrating diversity, and justice. Titles such as Go Show the world: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes; Harvesting Hope: A Story of Cesar Chaver; My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayer; Black is the Rainbow Color;Kamuik: an Inuit Puppy Story; Dolores Huertai: A Hero to Migrant Workers and many more will update the library collection and enhance the education of these 150 children.
Here is how you can participate: Each donation of $15 buys one book; $30 provides 2 books and so on with a discount of 7 books for $100 and 12 books for $150. Our goal is to raise at least $1500 for these special books, and later additional funds for other books. Each donor will receive a thank you and a receipt indicating how many books they donated, and a book plate will be inserted into those books with the donor’s name. Any amount is greatly appreciated!
Send a check, noting in the memo "BBC-Schools Books", and indicating the number of books to be funded, to: St. Patrick’s Church, P.O. Box 247, Kenwood, California 95452. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church has 501(C3)
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Two new Sacred Ground Dialogue Circles are Available
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St. John’s Episcopal Church, Roseville, will hold a Sacred Ground Dialogue Circle via Zoom at the beginning of the Lenten season. The bi-weekly ten session program will begin February 18, 2021 and end July 1, 2021.
Contact stjohnsroseville@surewest.net, or call (916) 786-6911, by February 11 to register.
Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento has a few spots available that begins on January 21 and ends on March 25. The Cathedral's session is weekly on Thursday's from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
To register contact study@trinitycathedral.org.
Parishioners from other churches and others are invited to join in to discuss race and faith issues from historical to present-day perspectives which are relevant to the societal and culture issues we experience today. The assigned videos, readings, and discussions are powerful and can be challenging, but they are also profound and transformative as we engage in respectful conversation with the vision of becoming Beloved Community. Given that each of us has our own personal history that we bring to this work, a diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints are not only expected but welcomed.
More information can be found here about the Sacred Ground program: Sacred Ground | Episcopal Church.
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A Pastoral Letter from the
Episcopal Bishops of California
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A Letter from the Episcopal Bishops in California
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We, the Episcopal Bishops of California, have watched the events of January 6th and following days with deep concern. As Christians we follow Jesus, who is the Way of Love.
This weekend, when we remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we call upon the leaders of our cities, states and country to stand firmly in the place of non-violence, truth-telling and mutual respect.
To lead from the place of non-violence is not passive acceptance of wrongdoing; it is an active call to summon the “better angels of our nature(Abraham Lincoln, 1861).” We know of the difficulty Dr. Martin Luther King Jr faced, even among his own followers, as they resisted hatred and physical violence with prayer, song and marches for justice. We call on all people to embrace words and actions that are non-violent.
To lead from the place of truth calls us to resist misinformation and convenient half-truths, and embrace what is real. Jesus said, “You will know the truth and the truth will make you free (John 8:32).” To do otherwise is to incite, to inflame and to spread lies. We honor the many thousands of election workers and officials of both parties who worked tirelessly, honestly, and at times in peril, to shepherd our nation through the election process. We call on all people to search for truth.
To lead from the place of mutual respect is to stand against racism in any form. We cannot, any of us, ignore the role that our nation’s sad history with race has played with events in our country. As Christians, we remember that each person is someone’s child, someone’s beloved, God’s creation. When we fail to remember that, we dehumanize our brothers and sisters. In our Baptismal Covenant, we vow to “respect the dignity of every human being.” We call on all people to practice mutual respect.
As we approach Inauguration Day, we ask our leaders to dig deeply into their consciences and to act with integrity to preserve, protect and defend our fragile democracy. We call on all people to pause and pray for the peace of our country, a peace rooted in the Way of Love.
“The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the Beloved Community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opponents into friends.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
In hope and prayer for peace and grace,
The Rt. Rev Dr. Marc Andrus
Bishop of California
The Rt. Rev. Lucinda Ashby
Bishop of El Camino Real
The Rt. Rev. Diane Jardine Bruce
Bishop Suffragan of Los Angeles
The Rt. Rev. David Rice
Bishop of San Joaquin
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Susan Brown Snook
Bishop of San Diego
The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor
Bishop Diocesan of Los Angeles
The Rt. Rev. Megan Traquair
Bishop of Northern California
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Commission for Intercultural Ministries Newsletter
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Click the labyrinth & download your copy of the Commission for Intercultural Ministries Beloved Community Resource Newsletter.
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Conversations Across Difference
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From Many, One: Conversations Across Difference
Starting January 18, The Episcopal Church launches a campaign urging Episcopalians and our neighbors to engage in the spiritual practice of listening and honest conversation across the many differences that separate us, starting with four simple questions:
What do you love? - What have you lost? - Where does it hurt? - What do you dream?
The campaign is designed to offer a faithful perspective and time-tested practice for knitting deeply divided communities into a diverse, more perfect union. In a cultural moment shadowed by pandemic, fractious politics, and deep division within families, communities, and nations, Episcopalians can partner in simple ways to celebrate difference, listen with deep curiosity, and promote healing.
Watch the videos. Invite a partner. Have the conversation. Pray. Join in deeper conversation, learning and action. Help to form God's beloved community.
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Santa Rosa City Connection
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January 25, 2021
The California Department of Public Health has lifted the Regional Stay at Home Order for the 11-county Bay Area region, including Sonoma County, effective immediately. This action allows all counties statewide to return to the rules and framework of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. This color-coded tier system indicates which activities and businesses are open based on local case rates and test positivity.
Sonoma County, including Santa Rosa, will remain in the most-restrictive purple tier. Under the purple tier, outdoor gatherings are permitted with up to three households and personal care businesses can open with modifications. The following are permitted to operate only outdoors with modifications:
- Restaurants
- Wineries
- Gyms
- Places of worship
- Movie theaters
- Family entertainment centers
- Museums, zoos, and aquariums
Reopening Sonoma County:
Sonoma County can move towards wider reopening to the less restrictive Red Tier, as new COVID-19 cases decrease and fewer people test positive. Here is where our County stands as of Monday, January 25:
- Sonoma County’s new cases per day per 100,000 residents is 41.4, that number must drop below 7 new cases per day per 100,000 residents
- The testing positivity rate was 9.6 percent and needs to be less than 8 percent.
- The testing positivity in the lowest quartile of the Healthy Places Index, a metric that measures equity in the COVID response, was 15.9 percent and needs to be less than 8 percent.
Another update will be provided tomorrow as weekly county tier assignments are announced and posted on the CDPH website on Tuesdays.
With pandemic far from over, residents are urged to continue wearing masks, limiting mixing, and getting vaccinated when eligible. Learn more about what you can do to protect yourself and our community at srcity.org/PreventTheSpread.
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Vaccine Update: County Preparing for February Expansion
Sonoma County is currently vaccinating Phase 1a populations while it prepares to expand to the larger Phase 1b population early in February. To prepare, the County is setting up three sites for mass vaccination clinics: the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma campus, and Huerta Gym in Windsor. These clinics will focus on those already eligible, and start vaccinating educators, emergency service workers, and food and agricultural workers. With vaccines supplies limited, those who are 65 or older are being asked to reach out to their healthcare provider or a federally qualified health center to check for availability. READ MORE
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City Plans to Resume Intakes at Its Homeless Shelter and Restart Efforts to Resolve Encampments
Shelter intakes at the City-owned Samuel Jones Hall (SJH) Homeless Shelter are scheduled to resume Jan. 23. This date is two weeks after the last positive COVID-19 test finding at the shelter and follows 14 confirmed cases at the shelter beginning in mid-December. The City will also restart efforts to resolve encampments at Industrial Parkway, Prince Memorial Greenway, Jennings Park and throughout Santa Rosa. These efforts have been temporarily on-hold, while shelter beds have been unavailable at SJH and at the new SJH Annex — which was used as an isolation area during the COVID-19 cases at the shelter. The City plans to open the SJH Annex for its original purpose of providing up to 60 shelter beds by February 1st. As beds become available again at the shelter, and are opened at the annex, the City can restart efforts to resolve encampments within its Homeless Encampment Assistance Program and with special procedures amid COVID-19, and restrictions outlined in a preliminary federal court injunction. READ MORE
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More COVID-19 News
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
For the latest updates and resources for COVID-19, visit srcity.org/PreventTheSpread
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The City’s ongoing, historical Multicultural Roots Project looks to create broader visibility for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) in Sonoma County, with a focus on Santa Rosa; and to recognize, through historical stories from BIPOC, contributions and impacts that have shaped the City and the region. This week we highlight and honor: Maria Cardenas, Chairwoman for Ya-Ka-Ama
Getting to Know Maria Cardenas: Chairwoman for Ya-Ka-Ama
“It takes a lot of work to bring visibility to a problem that doesn’t affect other people as it does my family and myself.”
Maria Cardenas is a dedicated, driven, and selfless multicultural woman. Maria serves as Chairwoman on the Board of Directors for Ya-Ka-Ama Indian Education and Development Inc. During her first two years on the board she was successful in applying for and obtaining a digital media grant, starting a garden on the land, organizing and running cultural events, hosting arts and crafts for children, and assisting with the creation of the Sonoma Earth School. Maria is also President of the Native American Student Council at Santa Rosa Junior College and creator of “Wrap Them in Love, Blankets for Foster Youth,” a local non-profit organization. READ MORE
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Kathy Mattea - The Battle Hymn Of Love
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Let us pray.
Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our SaviorJesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; 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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