 | | The GrapevineSt. Patrick’s Episcopal Church |
| Thanks Living:
Joyfully Transforming Lives
Our Mission Statement:
"To be a community that shares the joy of God's Love" |
| | | |  | Dear People of St. Patrick’s,
Each year, during our stewardship campaign, we talk a lot about money and about our budget, and yes, those things are important! They are the way we fund the Church. But our real focus is on what our gifts can do for the world. Jesus calls us to heal, visit, feed, accompany, protect, advocate, love our neighbor, and sharing our time, talent, and treasure is the way that we make this happen.
Each of us hears this call differently, just as each of us has been blessed by God differently. Our talents and training have been gifts freely given to us by God so that we may share them with a world in need. How will you feel God’s call to walk in love this year? How will you determine how you will share your gifts with God’s people in the world?
This Sunday, our 2025 pledge cards will be available for you to pick up (if you can’t make it to this Sunday’s service, we will mail it to you). I ask that before you fill it out, pray about it, discuss it with your family, and discern how God is calling you to share your gifts.
Our campaign will end on December 15th, the Third Sunday of Advent, so please return your answer to us by then if possible so that we may count your pledge in our ingathering where your gift will be added to many others to be blessed, broken, and shared with the world.
Peace & Blessings,
Mack+
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St. Patrick's News Briefly A. Just Happened B. Happening Now C. About to Happen
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| |  | Beth Lewis and Carol Luther were received into the Order of the Daughters of the King on Sunday, followed by a taste of heaven at Coffee Hour! |
|  | | RAIN!!!!!!
We’re working on our BBC Fall Book Drive and ViVO Holiday Concert. New books for the library, bins to hold gently used books for the children to take home, and ViVO’s Holiday Concert. Total cost will be about $2400. Make your checks out to St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church and put BBC/ViVO on the memo line.
Mark Kratz is home and will be back to directing the choir on Sunday. A GREAT BIG THANKS to your generous support in his hour of need!!!
NO CHOIR REHEARSAL TONIGHT DUE TO WEATHER
Nomadic Shelter, November 23: Thanks to all who donated coats. The next Nomadic Shelter will be our usual First Saturday, December 7. Sign up with Betsy Randolph at Coffee Hour.
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| | DIRECTORS OF ViVO ORCHESTRA will be at Church on Sunday to tell us about their work, receive a gift from us, and play the Postlude.
REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK happens Monday, November 25.
ADVENT BEGINS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1. THREE WEDNESDAYS IN ADVENT will introduce us to Images of God in Art. |
|  |  | CHRISTMAS COOKIE MINISTRYCOOKIES DUE DECEMBER 8
The holidays are fast approaching, and the Pastoral Care Ministry is planning a cookie treat box delivery to our parishioners who are unable to attend services and fellowship because of various limitations. We at St. Patrick’s want to bring them Christmas greetings, holiday cheer, and Christmas treats to let them know that they are valued members of our church family and that we miss them. We need approximately 60 dozen cookies for our gift-giving, and we are asking St. Patrick’s wonderful cookie angels to make 2 to 3 dozen cookies each, each cookie no larger than 2 inches in diameter, in order to fill the gift boxes. Please bring your cookies to St. Patrick’s on or before Sunday, December 8, 2024. We will be packing the boxes after church on Sunday December 8, 2024, and sending people to deliver the boxes and our loving Christmas wishes to our members who are unable to join us for worship, fellowship, and activities. |
|  | Holiday Concert: Friday, December 136:30 pm. Hear the sounds of the season and join us for treats afterwards. FREE |
| Have News to Share in the Grapevine? Send articles and pictures to carol.luther@gmail.com no later than Thursday morning. Submissions received after that will be published the following week. |
| | IF YOU NEED A CHECK OR REIMBURSEMENT
We now have a special box in the copy room for your request forms. Left side, 2nd from the top. We want to get your payment to you ASAP! Thanks. |
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| | The Rev. Mack Olson, Priest-in-Charge
Email: mack.saintpatricks@gmail.com Phone/text: 707-395-5572 |
| |  | On the last Sunday in the Church Year, we observe the Feast of Christ the King. Among certain Christians, it raises eyebrows because as Americans, the idea of kingship seems somehow foreign to us. Some churches call it Reign of Christ Sunday instead. As the work of kings is to reign, I see little difference, but our SUNDAY ANTHEM says it better than any theologian. The choir will be singing “Creator of Beauty and Giver of Light,” which describes the the kingdom of God better than I ever could. Here’s a sample of the lyrics:
The journey of each soul remains in your care; Your guidance and faithfulness, always you share; Your spirit, within us, each strength that you send, Returned to your glory, a world without end.
Until Sunday, -Rev. Carol+ |
| St. Patrick’s Upcoming Worship Service In Person and on Zoom |
| | |  | | Fri. November 15 - Wellspring with Sharron Simpson, Contemplative Prayer and Conversation Note new beginning time: 10:00AM
Mon. November 18 - Art with Kate Rogers, 11 am, Common Room
Wed. November 20 - Holy Eucharist with healing @10AM
Saturday November 23 - Nomadic Shelter
Monday November 25 - Redwood Empire Food Bank, 4 pm
Saturday December 14 - Women’s Breakfast, 10am Boudin, Montgomery Village |
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Ministries of the parish that we cannot directly accomplish, except by our hospitable welcome to these fellowships and healing work include the following:
* AA Group, weekly on Wednesdays at 7:30PM, meets in the Parish Hall.
* Al Anon Group weekly on Wednesdays at 6PM, meets in the Common Room. * PEO, once a month on the first Thursday at 10AM meets in the Parish Hall.
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| | | | | Collection Corner: Doing Good!Blessing Bags and F.I.S.H. |
| Blessing Bags are due this Sunday, December 15th.
Each bag needs: A Can of Pasta and Meat w/ pop top lid Crackers with Cheese or Peanut Butter A Boxed Drink A Granola/Trail Mix Bar Napkin and sturdy plastic fork |
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Please consider sending a monetary contribution to F.I.S.H. P.O. Box 4291 Santa Rosa, CA 95402
or putting non-perishable food in the basket in the Narthex. The need is great. Thank you,
Eleanor Albon and on behalf of Margaret Merchat, Leslie Clark and Kerin McTaggert |
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St. Patrick’s Church Kenwood acknowledges that we sit on unceded lands traversed by the Coast Miwok, the Southern Pomo and the Central Wappo.
With God's help, we commit ourselves to acknowledging the truth of California's history, as well as strengthening existing relationships and improving our efforts to build collaborative relationships with Native peoples. |
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