Attention All St. Patrick’s Members!
This is a reminder that the pledge cards for 2024 will be given out at the “Pledge Luncheon” after worship next Sunay, October 22nd. (See above)
How to fund St. Patrick’s ministries in 2024 will be our focus, but there is a financial issue that is even more urgent. Many of you are considerably behind on your pledges you made for this year, 2023.
Next week you will receive a quarterly statement about your pledge. Please note:
If you are behind, we implore you to catch up. You will notice that some very much needed repairs on the church are underway and more are being planned. Our church is feeling its 40 years, and repairs are a normal necessity.
So please let your conscience be your guide and help St. Patrick’s stay healthy. Your attention and your prayers and your contributions are urgently needed.
Thank you and God Bless you.
Father Ed
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St Patrick's
Upcoming Worship Service
In Person & Zoom
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Contact Information:
The Very Rev. Ed, Priest-In-Charge
Email: edhowell@sonic.net
Phone/text: 707-292-8033
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St Patrick's Church Weekly Calendar Events
Oct 12 & 19- Choir Rehearsal 6:30PM
Oct 13 & 20- Centering Prayer Group 10:30AM
Oct 15 & 22- Holy Eucharist 10AM
Oct 14- Saturday Women’s Breakfast at Boudin SF 10AM
 Boudin SF is located in Montgomery Village. Occurs the second Saturday of each month.
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 Parish Admin Building.
* PEO, once a month on the first Thursday at 10AM and sometimes on the first Saturday at 8:45AM, meets in the Parish Hall.
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Oct 16 & 23- Art with Kate Rogers! 11AM
Oct 18 & 25- Midweek Worship followed by Bible Study 10AM
Oct 18 & 25- *Al Anon- 6PM
*AA - 7:30PM
Oct 19- Faith & Field Trips
Carmelite House of Prayer
Monastery 9:30AM
Oct 23- Food Bank
Distribution 5PM
Please click on the link below for upcoming calendar events!
https://stpatrickskenwood.org/calendar/
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 Parish Luncheon - Sunday October 22!
Join us for our Luncheon following the Sunday service in the Parish Hall.
 Women's Breakfast will meet this Saturday at Boudin!
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St Patrick's Weekly Calendar
Sundays: Holy Eucharist
Join us in person for Sunday Eucharist! 10 a.m.
Also available online by Zoom. Click here for the invite.
Tuesdays: Morning Coffee Hour
Let's meet over coffee! 10:00 a.m. Contact Rich Randolph for your Zoom Invitation.
Rich Randolph: rjurny@gmail.com
Thursdays: Compline
Compline on ZOOM! 4:00 p.m. Hosted by Minerva Haddad. Contact Minerva for your Zoom invite.
Minerva Haddad: minerva.haddad@gmail.com.
Fridays: The Men's Bible Study:
Grow in your faith & walk with God! 8:30 a.m.
Send a note to Rich Randolph and he will ensure you receive a Zoom invitation.
Rich Randolph: rjurny@gmail.com
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Faith Field Trips with St. Patrick's Church
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If you are signed up for the October 19th Faith Field Trip to the Carmelite House of Prayer Monastery, please confirm by emailing or calling Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey at 707 303-7130 or
schapralis@aol.com. We are nearing capacity.
Come on a journey to visit a gem of the Napa Valley; the Carmelite House of Prayer. It is a Monastery of the Discalced Carmelite (Catholic) Friar Community adhering to a life of prayer, community life, and ministry.
Situated on a rise above the Napa Valley, the property is surrounded by vineyards and boasts its own chapel adjacent to the original Doak mansion built in 1921. The landscape designer, John McLaren, created Golden Gate Park.
Our tour will include a visit to the chapel and viewing of the grounds.
Afterwards we will motor south to Napa and have a no-host lunch at Fume.
9:30: Gather at St. Patrick's front parking lot to car pool
10:30: Gather at the Monastery
10:35- Visit the Chapel
11:45 Tour the grounds (the grounds are mainly situated below the main
building and is a rather steep grade.)
12:15 Lunch at Fume
3:00: Arrive back at St. Patrick's
Please consider each providing a $20 (cash) donation, that we will gift to the Monastery. Recall that Monasteries are self-supporting.
Limited seating. Please contact Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey if interested.
schapralis@aol.com 707 303-7130
Faith Field Trips are brought to you by the Fellowship Ministry
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Blessing Bags
October News
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This month we delivered over 35 bags to give to Redwood Gospel Mission! What a success!
Everyone is welcome to participate in making blessing bags!
Here’s what goes in the Blessing Bags:
1 pop top can of pasta with meat
1 juice box
1 granola-type bar
1 package of crackers with cheese or peanut butter
A napkin and sturdy plastic fork
Place everything in a quart-sized plastic bag. The stretchable Glad bags work very well. If you like, you can include a short hopeful message.
Thanks to all of you who contributed to this ministry. You have helped your neighbors who are struggling. God Bless you!
~Betsy Randolph
You can drop off your blessing bags in the blessing bag box located in the narthex or deliver to the Randolph's home: 8399 Oakmont Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95409.
Please call Betsy Randolph for questions at (408)981-2024.
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Greetings Friends! Check out Eleanor's thankful note to her volunteers from Monday, October 9. The team will return again on October 23rd.
The photos below are pictured from Sonoma Highway at the driveway entrance of the church. Next time you see these flower windmills and Free Food sign, you'll know the Food Bank Distribution team is giving away food!
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Dear All,
Thank you to Pam/Larry, Carolyn, Lauri, driver Tomie, rep Arturo and Kerin who volunteered in my place tonight! Thanks also to Anna/Joel who volunteered as extras. 48 households/178 individuals received food at St Pat's tonight!
Special thanks to Kerin who came early to set up and left late after putting things away. She reports that all went well!
Scheduled for Monday, Oct 23 are Anna/Joel, Beth and Ned. That's four which = a full corps!
~Eleanor
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Filling (RE)Start Bins at Incarnation
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Photos from packing bins at Incarnation on Saturday, October 7th!
As Rich Radolph quoted: "Many Hands make light work, 36 (RE)Start bins were filled supplies for kitchen, bedroom, cleaning supplies, already for deanery distribution."
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Meeting Minutes From Ministries
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Below are meeting minutes from Becoming Beloved Community - Schools and Education and Christian Formation. Please click on the links below to review the minutes.
You'll see some changes that were made since Dunbar School has closed.
If you need more information, please feel free to contact Laurie Boone Hogen.
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Nomadic Shelter Is Coming Back!
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Nomadic Shelter is coming back to St. Patrick's Church on Saturday, November 4th. Additional details will be forthcoming in announcements at church and Coffee Hour. If you have any questions or want more information, you can talk with Betsy Randolph.
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St. Patrick's Planned Giving Ministry
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Episcopal Foundation Celebrated at
St. Patrick's, Kenwood Legacy Circle Gathering
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Left to Right: The Very Rev. Edward Howell, Laurie Boone-Hogen, Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey, The Very Rev. Perry Polk and Gregg Wickham.
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The St. Patrick's Legacy Circle met in late September at the home of Ann and Alec Peters to enjoy fellowship and to fete the leadership of the Episcopal Foundation.
The gathering featured remarks of The Very Rev. Edward Howell who highlighted why Legacy Gifts are crucial, especially now, in the life of the parish.
Another highlight was the attendance of very special guests, Gregg Wickham, President of the Episcopal Foundation of Northern California, and The Very Rev. Perry Polk, Vice President, and his wife, Sylvia. Gregg provided commentary regarding the history, and need for the work of the Episcopal Foundation. He noted that numerous parishes have benefited in the last few years, especially from the grant opportunities offered by the Episcopal Foundation of Northern California.
St. Patrick's Vestry and Planned Giving Ministry members were trained three years prior by Gregg Wickham, the Rev. Polk, and Peter Juve, on how to plan and implement a planned giving campaign. St. Patrick's utilized the excellent resources developed by the Episcopal Foundation including the, "Life Plan" workshop, and the "Let's Get to It" manual for conducting a planned giving campaign.
The results of the Planned Giving Campaign at St. Patrick's exceeded expectations with 18% of the parish committing to leaving a Legacy Gift to the church. The national standard is less than 6%. As a result, St. Patrick's Planned Giving Ministry Chair, Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey, and Priest Doyle Dietz Allen (former St. Patrick's Rector) were invited to offer a Zoom presentation to the Diocese of Northern California Leadership on their experience in utilizing the tools and expertise of the Episcopal Foundation.
Gregg Wickham and Rev. Polk were presented, by Laurie Boone Hogen, Chair of the St. Patrick's Education Ministry, with a binder that documented the progress of the various projects of the Becoming Beloved Community Ministry. These projects were funded by the Episcopal Foundation of Northern California, among other funders. These projects have greatly benefited numerous underserved children and school staff.
St. Patrick's is indebted to the Episcopal Foundation of Northern California for the many ways in which the Foundation assists the financial health of the Diocese.
– Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey
Chair, St. Patrick's Planned Giving Ministry
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Upcoming Events & Workshops
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Art with Kate Rogers at St. Patrick's Church
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The Pastoral Care Committee at St. Patrick’s is is all about tending to our “flock”! We are here to serve the various needs of our parishioners. Some of our services include providing Eucharistic Visits, phone visits, arranging rides to church or appointments, Special Prayers by the Daughters of the King, grief support, memorials, counseling, and home visits, just to name a few! If you need more information, please contact co-chairs Leslie Clark (707-483-1513) or Sandy Keith (707-539-3871). Want to be a part of this very important committee, we would be glad to hear from you.
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Food Donations Needed
F.I.S.H. of Santa Rosa
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Spread the LOVE!
Our friends at F.I.S.H. of Santa Rosa would like our help with peanut butter donations! If you would like to bring in jars of peanut butter to help fulfill their needs to keep serving those in need. You can also bring canned soup and other food non-perishable items. Peanut butter is their greatest need at the moment.
Drop off your donations in the basket located in the Narthex.
We thank you for all your help!
Donation basket, located in the Narthex
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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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Contact Information:
The Very Rev. Ed Howell, Priest-In-Charge
Email: edhowell@sonic.net
Phone/text: 707-292-8033
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9000 Sonoma Highway
PO Box 247
Kenwood, CA 95452
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