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Thanks Living:
Joyfully Transforming Lives
Our Mission Statement:
"To be a community that shares the joy of God's Love"
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Message From Fr. Ed
Thanks and Blessings to all! As we continue to celebrate the Epiphany Season, reminding us of the revealing of the true nature and meaning of the newborn Jesus and in our time the Presence of the Risen Christ in our lives, my prayer is for all of us to look for epiphanies in our membership at St.Patrick's.
The Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 21st will allow us to review our ministries of 2023 and look forward to 2024. Please pray for open hearts and minds as we help 2024 unfold, There will be many more changes. Look for the opportunities and try not to dwell on worries. Look for what most addresses the long term future as well as next week or next month. Be especially aware that God often surprises us with a challenge that can lead to new and wonderful things.
Looking ahead, mark your calendars, please: January 28th - Annual Meeting; February 7th - Retreat at Bishop's Ranch; February 8, 9, and 10 - Deans and Board of Trustees Retreat; February 14 - Ash Wednesday; March 24th - Palm Sunday; March 31st - Easter.
Every day, beginning today - Blessings form God to the Father, forgiveness from Christ, inspiration from the Holy Spirit and support from Community, St. Patrick's
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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
Jan 18 - Choir Rehearsal 6:30PM
Jan 19 & 26 - Wellspring 10:30AM
Jan 21 & 28 - Holy Eucharist 10AM
Jan 22 - Art & Exploring with Kate Rogers 11AM
Jan 8 & 22 - Food Bank Pop-Up 5PM
Jan 10 & 17 - Midweek Worship followed by Bible Study 10AM
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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Jan 24 & 31 - *Al Anon- 6PM
*AA - 7:30PM
Jan 6 - Nomadic Shelter 5:30PM
Jan 20 - Saturday Women’s Breakfast will meet at.
SF Boudin located in Montgomery Village 10AM
Please click on the link below for upcoming calendar events!
https://stpatrickskenwood.org/calendar/
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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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A Message from the Planned Giving Ministry
A couple of end of year reminders...
"It should be known that the reason we can fund education classes and events is because of a planned gift designated for education."
The Education Ministry
"We are able to be here today directly due to having had bequests...we are living off of our bequests."
Fr. Ed at Town Hall on August 26th
The Planned Giving Ministry: Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey, Chair, Laurie Boone-Hogen, and Ann and Alec Peters.
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St. Patrick's will host Nomadic Shelter next month Saturday, February 3rd! If you are interested in this, please contact Betsy Randolph at (408)981-1001 or email at Rjurny@gmail.com. There will be more opportunities!
Back row left to right: Beth Lewis, Karen & Brad Brogfeldt, Rich Randolph.
Front row left to right: Carol Luther, Merle Holtzen, Eleanor Albon, Bernadette Gibb.
Photo from November 4, 2023
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Saturday morning at Boudin located in Montgomery Village!! This was from our last gathering on December 9th! Come join us next month on January 13th at 10AM!
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Greetings Friends! Check out these photos from December incase you missed it!
Food distribution every 2nd & 4th Mondays.
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Retreat at the Bishop's Ranch
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Into the Wilderness Retreat offers time to experience a personal, sacred journey of spiritual reflection and renewal as we enter the season of Lent. The focus of this retreat is to discover the wisdom within our own wilderness journey as we approach the week called Holy.
We will spend the day together participating in spiritual practices of art, poetry, spiritual reflection, walking the labyrinth, prayer, listening and sharing.
Into the Wilderness Retreat
February 7th, 2024
Bishop’s Ranch, Healdsburg, CA
Facilitated by Sharron Simpson
Spiritual Director-Educator-Mystic Heart
Sponsored by St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Kenwood, CA
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If you have questions, please contact Betsy Randolph at (408)981-1001 or email at Rjurny@gmail.com. There are lists of contents on a table in the narthex.
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.
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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THE OFFICE OF THE BISHOP WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 AND MONDAY, DECEMBER 25. WE WILL REOPEN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26.
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The Fearless Faith Revival is just over four months away! Here are Revival resources we want you to know about:
Revival Participation Survey. We'd like as many people as possible to take this brief survey to help us in planning the Revival. Survey Link: https://form.jotform.com/233206969933163 The survey closes Friday, December 22.
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Art with Kate Rogers at St. Patrick's Church
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Class will resume Monday, January 8, 2024 at 11:00AM!
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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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Officially beginning in January...
WELLSPRING
Wellspring
Together in the Spirit
Wellspring is a sacred space to engage in spiritual practices of reflection, sharing, and prayer: including centering prayer, imaginative prayer, breath prayer, and body prayer.
Wellspring offers a time to deepen our relationship to God, and to nurture our soul connection with one another. All are welcome. Join us.
Every Friday morning from 10:30 to 11:30
Facilitator – Sharron Simpson
Spiritual Director, Educator, Contemplative
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Food Donations Needed
F.I.S.H. of Santa Rosa
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IMPORTANT CHANGE
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F.I.S.H’s current twice-a-month family distribution system is neither financially nor physically sustainable. Due to a dramatic increase in demand, our volunteers are overwhelmed, and we are dealing with an extreme decrease in donations. For these reasons, F.I.S.H. will revert to a once-a-month policy starting on January 01, 2024. This means that our clients will be able to receive 2 bags of groceries, ONCE a month.
To volunteer and donate, please go to our WEBSITE
About us:
ln 2023 F.I.S.H. served an average of 4,976 people per month, and historically approximately 35% of those helped are children. The number of people asking for assistance from FISH has increased dramatically since 2022. F.I.S.H is currently open five days per week to offer food to people in need - including seniors, homeless, unemployed, low-income, disabled, and more...Your donations feed many.
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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 this time. Yo are welcome to bring other canned foos and baby diapers!
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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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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