Friday, March 22, 2024

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St. Patrick's News Briefly

A. Happening Now
B. About to Happen

A. Happening Now:

1. Bishop Megan Traquair will preside and preach at our Palm Sunday Service.
2. Ron Keith, Brian Borgfeldt and Rich Randolph and others continue to make our campus bloom! Join them Saturday. Note new time of 1 p.m.
3. The Rev. Karen King is hosting classes about the church seasons and the Sunday lectionaries. Here are the dates for her courses:
March 26
April 2
April 8
3. We Welcome April our new Administrative Assistant.

3: About to Happen: Holy Week

Palm Sunday – 10am – Remembrance of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on a donkey with his followers waving palm branches, a sort of protest symbol against Caesar. We will observe that action with a procession with palm branches at the beginning of the service. Then we will have a dramatic reading of the passion according to Mark, with individual readers reading the speeches of the people involved in the passion – Jesus, Pilate, etc.

Maundy Thursday – 5pm – A celebration of the Eucharist remembering in particular the Last Supper, including the washing of feet. Maundy is a form of the Latin Mandatum, that is, mandate or command. The mandate we celebrate is the command of Jesus “Love one another as I have loved you”. We strip the altar at the end to symbolize the emptiness of the death of Jesus. We will gather for an agape supper after the service.

Good Friday – Noon and 5pm – The Good Friday Liturgy remembers again the passion, on this day from The Gospel of John. We follow that dramatic reading with the Solemn Collects, veneration of the Cross and communion from the Reserved Sacrament, which was consecrated at the Maundy Thursday service.

The Holy Saturday celebration is the Great Vigil which will be presented at the Church of the Incarnation at 8pm. All are invited: This service includes baptisms when requested and many readings tracing the history of salvation.

Easter Sunday – 10am – The celebration of the Resurrection is the high focal observance of Christianity. Christ’s being raised from the dead confirms God’s promise of eternal love, confronting and defeating death, and promising that each of us will also be raised from the dead to dwell with God in eternity. We will celebrate that Eucharist with new understanding of the gift of our salvation. An old tradition, an Easter egg hunt, is being planned for Easter Sunday after the service, and there will be a sumptuous coffee hour. Easter Season lasts until Pentecost Sunday May 19th.

St. Patrick’s

Upcoming Worship Service

In Person and on Zoom

If you are unable to join in person, click here for the Zoom invite.

Click here to download the Sunday service bulletin.

Click here for website https://stpatrickskenwood.org

The Very Rev. Ed Howell, Priest-In-Charge. The Rev. Carol Luther, Associate
Email: edhowell@sonic.net Email: carol.luther@gmail.com
Phone/text: 707-292-8033 Phone/text: 707-395-5572

click below to see

THE EASTER STORY IN ART

presented by Laurie Boone-Hogan

In Person

Sat. Mar 23 - Spring Clean-Up Day @1 PM Refreshments!

Mon. Mar 25 - Art with Kate Rogers @11AM

Redwood Empire Food Bank Distribution @ 5 PM

Tue. Mar 26 - Cycles of the Church with Karen King @ 10 AM

Wed. Mar 27 - Eucharist Healing Stations of the Cross @10AM

Fri. Mar 29 - Wellspring @10:30AM

Sat. Apr 6 - Nomadic Shelter

If you are interested in this, please contact Betsy Randolph at (408)981-1001 or email at Rjurny@gmail.com.

Sat. Apr 13 - Women’s Breakfast

Boudin’s, Montgomery Village

@ 10 am Contact Minerva Haddad: minerva.haddad@gmail.com.

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 and sometimes on the first Saturday at 8:45AM, meets in the Parish Hall.

On Zoom

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

Tuesdays: Formation: The Cycles of our Church Seasons 10:00am
with Karen King

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85421705223?pwd=Y2x6YWhtSEpwakxjbUQ4SEl2WDNndz09
Meeting ID: 854 2170 5223
Passcode: 981549

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

On Monday March 11, 60 households/219 individuals received food St. Patrick’s parking lot! Thank you to Pam/Larry, Chuck, Erin, Ned, Polly, driver Tomi and rep Arturo.

Scheduled for March 25 are Joel/Anna, Beth and Ned (who will bring his drill for our whirligigs.) That’s a full complement!

Blessing Bags and Sock Drive

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. .

Socks Needed For the Homeless

The Daughters of the King are requesting that socks be given to the homeless. Please shop and bring them to church with you. Any style, any size, including kids’ sizes are needed. Please buy dark colored socks. New socks, not used, are requested.

There will be a special drop-off with a Sign in the Narthex. Dark colors such as black and navy are particularly requested. Thank you for working on our first project of the year with us!

Marilyn Ganz, President, Daughters of the King