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B: Happening Now:   Holy Week

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.

C. About to Happen

The week following Easter is usually quiet in the Church as we rest after the intensity of Holy Week and Easter. This, year, however, we can offer some excitement: Rev. Carol Luther officially starts as Long-term Supply on April Fools Day! My provisional office hours will be Tuesday and Wednesday, but April and I are still working with Jackie to organize a seamless, low stress office experience during our Interim Time.

To keep up the joy of Easter, I’m introducing three new things into the Sunday service. The first is that we will be singing the Creed. You can find it in Wonder, Love and Praise, 768. It’s a beautiful Credal poem set to an Irish folk melody. The second is that we will be doing a sung Eucharist. Our Eucharistic Prayer comes from Enriching Our Worship, and is full with images of new creation. And finally, we’ll be singing the dismissal. You might find it a little challenging at first, but by the time we’re through with Easter, everyone will know it well, and if past experience is any indication, we will feel fully resurrected!

A Note from Fr. Ed

To all of you at St. Patrick’s:

Terry and I would like to thank you for the enriching experience we had worshipping with the St. Patrick’s family these last several years and especially this past year when I was privileged to be your pastor.

My leaving you is technically called the “dissolution of the pastoral relationship,” which simply means our relationship becomes “old friends.” Unfortunately, the traditions of the Episcopal Church include directing a strict separation for a year or two, mainly to allow any new clergy to establish that pastoral relationship.

So we will be around, but not in contact, and not in any way involved in administrative decisions, or worship, or even social gatherings. We will miss you.

On this Easter Sunday, our last day with you, we are happy to celebrate with you the promise of eternal life give to all of us through the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are indeed blessed beyond all measure.

Thank you for a great time together. See you around the Deanery and the Diocese. Blessings to all!

Sincerely, Fr. Ed

If you are unable to join in person at 10 a.m., click here for the Zoom invite.

Click here to download the Sunday service bulletin. 

Click here for website https://stpatrickskenwood.org

Mon. April 1  - Art with Kate Rogers @11AM

Tue. April 2 - Cycles of the Church with Karen King @ 10 AM

Wed. April 3 - Eucharist and Bible Study @10AM

Fri. April 5 - 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.

Mon. Apr 8 - Redwood Empire Food Bank Distribution @ 5 PM

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.
 

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