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Joyfully Transforming Lives
Our Mission Statement:
"To be a community that shares the joy of God's Love" |
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St. Patrick's News Briefly A. Just Happened B. Happening Now B. About to Happen
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| A. Just Happened Thanks to everyone who stayed after church to share their visioning ideas. We collected many, many good ones which we will continue to explore during the upcoming days, weeks and months. Above all, we want our church to be a safe place for worship, prayer, friendship, and service. The Order of the Ascension, an Episcopal religious community dedicated to parish life, which I mentioned during our conversation, says that “There are three intrinsic purposes of any parish church. We see them as: The worship of God The formation of the People of God for the sake of the world Being a sanctifying presence in the broader community
Consider these goals as you walk through the day, and let me know what you think.
B. Happening Now
Sunday, May 26: Trinity Sunday. Come and find out why meeting the Trinity might just rock your world.
Wednesday, May 29: 11-12:15: The final session of our five week study of the Gospel of Mary of Magdala. To sit with Mary opens the eye of the heart, and seems to make all who come inexplicably joyous. Led by Sharron Simpson, Stevenson Hall
C. About to Happen Sunday, June 2 Our 90+ Birthday lunch and celebration in praise of the wisest elders among us. Thanks to Barbara Klingbeil for helping us to revive a grand St. Pat’s tradition!
And COMING SOON: A Chance to pray the Daily Office together. (See below for why it matters.) The Daily Office, along with the Eucharist, lies at the core of Prayer Book spirituality. As Episcopalians, we are asked to pray daily. It’s a good habit to cultivate. I find that faithful prayer first thing in the morning makes me a lot less reactive to the day’s news! |
| From Rev. Carol: The Three Pillars of Anglican Spirituality |
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| If you missed my Pentecost sermon or would like to read it again, you can do so by clicking here.
As mentioned above, I’ve been reading books by members of the Order of the Ascension on the subject of parish life. One thing that touched me deeply was their emphasis upon all of us keeping a rule of life. This isn’t a complicated monastic thing. It’s a simple grounding thing. It’s a simple act of focusing our attention upon God every day. In the Episcopal Church, this consists of three things: 1) Weekly Eucharist, 2) Daily prayer which minimally includes a psalm, a Bible reading, and the Lord’s Prayer, either alone or with a group, and 3) Devotional reading which is typically a study of texts by spiritual writers like Joan ChittIster, Richard Rohr, Malcolm Guite, C.S. Lewis, and others.
A strong grounding in spiritual practice helps to create a non-anxious presence in an anxious world. Over time, it will open the eyes of the heart, the body, and the mind to the true beauty of God’s love. It will not solve our problems, but with time, it makes it much easier to deal with them.
To help us get started together, I’d like to do a service of morning prayer once a week, either in person or on Zoom.
I’d also like to start a book study.
Let me know what you think. Blessings, Rev. Carol+ |
| St. Patrick’s Upcoming Worship Service In Person and on Zoom |
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We have celebrated the Feast of Pentecost which concludes the Great Arc of the Church Year from Advent through Easter. Beginning this Sunday, we return to what is often called “Ordinary Time.” This is the season when we read parables, follow the history of Israel in the Old Testament, and study the teachings of Jesus and Paul. As the name “ordinary implies,” this is also when we order our spiritual lives and deepen our understanding of what we as a Church are all about.
Year B may be my favorite of the three-year cycle of readings, because its focus is upon the human: who we are, what we understand, and where we are entirely clueless.
During this longest season in the Church year, we have an opportunity to pray a number of different Eucharistic prayers.
IF YOU HAVE FAVORITE PRAYERS OR FAVORITE HYMNS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
CHRIST IS RISEN AND NOW, SO ARE WE! LET’S DO CHURCH! |
| And a Little about Sunday’s Hymns |
| This Sunday, our hymns reflect two celebrations: the Feast of the Holy Trinity and Memorial Day. The opener, 366, “Holy, Holy, Holy” sets our Trinitarian tone. The gospel hymn, 513, “Like the murmur of the dove’s song,” evokes the Holy Spirit in a contemplative setting. Our anthem and communion hymn raise the weekend’s patriotic spirit: the anthem is a lively setting of Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America,” and during communion we will sing hymn 719, “O beautiful for spacious skies.” We conclude with a magnificent setting of an old deeply Trinitarian prayer attributed to St. Patrick: hymn 370, “I bind unto myself today.” The Trinity lies at the heart of Patrick’s Celtic spirituality.
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord! |
| | The Rev. Carol Luther, Long Term Supply
Email: carol.luther@gmail.com Phone/text: 707-395-5572 |
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Please Join the Celebration To honor and celebrate our 90’s plus friends with a catered luncheon after the church service on
SUNDAY, JUNE 2nd Hosted by Barbara Klingbeil who sends her extra special THANK YOU ! for your friendship and kindness during her 16 years at St. Patrick’s ***There is a sign-up sheet in Stevenson Hall or you may call the church and leave a message*** |
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Mon. May 27th- Art with Kate Rogers
Wed. May 29th - Holy Eucharist with healing @10AM
The Gospel of Mary of Magdala, @11-12:15
Fri. May 31st - Wellspring @10:30AM
Monday May 27 - MEMORIAL DAY. CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED. THERE WILL BE NO AFTERNOON FOOD DISTRIBUTION
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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 and sometimes on the first Saturday at 8:45AM, meets in the Parish Hall.
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| | | | |  | Dear All,
This week, 55 families/195 individuals received food on St Pat's parking lot! Thank you to Pam/Larry, Ned, Natalie, driver Tomi and rep Arturo.
Our next distribution would have been the 4th Monday, May 27. Unfortunately, that's Memorial Day and REFB will be closed. Our St Pat clients will be emailed to tell them so. It will also tell them that REFB will soon be ending its bagging of fresh fruit/vegetables in the plastic bags. This will help reduce land fills! Clients will have to bring their own bags.
Our next food distribution will be Monday, June 10. Pam/Larry, Susan and Polly are scheduled. That's a full crew!
Eleanor |
| | | | BBC has partnered with UIK at Kenwood Elementary and won an award! You already know about BBC. Below, a little bit about United in Kindness.
UIK’s Vision Statement:
To create a Sonoma County United in Kindness.
UIK’s Mission Statement:
To promote acts of kindness that advance social justice, embrace diversity, and champion equity with respect for all.
In March 2019 the Sonoma County United in Kindness (UIK) was founded after attending one-too-many commemoration services for victims of hate crimes in our nation. In June 2020, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Gold Resolution and endorsed the United in Kindness Campaign, which supports and encourages all Sonoma County government agencies and residents to find ways to foster, promote, and sustain acts of kindness on daily basis throughout the community.
So far, over 3,500 local residents (pre-Covid) and 54 different local organizations have signed and endorsed the project respectively. In addition, 8 of the 9 Sonoma County City Councils each have published Proclamation supporting the intent of the Gold Resolution (GR) and have endorsed the UIK Campaign. The Sonoma State University and JC also have endorsed and published resolutions to uphold the tenets of the GR. We are introducing UIK to schools and businesses in Sonoma County for possible adoption of the Gold Resolution’s tenets. Also hoping that each school can form its own “United in Kindness” declaration of unity to actively engage students in discussions and practices on acts of kindness such as respect, tolerance, inclusivity, equity and anti-bullying during class sessions, even for a few minutes, on daily basis. The goal is to create self-guided and positive relationships among students through acts of kindness. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss the UIK Project with interested organizations in Sonoma County and explain the need for such a program and its simplicity to implement! For your information, attached are; UIK’s Gold resolution, Declaration of Unity and the Strawberry School’s self-guided Declaration of Unity. |
| | |  | Beginning Sunday, May 28, the Coffee Hour hosts will be returning to a Coffee Hour menu instead of a brunch menu! It will remain a time of fellowship, but with light refreshments. Except for June 2, when we honor our 90+ members, the birthday cupcakes will be served on the first Sundays of each month.
If you would like to supplement Coffee Hour with a surprise item, just bring it unannounced on a Sunday of your choice!
Thank you,
Eleanor Albon, Facilitator |
| Blessing Bags and Sock Drive |
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Blessing Bags & Sock Drive News
St. Patrick’s collected 30 blessing Bags for May!
The next deadline is June 9.
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.
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|  | | Sock drive ends May 31, 2024!! |
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