Every autumn seems to motivate people in our culture to make new plans, go back to school and even go back to church. That has happened at St. Patrick’s, and I want to thank some special people for their energy and ministries.
Thanks first to the vestry who has dealt wonderfully with many issues of administration and ministries, in concert with the Committee Chairs. And the vestry and I have been expertly helped in many ways by our administrator Bobbiejo Maggard. Bless you, Bobbiejo. Also, my thanks to Sam Garcia who has served us as sexton for several years. He has ended his employment with us, and we are hiring another sexton this week. More about him later. Finally, my special thanks to our musicians, Mark Kratz and Doug Richardson and to the choir, yay choir!
All these people have energized St. Patrick’s again this autumn, May God Bless them and their faithfulness.
Next week I will be on vacation from September 20th- 27th. I will return to the office on Thursday, September, 28th.
Blessings,
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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Our Happenings at St Patrick's Church!
Sept 14 & 21- Choir Rehearsal 6:30PM
Sept 15 & 22- Centering Prayer Group 10:30AM
Sept 17 & 24- Holy Eucharist 10AM
Sept 18 & 25- Art with Kate Rogers! 11AM
Sept 25 & Oct 9- Food Bank
Distribution 5PM
Sept 20 & 27- Midweek Worship followed by Bible Study 10AM
Sept 20 & 27- *Al Anon- 6PM
*AA - 7:30PM
Please click on the link below for upcoming calendar events!
https://stpatrickskenwood.org/calendar/
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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 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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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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Sunday Coffee Hour
Guest Speaker
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St. Patrick's Church!
Guest speaker, Matthew Weatherly, will be with us this Sunday during Coffee Hour after the service. Matthew represents Redwood Gospel Mission and he is going to talk about Nomadic Shelter.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about Nomadic Shelter and what they do for our community. After learning more about it, you may find you would like to participate. St. Patrick's' Church will begin hosting Nomadic Shelter again in the parish hall!
Matthew will talk for about fifteen minutes and will have handouts for you to take home. Looking forward to hearing Matthew talk about this amazing ministry!
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St. Paul's
Concert Events
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A Letter from Bishop Megan Traquair
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 We are delighted to share with you a letter from Bishop Megan Traquair to our parishioners on the virtue of becoming involved in planned giving ministry. At St. Patrick's that refers to becoming part of the St. Patrick's Legacy Circle whereby one leaves a gift (no matter the amount) in one's will or trust, or estate plan, to St. Patrick's. Bishop Megan has followed the progress of our ministry given that our parish was one of the few in the diocese to implement a planned giving program, and a successful one at that. We are honored.
St. Patrick's Planned Giving Ministry
Dear Friends at St Patrick’s,
I write to commend you for making planned gifts for the long-term welfare of your Church.
After you have taken care of your family and friends, a planned gift makes a large impact in meeting the needs of the parish and the community. Not only can it help to support some of the things we most value about our life in Christ as a congregation, long-term gifts can bring a deep sense of joy and purpose.
In 2 Corinthians 11-12, we are reminded
“ You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us, for the rendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God.”
Our Congregations all stand on the foundation of generosity, love and vision of those who came before. Thanks be to God that we too can be part of that foundation.
In Christ,
+Megan
The Planned Giving Ministry: Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey, Chair, Laurie Boone-Hogen, and Ann and Alec Peters.
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Last month Eleanor Albon and Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey volunteered to clean out and reorganize the closet where we store linens and decorations. As happens with any closet, over time they can become overcrowded and contain long forgotten items.
The goal was to go through every item to determine whether it would continue to be needed or useful, and to be able to easily view the closet contents. Many items of long ago activities were discarded or recycled. The bins had contents combined and/or reorganized and stored for easy access.
During this process a stash of china and a twelve place silver flatware service were found. An attempt was made to learn who donated them and when. It was thought they may have value and could be sold or consigned.
With the blessing of Fr. Ed, Eleanor took the recommendation of Diana Estabrook and contacted Treasure House that consigns quality household goods. In looking at the china and silver, they determined that the silverware was solid sterling and the melt down value most likely was more than the resale.
One of the Treasure House staff offered to contact the business that would take the silver and Lo and Behold, St. Patrick's has received a total of $1,510.41. This is thrilling news and worth more than we could have dreamed.
The gratitude of our parish is extended to Diana, Stephanie, and especially Eleanor who went above and beyond to not only make things tidy but garner a "tidy" profit for our parish.
Well done!
Submitted by Stephanie Chapralis McCaffrey
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Blessing Bags
September News
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This month we had 30 bags to give to Redwood Gospel Mission! What a success!
In October blessing bags will be due by October 8th which is the second Sunday.
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, September 11. The team will return again on September 25th.
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 Polly, Susan, Carolyn, Barbara, driver Tomie and REFB rep Arturo. 51 households/ 182 individuals received food tonight on St Pat's not-so-hot-and sometimes breezy parking lot!
We opened at 4:30 p.m. - 30 minutes early, and the flow was constant. There was no "down" time.
There was a great variety of food: lots of veggies, eggs, vanilla milk, fish filets, cheese, canned goods, bread, senior boxes, and also diapers!
As sometimes happens, someone comes in at 6:00 after we've closed. In my very limited Spanish, I tried to tell him to come between cinco and seis in dos semanos (probably incorrect spelling!) I will remember the expression on this young man's face. He was hoping for food NOW.
It's important (to me) that we focus on what we can do, not on what we just cannot do. From what I can see, REFB is doing just that.
Eleanor
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St. Patrick's Women's Breakfast at Boudin
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Some of the women of St. Patrick's gathered together on the morning of September 9th to enjoy each other's company. Join our ladies the second Saturday of the month!
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Conversation about the Abrahamic Faiths on
Sunday, October 1st
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Mark the date Sunday, October 1st on your calendars!
Asher R. Sheppard of the Jewish faith and Mohammed (Moe) Jabbari of the Muslim faith will take part in the Sunday worship and then join Father Ed on a panel discussion about the three religions. Thank you, God.
Below are biographical sketches of our panelists.
Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1943, Asher Sheppard was educated in the New York public schools followed by Union College (B.S), SUNY at Buffalo (PhD in physics), NYU School of Environmental Medicine, and UCLA Brain Research Institute. He continued with environmental and neuroscience research at Pettis VA Medical Center and is internationally recognized as an expert in the science and public health issues related to electromagnetic energy.
Asher and his wife, Ann, have three children and four grandchildren that are central to their lives. His social justice work is marked by the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, activism with local, state, and national governments, political campaigns, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC), Indivisible Sonoma County, United in Kindness (Interfaith council of Sonoma County) and the North Bay Organizing Project.
A member of Congregation Shomrei Torah, his religious faith is a patchwork of inherited Judaism, study, identification as a scientist, gifts from many good-hearted people, and recurring amazement at the wonder of it all.
Moe Jabbari moved to California from Iran as a young student and attended the University of Portland, Oregon and Sonoma State University. He obtained his BS in Industrial Engineering and his MBA respectively. He obtained a certificate of Ergonomics design from Michigan State University. Moe has been married for 35 years and has three adult children, all with higher education degrees.
Since 1982, Moe has been a resident of Santa Rosa and has worked as a project engineer and later as an international program manager for a high- tech company for over 20 years in Sonoma county. He served five years on the Board of Directors and three years as chairperson at the Islamic Cultural Center on Northern California in Oakland. Moe is active in interfaith projects promoting open dialogue among people of different faith traditions in the Bay Area since 1995. Moe is the co-founder of the Interfaith Council of Sonoma County in 2005 and in 2019 the founder and chair of the Sonoma County United In Kindness project. Currently, Moe is doing social justice and human rights advocacy work.
Fr. Ed Howell was born in 1938 to “poor Irish” parents and grew up on a farm in south Dakota. He retired from the Air force after 20 years (Missile commander and Public Affairs Officer, Viet Nam). In 1982, he was ordained an Episcopal priest and served in South Dakota-Native American and white congregations. His ministry took him to Illinois where he served black and white congregations and to California and Honduras serving Hispanic, Asian and white congregations. Fr. Ed has been married to Terry for 60 years in December and they have three children and five grandchildren, all adults! Presently the three generations all live in a compound near Sebastopol. Fr. Ed is the priest-in- charge at St. Patrick’s Church and serves as the chair of the Russian river Deanery.
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Building Alliances Among Minority Communities
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Faith Field Trips with St. Patrick's Church
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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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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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Highlights from the Diocesan E-News
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Registration for "I Will With God's Help: Journey Toward Racial Healing and Justice" Now Open!
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This workshop is rooted in our baptismal identity and the promises we make in baptism. It focuses on how we can more fully live into our promise to be more loving toward our neighbors. During the workshop we follow the path of the Becoming Beloved Community labyrinth.
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Art with Kate Rogers at St. Patrick's Church
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With God in our lives, we have so much to be thankful for, even in hard times! Below is a warm and wonderful video of humans co-existing with God’s creatures, a real upper! Click the video below to play.
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Food Donations Needed
F.I.S.H. of Santa Rosa
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Don't forget to choose your hat this Sunday.
All fancy hats located in the Narthex!
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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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