The Shamrock
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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The deadline for Shamrock and bulletin submissions is Monday at 1pm. Send your submission to Cowen Harter at
cowen.harter@stpat.net.
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This Week at St. Patrick's
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Happening 71
February 15-17, 2019
Camp Mikell
We need our prayer warriors to help lift us up all weekend long! This is an intense weekend where we explore our personal walk with Christ and unconditional love from the community. We will have 62 candidates and about 60 people on staff. To sign up to pray, please click
here
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Team:
Autumn Toms (Rector), Bailey Toms, Brian Toms, April Toms, Liz Beal Kidd, Sean Dolan, Joel Kidd, Lyndyn Frazer, Avery Lauber, Van Krakowiak, Natalia Carlson, Jillian Hall, and Isabella Huelsbeck
Candidates:
Hannah Bright, Jeremy Carlson, Rowyn Frazer, CJ Dolan, and Jacob Haslett
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Church Office Closed
Monday, February 18, 2019
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Yoga is Cancelled
Monday, February 18, 2019
Friday, February 22, 2019
Monday, February 25, 2019
We celebrate the replacement of our kitchen grease trap and will see you on the mat soon!
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Centering Prayer is Cancelled
Monday, February 18, 2019
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Ministry Announcement Schedule
During Sunday service, you may expect to learn about the purpose of church ministries, upcoming events, and how you can become involved. Here is the schedule of ministry announcements for the next few weeks.
February 17: SPARKS
February 24: Youth Formation
March 3: Altar Guild
March 10: Lemonade Days
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Pardon Our Progress:
The Kitchen Is Closed For Construction Next Week
Starting on Thursday, February 21, 2019, you will notice great work being done in our kitchen as we update the grease trap to meet code specifications for our vibrant kitchen-centered ministries. We expect the work to be completed by Tuesday, February 26, 2019. We are so grateful for the generosity of many to make this work possible!
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With Gratitude to Star Rios!
After much prayer, conversation and discernment, Star Rios has decided to step down from the Vestry to engage other ministries of the Parish. Let us all offer a deep bow of gratitude to Star for her year of service to the parish as a member of our vestry. See you in church, Star!
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St.Patrick's Endowment Fund
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The Mission of St. Patrick's Endowment Fund is to provide parishioners with the opportunity to create a legacy by giving St. Patrick's church an enhanced financial capacity for long term ministry.
Two Types of Giving
Stewardship giving is redundant. We are God’s kids and we joyfully respond to our gifted lives by taking care of what’s been given to us. We give back some of our time, talent and treasure. We act out of gratitude, but as we mature as God’s Co-creators, we happily give, because keeping more than we need makes less and less sense.
Legacy giving is very different. Legacies are propositions to create something(s) that are active, powerful and growing, long after we leave this world.
St. Luke’s established their endowment fund in the early 1930’s, at the height of the Great Depression. Their founders, in a very financially stressed time, saw the wisdom of creating something that would benefit Christ’s Kingdom, long after they were gone.
Today their endowment net worth is in the low 8 figures and they are drawing on it annually without ever touching the principal, even as it continues to grow with ever increasing participation. In 2018, they were able to support ministries and capital improvements with over $600,000.00.
That is what you and I are creating now at St. Patrick’s. Our new endowment fund already has 18 “Sowers” and has already generated growing financial muscle that allows us to put close to $10,000.00 into ministries and improvements this year.
If this concept quickens you like it did me, please talk to one of us on the endowment board and we can help you get involved. We have literature available around the church and you can count on a presence that will be FOREVER increasing!
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Foyers Gathering
Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 6:30 pm
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Thanks to Jan and Andy Schuyler for their gracious hosting of Ultimate Foyers Valentine's reunion dinner party on Saturday Night February 9th. This group is now meeting for its 11th year!
Please save date of Saturday evening February 23rd at 6:30 pm for our next get together at the home of Rebekah Martin-Fong. If you have not been active in Foyers and would like to participate or for additional information please send a email to
rankin@bellsouth.net
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Team Trivia
Thursday, February 21, 2019
O'Brian's Tavern
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Meet at O'Brian's Tavern for fellowship and some friendly competition. The game begins at 8:00pm and we gather beforehand to claim a spot and grab a bite or a drink.
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Arts Retreat for All!
March 1-3 at Fort Mountain Retreat Center
All kinds of art is welcome. The fee total for the weekend is $200.00 which covers 2 nights' room and four meals. The fee is due by February 17. Please write a check to St Patrick's with "Arts Retreat" on the memo line. For more information, contact Diane Rankin at 404-277-5388 or
dianerankin@bellsouth.net
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SUNDAY MORNING OFFERINGS
CHILDREN CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFERINGS
Children's classes run from 9:00-10:15am.
- Nursery - Room 6: Care for infants and children up to age four is provided on Sunday mornings in Room 6, 8:30am-noon, with the wonderful Marias.
- Little Lambs - Room 6: Ages 3 and 4 begin in the Nursery, and then move next door to an adjoining room for a half hour of story, craft, and music, after which they return to the nursery for additional play time.
- Agape - Room 4: Kindergarten through Fourth Graders meet and use the curriculum "Living the Good News" and building community.
- Club 5/6 - Room 7: Fifth and Sixth graders meet and use the curriculum "Living the Good News," building community, and preparing to move into St. Pat's youth program the following year. Teachers design fun "field trips" around the church as part of the lesson.
- Music - 9:00-9:10am Kindergarten through fourth grade in their Sunday School room
- Music - 9:25-9:45am Club 5/6 in the Youth Music Room (Room 10)
YOUTH CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFERINGS
Youth classes run from 9:00-10:15am.
- The Rites of Passage Class (Rite 13: 7th-8th Grades) - Room 12: A major component of J2A is the way it is structured around Rites of Passage that mark the transition of young people from childhood to adulthood.
- J2A Class (9th-10th Grades) - Room 3: This class begins a two-year preparation for a Holy Pilgrimage. This sacred journey has the potential to transform not just the young pilgrims who travel, but also the congregation who has sent them forth.
- YEA (1th-12th Grades) - Room 14: The YEA class has learned to pray, to share their faith with each other and they have traveled to sacred places where others have found God. This last piece of the journey into adulthood seeks to actively equip and enable them to be a part of God's healing presence in the world. Confirmation is offered in this class.
- Music - 8:45-9:00am J2A and YEA in the Adult Choir Room
- Music - 9:10-9:25am Rite-13, playing the bells in the Youth Music Room (Room 10)
ADULT CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFERINGS
Adult classes run from 9:15-10:15am.
- The Forum - Parlor: A book discussion group.
- Scripture Study - Room 8: The Constitution of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.
- Art Community - Room 15: Doing Art Looking Up.
- Dreams - Library: Listening to God.
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Join Mother Julia for the next two Sundays (February 17 and February 24) as we explore the history and use of the labyrinth.
The labyrinth is an ancient tool that has been used for thousands of years as a powerful tool in prayer, meditation, and discernment for the purpose of nurturing spiritual growth. Hope to see you there!
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Children and Youth Ministry
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Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
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St. Patrick's Episcopal Church
4755 N.Peachtree Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
770-455-6523
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