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Church Office Closure Notice
The church office will be closed on:
Friday, April
6 2018
For pastoral emergencies please call 770-400-9746.
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Holy Saturday
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Molly Powers - The first of our weekend altar guild arrives for a full day of loving work!
We held the space of holy
Saturday together.
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No Yoga on Friday,
April 6.
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Join Father Dick and Mother Julia for a joyous book
study during this Easter Season!
Topics include:
- The nature of true joy
- Have you renounced pleasure?
- The Obstacles to Joy: Fear, Stress and Anxiety; Frustration and Anger; Sadness and Grief; Despair; Loneliness; Envy; Suffering and Adversity; Illness and Fear of Death
- The Eight Pillars of Joy: Perspective; Humility; Humor; Acceptance; Forgiveness; Gratitude; Compassion; Generosity
- Joy Practices
We begin this
Sunday, April 8, during the Rector's Forum. This first week we will introduce the book and share our reading schedule.
Both Father Dick and Mother Julia resoundingly agree that this is a fantastic book! Will you join us?
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Donate Your Easter Eggs
If you would like for St. Patrick's to reuse
your plastic
Easter eggs,
please bring them by
Becky
Beal's
office (room 4).
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Parish Work Day
Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 8 am - 12 noon
Sheriff Pat and Deputy Doug are looking for volunteers for St. Patrick's upcoming semi-annual parish workday. We need teams to help spruce up the church grounds.
Please sign up this Sunday for one of the following teams:
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Team Name
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Team Captain
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Task(s)
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The Hose Brigade
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Pressure wash the sidewalks
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We Do Windows
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Wash Windows
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Slim'n Trim
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Trim bushes and hedges
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Petals and Pin
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Clean flower beds/spread pine straw
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The Bees Knees
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Install Carpenter bee traps/plug existing holes
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The Mountain Climbers
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Replace Stage Lights in Nave using scaffolding
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Coffee and doughnuts will be provided in the morning, as well as FELLOWSHIP all day.
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Oakland Cemetery Walking Tour
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Join us as we tour Oakland Cemetery.
Lunch, which is optional and Dutch treat, will follow at Six Feet Under. This tour is
Sponsored by SPARKS and is open to everyone. Please g
ather in the parking lot at
9:30 am
to take the van or join the caravan.
SIGN UP NOW by contacting
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Lemonade Days
Wednesday, April 18 - Sunday, April 22
Lemonade days are here again! This is a great opportunity for our church to show the community what kind of people we are. Can you help show people where to park? Liz needs LOTS of adults to help our youth do this event. If you can help, sign up with Liz Beal Kidd (
[email protected]
) for a 2 hour shift:
Wednesday, April 18: 3:30 - 8:00pm
Thursday, April 19: 3:30 - 8:00pm
Friday, April 20: 3:30 - 9:00pm
Saturday, April 21: 8:00am - 9:00pm
Sunday, April 22: 11:30am - 8:30pm
All proceeds will benefit our youth and the J2A program. The J2A class is required to volunteer 6 hours per J2A participant and 6 hours per parent.
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St. Pat's Parish Family - Sabbath Weekend
SAVE THE DATE -- if you haven't already!
We will be returning to
Forrest Hills Mountain Resort, Dahlonega
for a joyful time of Sabbath on
Friday April 27 thru 29th
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Book now and avoid disappointment.
Find additional Information & Registration sheets on the information table in the narthex.
Please talk with Alison Forbes (678 644 5553 or
[email protected])
if you have questions or wish to join Liz Beal Kidd and Alison on the welcome crew.
Return your completed forms and checks to Alison in person
on Sunday mornings or via the Parish Office.
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Children and the 10:30 AM Sunday Service:
We welcome and encourage all ages to be a part of the activities and worship at St. Patrick's. Children multi-task very well and there is a table of quiet activities in the office hallway for use during the 10:30
Sunday service.
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SUNDAY
Our nursery is available at 8:45 am. All children/youth classes begin promptly at 9:00 am. Adult formation classes begin promptly at 9:15 am.
CHILDREN/YOUTH CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFERINGS:
- The Nursery - Room 6
- The Alleluia Class (Kindergarten-2nd Grades) - Room 4A
- The Agape Class (3rd-5th Grades) - Room 7
- The Rites of Passage Class (Rite 13: 6th-7th Grades) - Room 12
- J2A Class (8th-9th Grades) - Room 3
- YEA (10th-12th Grades) - Room 14
ADULT CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFERINGS:
- Rector's Forum - Parlor: Join us for a lively discussion. The topic changes weekly.
- Scripture Study with Marigold Watson - Room 8: Getting Personal with Scripture.
- Art Community - Room 15: Doing Art Looking Up.
- Dreams - Library - Room 2: Listening to God.
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