July 20-July 26, 2023

TWO WAYS TO WORSHIP WITH US:



+ Worship inside St. Patrick's

(Holy Eucharist offered with Common Cup)

+ Watch live on our Facebook page

DINING WITH DIGNITY

St Patrick's Outreach is scheduled to provide an early dinner meal at Home Again in St. Augustine on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. The designated volunteers, usually two, provide food for approximately 20 people. (Home Again provides the plates, cups, napkins, utensils and dessert.)

In the past we have served chicken tetrazzini, chili and Lasagna with salad, bread and refrigerated iced tea. There is no ice machine there. Their dinner hour is earlier than most which would require an arrival time of 3:15pm, dinner begins at 3:30pm and is usually over by 4:00pm. It is an amazing opportunity to meet the staff and the folks they serve.

If you would like to participate, please see Audrey L or Lori S for more information.

A MESSAGE FROM MARY FARR ABOUT BUG SPRAY COLLECTION

These days when you open the door it’s like walking into a sauna and the car, well that’s an oven. So, what’s it like if your “cool” place is the shade of a building or under an awning? The “Street Folks” have few cool places to go. Home Again has a single wide trailer with A/C and a covered equipment parking area which is a safe place to cool off. St Patrick's has been a generous and loyal supporter of Home Again through long time Bug Spray contributions and more recently, serving Saturday night dinners at Eddie Vickers Park and Wednesday lunches at the Home Again facility. Our entire congregation supports these outreach ministries of preparing, packing and serving meals. St Patrick’s has quite a reputation!!

Bug Spray, as always, is so important. The availability of bug spray dramatically decreases Flagler Hospital Emergency Room visits for skin infections. Bug Spray entices the “Folks” to go to volunteer “street” nurses for bug spray and while there they receive wellness exams. These exams regularly reveal health issues that are easily treated and this saves lives! (Ask me, I have stories.)

This year St Patrick’s has donated about 60 cans of bug spray (btw sun spray is welcome too). St Catherine’s in Jacksonville has given us a challenge! Parishioner Paul has contributed 60 cans!! Can St Patrick’s let one individual donate as much as our whole church?? If everyone/family brought 2 cans of bug spray,… Well, you do the math. Bless you all!

You can always place Bug Spray & other donations in the “Bear Box” on the side of the church if the church isn't open.

SAVE THE DATE FOR BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS

Sunday, August 13, 2023 will be the Blessing of the Backpacks!! Make sure your student brings their backpack to church that Sunday for a special blessing. School starts back on August 10, 2023 for St. John's county and August 14, 2023 for Duval County.

We give great thanks for the good work and fun times our domestic youth and adult pilgrims are having this week! Working with Home Again and the food bank in Green Cove Springs, going to downtown Jacksonville to lend a hand at St. Mary's Church and then starting a garden in our own church yard! Many hands and hearts serving others.......Priceless indeed! Thank you, each of you, for making a difference in this world!!

MINISTRY SCHEDULE

Click the button below for the July ministry schedule. There are several openings available. If you are able to serve, please see Nicole C., Alan C or Lori S.