COME WORSHIP WITH US THIS SUNDAY!
Please join us for worship this Sunday at 8:30 a.m.  and 10:30 a.m. Christian Education for adults and youth will take place from 9:30 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. Children in preschool through grade 5 will meet during the first half of the 10:30 a.m. service. Childcare will be offered for children 5th grade and younger during the adult CE time. The Sham-rocks will meet immediately following the 10:30 a.m. service. Please join us! ADULT EDUCATION THIS SUNDAY Sally Brower will lead the adult forum in the Sanctuary this week. Her program is titled "The Spirituality of the Early Desert Monastics" The heart of desert spirituality transcends centuries and cultures. Through a media presentation of pictures and words, we will listen for the heartbeat of a spirituality that is both ancient and contemporary. We will explore the pilgrimage into self and God that makes the ancient desert mothers and fathers a living example to spiritual seekers today. Please grab a cup of coffee and join us in the Sanctuary at 9:30 a.m. To read upcoming topics for the winter and spring, please click here ADULT EDUCATION FOR JANUARY 15 God and Neuroscience - What does your brain look like on God? Consider this; the organizing principle of science declares that everything real can be measured. Can deep, meditative, mystic experiences that claim to be in touch with God, the Tao, Nirvana, the Unio Mystica be real (that is measured) or is it all in our brain? Join a discussion of this question based on the book "Why God Won't Go Away" in which the authors pose the hypothesis that the brain possesses a neurological mechanism for self-transcendence. WOW!! Peter May will lead this open discussion of our brains on God January 22nd at 9:30. Bring your brain, God will already be there. CREOLE CLASS THIS SUNDAY Creole classes will meet this Sunday, January 15 during the Adult Education hour from 9:30 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. If you have any questions, please contact Jackie Currie jcurriept@bellsouth.net.
ALTAR FLOWERS FOR 2012 Altar flower sign-ups for 2012 are underway. The flower chart is posted in the narthex. Flowers may be donated in memory or honor of a loved one or in celebration of a special day. A floral arrangement, plotted plant, or flowers from your garden will beautify our worship space on Sunday morning. Sign up early to secure your date(s). For more details, contact Sherry Klepfer at 704-799-9995 or sherry@the-klepfers.com. YOUTH MEETING THIS SUNDAY There will be a Youth Meeting this Sunday, Jan. 15 from noon-2pm. All young people in grades 6th-12th and their friends are welcome. Please gather in the Youth Room following the service. Lunch will be provided. YOUTH WINTER FUN TRIP Don't forget to sign up for our Youth Winter Fun Trip, Feb. 24-26! We will be joining youth from Saint Peter's in Charlotte and All Saints' in Concord for a winter fun adventure. The group will stay at the Pinebridge Inn in Spruce Pine and ski Sugar Mountain. Total cost, including transportation, lodging, meals, and a lift ticket and ski rentals for Saturday is $180. If you wish to snowboard, the cost is $190. You could also choose to hang out in the lodge ($111) or snow tube ($141). All young people in grades 6th -12th, including those who have never skied before, are welcome. Sign up online by clicking here (**add link). Scholarship money is always available, just email Pam Hatley. Registration deadline is Feb. 13th. Payment is due at the time of the trip. CONFIRMATION RETREAT - FEBRUARY 4, 2012 In preparation for Bishop Curry's visit on March 4th, a one-day Confirmation retreat will be held on Saturday, February 4th for adult or youth that are interested in being confirmed when Bishop Curry makes his visit. Read the details and register online by clicking here NEXT ROOM IN THE INN - JANUARY 19 There are 15 spots available for our next Room in the Inn on January 19th. Click here to see the details and sign up. SAINT PATRICK'S HAS A BOOK CLUB! DID YOU KNOW? We recently learned that some of our members were unaware that we have a Book Club at Saint Patrick's! There are no dues or requirements to be a part of the group. If you enjoy the following: good books, good food, and good fellowship, please join us! Our group chooses books from secular best seller lists, secular book reviews and member suggestions. You are not even required to have finished or read the monthly selection to come to the meetings. We will share our opinions of the book and try to keep the ending a secret if we can! During the winter months, we will be meeting on the second Sunday afternoon of the month. If you are interested in joining, please contact the parish office (704) 663-5659 or speak with one of the following ladies; Rita Azali, Jan Lamm or Judy Willingham. PICTORIAL DIRECTORIES HAVE ARRIVED!! Our pictorial directories from Olan Mills arrived this week! You may pick yours up before or after church on Sunday morning. You can also view the directory online by clicking here. To protect our members, the site is password protected. Enter the following password exactly as it appears: bmUhLn to view the directory. If you were photographed by Olan Mills for the directory you are entitled to a free copy. We will have a small quantity of extra copies available on a first-come-first-serve basis. PRESIDING BISHOP AT ST. MARTIN'S IN CHARLOTTE The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church will be at Saint Martin's in Charlotte on Sunday, January 22nd. She will preach, teach and celebrate the Eucharist that morning. You can read all of the details by clicking here. If you intend to go, please note that reservations will be required so Saint Martin's can adequately seat those in attendance. The Presiding Bishop's keynote address to Diocesan Convention will be available immediately following Convention at the end of the month. We will post it in the Weekly Remainders. CAN YOU HELP US WITH SOME LAUNDERING CHORES? Saint Patrick's has recently been blessed with new vestments for our acolytes. As a result, we would like to pass on our old vestments to a congregation in need. Ideally we would love to offer the vestments at the Diocesan Convention at the end of January. The vestments need to be cleaned before we hand them down. We are in need of volunteers who can take an armful of vestments home, launder them, and return them to the church. There are many of them - don't feel pressured to take them all but if a few people could take a load it would be greatly appreciated. We need to have them back within about 10 days so they can be prepared to go to convention and eventually a new home. Questions: Contact Bob Millikin PRESCHOOL BOARD SEEKING VOLUNTEERS The Pre-School Board is new and improved! Do you have knowledge, background, or simply strong commitment that could serve the Pre-School Board's oversight and guidance of this important ministry at St. Patrick's? Parishioners interested in a two-year term of service on this five-member board, now scheduled to meet an efficient three times a year, please contact John Syme, vestry pre-school liaison, by Jan. 31 for more information. Call John at 704-770-8317 or email josyme@gmail.com. All parishioners, with or without pre-school-age children, are encouraged to consider this important opportunity for service to St. Patrick's, and to the children in our larger community. Thank you.
PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION OPEN Saint Patrick's preschool is currently accepting registration for preschool for the fall of 2012, for members of Saint Patrick's only. General registration will get underway in a couple weeks. Registration forms are on the table across from the office.
IMPORTANT NEWS YOU CAN USE!!
Youth Ski Trip Signup Kid's Corner Don't forget: Just one can!! For a complete listing of specific items needed by the Mooresville Christian Mission Food Pantry, please click here | 
