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In This Issue
Parish Notes
The Propers
Our Lenten Series
Đại Ý Kinh Văn
Tin Tức Sinh Hoạt.
KAIROS Cookie Recipes

Upcoming Events

 
Friday, March 1:

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Saturday, March 2:

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Sunday, March 3

Lenten Series. Guest speaker at the adult forum after church:  The Rev. Dr. Robert Prichard

Youth activity, 4:30 PM

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Friday, March 8:

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Saturday, March 9:

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM
 
Sunday, March 10

Guest preacher: The Rev. Michael Sie (Seminarian from Liberia)

Lenten Series. Adult Forum after church.  The Rev. Michael Sie on History of Liberia.

Youth activity, 4:30 PM

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Tuesday, March 12

Commissions, 6:30 PM
Vestry, 7:30 PM

Friday, March 15:

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Saturday, March 16:

Food for the Homeless,
Time TBA

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM
 
Sunday, March 17

"Dakota 38" Film, forum after church

Youth activity, 4:30 PM
Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Friday, March 22:

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Saturday, March 23

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM


PALM SUNDAY, Mar 24:

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Thursday, March 28

Maundy Thursday Service at 7:30 PM

Good Friday, March 29:

Service at 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Holy Saturday, Mar. 30:

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Easter Day, Mar 31:

Easter Egg Hunt, 9:30 AM

Worship, 10:30 AM

Hypothermia, 8:00 PM

Friday, April 5:

PYM Senior High Weekend at Shrine Mont
(April 5-7)

Sunday, April 7

Guest Preacher and Celebrant:  The Rev. Frederick Huntington

Odeon Concert, 4 PM
Youth Forum, 4:30 PM

Tuesday, April 9:

Commissions, 6:30 PM
Vestry, 7:30 PM

Saturday, April 13:

Wedding of Garway Thomas and Leachien Ricks, Ft. Belvoir, 4:00 PM
 


Birthdays

 

March

4     Aaron Tingley

6   Fowell Tucker

6   Sophia Ellis

7   Wanda Nolan

7   Hugh Nicholson

9   Patrick Tingley

9   Brendan Tingley

12   Bobby Dubas

13   Milton Thomas

15   Jane Patterson   

        Auld 

22   Victoria Parrotta

26   Donna Herbert

27   Bob Cascella

28   Keith Gardner

31   Jennifer Phan

31   Gisela Johnson-  

        Harbers 

 

Our Prayer List

We remember in our prayer:

 

 

Maria Ash, Dee Bailey, Harry Benson, Kari Boeskov, Mary Anne Bogie, Hoang Thi Ngoc Bich, Brandon, Thomas Cascella, Mark Casais, Marie Cosimano, Debbie Clark, Tim Clary, Dorothy Connelly, John Davis, Donald DeVaughn, Michael Dickinson, Tuyet Diep, Loretta Dougherty, The Edsall Family, Nance Finegan, Luis Garay, Anne Goodwin, Jean Graham, Katie Grosse, Nick Giuliani, Katherine Hafele, Anne & Thomas Edsall, Margaret Ellis Harris, Eldon Paul Henry, Alek Hensley, Leslie Hogan, Cindy Hogman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Michael Horn, Mary Isibel, Lindsay Johns, Gray Johnson, Jamie Kaplon, Robert Kelley, Quinn Kimball, Jeffry King, Peter Kosutic, Susan Lawrence, Joe Magrogan, Colleen Mavrikas, Gregory McGinnis, Kylee Mei and her families, Margaret Mills, Evelyn Morgan, Danielle Morgan, Que Nguyen, Chick Nixon, Christine Nolan, Olive Oliver, Jim Owens, Gary Owens, Marshall Ping, Faith Poole, William Ross, Bill Sitler, Ron Sipes, Irene Skowron, Josh Smithers, Candi Stewart, Barbara Stefl, Kara Stryker, Walter Sushko, Steven Talbert, George Thomas, Clara Torres, George Torres, Tammy Vanphung, Nhon Thanh Vo, Michael Weekes, Warren Weinstein, The Westfall Family, Paula Wiech, Meredith Wiech, Bernard Williams, Donna Wolfe.

 

 

We pray especially for Mary Isibel, Tuyet Diep, Ron Sipes, Debbie Clark, Danielle Morgan, Marshall Ping, Mickie Frizzell, Pao Yang, Christine Nolan and Tammy Vanphung.   


   

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Note: If you have a loved one or friend who needs prayer please call the church and leave a message at 703-532-5656, or write to Tinh+ at

[email protected]  or call him at 703-405-9571.  Also, should a name need be removed from the list, please let Tinh+ know promptly, and give the reason. 

 

 

Saint Patrick's Ministers 

The Ministers of Saint Patrick's Church are the People of this Parish

 

supported by

 

The Reverend  

Tinh Trang Huynh, Rector

 

The Reverend

Toua Vang,  

Seminarian Deacon

 

Ms. Kerry Hual

Director of Youth and Children's Ministry   

 

Ms. Mariko Hiller,  

Music Director

 

Ms. Rachel Burgess,

Nursery Care

 

We serve our Lord as part of the Diocese of Virginia

 

led by

our chief pastors

 

The Rt. Rev. Shannon Sherwood Johnston, Bishop

 

The Rt. Rev. Susan Goff

Bishop Suffragan 

 

and  

The Rt. Rev. Ted Gulick,

Assistant Bishop 

The Vision of St. Patrick's

Saint Patrick's Episcopal Church is a community of care, called to be Christ-centered and multicultural in worship, Christian education and action to proclaim Christ's love to the world.

The Baptismal Font 

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St. Patrick's Organized for Missions and Ministry 

 

Vestry Committee:  Senior Warden:  Tom Auld;  Junior Warden:  Bill Houston; Registrar:  Winnie Lebo; Treasurer:  Kathy Oliver;  Other members of the Vestry:   Elisabeth Nguyen, Milton Thomas, Jocelyne Miller, Pierre Chanu, Chris Nicholson.

 

GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES

 

Altar Guild: Lois Cascella;

 Bell Choir: Mariko Hiller; Church Office:  Lois Cascella;  Offering Counters: Bob Cascella; Youth Ministry:  Kerry Hual; Region VIII Representative: Felix Spinelli;  Diocesan Council Delegate: Kathy Oliver (Amelia Nicholson, alternate delegate); St. Margaret's Circle:  Ann Nelson;  Telephone Chain: Alice King; Feed the Homeless:  Elisabeth Nguyen; Odeon Chamber Music Series:  Mariko Hiller; Westlawn Elementary School:  Winnie Lebo; Falls Church Community Services: Catherine Dubas; Hypothermia Shelter Program:  Felix Spinelli and Hao Nguyen;  The Epistle Newsletter Editors: Winnie Lebo and Cindy Rhoad; Flea Market: Chris Nicholson; Prison Ministry: Nancy Burch; Meals-on-Wheels: Amelia Nicholson; Sunrise/Bluemont: Michael Knowles  

 



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February 28, 2013

Parish Notes

- Congratulations to Kathy Oliver on the marriage of her daughter Francine Kochuba, to Chris Kugelman.  The wedding is celebrated today, Thursday, February 28th, in Costa Rica.

 

- Have books for Westlawn children?   Remember to bring them to church this Sunday, March 3rd, and our Winnie Lebo will take them over to the school.  You can also make a monetary donation to St. Patrick's, with "Westlawn books" in the memo line, and our Winnie will do the shopping for appropriate books at used book stores.  Thank you.   

 

Saint Patrick's needs volunteers to help with the Hypothermia Shelter Program.  This requires opening the church doors when homeless women come to stay overnight in the church on each Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and to check the building in the mornings of Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  The group will come around 7:30 PM on each scheduled evening, and they will leave early in the morning on the next day.   Please find the sign-up sheet in the narthex, and please speak with Felix Spinelli, Hao Nguyen or Elisabeth Nguyen for any information concerning this ministry.

  

Easter Flowers.  If you would like to offer flowers in "Memory of a loved one" or as an "Offering of Thanksgiving" at Easter, please send $10 to the Altar Guild.  Contact the church to indicate how you would like your donation to appear in the Easter service bulletin. You may fill out the form that comes in the Sunday service bulletin, call and leave a message at 703-532-5656, or send an email to [email protected]. Checks should be made payable to the "Altar Guild of Saint Patrick's," earmarked "Easter Flowers," and mailed to Saint Patrick's Church, 3241 Brush Dr., Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, or dropped in the alms basin during worship. 

 

FCS Pantry Food BasketWould you like to give food to the families in the Falls Church Area?  At the entrance of our church there is a basket for canned food and household items that will be taken to the Falls Church Community Service, Inc. (FCS), which runs a food pantry at Knox Presbyterian Church on Route 50.   Please bring to church the items you wish to donate and place them in the basket when you come to worship on Sunday.   

 

Lenten Devotion 2013 -  The Lenten Meditations for Lent 2013 is now available in the narthex.  Published by Episcopal Relief and Development, the booklet offers thoughts for daily prayer and reflection on God's abundance in our lives and the call to help alleviate hunger around the world.  Please pick up your copy.  



Food For The Homeless.   Please mark on your calendar Saturday, March 16th, the day we make food for the homeless, and please come to join us.  Our Elisabeth Nguyen will let us know what time in the morning we will start working.  Food prepared in the morning of that day will be taken to the homeless shelter at Bailey's Crossroads later in the afternoon.  If you wish to participate in this ministry, or to learn more about it, please speak with Elisabeth, or write to her at [email protected]

-  Would you like to make cookies for the inmates at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, who will be participating in a KAIROS weekend of Bible study and encountering with Christ?   Our Nancy Burch will pick up the cookies from the Church on Tuesday, April 9th, no later than 1:30 PM.  Nancy can be reached at 540-349-3122, and her email address is [email protected].   Please scroll down to the bottom of this newsletter to see further instructions and the suggested recipes.  Thank you so much!    

-  Many thanks to Mariko Hiller and Catherine Dubas for making arrangement for our youth to attend the Youth Choir Festival on Sunday, February 24th, at Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Choir 1
Choir 2
  Choir 4
St. Pat's participants of the 2013 Youth Choir Festival.  From left:  PaYing Vang, Erin Dubas, Alex Benjamin, GaoHmong Vang, Bobby Dubas and Rylton Thomas  (Pictures by Mariko Hiller)

   

-   An adult Sunday School class is Bible Studybeing held every Sunday, from 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM.  Our Tom Auld is leading us in the study of the Book of Acts.  Please come join us.

 

 

The Propers 

For Sunday, March 3, 2013
This Sunday is the Third Sunday in Lent

Exodus 3:1-15
Psalm 63:1-8
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Luke 13:1-9

Collect:  Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves:  Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul;  through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

Our Lenten Series 2013
-  On Sunday, March 3rd, after church, the Rev. Dr. Robert Prichard, Professor of Church History of the Virginia Theological Seminary, will speak at Saint Patrick's on the Episcopal Church and the emancipation of slavery during Lincoln's administration.

-  On Sunday, March 10, after church, the Rev. Michael Sie, Seminarian of VTS, will speak at our adult forum on the history of Liberia and on the Church in his country.

-  On Sunday, March 17, we will show the film "Dakota 38" at our adult forum, after church.  It is about the wounds of the past and the hope of forgiveness and healing.  Our Jay Parrotta, organist, who set music for the film, will offer an article for the screening on the upcoming issue of the Epistle.

 

Đại � Kinh Văn  Ch�a Nhật Vừa Qua

Ch�a Nhật Thứ Nh� của M�a Thống Hối

24 th�ng 2, 2013

 

Kinh Văn: S�ng Thế 15:1-12, 17-18; Thi Thi�n 27; Phi L�p 3:17-4:1; Luca 13:31-35  

 

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Trong Anh Ngữ, chữ "Lent" m� ch�ng ta dịch l� M�a Thống Hối c� nghĩa l� "m�a xu�n." Đ�y l� l�c ban ng�y d�i ra, v� ban đ�m ngắn lại, vạn vật bắt đầu trở n�n tươi thắm. M�a Thống Hối l� thời gian gi�o d�n ng�y xưa chuẩn bị B�p Tem v�o dịp Phục Sinh.

            Trong M�a Thống Hối người ta ki�ng ăn hoặc l�m việc thiện, ch� t�m nhiều hơn v�o đời t�m linh v� c�c kỷ luật của đời l�m m�n đệ Đức Kit�. M�a Thống Hối cu~ng l� thời gian ăn năn về tội lỗi để nhận sự tha thứ.

            H�m nay, Ch�a Nhật thứ nh� trong M�a Thống Hối, ch�ng ta đọc trong Cựu Ước truyện �p Ra Ham, �ng tổ của người Do Th�i, kết ước c�ng Đức Ch�a Trời. C�c con sinh vật bị xả ra l�m đ�i kh�ng phải l� của hiến tế, m� l� h�nh thức người xưa lập giao ước với nhau. Giao ước với con người do Thi�n Ch�a khởi xướng -- thực sự l� �p Ra Ham chỉ v�ng theo để hưởng m� th�i, giống như cha lập giao ước với con, để con được hưởng �n sủng của cha. Trong giao ước nầy, Ch�a hứa l� sẽ khiến �p Ra Ham trở n�n một d�n lớn. Lời hứa đ� kh�ng buộc �p Ra Ham phải hội đủ điều kiện ti�n quyết n�o, song k�u gọi sự đ�p ứng, v� sự đ�p ứng ấy l� đức tin. Đoạn Kinh Văn ch�p rằng �p Ra Ham tin, n�n Ch�a kể �ng l� c�ng ch�nh.

            Đức tin l� một sự lựa chọn. Ch�a cho con người tự do lựa chọn. Ch�a đau khổ khi con người chọn kh�ng tin, chọn đi sai lạc. Đoạn Ph�c �m ch�ng ta đọc h�m nay n�i l�n nỗi khổ của Ch�a tr�n đường đến Gi�rusalem tho�ng thấy th�nh ấy từ xa. Chữ Gi�rusalem c� nghĩa l� "th�nh h�a b�nh, " nhưng Gi�su nh�n thấy mặt b�n trong của n�: tội �c đủ điều. Điều t�c giả Luca muốn nhấn mạnh l� Đức Gi�su quyết t�m v�ng theo � chỉ của Đức Ch�a Trời.   Đ�y ch�nh l� điều cho ch�ng ta học hỏi h�m nay. Khi ch�ng ta tin

Ch�a th� ch�ng ta ở trong giao ước với Ng�i. Kh�ng phải ch�ng ta đ� lưạ chọn Ch�a, song Ng�i đ� lựa chọn ch�ng ta v� gọi ch�ng ta l� con y�u dấu. Ch�ng ta phải c� lối sống thế n�o để xứng hợp với giao ước Ch�a đ� thiết lập với ch�ng ta? Quả vậy, nếu ch�ng ta trung t�n tr�n cuộc h�nh tr�nh th� chắc chắn sẽ thấy phước hạnh Ch�a ban cho m�nh v� con ch�u m�nh. Sự lựa chọn tr�n đư�ng theo Ch�a c� nhiều h�nh thức kh�c nhau. C� khi sự lựa chọn l� quyết định về c�ch xử sự, th�i độ v� ng�n ngữ h�ng ng�y, cho xứng hợp với Thầy của m�nh l� Đức Gi�su. Mỗi khi thấy m�nh tham lam, thiếu t�nh thương, kh�ng tha thứ, hay ph�t ng�n bừa b�i th� lập tức ăn năn trở bước.

 


Tin Tức Sinh Hoạt


- L�m thức ăn cho người homeless. Nh� Thờ ch�ng ta sẽ bắt đầu l�m thức ăn cho người homeless v�o ng�y thứ bảy thứ ba của mỗi th�ng, bắt đầu từ th�ng 3, 2013, do c� Elisabeth Nguyễn tổ chức.  

        Trong th�ng 3, ch�ng ta cu~ng sẽ cộng t�c với Volunteers of America cho người homeless tr� lạnh qua đ�m trong nh� thờ v�o c�c ng�y thứ s�u, thứ bảy v� Ch�a Nhật, tổng cộng mười lăm đ�m, bắt đầu ng�y mai, thứ s�u.

  Nh� thờ cần qu� vị tham gia bằng c�ch c� mặt v�o khoảng 7 PM ~ 8 PM để mở cửa cho họ v�o.  Xin ghi danh. 

- Hội Th�nh cần qu� vị t�nh nguyện gi�p coffee hour sau lễ. Tờ ghi danh c� trong bếp. Xin qu� vị ghi danh gi�p cho Hội Th�nh. Xin c�m ơn qu� vị.

 

- Lớp Trường Ch�a Nhật cho người lớn đ� bắt đầu với S�ch C�ng Vụ C�c Sứ Đồ, do �ng Tom Auld hướng dẫn. K�nh mời tất cả qu� vị tham dự. Lớp học bắt đầu l�c 9 giờ 30 mỗi s�ng Ch�a Nhật.

 

- Bắt đầu từ m�a Thống Hối năm nay, khi Ch�c B�nh An trong lễ, xin qu� anh chị em đứng tại chỗ v� chỉ ch�o b�nh an những người ở chung quanh, thay v� di chuyển qua lại trong nh� thờ.

 

KAIROS COOKIE RECIPES
Kairos 1
cookie 2a
cookie 3
Cookie 4

May God bless and keep you, and may God grant us peace. 

 

The Rev. Tinh T. Huynh

Rector of Saint Patrick's Church