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May 30, 2015

Clean-up Day, 9-2. 

 

May 31, 2015

Congregational Meeting, 11:30 - 1:30. Lunch provided

 

August 2015

Stuff the Truck is coming in August.

 

Sept. 19, 2015

Faith Day at Washington Nationals baseball

Next Feed the Homeless

June 6, 2015

Sign-up online at:

VolunteerSpot 

 

Altar at Easter 2013

       

Birthdays

May

 1    Nancy Burch

 2    Erin Marie Dubas

3    Chris Nicholson

 4    Ngoc Nguyen

8    Caroline Houston

10    Steve Lebo

13    Alice King

15    Bi Phan

16    Tuyet Mai

16    Vivian Benjamin

17    Cuong Tran

29    Ann Nelson

29    Christine Moya

30    Alexander Benjamin

31    Brian Leonard

31    Kathleen Oliver

 

 

Our Prayer List

We remember in our prayer:

Cathy Anderson, Dee Bailey, Mary Anne Bogie, Jane Chapman, Marie Cosimano, Tim Clary, Dorothy Connelly, Bruce Cunningham, John Davis, Michael Dickinson,  Loretta Dougherty, Eric I. Emanuelson, Luis Garay, Carolyn Gawarecki, Helene Gerber, Jean Graham, Katherine Hafele, Margaret Ellis Harris, Alek Hensley, Cindy Hogman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Michael Horn, Lindsay Johns, Jamie Kaplon, Iona Kiger, Quinn Kimball, Alice King, Jeff King, Michael Knowles, Ashleigh Kohlitz, Peter Kosutic, Susan Lawrence, Lucy Levinson, Thai Lee, Bruce Lineker, Sharon Lineker, Abigail Maerie Magrogan, Mary Mannon, Felicia Mitchell, Danielle Morgan, Que Nguyen, Mary Esther Obremskey, Olive Oliver, Jim Owens, Gary Owens, Valerie Parkhouse,William Ross, Bill Ruiz, Fern Shuck, Irene Skowron, Josh Smithers, Inez Stanton, Candi Stewart, Patrick Stefl, Kara Stryker, Walter Sushko, George Thomas, Elizabeth Trigg, Tammy Vanphung, Michael Weekes, Warren Weinstein, The Westfall Family, Tom Wetrich, Meredith Wiech, Bernard Williams, Rev. Letha Wilson-Barnard, Rudy Zimpel, Dena. 

 

 

 

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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 Winnie Lebo at

thelebos@verizon.net  or call her at 703-536-2075.  Also, should a name need be removed from the list, please let Winnie know promptly, and give the reason.  

 

Saint Patrick's Ministers 

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

 

 

We serve our Lord as part of the Diocese of Virginia

 

led by

our chief pastors

 

The Rev. Bernie Schroeder, Interim Rector

 

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.

   

Previous Issues of the Epistle
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St. Patrick's Organized for Missions and Ministry 

 

SAINT PATRICK'S ORGANIZED

FOR MISSIONS AND MINISTRY

 
Vestry Committee:
Senior Warden: Kathy Oliver; Junior Warden:  Bill Houston;
Registrar: Winnie Lebo;
Treasurer:  Kathy Oliver; 

Other members of the Vestry:   Elisabeth Nguyen, Milton Thomas, Victoria Kennedy, Ann Nelson. 

 

GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES

 

Altar Guild:  Lois Cascella;  
Bell Choir:  Mariko Hiller; 
Sunday Service Bulletin:  Diem Nguyen, Steve Lebo;
Offering Counters:  Bob Cascella; Diocesan Council Delegate: Bill Houston (Kathy Oliver, 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:  Hao Nguyen; 
The Epistle Newsletter Editors: Winnie Lebo; Flea Market:
Prison Ministry: Nancy Burch;
Meals-on-Wheels: Sunrise/Bluemont:
Michael Knowles   

 

 

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May 21, 2015
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Parish Notes

We give thanks for the life of Jack Williams

We give thanks for the life of John (Jack) Williams who died on Saturday, May 16th.  Jack was one of the founding members of St. Patrick's, and subsequently moved his and his wife Claire's membership to St. Barnabas.  We hold in our prayers his daughters Wendy Williams and Nancy Schneider, and all his family and friends.  The funeral and burial will be held at St. Barnabas' on Thursday, May 21st at 11:00 a.m., with a reception to follow in the Richardson Room.

Hope Dental Mission
We wish to extend thanks to the members of the Hope Dental Mission and to the Saint Patrick's volunteers for making this past weekend's community outreach a huge success.


St. Patrick's Congregational Meeting

organized by the Search Committee

Sunday, May 31, 2015

11:30am until 1:30pm

(lunch will be provided)

Please be thinking of

  • St. Patrick's Congregation as a whole
  • The FUTURE of St. Patrick's including

          Hopes and dreams for St. Pat's

          Activities to be renewed, or let go

          Activities to be added

  • The Past

          Good Things that stood out

          Significant Events

          Difficult times and issues


 

Pastoral Search Prayer

Our Heavenly Father: 

Your love for us is unfailing.  You have blessed this church -- a caring community where all are welcome and each is valued.   Renew our faith during this time of transition.  
 
Be with our pastoral search committee.  Give them unity of purpose, and help them listen carefully to your voice.  Let us be mindful that you are calling the right person to shepherd your flock at St. Patrick's. 
 
All this we ask in the name of your Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen
 

 

The Propers
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Day of Pentecost 

Texts: 

First Reading: Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104: 25-35,37 

John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15  

 

Collect: 

O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.  

Previous Sermons
Sermon Videos
Many thanks to Joe Hiller for recording and posting videos of some of Father Bernie's sermons. To view, click on a link below.
May 17, 2015  by Dr. Jones, supply clergy
May 10, 2015    (Chosen and Choosing)
May 3, 2015      (God is Love)
April 26, 2015    (One Flock)
April 19, 2015    (Pilate's Legacy) 
April 12, 2015    (Doubt)
April 5, 2015      (The Naked Cross)
March 29, 2015  (Together on Purpose)
March 22, 2015  (The Theophony of Melchizedek)
March 15, 2015  (Jesus in the Old Testament)
March 8, 2015    (Paul's 'AHA' Moment)

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

Please pray for Saint Patrick's throughout the process of transition 

 

Saint Patrick's Episcopal Church

Falls Church, Virginia  


Anyone wishing to contact Father Bernie can reach him any time at: 202.258.0962 (cell)