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Upcoming Events
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-Shrove Tuesday Dinner, 5 to 7 pm
February 10
-Ash Wednesday, noon and 7 pm in the chapel
February 13
-Vestry & Search Committee Retreat, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm at St. Paul's Bailey's Crossroads
February 14
-Tet Celebration Pot luck and Talent Show, after service
Upcoming Feed the Homeless dates (2016)
February 6th
March 5th
April 2nd
May 7th
June 4th
August 6th
September 3rd
October 1st
November 5th
December 3rd
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Birthdays
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February
1 Pauline Thomas
5 Delaney Curtis
5 Nathaniel Johnson
15 Debbie Los
17 Douglas Payne
23 Frank Parrotta
26 Cheryl Thomas
27 Hong Pham
27 Liz Nguyen
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Our Prayer List
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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, Laurette Engleman, Carolyn Gawarecki, Jean Graham, Katherine Hafele, Margaret Ellis Harris, Chris Hegemann, Alek Hensley, Cindy Hogman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Mildred Hoxie, Michael Horn, Lindsay Johns, Jamie Kaplon, Iona Kiger, Quinn Kimball, Alice King, Cathleen King, Jeff King, Michael Knowles, Ashleigh Kohlitz, Peter Kosutic, Susan Lawrence, John and Ellen Leggatt, Thai Lee, Bruce Lineker, Sharon Lineker, Abigail Maerie, Richard, Sarah, Kylee and Quinlan Magrogan, Mary Mannon, Joseph McGinnis Sr., Felicia Mitchell, Danielle Morgan, Jim Morris, Gladys Myers, Que Nguyen, Christine Nolan, Mary Esther Obremskey, Olive Oliver, Jim Owens, Gary Owens, Valerie Parkhouse, William Ross, 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.
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Saint Patrick's Ministers
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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
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The Rt. Rev. Ted Gulick,
Assistant Bishop
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The Rev. Tinh T. Huynh,
Rector Emeritus
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The Vision of St. Patrick's
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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.
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St. Patrick's Organized for Missions and Ministry
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SAINT PATRICK'S ORGANIZED
FOR MISSIONS AND MINISTRY
Vestry Committee:
Senior Warden: Kathy Oliver; Junior Warden: Bill Houston;
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: Winnie & 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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Arranged by Hong Pham  Arranged by Nhung Dang
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Parish: The Thought
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"Snow Sermon"
The Rev. Bernie Schroeder
"No one hates to miss the Holy Eucharist more than I. However, God has seen fit to give us a tremendous storm, once again showing us all who is in charge." Those simple words began my message to the congregation canceling last Sunday's service. As I contemplated this message and the meaning of the storm, I became more and more convinced that God was, indeed, asking us to take our measure. To slow down. To pray. He also showed us that matters of the world are not all that important and that the snow showed us that - as always - God is in charge.
What did you do during this storm-induced hiatus? Read? Shovel? Be with family? Think about God? Pray? I did a little of each and I rejoiced in the emptiness that allows God in. Too often we just go about our daily routine, attend church on Sunday and then go back about our daily routine. Letting God in - really in - is what we are called to do.
In his First Letter to the Corinthians, Paul reminds us that we are one body with the Body of Christ through our baptism. The Apostle reminds us, as he did in an earlier reading, that we each have a place - a position, if you will - in the work of the Body of Christ. Just as we humans are made up of many parts (head, hands, feet and the like) so is the Body of Christ made up of many parts. Paul says some are Apostles, some teachers, some prophets and so on. We are each asked to do our part but how do we know which part to play? Only by stepping back and taking our full measure of our relationship to God and the Body of Christ can we know for sure. Perhaps the Big Snow helped us get there.
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Parish Notes
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Thank You to all who helped with the Greening of the church. Everything looked so beautiful. It was especially nice to have all the Saint Patrick Members and their families that came to help. There was visiting and working together and it was truly a special event.
Degreening is sad in that it is a sign the holiday season is over. We had a good group of helpers and the task was over very soon.
Have a Blessed 2016
Ann Nelson
Shrove Tuesday Dinner
Tuesday, February 9 will be the Shrove Tuesday Chicken Tetrazini Dinner. We will be serving from 5:00 to 7:00pm. In lieu of a dinner charge, we are requesting that you make a donation toward our ongoing maintenance costs.
Retreat
On February 13, the vestry and search committee will hold a retreat at St. Paul's Church at Bailey's Crossroads. The time will be from 8:30am to 3:00pm. If you should wish to attend, please notify Father Bernie Shroeder so that he can maintain a count of those attending.
Tet Celebration
On Sunday, February 14, after the service, we will hold our annual Tet Celebration. There will be a Pot luck lunch followed by a Talent Show. If you wish to share your wonderful talents with all of us, please contact Mariko Hiller marikohiller@gmail.com.
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Sermon Videos
Previous sermons by Father Bernie as well as those by visiting minsters can be viewed on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/stpatsepiscopal
Many thanks to Joe Hiller for recording and posting videos of some of Father Bernie's sermons.
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