Upcoming Events
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April 2 - Funeral service for Bill Houston at Saint Patrick's, 11 am April 10 - Search Committee Meeting,
8:30 am
April 12 - Vestry meeting, 7 pm
Upcoming Feed the Homeless dates (2016)
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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April
1 Bernie Schroeder
5 Douglas Payne, Jr.
8 Philip Nicholson
10 Joseph Dubas
11 Anna Chanu
17 Audette Frazer
19 Savannah Frizzell
21 Cheryl Gardner
22 Amy Phan
23 James Edward Ellis IV
24 Lindsay Gardner
28 Carolyn Auld
30 Cate Johnson
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
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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, the Priest family, 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
[email protected] 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
and
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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Previous Issues of the Epistle | Please click here if you wish to see the previous issues of The Epistle
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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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Parish: The Thought
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"Our Resurrection"
The Rev. Bernie Schroeder
We have just celebrated the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. After a long Lent, a somber Holy Week and the dreadful Stripping of the Altar and Good Friday, we can finally say, "Alleluia, Christ is Risen!"
It is important to understand that when Jesus died on the Cross and was then Resurrected, he was not only resurrecting himself, he was resurrecting all of us. When he died, he died for us; when he rose, he rose for us. We, too, having been faithful to our Lord, will one day rise up to Heaven to be with Christ and the Heavenly Hosts. I'm not making this up - just remember what Jesus said to the thief hanging with him who sought forgiveness: "Today you will be with me in Paradise." Our resurrection will be no less grand than that of the thief, or even that of Jesus.
On Saturday, April 2nd , at 11:00AM St. Patrick's will celebrate another resurrection - that of our dear friend Bill Houston. Bill has died and sits with our Savior. How do I know this? I watched him. I sat with Bill as he lay dying. I gave him the Ministration at the Time of Death twice, once by myself and once with his daughter, Rachel, with us. As Bill took his last breath, I offered a final blessing and saw the unmistakable Peace which Passes all Understanding overtake Bill. No more suffering. No more gasping for every breath. No more worry. It was a powerful moment for me and Rachel
So be steady in faith. Each of us will share Bill's (and Jesus') experience of the resurrection. It is why we have faith. It is why we prayer. It is why we worship together.
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Parish Notes
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Lois Cascella will be placing an order for memorial bricks on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. If you have any questions or wish to place an order, please contact Lois at: [email protected]
There is 12-16 spaces per line. There are only 3 lines of writing.
ONE letter or space PER BLOCK
The cost will be $35 per brick
checks payable
to St. Patrick's Church, and rewrite the brick dedication in the memo line.
Gạch Tưởng Niệm
V�o dịp Lễ C�c Th�nh, nh� thờ sẽ lo việc khắc t�n tr�n gạch để đặt trong Vườn Tưởng Niệm. Nếu qu� vị muốn tưởng nhớ người th�n bằng c�ch nầy, xin điền v�o phiếu dưới đ�y. Qu� vị c� thể viết tổng cộng 3 h�ng chữ, thường l� t�n họ tr�n h�ng đầu, năm sinh v� năm mất ở h�ng thứ hai. Mỗi h�ng chỉ được 12 tới 16 � cho c�c mẫu tự v� khoảng c�ch. MỘT mẫu tự hoặc khoảng c�ch cho MỖI � VU�NG. XIN VIẾT R� c�c chữ HOA Ph� tổn l� $35 cho mỗi vi�n gạch. Chi phiếu xin đề trả cho "Saint Patrick's Church," v� đề th�m "Memorial Brick" tr�n h�ng memo. There will be no Epistle for the monthof April as the editors will be on spring break.
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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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