WORSHIP

Prayer Requests: If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, please email it to prayerrequests@stpat.net. This is the most direct and efficient way to get the information to the right place, to assure that the name gets added to the list. 

Welcome the Rev. The Rev. Julia Rusling: The Rev. Juila Rusling will preside and preach at St. Patrick's on Oct. 26. Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Julia now lives in Atlanta with her husband Dan, and son Andrew (age 13).Over the years she has worked particularly with Ignatian spirituality, centering prayer, mind-body-breath work, labyrinth, and yoga. Julia also finds great joy in advocating for literacy issues, laughing and walking with friends, and learning to play tennis again---which is definitely a source of great joy and laughter with her neighbor.  

All Saints' Day: Sunday, Nov. 2: We will celebrate All Saints' Sunday on Nov. 2. If you would like to have the name of a loved one who has died since last All Saints' Day remembered during the service, please email Nicole Cone by Sunday, Oct. 26.

The Sacred Space Committee invites parishioners to bring a memento of loved ones who have passed whom they wish to remember on that day. Tables will be set up in the Narthex for this purpose, along with votives and name cards for you to write the name of your loved one. Please retrieve your memento(s) after the 10:30 a.m. service.    

The Gathering; Nov. 2, 5:00 p.m., Parish Hall: A contemplative and progressive gathering with prayer and poetry... music, guided meditation, and silence... Inspired by wisdom traditions, modern Celtic spirituality, and natural spirituality. Music by Ramsay and friends. This is an *OPEN* invitation to all ages, for anyone who may enjoy an off-center, earthy and experiential approach to gathered spirituality.   

St. Patrick's  

Wonderful Wednesdays 

Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. 

Wednesday nights begin with dinner in our Parish Hall! Dinner is served 6:00-6:50 p.m. to allow participation in Adult Formation. Adult meals are $7, Youth and Children (3-12 years of age) are $5, with a Family Maximum of $20. Please email Amanda Vaughn  by the Monday before to make your dinner reservation. Childcare, at no charge, is available by reservation through the church office by the Monday before.

Fr. Richard Rohr, a globally recognized ecumenical teacher and Franciscan priest, invites us to explore a Christian faith informed by contemplation, mysticism, compassion, justice and centuries of rich Christian history. In separate video segments Fr. Rohr stimulates thoughtful and heartfelt discussion as we delve deeply into the themes of Atonement Theology, Eco-Spirituality, the Cosmic Christ, Orthodoxy vs. Orthopraxy, and Mysticism over Moralism.

For full information on all available options, please see our webpage.  

PARISH HAPPENINGS

Pledge Cards Available Online: If you didn't pick up your 2015 pledge card at St. Patrick's, you can find one on our website. Click here to get to it, then print, fill out, and return to the church office.

Items Missing from St. Patrick's: 

• Did you borrow the
  backpack leaf blower
  from the church? Have you seen it around the church property? If you know where it is, please let Fr. Dick know and help it find its way back to St. Patrick's.
• Did you get to church and need a clipboard and borrow one with activity pages for the children to do during the service - they're kept in a rack on the table just inside the door of the nave.  Several times the clipboards have gone missing and we need them back so our little ones can use them during church. Please return them.
   

St. Patrick's Plant Drive:  Plants are needed for our courtyard. A sign-up sheet for sponsoring a plant purchase will be available in the Narthex following the 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services this Sunday, Oct. 26, in Parish Hall on Nov. 2, and in Narthex on Nov. 9. All payments for plants need to be finalized by November 9. Checks will be collected by Paul Chlup, our Garden Club Chairman, and can be made payable to St. Patrick's Episcopal Church (please write "plant drive" in the descriptor). Cash will also be accepted. Should you have any questions, please email Paul Chlup.

 

Youth Trip to Big Canoe: Sunday, Oct. 26, 9:30 a.m.  

 

S.P.A.R.K.S. to High Museum: SPARKS, St. Patrick's Alliance for Retired Kindred Spirits, is a group for the over-65ers in our

The Wayne Judge Memorial Golf Tournament:

Nov. 4 at Rivermont Country Club in Johns Creek 

It is time for the annual Wayne Judge Memorial Golf Tournament whose proceeds will help fund St Patrick's Youth programs.The tournament will be a scramble format with a shotgun start at 11:00 a.m.The price per golfer is $85.00 which includes a bag lunch and beverages. We have planned several new additions to the tournament to add to the fun, sponsorship opportunities available, and volunteers needed. Questions? Want to help? Contact Mike Cropper. 

Vestry Meetings: These meetings are open to all. The next Vestry Meeting is Sunday,Nov. 16 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 8.   

Preparing to Prepare: A New Arts Retreat:  

Call Diane Rankin at 404-277-5388 or email her here.

Name tags: Remember, wear your name tag when you come to St. Patrick's! They're hanging alphabetically on the name tag board. Each Sunday the board can be found in the narthex. Otherwise it lives in the back hallway. If you need a nametag, please email Amanda Vaughn or fill out the form that can be found Sunday mornings in the narthex on the stand next to the visitor's book.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Lectionary for this Sunday - using Track 2 

Nursery (newborn - 4 yrs old) - 9:00 a.m. 

Children (ages 2 ½ - 11)  Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - 9:00 a.m. 

Youth - Rite 13, J2A, and YEA meet at 9:00 a.m.  

Adult Christian Formation - 9:15 a.m. 

• The Old Testament for the New Millennium - Room 8
• Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor - Gathering Room
• Painting Looking Up:Art Lab - Art Room
• Meditative Prayer - Chapel
• Dreams - Library
• Roundtable - Parlor

INCOME SUMMARY   

CALENDAR   

This Week at St. Patrick's

For more detailed information, please check the website. If you are not on the weekly Shamrocks email list and would like to be, please email Amanda Vaughn.    

Thursday, 10/23                        

12:30 p.m.          Holy Spirit Prayer Group, Library  

6:00 p.m.            Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Parish Hall

7:00 p.m.            Worship Taskforce, Library 

8:00 p.m.            The Male Room (AA - Men only), Room 14

Friday, 10/24                                                                         

8:00 p.m.           The Dunwoody North Group (AA), Room 9

Saturday, 10/25

Sunday, 10/26                                 

8:00 a.m.            Holy Eucharist, Chapel  

9:00 a.m.            CGS & Youth Classes 

9:15 a.m.            Adult Christian Formation Classes
10:30 a.m.          Holy Eucharist, Nave

12:15 p.m.          Hospitality House, Parish Hall

Monday, 10/27                 

9:30 a.m.            Tai Chi, Parish Hall 

10:30 a.m.          Staff Meeting 

7:00 p.m.            EfM, Room 8 

7:00 p.m.            Men's Accountability Group, Room 1

8:00 p.m.            AA (open), Room 14

Tuesday, 10/28

6:45 a.m.            Men's Prayer Group, Room 8 

10:00 a.m.          SPARKS to High Museum 

6:00 p.m.            German Ensemble, Choir Room        

Wednesday, 10/29                                                         

11:00 a.m.          Malachi's Storehouse, Parish Hall  
12:15 p.m.          Holy Eucharist with Healing, Chapel
6:00 p.m.            Wonderful Wednesday, Parish Hall