The Shamrock

December 17, 2014

In This Issue

PARISH BIRTHDAYS:
December

1-Nancy Dusenberry, 3-Kymberley Williams, Lacey Krakowiak, 4-Nola Wilson, Margaret Ohlenschlaeger, 7-Jane Thomas, Barbara Stafford, 9-Martha Mills, 10-Pam Wilson, 11-Linda Light, 18-Judi Adkins, Peter Richardson, Dani Warren, 19- Kenneth Hosley, 20-Nancy Armstrong, Joy White, 22-Clyde Johnson, Charlie Tighe, 24-Charlie Hobbs, Russell Greig, Anna Rhodes, 25-Jim Lynn, Juliet Smith, 26-Aly Seamans, 28-Callum Graham, 29-Dot Cowan, 31-Hannah Bright

Happy birthday!

In Memoriam

Evelyn Clegg died Nov. 31. Her memorial service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 2:00 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church.

Rest eternal grant to her, O Lord; And let light perpetual shine upon her.

Ordination

Ashley Lytle and 10 others will be ordained to the sacred order of deacons on Sat., Dec. 20 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Philip.

Click here to see a larger version of the invitation.

Stewardship: Pledge cards for the 2015 Operating Budget are available in the office and you can find a printable pledge card here.

Pledge cards should be returned to the parish office. "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Cor. 9:7

Want to Join St. Patrick's? Please email Amanda Vaughn or call her at 770-455-6523 for more information.

STAY CONNECTED

Visit the website for more details on events and programs.

The office is open Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The phone number is 770-455-6523.

Deadline for submitting news items for The Shamrock and bulletin is noon Tuesdays. Send news and photos to amanda.vaughn@stpat.net. Most news items will run for two weeks.

The Shamrock is published weekly. It is distributed most Wednesdays.

All content submitted is subject to editing.

Contact: Amanda Vaughn, Director of Communications, 770-455-6523 or amanda.vaughn@stpat.net

Out and About in the Diocese of Atlanta
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Advent at St. Patrick's

Week of Advent IV (12/21) - Love

Sat., 12/20, 1 p.m.-Malachi's toy distribution

During the season of Advent, we would like to incorporate some of the prayers of folks here at St. Patrick's during the Prayers of the People.

For the Sundays of Advent, we invite folks to reflect on the four themes of Advent.

Each week we will offer questions that you may use as part of your Advent devotion in coming up with your prayer. The questions will also be published in the bulletin and the Shamrocks the week prior. Please write your prayer on a slip of paper and place it in the bowl on the round table in the Narthex. At 10:15 a.m.on each Sunday in Advent, the Prayer Intercessors will select 10 prayers each service to be shared aloud during each of the 3 services offered (Sundays at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Wed. 12:15 p.m.).

Questions for Advent VI (Dec. 21): Love

Where do you give thanks and praise for God's LOVE in your life this week? In the world this week?
Where does God's LOVE need to be brought into your life this week? In the world this week?

COMING EVENTS

December 20	Malachi's Storehouse Toy Distribution
January 4	Winter Christian Formation Classes begin
January 7	Wonderful Wednesday dinner and program resumes
January 11, 5:00 p.m.	Epiphany Celebration
February 1	Annual Parish Meeting

WORSHIP

Christmas Worship Schedule:

Christmas Eve - Wednesday, December 24

12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist and
Healing Prayer

5:00 p.m. Nativity Pageant with
Holy Eucharist

10:00 p.m. Choral Prelude

followed by

Holy Eucharist

Christmas Day - Thursday, December 25

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Nave

Sunday, December 28

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Chapel

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Nave

no christian formation classes

Wednesday, December 31

12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist and Healing Prayer, Chapel

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.

PARISH HAPPENINGS

St. Patrick's Christmas Party: Did you have a great time at the Christmas party last Saturday night? It takes many hands to put on a party like that! While all those showing their talents were recognized and applauded, there were many less visible parishioners that volunteered their time before, during and after the party to make it a wonderful time for all. Next time you see any of the following people please thank them for helping out with the Christmas Party: Bruce Wilson (he arranged for the wonderful stage and a lot more!), Tom Nichols, Ramsay Hall, Victoria Schwartz, Allison Game, Keith Harper, James Tola, Chad Watkins, Bill Murphy, Mary Lambert, Patti Barrett, Steve Barrett, Mona Walasek, Don Reddicks, Dana Dolan, Fr. Dick, Julia Gabert, Sherry Meek, Star Severens, Diane Rankin, Anne Duncan, Leslie Bishop, Bill Rankin, Donna Kunz, Brenda Marquis, Tim Toth, Ginger Toth, Marcia Hutchins, and any others you saw pitching in to help clean up! And then thank yourselves for bringing such wonderful food. God is so good!

Advent Meditation Booklet Available on Website: Due to an overwhelmingly positive response to the Art Retreat Advent booklet, we ran out early. More will be available Sunday and if you missed it, here is the link so you can print or read online (it's on the front page under "upcoming events"). We will print more next time! Cheers, The Art Department

Cookie Bake: Sunday, Dec. 21, following the 10:30 a.m. liturgy - You are invited to a cookie baking party in the kitchen. We will be making a variety of cookies, which will be delivered on Dec. 24 to the Peachtree-Pine shelter, where they will be served as refreshments following an ecumenical service. Come, bake, taste-test and celebrate! Adult helpers are needed so that children can actively participate in the baking process! To volunteer to help, please contact Sarah Fisher at 770-455-6523 or email her here.

Christmas Eve Ecumenical Service: All are welcome to attend an ecumenical service at the Peachtree-Pine shelter at 10:00 a.m. on Dec. 24. Come and share Christmas carols and a joy filled service that will be attended by more than 200 of our friends who are homeless. Mother Sarah will be attending and delivering cookies that we make on Sunday, Dec. 21. For more information, please contact Sarah Fisher at 770-455-6523 or email her here.

Youth Mission Trip: All rising 7th-12th graders are invited to participate in a mission trip is to Harrisburg, PA, June 14-19, 2015. Deadline to sign up is this week. $100 deposit due by February 1, 2015, but scholarships are available. RSVP or questions to Mother Sarah.

Foyers Groups: Want to get in on the fun? New Foyers dinner party groups will be forming in January. Reserve your spot with Bill and Diane Rankin. One St. Patrick's foyers group finished in style Friday night while attending Emory University Concert Choir's Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols. 14 parishioners and their guests attended and were entertained after the concert with scrumptious desserts at the home of Mike & JoAnne Cropper.

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.

Vestry Meetings: These meetings are open to all. The next Vestry Meeting is Sunday, Dec. 21 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 8.

Name tags: Remember, wear your name tag when you come to St. nametag 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 week

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

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

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

Adults - 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

MINISTRY NEWS

Sign up to Help at Malachi's Toy Distribution: Thank you for your fantastic response to the request for volunteers for Malachi's Toy Party, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20. There are still some slots available, so please click on the link to sign up. We have had several requests from outside our parish community from people who would like to help out. We would like to allow our parishioners to sign up first, and we will open the empty slots to others next week. Please sign up now and join in the fun at the annual Toy Party.

Sign up here!

Gifts for Life Will Transform a Life This Christmas: As we rush from store to store, website to website looking for those gifts to please those we cherish, please consider a small gift to change one life this Christmas. The Episcopal Relief and Development arm of our faith tradition has made it simple, easy and affordable to transform lives all over this Earth we share. Micro loans for women to pull themselves out of poverty allowing them to care for their children, seeds for villages to plant crops with life sustaining vegetables, maternity care for those located in areas of high mortality rates, goats to provide milk to a household and clean drinking water are but a few ways that your precious gift will change lives. Would you consider joining us this Christmas in "paying it forward"? Please email James Tola at jamesnolantola@gmail.com with questions and brochures will be at church showing you how simple you can bring HOPE, JOY and PEACE!

Stephen Ministry:

Changes can be difficult, especially when they are unexpected. Stephen Ministers are trained to help people learn to cope with unwelcome changes in their lives for as long as they are needed. If you have experienced great changes or know someone who has, learn more about Stephen Ministry by calling one of the Clergy Members at 770-455-6523. Everything you tell a Stephen Minister is kept absolutely confidential.

INCOME SUMMARY

Actual Income (Adjusted) - YTD*	Budgeted Income - YTD	Year to Date Difference: Actual - Budgeted	Projected Year End Difference	Projected Year End Difference (% of Annual budget)
$414,861	$455,324	($40,463)	($42,941)	-8.9%

* : pre-payments of pledge values have been annualized

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, 12/18

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

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

Friday, 12/19

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

Saturday, 12/20

1:00 p.m. Malachi's Storehouse Toy Distribution

Sunday, 12/21

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, 12/22

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, 12/23

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

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

Wednesday, 12/24 - Christmas Eve

12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Healing, Chapel

5:00 p.m. Nativity Pageant with Holy Eucharist

10:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Gospel and Carols