PARISH HAPPENINGS

 
Wednesday Night Dinner Program: Join us this Wednesday, for our study series on "Getting to Know our Jewish Cousins". Discussion will be based on the PBS series by Simon Shama, "The Story of the Jews".

Parish Family Dinner is at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall; study at 7:00 p.m. in the Nave.  

 

Adult meals are $7, Youth and Children (3-12 years of age) are $5, with a Family Maximum of $20.  Please email Amanda Vaughn to make your dinner reservation by noon the Monday before. Childcare, at no charge, is available by reservation through the church office by the Monday before.

 
Wedding Anniversary Blessing April 19: Please join Jon and Josephine Richardson on April 19 at the 10:30 a.m. service, as they celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary with a blessing.

 

 

Congenital Heart Walk - April 25 in Marietta at the North Georgia State Fairgrounds. Family friendly 1-mile and 5K walking routes are included. For details, click here. Victoria Schwartz, Director of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, is walking in this Heart Walk. If you'd like to support her in her walk,click here to go to her fundraising page.

 

Celebrating Graduates: At the 10:30 a.m. service on May 17, we would like to recognize St. Patrick's high school, college, and graduate students who will be graduating this year by listing their names in the bulletin. If you are graduating, or know a St. Patrick's parishioner who is graduating, please send their name to Amanda Vaughn by Tuesday, May 12.

 

Volunteers Needed for Lemonade Days - April 15-19:

This year, funds raised will  be money for our children. It is our hope that the funds raised this year will create seed money so that we can plan for a new, beautiful, safe, happy playground where the next generation of St. Patrick's can grow, play and delight in God's creation and our care for them.
We need your help to make this happen.

Click here for a sign up sheet for volunteers. Please consider signing up for at least one, and ideally two shifts. It's a great way to welcome people to St. Patrick's and a wonderful expression of hope for our children.

 

Stories of the Kingdom Adventure Camp: Save the Date! Please save the date for our upcoming Children's Summer Camp:

 

Who: Rising K through Rising 5th Graders

When: July 20 - 24, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., after care available until 5 p.m.   

Cost: FREE - no charge to attend

This year's theme will be on the parables of Jesus. Activities will involve literature, parables, art, discovery, movement, and so much more! Registration and Volunteer information coming soon. The involvement of many hands and hearts supports the camp's blossoming as a ministry of the whole of St. Patrick's.  

 

There are many ways to be involved. We are actively recruiting adult and youth (rising 8th graders and above) volunteers to join the fun. Please speak to Sarah or Julia if you discern a call to join us in this wonderful ministry.

 
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

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

• Catechesis of the Good Shepherd classes (ages 2 ½ - 11) - Classes will resume next Sunday, April 12, at 9:00 a.m. in their classrooms.

• Youth - Rite 13, J2A, and YEA classes meet in their classrooms.
•  College Student Care Packages: Parents of College Students: On Sunday, April 19 we are going to assemble care packages to send to St. Patrick's students who are away (or at home!) and studying for finals. If you would like for your student to receive a care package from St. Pat's, please email Mo. Sarah with your child's name and college address.
• Youth/Mision Trip Gathering: Sunday, April 26, 5:00 PM-7:00PM. Youth 6-12th grade are invited to gather with youth from St. Columba's and St. Aiden's for a night of games, food, fun fellowship, music and Compline. Folks going on the mission trip are especially encouraged to attend! It will be great to meet some other youth we'll be working with this summer. Questions, food allergies or concerns, please contact Mo. Sarah (770-455-6523 or email here).
• Adult Christian Formation -
  Join us for any of these groups:

SCRIPTURE STUDY: PRAYER

Room 8 (Board Room), led by Marigold Watson

This class is an investigation of what the Scripture has to teach us about prayer.

SINGING FOR JOY TOGETHER

Chapel, led by Edie Krakowiak

Now for something completely different: community music making that is inherently spacious, holy, inviting, gentle, creative, dynamic, and not a little mischievous. No musical training needed. This activity is for spiritual pleasure, not performance perfection.

PAINTING LOOKING UP 

 Art Lab, led by Nancy Dusenberry and Diane RankinDo you have fantastic dreams that you'd like to keep as teachers? Memories that you'd like to freeze in time and revisit? We begin with a meditation time to "call up" and focus our chosen images, talk a bit, and sketch. Subsequent weeks are spent producing and resolving. No prior experience needed.

DREAMS: LISTENING TO GOD

Library, led by Brenda Marquis and Kendra Yates

The Dream Group provides a safe and sacred space to share dreams and help participants find spiritual fulfillment in them. Participants are also helped to discern what God might be telling them in "God's forgotten language." Every week varies according to who attends and the dream selected for discussion.

THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION SERIES

Parlor, led by the Rev. Dick Game

Join us in an atmosphere where everyone's ideas and experiences are shared freely. Each week we participate in a theological

reflection on a selected topic of interest, inviting conversation frombiblical, cultural/political, societal, and personal perspectives.All are welcome.

Adult Christian Formation classes for Easter - Pentecost 2015: Click here to see the full schedule and see which one interests you.  

 
OUTREACH

Stephen Ministry: Commissioning of Stephen Ministers will be held on Sunday, May 3 at the 10:30 a.m. service.  At this time Stephen Ministers rededicate themselves to their ministry of service to the people of this parish.  If you are a trained Stephen Minister and would like to join us in service for the upcoming year, please contact Anne Duncan (770) 454-9053 or Kathryn Turman at (404) 303-8691. 

INCOME SUMMARY

  * : 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, 4/16

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

Friday, 4/17    

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

Saturday, 4/18

                          Dunwoody Lemonade Days

Sunday, 4/19   

8:00 a.m.            Holy Eucharist, Chapel    

9:00 a.m.            CGS and Youth classes

9:15 a.m.            Adult Christian Formation classes 

Monday, 4/20      

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

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, 4/21             

10:00 a.m.          Centering Prayer, Library

11:00 a.m.          Peachtree Pine Cooking, Kitchen 

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

Wednesday, 4/22           

11:00 a.m.          Malachi's Storehouse, Parish Hall     

12:15 p.m.          Healing and Eucharist Service, Chapel      

6:00 p.m.            Wednesday Parish Family Dinner, Parish Hall

7:00 p.m.            Wednesday Parish Family Series, Nave

Thursday, 4/23

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

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

Friday, 4/24     

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

Saturday, 4/25

Sunday, 4/26    

8:00 a.m.            Holy Eucharist, Chapel    

9:00 a.m.            CGS and Youth classes

9:15 a.m.            Adult Christian Formation classes