Transparent Color Logo
The Shamrock
February 10, 2016
ASH WEDNESDAY



Join us for Ash Wednesday service tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the Nave.
RECTOR'S REPORT


Transcript of Rector's State of the Parish Report:  Click here to read Rector's State of the Parish report given at Annual Parish Meeting on Jan. 31.
A NOTE FROM SARAH AND JULIA


A note from Sarah & Julia about children's Christian formation:

Greetings from Sarah and Julia!

An invitation not only to the kids, but to parents as well!  This Sunday, February 14, during Formation Hour, we will all gather together to do a project to share a little love and sunshine with our neighbors at Summer's Landing.  Sharing the joy and the love!

We will all meet in the Level Three Atrium at 9:00 a.m. to decorate flower pots, fill little bags of dirt, and wrap seeds.  A joyful gathering and activity!  

We will then bundle up and walk over to Summer's Landing where we will present our gifts to the residents and sing a few of the songs we have been working on with Chad.  We will be back in plenty of time for 10:30 a.m. worship.

Parents- you are an important and joyful part of the day!  So please make every effort to join us.


With love and joy,
Mother Julia and Mother Sarah
SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKES
Click the photo to see more pictures on our flickr page.
LENTEN OFFERINGS
 
  • Lenten Quiet Day: Entering the Heart - Feb. 12 and 13
  •   ** today is last day to register for Lenten Quiet Day**
     
    • Art by: the Rev. Shawna Bowman
      Join us for a day of quiet, prayer, meditative music, art, yoga, stories, poetry, journaling, and walking as you start your Lenten Journey
    • Friday, February 12, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. and continues on Saturday, February 13, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The cost is $15 (please make checks out to "St. Patrick's Church" indicating "Lenten Quiet Day" in the memo line, Scholarships are available. Please speak with Mother Julia.)
    • Includes a light breakfast and a boxed lunch.
    • Registration deadline: Wednesday, February 10 (Ash Wednesday). Look forregistration forms in the church office. Pre-registration is requi
      red.
  • Welcoming Lent for All Ages: Wednesday evening, February 17: Stories, Wonderingsand Welcomings of this Holy Season, Catechesis of Good Shepherd experience included. Offerings for all ages.
  • Yoga and Our Lenten Journey- Sunday evenings.
    • Gentle Yoga, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
    • Experienced beginner to intermediate, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
    • Dates:
      • February 28
      • March 13
      • March 20
    • Cost: recommended donation for Lenten Yoga series is $30. 100% of donations will go to "Centering Youth", a 501 (c)(3) non-profit yoga service initiative that brings yoga and mindfulness to young people in the juvenile justice system, and to those who have been sexually exploited, abused, or are homeless.
    • Pre-registration for Lenten Yoga is via email to Julia at rev.julia@stpat.net to indicate you are coming.  Please register by Thursday, February 25

Wednesday Night Lenten Speaker Series
Join us on Wednesday nights in Lent as four distinguished luminaries from The Candler School of Theology at Emory University light our Holy Week path.We offer a simple soup dinner in the Parish Hall at 6:00 p.m., with program to follow in the nave (church) from 7-8 pm. Childcare is available upon request by the preceding Monday. Click here for brochure. 
 
2/24       The Rev. Dr. Charles Edward "Ted" Hackett
3/2         The Rev. Dr. Don E. Saliers
3/9         The Rt. Rev. Dr. Keith B. Whitmore
3/16       The Rev. Nan Baxter, Society of St. Anna the Prophet  
UPCOMING EVENTS

Closed Sign


Office Closure: The office will be closed Monday, Feb. 15 in observance of President's Day.
* Because the office is closed there will be no yoga or centering prayer on Feb. 15.

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 contacting Fr. Dick at (770) 455-6523 or Anne Duncan at (770) 454-9053, annebduncan@gmail.com. Everything you tell a Stephen Minister is kept absolutely confidential.
  
Youth at New Beginnings
 
Arts Retreat Feb. 19-21: All are welcome - click here to see flyer with more information.     
LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday, February 10 at 12:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. 
Ash Wednesday Services 
Fri. Feb. 12 7:30-8:30pm, Sat. Feb. 13 8:30 am - 2:00 pm 
Lenten Quiet Day 
Fri-Sun, Feb. 19-21 
Arts Retreat 
Sunday, March 13 
WEEKLY EVENTS

 
Join Mother Julia:
Noon- Meditative Basics Class (open to beginner and long time practitioner alike)
Mondays at 2:30- Gentle Yoga (a very gentle yet transformative practice)
Fridays at 12:30- First class on Friday, Jan. 29! - Meditative Basics Class (open to beginner and long time practitioner alike). This offering will run through February. 
 
Cost: recommended donation of $10. Please speak with Julia if this cost is a hardship, so that scholarship can be arranged.
SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Children 
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - meet at 9:00 a.m.: 
Level I & Level 2: Level 1 (children ages 3, 4, and 5-years old) and Level 2 (children in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades) will meet together in the Level 2 Room.
Level 3 - children in 4th and 5th grades meet in the Level 3 Room
 
Youth 
Journey to Adulthood classes meet at 9:00 a.m. in their classrooms
Rite 13 - grades 6-7
J2A - grades 8-9
YEA - grades 10-12

Adult Christian Formation - Sundays at 9:15 a.m.
 
Schedule Change: Beginning on February 14, the following classes will be offered: 
  • The Book of Acts with Charles Boyanton and friends in Room 8.
  • Some Bible reading methods scheduled to be covered in the class entitled 50 Ways to Read the Bible will be incorporated.
  • Dreams: Listening to God with Brenda Marquis and Kendra Yates in the Library.
  • Doing Art Looking Up with Diane Rankin and Nancy Dusenberry in the Art Lab.
OUTREACH

 
The Garden of 'Eatin' creates so much more than veggies and it is FREE: 
The article is taken from Livescience.com February 2014:

Parents are clearly willing to pay to get their kids outside more, and with good reason. Forty percent of U.S. school districts cut recess or physical education programs after the U.S. Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, partly in response to pressure to improve test scores. But the benefits of getting outside to play are manifold, particularly in natural settings. Studies show that exposure to nature can help reduce ADHD symptoms; in schools with an environmental education component, students score higher on standardized tests in math, reading, writing and listening than their non-nature-exposed counterparts. Other positive effects include improved critical thinking, problem solving and cooperation. And there are health benefits, too: Kids who play outside more often are less likely to develop nearsightedness, obesity, diabetes and vitamin D deficiencies.
Email or call James for more information on getting you and your family involved!  
     
MALACHI'S BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR IS COMING UP! 
 - The HUNGER WALK/RUN is Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 
Join the Malachi's Storehouse Team by walking or supporting us in the 2016 Hunger Walk/Run! The Atlanta Community Food Bank is our beneficiary where Malachi's purchases food for .16 a pound. Every dollar you raise or donate helps the ACFB provide food to Malachi's clients very inexpensively. In 2015, we were able to feed 37,500 people because of generous supporters like you! 
Every single donation makes a difference! 
     
$1.00 provides 6.25 pounds of food
$5.00 provides 31.25 pounds of food and feeds a family of 4!
$25.00 provides 156 pounds of food and feeds 5 families!
$100 provides 625 pounds of food and feeds 20 families!
 
 
Malachis web logo 
Malachi's is open each Wednesday - lunch at 11:30 a.m. Free grocery shopping from 1 -3 p.m.
Click here to learn more.
  
St. Patrick's Episcopal Church | StPat.net | 770.455.6523 
See what's happening on our social sites: