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March 9, 2016
THE HUNGER WALK
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Malachi's is open each Wednesday - lunch at 11:30 a.m. Free grocery shopping from 1 -3 p.m.
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MALACHI'S BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR IS COMING UP! 
  The HUNGER WALK/RUN is Sunday, March 13
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!
For questions, please contact Judi Carlson at carlsondjnj@me.com or  Kathy Malcolm-Hall at kmalcolmhall@yahoo.com.    

Click here to see Wendy Lauber on 11 Alive talking about the Hunger Walk! 
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS MARCH 13 


 
Remember to "spring forward" an hour before you go to bed this Saturday - Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 13!
REMAIN WITH ME - LENTEN SERIES 
 
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 ourHoly 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. 
 
3/9         The Rt. Rev. Dr. Keith B. Whitmore
The Right Reverend Keith B. Whitmore, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Candler's Episcopal Studies program, has been Assistant Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta since April 2008. He previously served as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Eau Claire in northwestern Wisconsin from 1999 to 2008. Prior to being elected as bishop, Whitmore served congregations in Wisconsin, Missouri, and Kansas. He was serving as Dean of the Cathedral in Western Kansas when elected bishop.
 

 
Coming Up:

3/16       The Rev. Nan Baxter, Society of St. Anna the Prophet

Last week with Don Saliers 
 
A NOTE FROM SARAH AND LIZ

Check out our new calendars! Keep up to date online or in the hallway! Click here for our email about children's programs and click here for our email about youth programs.


We could use your help with donations of candy and plastic Easter eggs! Thanks so much!  

This week's Lenten packet theme is Love, and the packet can be accessed by clicking here. Click here for coloring sheets to use with the packet during Lent.
LENTEN ART JOURNALING 
UPCOMING EVENTS

SPARKS in Today's World: SPARKS will hold a series of programs starting next Tuesday, March 15, discussing various topics of interest to St. Patrick's Seniors. These programs will be led by a moderator, John Watson, and held in classrooms 8. This will be a bring-your-own Brown Bag Brunch.  The March 15 session will be about "Scams and Rip-offs.  Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 15 at 10 AM - 12 PM. Come and enjoy this fellowship with your fellow worshipers. See you there! Read more on our website.

  


Easter Lilies: If you would like to give Easter lilies for the  church, please sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board outside the church office. A $20.00 donation is suggested. The deadline is March 13.




Elder/Wisdom Retreat,Saturday, April 23, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Barbara Meinert will be our featured leader/presenter.   

 

Wine, Cheese and Hafiz on Saturday, April 30. 7 p.m.: More information coming soon. 


Loaves & Wishes for Margaret's House: Many of you know Margaret Ohlenschlaeger, a parishioner and gifted member of the arts community at St. Patrick's. Due to serious illness, Margaret is no longer able to work, and is severely limited in her physical functioning. Margaret made plans to put her home on the market several months ago. Unfortunately, she is now one of the many people who got ripped off by someone claiming to be a competent contractor. Her home is in need of some major corrective home repairs and basic painting and cleaning to get it ready to put on the market, but now lacking funds and experiencing further setbacks in her health, she is unable to complete them on her own. To this end, we have set up two sign up sheets on SignUpGenius.com. One is a donations wish list of items we will need to complete the projects necessary to sell Margaret's home. The second sign up is a volunteer sign up to help with the various projects that need completing.

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 youhave 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.
LOOKING AHEAD

Sunday, March 13 
Tuesday, March 15 9:55 a.m. SPARKS in Today's World  
Tuesday, April 5 Pub Theology & Trivia 
EVENTS AND SPECIAL SERVICES IN HOLY WEEK AND EASTER
 
PALM SUNDAY- March 20 - The Sunday of the Passion
8:00 am and 10:30 am (Procession from front parking lot at 10:30 am)
Bring your drums and noisemakers on Palm Sunday for the outdoor procession 
 


HOLY WEEK
  • MONDAY in Holy Week, March 21, Noonday Prayer, Chapel, 12:15 pm
  • TUESDAY in Holy Week, March 22, Noonday Prayer, Chapel, 12:15 pm
  • WEDNESDAY in Holy Week, March 23
    • 12:15 pm Holy Eucharist, Healing Prayer and Anointing, Chapel
    • 7:30 pm Tenebrae, Nave (no meal)
  • THURSDAY in Holy Week, March 24, Maundy Thursday
    • 12:15 pm Holy Eucharist, Stripping of the Altar, Chapel
    • 7:30 pm Holy Eucharist, Foot Washing, Agape Meal & Stripping of the Altar, Nave
    • 9:00 pm - 11 am, Vigil at the Altar of Repose, Chapel
  • SACRED WATCH - 9 pm March 24 - 12 pm March 25
    Keep watch this night with our Lord, in the Chapel. Sign up here or on the sheet outside the office.
  • GOOD FRIDAY - March 25
    • 12:00 pm, Good Friday Liturgy, Chapel
    • 5:00 pm, Stations of the Cross for Children and Families
    • 7:30 pm, Good Friday Liturgy, Nave
HOLY SATURDAY - March 26
10:30 am Holy Saturday Liturgy, Chapel  

EASTER SUNDAY- March 27 
6:30 am Easter Vigil with Holy Eucharist, Nave
8:00 am Easter Breakfast, Parish Hall 
9:30 am Children's Easter Egg Hunt
10:30 am Flowering of the Cross, Holy Eucharist, Nave
WEEKLY EVENTS


** Yoga is cancelled the week of March 6**
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- Open to beginner and long time practitioners alike. This offering will run through March. 
 
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.
All levels meet in the Level 2 classroom this week. 
 
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.
  • 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
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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.
 
Link your Kroger Plus Card to Malachi's Storehouse and every time you shop and use your Plus Card at Kroger, Malachi's receives money from your purchase!

Simply go to krogercommunityrewards.com to create an online account to link your card to Malachi's. Click here for more instructions.      
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