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Please join us for worship this Sunday at 8:30 or 10:30 a.m. Due to the start of the Advent Series this Sunday, Adult Education classes have been suspended through the end of 2013. Sunday School for children preschool through grade 5, takes place during the first half of the 10:30 am service.
Please note that we will be having special music this Sunday. The choir will be singing Shepherd Me O God with violin and cello accompaniment. Our guest musicians will also be playing for the Prelude. Our guests are Diane Cox on cello and Jenny Jones on violin.
Steve Messick offered yet another wonderful stewardship reflection on Sunday, November 17th. If you missed it, or would like to read it again, please click here
Remember that Bites & Books will take place this Saturday, November 23rd from 10 am until 2 pm. Click here to access a flyer with all the details.
Thanks to some very generous parishioner donations, Saint Patrick's is graced to have new liturgical hangings for our sanctuary this Advent and Christmas. During the season of Advent, our altar, lectern, chasubles and clergy stoles will be a highly refined Anglican blue adorned with our traditional Jerusalem cross. This ancient Anglican color for Advent presents a hue of deep blue akin to that which is experienced just before a morning sunrise, which makes it most appropriate for us in Advent as we await with expectant hope the imminent rising of Christ at Christmas. For our Christmas celebration, we have been gifted celebratory hangings which are beautifully adorned in rich hues and patterns of gold. These new celebratory hangings, which will also be used for Easter, evoke a sense of Christ's rising in all his splendid glory!
Advent Series 2013 will begin this Sunday, November 24th. In a change from previous years, the series will be held on Sundays following the 10:30 a.m. service. Here is a brief description of the program. "The Christmas stories are about light in our darkness, the fulfillment of our deepest yearnings, and the birth of Christ within us. They are about us - our hopes and fears. And they are about a different kind of world. God's dream for us is not simply peace of mind, but peace on earth." On Sunday afternoon during Advent, immediately following the 10:30 am Eucharist and lasting until 1:30 pm, we will read selected passages from "The First Christmas" by Marcus J. Borg & John Dominic Crossan, listen to Christmas carols and songs, share our insights and understandings, and learn from each other. The study will be led by Jean Niedert of St. John's Episcopal Church, Charlotte. There are still spaces available. Click here to sign up online. For a detailed flyer on the program please click here. Lunch will be provided.
A word from the church office concerning pastoral care: please do not rely on word-of-mouth or social media networks to inform the clergy of pastoral needs. Such messaging often does not reach us. Please contact the church office directly if you desire a pastoral response from clergy.
Saint Patrick's will offer "A Day of Sacred Silence" on Saturday, December 14th. Please click here to read the details.
Saint Patrick's Angel Tree is coming on Sunday, November 24th. Gift tags will be available for adoption at both services as we once again make Christmas special for the children served by the Winnie Hooper Center in Mooresville. For more details, visit our website or contact Sherry Klepfer at 704-799-9995.
The beautiful sounds of a Celtic Christmas will fill Saint Patrick's on Sunday, December 1st, at 7:00 pm as master Celtic instrumentalist Robin Bullock brings the music of Christmas to life in his concert of carols and hymns spanning over 600 years. Tickets are $15 adults, $10 seniors/students with all proceeds benefiting outreach. A wine and cheese reception is included so please bring a finger food to share. For more details, visit our website.
Building and Grounds will sponsor a property clean up day on Saturday, December 7th beginning at 9:30 a.m. This opportunity is open to all members of the community. Planned activities include: leaf removal, trimming of bushes, window washing, cleaning of preschool wing sidewalks, straining/watersealing of picnic table tops and kitchen cleaning. For more information, please speak with Bob Smith.
Our next scheduled day to serve as Prep Chefs at the Mooresville Soup Kitchen is on Tuesday, December 10th from 1 to 4 pm. We are in need of 6 to 10 volunteers, 16 years of age and older who can commit to helping to prepare the frozen meals for those in need. You can sign up to help by clicking here
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As we move deeper into the fall and temperatures begin to drop, we quickly realize that winter is just around the corner, and that means the return of our commitment to serve our homeless neighbors through the Room in the Inn program at Davidson United Methodist Church. Our first evening to serve will be Thursday, December 19th. You can learn more about this vital outreach ministry and also find links to sign up to serve by clicking here
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Don't Forget!! Just One Can!!
Our contribution for the week of
November 17 was 35 lbs!
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