Please join us for worship this Sunday at 8:30 or 10:30 a.m. Children's Chapel for preschool age children through grade 5, takes place during the first half of the 10:30 a.m. service.
There will be a Youth Meeting this Sunday with Family Eucharist starting at 5:30 PM. All youth in 6-12th grade are invited. Everyone is welcome to attend the Eucharist.
This coming Tuesday, March 4, will be our Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The youth will be serving up pancakes, eggs, sausages and a fruit cup all for a donation to our Youth Scholarship Program. Bring your family and friends!
The next four week Yoga session begins Tuesday March 4th at 10:15 AM in the sanctuary. Bring a yoga mat, small towel, and fee of $32 for the four weeks. If you are coming for the first time, please fill out and bring the release and waiver of liability form that is available by clicking here, or you may pick one up in the office.
Ash Wednesday Services - March 5. "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." The Imposition of Ashes and the Celebration of Holy Eucharist will be offered at Saint Patrick's this Wednesday, March 5th at 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The morning service will be a said Rite I Eucharist with no homily. The evening service will be a standard Rite II Ash Wednesday Eucharist with homily and music. Please join us!
Desert Day: An Experiential Prayer Retreat. Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 9:00 AM-2:00 PM Led by The Rev. Dr. Sally M. Brower
"The further you go into the desert, the closer you come to God," says an Arabic proverb. This desert day will immerse us in the spiritual wisdom of the desert mothers and fathers, inviting us into a metaphorical and interior desert. The spiritual riches of the desert will be brought alive through poetry and story, visual images and ethereal music suitable for Lent. A variety of rituals and prayer experiences and a closing Eucharist will invite each participant deeper into an encounter with the holy God. Lunch will be provided. Click
here to sign up and reserve your spot.
Throughout the Sundays of Lent, a Meditative Eucharist will be offered at 7:30 pm. Intended as a spiritual aide to cultivate a reflective Lent, these services will incorporate candlelight in a darkened atmosphere, meditative music, ample silence, a brief mystical reflection, communal prayers and a contemplative Eucharist. The service will last approximately 35 to 40 minutes. Though Christian in ethos, and certainly fulfilling for Christian piety, this service will prove hospitable to those who define themselves as "spiritual but not religious." If you know anyone who would appreciate a spiritual experience in a meditative atmosphere, please invite them to join us.
To help facilitate the Meditative Eucharists, we are seeking creative individuals to assist with setting up and breaking down the sanctuary on these evenings. The task will mostly involve the production of candle arrangement and lighting. If you are interested, please let Mark Forbes know by clicking here
Due to the large interest expressed in the Centering Prayer workshop in Concord on March 1st, we will offer a caravan/carpool from the church. For those who wish to carpool/caravan, please plan to meet at the church at 8:50 a.m. that day. We will depart sharply at 9:00 am. Please contact Beryl in the church office if you plan to carpool with us so that we can be sure we do not leave anyone behind. Thank you.
Important Church Communications policy change: Please be informed that we have a new deadline for the submission of all advertising communications. The new deadline is Monday at noon for the ensuing week. This includes submissions to the weekly reminders, the Sunday bulletin, the website and verbal announcements. The new policy is effective immediately.
The Design Team presented their interiors proposal at the Annual Meeting on February 9th. They are offering a second Q&A meeting on Sunday, March 9th immediately following the 10:30 a.m. service. They are seeking congregational feedback and invite comments, questions and concerns.
Did you know that Beryl Frey, our Parish Administrator, just celebrated her fifteenth anniversary as an employee of Saint Patrick's? Yes, you read that right. Fifteen years! An exceptional and devoted employee, Beryl serves as the hub around which all we do revolves. We celebrate her loyalty, efficiency, reliability and creativity. We celebrate her compassionate and faithful heart. In short, we gratefully celebrate the profound gift of her presence these fifteen years. As Beryl's humble preference is to avoid fanfare, we respectfully limit our public honoring of this special anniversary to this written announcement. However, when you see Beryl, please join your church leadership in congratulating and thanking her for fifteen years of dedicated service. May we be gifted with many more!
Did you know that hearing assistance devices are available for those who need them? If you would like to borrow one of these discreet devices to use during worship, please speak with an usher.
Please remember that we are scheduled to serve at Room in the on Thursday, March 6th. All slots are currently open. Please sign up online as soon as possible so that we may get all the slots filled promptly. Sign up by clicking here.
Our next scheduled day to serve as Prep Chefs at the Mooresville Soup Kitchen is on Tuesday, March 11th from 1 to 4 pm. Currently we have many slots we need to fill. 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
The Rev. John Philip Newell, Ph.D. will give the 2014 Staley Lecture at Davidson College Monday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the 900 Room of the Alvarez College Union. His lecture is titled, 'The Light at the Center of Every Cell: Toward a Christian Vision of Earth's Well-being." Poet, scholar, and teacher John Philip Newell will reflect upon concerns for the Earth's well being and interfaith cooperation from his work in Celtic spirituality. The lecture is free and open to the public. Tickets not required. For more information, contact Davidson College Chaplain Rob Spach at 704-894-2423 or rospach@davidson.edu
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