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 St. Patrick's Episcopal Church
Washington,
DC
October 27, 2010
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| From
the Rector |
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Dear St.
Patrick's,
Grace and
peace. We are closing in on November 7, the end of the Labor, Love,
and Give Stewardship Campaign. As of Monday, fifty-four members
have announced their support, but there is still a long way to go
before we can claim success. That success depends on everyone
pledging to support the ministries of St. Patrick's in 2011. So
far, seven people who did not pledge in 2010 have announced their
future commitments to this parish's ministry, and twenty have
increased their support.
Please
take a minute to make your pledge online [PLEDGE NOW]. The
public campaign will conclude at our worship service celebrating
All Saints on November 7. After that, our dedicated Stewardship
Committee, under the leadership of Tricia Duncan and Tad Anderson,
will begin making personal phone calls.
Please
be aware that the Marine Corp Marathon will be run this Sunday,
October 31. As you know, a marathon is a 26.2 mile (equivalent to
the distance between Athens and Sparta or 42.195 km) test of
endurance. The course can interfere with the traffic flow to
Whitehaven Parkway. Please click here to see the road
closure list. MacArthur Blvd. at Whitehaven will be closed from
7:42-10:25 a.m. The only access to St. Patrick's will be east on
Reservoir to Foxhall Rd. or south on Foxhall Rd. from Nebraska Ave.
Please allow extra time. We understand that both the Key Bridge
(from 7:30am to 10:30am) and the Chain Bridge (all day Sunday) will
be closed.
Faithfully,
The
Rev. Dr. Kurt Gerhard
Rector
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| Have
you Bought Your Raffle Ticket for St. Patrick's? |
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Don't forget there is a huge raffle sale
going on now to help St. Patrick's balance the current budget, and
a chance for you to win a cash prize of $10,000. Raffle
tickets are on sale for $100 from Vestry members or the
church office. Only 250 of these raffle tickets will be sold, so
the odds are good, and the cause is very important.
First Prize:
$10,000
Second Prize:
iPad
Third Prize:
iPod
All money raised beyond the $10,000 cash
prize goes to the benefit of St. Patrick's. Questions: contact
Shannon Small ssmall@fbr.com.
Drawing is on Sunday, December
5th.
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| Caregivers,
Come Gather Strength |
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If you find
yourself caring for an elderly or chronically ill family member,
you are invited to a caregivers' group which is meeting at St.
Patrick's on Thursday evenings, 7-8
pm. LEARN
MORE.
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| Sunday
School to Tithe Halloween Candy to Grate Patrol |
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 Sunday
School students are asked to set aside 10% of their Halloween Candy
as a donation to Grate Patrol, a homeless outreach
ministry here in D.C. Sunday School teachers will collect the
candy donations in Sunday School on Sunday, November 7 (the Sunday
after Halloween). The candy will be handed out (along with hot
soup and sandwiches) on future Grate Patrol
runs.
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| Please
Send in Your Names for the Litany for All Saints'
Sunday |
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As part of the All Saints Sunday Eucharist,
we will read the litany of names of those who have died. If you
would like a name read, please contact Karen as soon as possible,
and definitely by Thursday, November 4th.
Interested in baptism on All Saints' Sunday?
Please contact the church office.
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| Sunday
Participants for October 31st |
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| 8:00am
Server: |
Carol
Hylton |
| Altar
Guild: |
Karen
Melchar |
| Lay
Eucharistic Ministers: |
Shannon Small,
David Beers, Wes Simmons |
| Ushers: |
Tim Bitsberger,
Bob Brookhiser, Barry Brown |
| Greeters: |
Wendy & Tod
Zuscin |
| Readers: |
Tim Bitsberger,
Elizabeth Northrup |
| Intercessor: |
Barry
Brown |
| Psalmist: |
Seth
Garber |
| Server: |
Henry
McQueen |
| Flowers: |
Sandy
Chamblee-Head |
| Refreshments: |
Jubilate Deo
Families |
| Vestry
Person of the Day: |
Ele Carpenter,
Charlie Johnson III |
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| Music
Update |
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Two big
music weeks!
First
- "Hurry On Down," the special mini-musical our
3rd-6th graders have been busy working on, is
THIS Sunday! The story of Zacchaeus is the Gospel reading for the
day, so we are letting the kids tell this great story of redemption
in song. Plan your Marine Corps Marathon detour
route now so you won't miss this exciting offering from
our young people.
Next
- Join us at 9:40 on Nov. 7th, All Saints Sunday for
our annual pre-service concert in honor of our loved ones.
Beautiful Requiem music from our Cantoris Choir and percussionist,
Scott Tiemann marks the day. We also have a spirited and
spirit-filled medley from our Cambiata Choir as our Offertory
music.
Many
thanks to the Orphanos-Hough family for a wonderful musical
evening last Saturday! We are so lucky to have them right here in
our midst!
Adele Lynch (202-342-2823 adele@stpatrickschurchdc.org)
Many thanks also to our Nova Lux high-schoolers
who joined the Cantoris for our anthem last Sunday!
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| PotLuck
Parish Dinners |
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The
next Parish Potluck Dinner is this Friday, October 29 at
Patrice & Jim Angle's house in McLean, Virginia. If you would
like to sign up, please email churchoffice@stpatrickschurchdc.org.
In Virginia:
Friday,
Oct 29, 7pm Patrice and Jim Angle
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| Join us on FaceBook and
read the Blog! |
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Keep up with St. Patrick's with the
following:
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St. Patrick's Episcopal
Church
4700 Whitehaven Parkway, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202 342-2800 or 202 342-2802 fax
Associate Rector/Day
School Chaplain:
Seminarian:
Parish
Administrator:
Senior Warden:
Nicole
Chapin Duke, 301 530-9640
Junior Warden for
the Church:
Cheryl
Crispen Bitsberger, 202 441-9041
Junior Warden for
the Day School:
Charlie
Johnson III, 301 229-6342
Photo credit: Cross (at top) by
Carol Jobusch
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