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 St. Patrick's Episcopal Church
Washington,
DC
November 10, 2010
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| From
the Rector |
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Dear St.
Patrick's,
Grace and peace. The public phase of the
Labor, Love, and Give campaign concluded on Sunday. I felt the
energy of the Spirit when we brought forward our pledge commitments
to the altar. Thank you for all who participated. We currently have
107 pledges totaling $434,794. The vestry budgeted $620,000 in
pledges for the 2010-2011 year. This optimistic stretch left our
budget in a deficit of nearly $40,000, so everyone is needed to
meet this goal. If you have yet to pledge your support for the
ministries of St. Patrick's, please make your pledge today
[PLEDGE NOW].
Sunday
was also the commemoration of All Saints. We marked the occasion
with the baptisms of
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| Samya and Arabella
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Samya Beidas-Strom, Arabella Virginia Strom, and Natalie Alma Ellen
Braxton. It was quite a joyous moment as we welcomed them to our
family. I also send my appreciation to the Cantoris and Cambiata
choirs for their performances before and during the worship.
This
Sunday, we have our annual parish meeting immediately after the
10am worship service. There is also an opportunity to sing in the
family choir beginning with a pre-service rehearsal beginning at
9:15am (see below for more information). After that, get a
jump-start on your holiday book purchases at the annual Day School
Book Fair in the Great Hall. Activities for the kids
will be provided during the annual meeting.
If you
are interested in being an usher, a reader, a greeter, or to serve
on the altar or
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Natalie Braxton
and
Jessica Terpstra |
flower guilds, please let us know. We are in need of your help in
these important ministries. They, also, offer the opportunity to
meet more of your fellow parishioners.
Faithfully,
The
Rev. Dr. Kurt Gerhard
Rector
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| Prayer
List |
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We pray for Joe
White who is
recovering from surgery and will be undergoing cancer treatment in
the coming months, and for those who care for him,
especially his wife Nancy and children Jessica and
Stephen.
We rejoice with Liz and Dave Roberts who
last Thursday welcomed Baby Carlin Grace Roberts
into their family. Carlin joins big
brothers Will and George.
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| SOME
Breakfast Cooking this Sunday! |
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On the second Sunday of every month, a merry
band of St. Patrick's parishioners make their way to the So Others
Might Eat headquarters downtown to make breakfast for approximately
300 people at the shelter. Ready to get up early (they meet at
6:00am) and learn to scramble eggs for the masses? Contact Miren
Beitia (zarabozo-beitia@att.net) or 202.244.7236 to get
directions. (You must be 16 years old or older to work in the
kitchen.)
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| 49 Pounds of Halloween
Candy Donated to Grate Patrol! |
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 On Sunday, November
7th, our Sunday
School students brought 49 pounds of Halloween Candy for Grate
Patrol, a homeless outreach ministry here in D.C. The
candy will be handed out (along with hot soup and sandwiches) on
future Grate Patrol runs.
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| St.
Patrick's to Walk Against Homelessness |
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Join
"Team St. Patrick's" and Walk on the National Mall, Saturday,
November 20
St. Patrick's
will walk the 2.5 mile route to benefit Samaritan Ministry of
Greater Washington. Join the walking team, or support the team by
making an on-line donation. REGISTER OR LEARN MORE
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| Honor
Loved Ones at a Service of Light & Remembrance on Nov.
18 |
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The
Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays can be dark for those grieving
loved ones who have died.
 In preparation
for the holidays, St. Patrick's will host a service of Light &
Remembrance on Thursday evening, November 18th, 6:15
pm. The service will include a Eucharist with laying on
of hands for healing and candle-lighting in memory of loved
ones.
If you would like the name of a loved one
read at this service, please email Andrea at andrea@stpatrickschurchdc.org
Refreshments will be provided following the
service.
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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 tickey
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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| Advent
Stroll at Virginia Theological Seminary |
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The Very
Rev. Ian Markham, Dean of the Virginia Theological
Seminary invites members of St. Patrick's to an "Advent
Stroll" on Sunday, November 28. The stroll will begin at 4:00 p.m.
at the VTS Welcome Center in Alexandria. The Dean will escort the
St. Patrick's group on a 1�
hour audio-tour of the campus.
The Rev. Dr. Kurt
Gerhard, Rector of St. Patrick's and a graduate of VTS, and David
Beers, St. Patrick's parishioner and VTS trustee, will join Dean
Markham and welcome you to learn more about the long-term ministry
of the seminary. The tour will conclude back at the Welcome Center
for wassail and other seasonal goodies.
Click here for more information.
Interested in this event? Interested in
car-pooling? Please contact Karen Melchar in the church
office.
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| Music
Update |
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Family Choir meets
this Sunday! Bring your whole crew
and join us at 9:15 for donuts, juice,
coffee and hot chocolate as we prepare a simple anthem to offer in
church. It's easy, it's fun, and we
NEED you!
Many thanks to our
Cantoris Choir singers for their beautiful
singing last Sunday for our All Saints' Sunday concert and worship
service. It's so hard to make time for extra
activities in our busy lives, but this bunch gathers weekly to
prepare music to offer in our worship because they know, "when you
sing, you pray twice!"
Next Sunday -
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra is back, this time
with an all Mozart program of Quartets and Quintets for a variety
of instruments. Concerts are at 3:00pm and 7:00pm.
Tickets are $25.
The Eclipse is made
up primarily of National Symphony musicians so this is always an
amazing chance to see them "up close and personal" right here in
our own space.
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| Youth
Group |
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Next, after their
Cathedral overnight of reflection and pizza, our 6th-9th graders
are turning their attention to the needs of others and are
especially invited to walk together with other parishioners in the
Help the Homeless Walk downtown on the
Mall.
We meet here at St.
Patrick's at 7:30am (yes, 7:30!) to ride the bus
downtown for the event. Sign-up after church this
Sunday.
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| Sunday
Participants November 14 Pentecost XXV |
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8:00am
Server:
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Mary Grace
Corey |
| Altar
Guild: |
Jean
Bolan |
| Lay
Eucharistic Ministers: |
Virginia Hurt,
Shannon Small, David Beers |
| Ushers: |
Charlie Johnson
IV, Sally Fowler, Tod Zuscin |
| Greeters: |
Susan
Mulvaney |
| Readers: |
Craig Small,
Sandy Chamblee-Head |
| Intercessor: |
Mike
Tongour |
| Psalmist: |
Rick
Donnell |
| Server: |
Phoebe
Schmidt |
| Crucifer: |
Liam
Black |
| Torches: |
John Paul
Rodocanachi, Sophie Small |
| Flowers: |
Alison
Davidson/Carol Hylton |
| Refreshments: |
Ellen
Teplitz |
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Vestry
People of the Day:
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Jay Sommerkamp,
Keenan Keller |
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| Newcomer's
Dinner |
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There will be a Newcomer's Dinner on
Sunday, November 21st at the home of Dan & Cherry
Bourque. If you are new to the parish (or not so new, but
haven't been able to make it to a Newcomer Dinner) please let us
know if you are able to come! This is a great way to meet other new
members of the church, and to get to know other long-time people as
well.
Contact Andrea Martin (202 342-2822 or andrea@stpatrickschurchdc.org) with
rsvps.
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| St.
Patrick's Day School Book Fair begins November
14 |
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Mark
your calendar for the annual St. Patrick's Fall Book
Fair!
Sunday,
November 14, 2010
11:00
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Special
shopping time for church members
Books
galore for children and adults including the latest fall releases,
award winners, educational games, cookbooks and holiday gift
items. At 3 p.m. the fun continues with additional shopping hours
and the annual Pizza Dinner which begins at 4:30 p.m.
All Book Fair
proceeds go to The Parents Association to benefit and support
school programs
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| PotLuck
Parish Dinners |
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The
next Parish Potluck Dinner is Saturday, November 13 at
Robyn Mathias and Ross Munro's house in Bethesda. If you would like
to sign up, please email churchoffice@stpatrickschurchdc.org.
Also,
in Washington: Saturday, December 4th at Marijke & David
Dupree's.
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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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