St. Patrick's Weekly News

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1 Worship Schedule Worship Services with Eucharist Sunday: 8:00am and 10:30am Wednesday: 9:30am Daily (M-F ): 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer Contemplative Offerings Tuesday - 6 pm - Centering Prayer Wednesday 10 am - Centering Prayer Wednesday 5:30 pm - Meditation Daily (M-F) 7:40 a.m. - Centering Prayer St. Patrick's Weekly News February 28, 2019 Quick Links Bulletin for 3/3/19 Calendar Those Serving our Community this Sunday Vestry Corner Building and Grounds David Yager Communications Ted Kratt Finance Ginger Missert Outreach Patricia Berini Youth and Children Joan Konen Membership Development Pam Hatley Parish Life Victoria Amos Stewardship Pat Patterson Worship Support Greg Smith Vestry Minutes 1/28/19 This Sunday, March 3 We look forward to seeing you this weekend for regularly scheduled services at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Christian education for youth and adults takes place from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Please join us in welcoming the Rt. Rev. Samuel Rodman at St. Patrick s 10:30 a.m. service for Confirmation and Reaffirmation of Baptism. Bishop Rodman will be the preacher, celebrant and officiant for the day and the offering will be designated for the Bishop's Discretionary Fund; checks can be made out to the Diocese of NC. In honor of the Rt. Reverend Samuel Rodman's visit, there will be a reception following the 10:30 a.m. service. Parish members are asked to bring the following: appetizers, finger sandwiches, fresh fruit platters, fresh vegetable platters with dip. Cake, punch, and coffee will be provided. Ash Wednesday is March 6 The Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist services will be held at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. We hope you can be present with us. Upcoming Opportunities and News St. Patrick's Game Night is March 3 St. Patrick s Game Night at the Brewery is March 3, 4-6 p.m. at Ghostface Brewery & Pizzeria (Private Back Room), 427 E. Statesville Ave. Suite 100, Mooresville. Come gather together with fellow parishioners and friends for games and fun! Adults of all ages are welcome, children may attend with adult supervision. Various games for children and adolescents will be available. Davidson Pizzeria offers delicious food for all! Please contact Brigid Laird with any questions ( ). We hope to see you there! Lent Madness starts March 7 Join us as we put a spin on the frenzy of March Madness and learn about 32

2 Vestry Retreat Minutes 2/9/ Annual Report 2018 Annual Meeting Minutes What's Happening at a Glance Daily (M-F) Centering Prayer at 7:40 a.m. Daily (M-F) Morning Prayer at 8:00 a.m. March 2 Mermorial Service March 3 Bishop Visit Game Night March 5 Needle Workers Centering Prayer Choir Rehearsal March 6 Preschool Chapel Imposition of Ashes & Holy Eucharist (12 p.m. & 7 p.m.) Evening Meditation March 7 Financial Peace University Handbell Rehearsal March 9 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Mooresville Saints, old and new. You will receive information on each Saint, their quotes and quirks, lore and legends, and even some saintly kitsch. You need your Realm account up and running as that is how you will receive information and place your vote. Prizes awarded to adults, teens, and children who have the most wins. Sign up and get your bracket at the Church display or Greg Smith to be added to the Realm Group. Visit to follow along, even if you aren t playing for prizes. Join the Mooresville St. Patrick s Day Parade on March 9 Join the Parade! Wear green (of course) and join other St. Patrick s members as we march in honor of our patron saint! The Mooresville St. Patrick s Day Parade will roll on Saturday, March 9 at 3 p.m. but we ll need to get there early to line up. If you are an acolyte, meet at St. Patrick s at 1:45 p.m. to pick up your vestments. If not, wear your favorite green shirt and plan to arrive downtown at 2 p.m. Park at the corner of Iredell Ave. and Church Street then walk to Town Hall, 413 North Main Street, where we ll be assigned our place in the parade. Feel free to bring candy or green beads to hand out to paradegoers but we are not allowed to throw any of these items. After the parade, in homage to our Irish heritage, we ll walk to Ghostface Brewery and Pizzeria for food, drinks and fun! Join us! Festival of St. Patrick is March 16 Please join us at 5:30 p.m. for our annual corned beef and cabbage dinner celebrating St. Patrick. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and are available through the church office or in the narthex on Sunday mornings. Please contact Victoria Amos ( ) with questions. Wednesdays in Lent (March 13 - April 10) Dinner, Evensong, and Programs for All Ages On the Wednesdays of Lent, we will have evening programming that begins with supper at 6:30 p.m., Evensong at 7:00 p.m., followed by a half hour program. Adults & Teens : Steve Messick will lead a program for adults and teens using the book, Hanging b y a Thread: The Questions of the Cross, by Samuel Wells, former Dean of the Chapel at Duke University. The book explores how the cross leaves our easy assumptions and tidy answers hanging by a thread, moving us to an inspiring vision of what the central event of the Christian faith was truly about. Children: Kindergarten through Grades 5 will continue the evening with a look into What Lent Means To Me, taking a journey week to week to serve their community. Nursery through Preschool will continue the evening with a look into What Lent Means To Me exploring through arts and crafts. Study of the Biblical Women of Lent (March 17-April 14) The adult members of St. Patrick's are invited to participate in a 5-week Lenten Bible study on the Biblical Women of Lent. The Rev. Barbara Platt- Hendren, a member of St. Patrick s, will present the study from 9-10am on Sundays in the Sanctuary. Barbara served for 13 years as the lay director of a 600 member church school before being ordained and serving for 33 years as an Episcopal Priest. Feel free to drop in for one session or attend the entire series! Just bring your own Bible and an inquiring mind. All other materials will be provided. Our schedule includes: March 17: Mary of Bethany: "Soul Mate to Jesus" March 24: Martha of Bethany: "Hospitality Personified" March 31: Pilate's Wife: A Rose Married to a Thorn" April 7: Mary Magdalene: "I Have Seen the Lord" April 14: Women at the Tomb: "Mary Magdalene; Mary, the Mother of Jesus; Salome, The Mother of the Sons of Zebedee" Daughters of the King Study (Respond by March 15) The Daughters of the King will be offering a three-month preparation period of study, training and prayer this spring. If you are interested in learning more about the Order and the Rule of Life and Rule of Service and Evangelism to seek and follow Christ, please see Sharon Sale, Pam Ferdinands or Karalee Millikin. At the end of the study, women participating will discern if they are called to join the Order. Please respond by March 15, as materials will need to be ordered.

3 St. Patrick s Has Refinanced Its Mortgage Because our current mortgage terms were scheduled to expire in October, the Finance Committee recently began to review refinancing options and made their recommendation to the Vestry. This week, on behalf of the Vestry, our Wardens closed on a refinance with Thrivent Financing who specializes in Church loans. We negotiated a lower than market rate over twenty years, saving current and future costs, while providing options towards flexible mortgage payments in the future. Our Diocese and Bishop supported the Vestry decision. This action has further improved St. Patrick s overall financial outlook. Special thanks to Bob Berini of the Finance Committee whose hard work over many months has made this all possible. Any questions about our new mortgage should be directed to Ginger Missert, our Vestry Lead for Finance, or David Page, Treasurer. Universal Christ Conference (March 28-31) Universal Christ Conference with Richard Rohr is March You can be a part of this national conference without leaving home. St. Peter s Episcopal Church in Charlotte is offering live-streaming of the conference free of charge and is simply accepting donations for Rohr's Center for Action and Contemplation. You are invited to come for all or part of the conference. Click here for the schedule. Opportunities for Youth, Children & Families to Serve in March Saturday March 9, youth and families are asked to march in the Mooresville St. Patrick s Day Parade. Sign up sheets are in the Narthex. Be The Sermon Sunday is March 10, following the 10:30 a.m. service. Afterwards we will get some lunch together and maybe see a movie. Saturday March 16, we need youth to assist with serving the meal at our annual celebration of the Feast of Saint Patrick. Thursday March 21, Youth & Families will serve at Room in the Inn. In preparation, on Sunday March 17, CE will focus on Servant Ministry and the youth will prepare some of the food for RITI. Please plan on staying after church. Follow the link in the RITI announcement to sign up. One male and one female volunteer are needed to spend the night at RITI. Your overnight duties will be complete by 5:30 a.m. when the bus leaves to take our neighbors back to Charlotte. Volunteer for Room in the Inn Volunteer for Room in the Inn the first and third Thursday evening of March. Volunteers arrive early to make up beds, set out towels and toiletries for each neighbor, and set the tables for dinner. The following day we serve them breakfast and pack a lunch to take with them. This is such a rewarding ministry. Please join us by going to our website at welcomestpat.org. Scroll down to the bottom of the home page and click on the volunteer heart. For assistance, please contact Lisa Underwood. If you have questions or would like more information, contact Sigrid Gimla ( ). Just One Can for Mooresville Christian Mission Please don t forget Just One Can each Sunday. This is a critical time of the year for our neighbors who are food-insecure. We Can. Last Sunday we collected 39 pounds of canned goods. Prepare Food for the Mooresville Soup Kitchen If your schedule allows you to be available the first or second Tuesday of each month from 1:00 3:00 pm, we would love to have you join in the fun at Mooresville Soup Kitchen. We prepare food to be later served to our neighbors in need. All we need is your time. Everything else is provided for us. Please sign up and join us by going to the bottom of the home page on our website at welcomestpat.org, click on the Volunteer heart, and select how you would like to help or you can click here to be taken directly to the site to sign up. If you would like more information contact Charlotte Lafon ( ). Daily Centering and Morning Prayer Every weekday morning (Monday through Friday), Centering Prayer begins at 7:40 a.m., followed by Morning Prayer (Book of Common Prayer, Rite II) from 8:00-8:20 a.m. Feel free to come for one or both. We invite you to join us in the activities of St. Patrick s. Your presence enhances our worship and deepens our communal life.

4 Prayer Lists If you or someone you know is in need of prayer, contact Rick Krumel to be added to the prayer chain or Lisa Underwood to be added to the Sunday morning prayer list. Reserve the Altar Flowers Every Sunday our church is blessed to have beautiful flowers grace our altar. Donating altar flowers is a simple way to honor a loved one, glorify God, and beautify the altar. You can choose any Sunday and include a description of who you would like to dedicate your flowers to. It can be done in honor of a person or in memory of someone, in celebration of an anniversary or other milestone, or in thanksgiving for friends or family. Their names will appear in the bulletin on the Sunday you select. If you prefer, you can simply give the flowers to the Glory of God. If you would like to share in this opportunity, click here to sign up. Sign up for St. Patrick's Realm If you have not received an invitation to join Realm, it may be because we don't have a correct address on file. Please call the Church Office or e- mail our Realm Administrator, Joe Konen, to be sure we have your correct e- mail address and phone number. "Suer-users will be available after both Sunday services to assist with questions, logons etc. Once registered, please go to to update your own information or stop at the Church Welcome or Connect Desks on Sundays to fill out an "Update Your Information" card. You can also download Realm Connect on your smartphone and have St. Patrick s at your fingertips! Blessings to each of you and have a glorious day filled with miraculous expectations! Inspire - Embrace - Connect - Share OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE Sermon Archiv es PUTTING FAITH INTO ACTION Volunteering Our Love of God and of our neighbors is manifested in our action and generosity in sharing our Time, Talent and Treasure with the needy. Your volunteering and donations will be very much appreciated. Please sign up below by clicking each button.

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