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TURNING POINTSAll find a welcome: For this, much thanks: Judy Buff supervised the palm cross-workshop on March 9. Many people gave money for the Easter flowers. Thanks to Jean Eliot, Jean Meyer, Rosie Speight and Audrey Jaynes & other altar guild members for decorating the church for Easter. The various "Easter Lambs": many people gave jelly beans and chocolates, Vickie Ward, Sarah Phillips and Cynthia Pennington filled them with goodies and hid them for the Easter Egg Hunt. Robert Young played at all services; the choir sang on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. Thanks for all the music. The Borgfeldt, Voegels and Schloemp families supervised the flowering cross and many people brought flowers to decorate it. It was the best ever! Marcia Ronchetti and Bette Leedom, printed and folded nearly 1000 bulletins. Thanks to those who participated in our worship as acolytes, ushers, readers and chalice bearers. Relocation: Loren Brown is now installed in Brighton Gardens. We ask God's protection of:
Blessings on Jordon Maile Chapman, baptized at Easter. Deepest sympathy: We will exalt you, O God, our King: May they know God's healing power:
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AROUND ST. PATRICK'S
Spring Fashion Show
On April 26, St Patrick's ECW present their spring fashion show and luncheon. The fashion show starts at noon when our own models will be showing the latest spring and summer fashions from Draper's and Damon's. After the fashion show a delicious luncheon will be served.
Tickets, at $20.00 per person, may be purchased on Sundays after each of the services or during the week, by telephone, from the church office 833-4228. Proceeds will help support ECW charitable programs.
EARLY SUMMER ADULT EDUCATION
March 30 The final session of our reading of James Griffiss' book, Anglican Identities. We discuss "The Church as sacrament."
April 6 We shall do the Visioning exercise provided by our diocese in preparation for the Visioning Conference, which Bishop Barry is convening in Sacramento, April 18-19.
April 13 We are inviting The Rev. David Powell to talk about his near-death experience and what he learned about life and death.
April 20 The Rector will lead a class to which all are invited, about what goes on at St Patrick's for those who are new to our church. If you plan to attend, please call the office (833-4228).
April 27 On this Sunday we welcome those who are new to St Patrick's and introduce them to the congregation. Would you like to be introduced?
May 11 The Rector will be away at his daughter's wedding.
May 18 We welcome Canon Britt Olsen, the Bishop's assistant. She will preach at all services, and will lead the Adult Education class. Come and meet Britt!
In June, Dr Jim Rawls will lead four classes on English spirituality. Classes are from 9-9: 55a.m.
| June 8 | Intro to spirituality: Medieval lyrics |
| June 15 | Julian of Norwich: How shall I be comforted? |
| June 22 | George Herbert: Love bade me welcome |
| June 29 | RS Thomas: The quest for meaning in emptiness |
The summer schedule begins on June 8.
Spring Concert
On April 20 at 3:00 pm, St. Patrick's will be the site for a concert of music for piano and strings. Our music director, Robert Young, will be joined by Santa Rosa symphony members Kelly Boyer, Linda Ghidossi-deLuca, and Jeanette Isenberg. The concert will include the haunting fantasy for piano trio My Robin is to the greenwood gone by Percy Aldridge Grainger and Circulos by the Spanish composer Joaquin Turina, which describes one complete 24 hour day in the life of what appears to be a pretty jazzy little town. Ms. Ghidossi-deLuca will play the very large and very beautiful Sonata in F for viola and piano by Sir Granville Bantock. It begins with Wagnerian breadth, continues with introspection worthy of Dvorak, and ends with a wild and exhausting Irish jig. Please plan to join these fine local artists in an afternoon of beautiful music as part of our program of community outreach, and bring a student, or friend, or neighbor.
May 1 Ascension Day: 40 days after Easter comes Ascension, one of the major (neglected) festivals of the church year. There will be a Eucharist at 9:00 a.m. on this Thursday morning.
May 6 The Altar Guild invites all ladies (men too) to a flower arranging demonstration in the parish hall on Tuesday, May 6 at 10 a.m. Bring a container and some flowers. Vicki Ward will show us how to make a lovely arrangement. We will have a potluck luncheon after the workshop. Please RSVP to Fran Crane at 539-6909 by May 4.
May 10 The Daughters of the King sponsors a quiet morning led by Dennis Studebaker at Rae Jaynes' cabin on Adobe Canyon Road. Call Jane Hall for details. Open to all.
May 10 The Vine and Branch Society will hold a celebration at St. Patrick's. It concludes at 4:00 p.m. with choral Evensong led by Cantiamo, directed by Carol Menke. Bishop Beisner is the officiant.
May 11 Pentecost: This festival comes 50 days after Easter. Red is the liturgical color for the Spirit. Wear red for Pentecost!
A History of Outreach at St. Patrick's
At our Feb Outreach meeting, I realized we have come a long way since the Outreach committee was Jean Henderson. But before Jean, were Greta MacLeod, Swede Hanson and Judy Gulson. Greta shares these recollections.
What did we do with the food we collected - a goodly amount of stuff? In those days, we made Thanksgiving baskets and delivered them directly to families. Judy Gulson was active at the Kenwood school and knew who the needy families were. Swede did, too. We made four or five baskets and delivered them directly to families. They appreciated the baskets greatly.
One basket went to a family encamped during the winter rains up in Sugar Loaf State Park. The family could only stay for two-week stretches. They would pack up and then move in with a brother from Santa Rosa for a week and then back up to the mountain again. Their five children caught rides at the bottom of the road to go to school. Their father was a mean old man! He drove us off with a shotgun while the mother and children were crying. One tough cookie! He did, however, accept a blue tarp at Christmas that Swede had at his store. The guy was away at work. At Christmas we took a slew of toys for the children and some food while he was gone. But, can you imagine - what a grinch!!
Judy, Swede and I were on the early Education Committee with Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Back then we had a close relationship with the Lutherans. Our kids joined their Sunday school program, which was a good one. We had a joint overnighter. The kids watched "The Breakfast Club," and discussed it.
We had a seminarian who was a lawyer. She did the VBS class for the 7th and 8th graders on the balcony in church. She managed to keep them coming. They offered to share a Sunday school supervisor with us. Maybe we can revisit this idea.
Early Vacation Bible School was all about outreach; so consequently there was no charge. One session, early on, one of the parents gave us a check for $100 in the donation can - WOW! The Kenwood Church always participated, even with hauling two truckloads of furniture - tables and chairs. There were a couple of great teachers - Laura Lynn Ledson and Barbara Parsons (current Big Heart winner).
Swede brought two friends faithfully every Sunday from AA when we were at the Community Church [before 1982]. Swede loved them. One was quite a success and eventually moved over with us to our church and sang in the choir. The other, a sweet old gentleman, had a harder time with his liquor and would slip outside once or twice during the service for nips. He kept his bottle hidden in the bushes outside the front door of the Kenwood Church.
Ladies brought water from home, because the water at the Community church was brown and tasted awful. Coffee made with this water was undrinkable. Our vicar, Mel La Follette, wore a funny beret as part of his outfit. He and his wife, Alice, had a bunch of kids. They put on the Christmas pageant.
We had Advent mini-workshops at Kenwood Church. In the '80s Kenwood was full of families with children. 30-40 children came. This was before soccer and video games. Shopping moms could drop off their children for the morning and buy Christmas stuff. Each Saturday we learned a new carol and made a Christmas ornament to take home. The indomitable Marge Ward was the cookie manager. It was successful except for the chicken pox. So the great Christmas pageant was reduced to whoever was still healthy. The early years over there at that church were fun.
Greta MacLeod
February 26, 2008
An Impressive Property Report
For the Annual meeting, our new property manager, Xavier Cabrales, produced a long list of what needed doing around St Patrick's. At the same time our new sextons, Jose and Maria Cruz, have done a fine job keeping the kitchen, hall & church clean, and mowing the grass and trimming the shrubs.
What has been done to date:
- The plumber has temporarily fixed the leaky tap in the kitchen. He also installed a 70-gallon hot water tank in the storage room above the kitchen and an on-demand water heater for the Cruz apartment in upper room. Temp is set at "B"; not too hot, not too cold.
- The large tree in front has been removed and the stump and roots (which threatened the concrete foundation of the church) were ground. The dead oak tree at the back has been removed.
- A new shed has been installed in the back parking lot to store gas and gas-guzzling equipment, which hitherto have been a fire hazard in the closet behind the altar.
- Charlie Chapman persuaded his partner, Ron, to replace the storage door at south end of parish hall, which had swollen and jammed shut.
- Xavier and Charlie Buff purchased and installed Plexiglas at the front and back of the church balcony to keep children from falling through the rails.
- Charlie had the concrete slabs in the front patio ground down to avoid people tripping on them.
- Xavier and Charlie Buff added a metal support to the leaning tree at the front in hopes of saving it.
- Four old broken vacuum cleaners were disposed of and replaced by a nearly new one, the gift of Wendy Adams.
- The mattress and other trash has been removed from back parking lot and taken to the dump.
- The lock man is coming to change the Education Building locks to create a secure zone. If people need a key for the Ed Building, they will need to sign for it.
- The PG&E man came and re-lit the stoves in the parish kitchen. There are no leaks. The pilot lights on top of the stove are switched off.
- The plumber returned and hooked up the dishwasher to the hot water tank. The dishwasher now runs hot. We are having it serviced.
What needs doing:
- Xavier has proposed installing a solar light system on the entrance sign.
- We are exploring replacing the flooring in the narthex.
- We are checking the leaking gutters over the passageway between the Hall and Sunday school room.
- In due course the parking lots may need to be resealed and re-striped.
- Xavier is instituting a regular check for our mechanical equipment. For example, when the heating and air-conditioning need their filters changed and serviced.
- Charlie Buff has ascertained that irrigation pipes to the Memorial Garden are split and need replacing. This is why water has not been reaching the ground cover in the garden.
How we are paying for all of this:
- When they died, Helen and Leroy Neill (1995 & 1996) made an endowment bequest to St Patrick's, the interest to be used for the maintenance of our property.
- A few years ago the parish contributed to a capital funds drive, which we are using to pay for repairs. As the money is spent, the fund is topped up from your giving.
Thanks:
A number of people have been involved in all this. But special thanks go to Xavier!
Hugh Stevenson
Episcopal Church Women Notes
ECW Craft Workshops Have Resumed
All women of the parish are invited to attend the craft workshops that are held each Friday from 10:00 a.m. until noon in the Common Room. Items are being made for future fund raising events and outreach projects. Coffee, tea and snacks are provided. Come join in the work, fun and community.
Anyone who hasn't turned in their tea towels can finish them for the new October event.
ECW Questionnaire
The ECW has prepared a questionnaire to learn whether the quarterly meeting & luncheon format is meeting the needs of the women in the parish.
ECW Spring Fashion Show and Luncheon
Be sure to participate on April 26. See information in the Around St. Patrick's section of the Grapevine.
LET GO . . .
To let go does not mean to stop caring. It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off. It's the realization I can't control another.
To let go is to allow someone to learn from natural consequences.
To let go is to recognize when the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to expect miracles but to take each day as it comes, and cherish myself in it.
To let go is not to criticize or regulate anybody, but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
C From NAMI (National Association for the Mentally Ill)
Bloopers from bulletins
None from St Patrick's-so fat!|-)
- Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
- Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
- Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
- Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.
- This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
- Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
- The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
- Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use the large double door at the side entrance.
- The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday : "I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours".