E-News and Announcements for
August 5 - 12

Calendar of Events – for an up-to-date list of Events at St. Patrick’s

WE WELCOME THE REV. ELIZABETH WHEATLEY-JONES as our guest celebrant and preacher this Sunday.

SCA SPONSORING CLASS, TAUGHT BY FR. DAVID ON THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN ENGLAND

The SCA group's Arts and Science class will be led by Father David the night of August 11, beginning at 7:00 PM, in All Saints Hall. The class will cover the history of the church in England from around 300 AD to 1600 AD. All are welcome to attend.

The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. The local SCA group meets at St. Patrick's on Monday evenings for medieval dancing.

PLAYGROUND DEDICATION AND COOKOUT, SUNDAY AUG. 29

Following our Sunday morning service on the 29th, we will enjoy a barbecue cookout as we officially dedicate our new playground. Please dress casually for church that day and join us afterwards for this celebration. We will provide burgers and dogs and something to drink, please bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to share.

REQUEST YOUR FAVORITE HYMNS IN AUGUST

Request your favorite hymns for Sunday services during August by filling out cards found in the narthex and placing your request in the offering plate. All seasons and all hymns from the 1982 Hymnal, Worship and Rejoice Hymnal, or the camp songbook are welcome.

A CELEBRATION OF THE COAST RECOVERY AND REBUILDING

Ministries of Mission on the Bay and Camp Coast Care

5:00 PM August 14, 2010

Mission on the Bay

647 DeMontluzin St.
Bay St. Louis

Camp Website

Picasa Web Albums

THE HOTSHOTS WILL NOT MEET IN AUGUST

The seniors group, the Hotshots, will not meet in August. They will resume meeting for lunch in September.

HARVEST GULF COAST – 2^ND TRY FOR GRANT FUNDING

We are continuing to seek funding for a community garden at St. Patrick’s. Our latest attempt is through Pepsi’s Refresh Project online. To win the grant, Harvest Gulf Coast has to receive votes from online voters. Once again you have to register through the site. After you register you can vote once for Harvest Gulf Coast every day until August 31^st. Right now we are ranked 9^th in our tier, so we still need more votes to be awarded the grant.

To register and vote:

http://gulf.refresheverything.com/harvestgulfcoast

Johnny Weber and Scott Davis

EFM GROUP STARTING UP AT ST. PETER’S BY-THE-SEA

EFM (Education for Ministry) is a four-year intensive study of the bible and offers a method of theological reflection in a small group setting. The EFM program was created at the School of Theology at Sewanee. If you are interested in being part of a new group, please contact Susan at the St. Peter’s office at 863-2611 by August 15. For first-hand impressions of EFM, please speak with Fr. David, Deacon Lynne Hough, Kathy Davis, Millie Bryant, Michelle Ford, Nancy Gurneck or a host of our other graduates.

IHN UPDATE
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - OUR NEXT IHN WEEK IS AUGUST 22 - 28
Currently we have one family in Rebekkah House, a father and his 15 year old son with a very friendly dog named “Kieba”. The father has been able to secure employment and is looking towards obtaining housing and exiting our program.

Our previous mother and her 6 1/2 year old son obtained housing and are looking forward to a stable future.

Debra L. Melton
Network Director
Ocean Springs-Long Beach Interfaith Hospitality Network

Recent Donations to the Long Beach Community Food Pantry
June - $120
July - $64

Recent Donations to IHN

July - $100
August - $100

UTO – UNITED THANK OFFERING

We recently sent $185.60 to the United Thank Offering that was collected in our last ingathering.

The United Thank Offering is a ministry of the Episcopal Church. Through the United Thank Offering, men, women, and children nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God. A short prayer of thanksgiving leads to an offering in the United Thank Offering box. One hundred percent of offerings are distributed as grants for ministries at home and overseas as an outreach of the Episcopal Church.
--adapted from UTO and Me pamphlet

UTO boxes are available in the narthex. For more information contact Millie Bryant

ST. PATRICK’S WEEKLY ENEWS AND E-PRAYER

Each week on Thursday, a prayer list and a weekly newsletter is sent to the St. Patrick’s email list. Please contact the church office to subscribe or unsubscribe to the list. The email address at the church office is officestpats@cableone.net. The office phone number is (228)863-7882.

E-News and Announcements for August 5 - 12

E-News and Announcements for
August 5 - 12