This Week at St. Patrick's March 28, 2012

We are gearing up for Holy Week, and have a lot of events scheduled . . . click here to catch up on what's going on!

This Week at St. Patrick's March 21, 2012

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"Snakes and Patrick" - The Rev. Dr. Kurt Gerhard, March 18, 2012

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Numbers 21.4-9, John 3.14-21

Roseanne quipped that parenthood taught her why some species eat their young. Parents do much for their children, and often those sacrifices are rejected, forgotten, and even scorned. Children, at some point, believe that they have figured out everything and can’t believe that their elders have been so far behind the curve. Some of us have experienced our own children treating us this way and some remember doing it to their own parents. It is a nearly universal phenomenon that transcends culture and background. It is, to some degree, a natural stage of life.

So, today’s lesson from the Book of Numbers, one of the supposed five books of Moses, the fourth book of the Hebrew Scriptures, tells about an experience not unlike our dealings with children. It is not exactly the same. In this instance, it is Moses leading his people, the Israelites, from slavery in the land of Egypt to the land they once called home, the land promised to Abraham by God, along the shores of the Jordan River in Palestine. Remember that the people on this journey, the descendants of Jacob, had once worked for the toughest taskmasters ever known. Their lot in life in Egypt was at the same plane of existence as a pack mule. They were forced to work 20-hour days, with little or no food or water, in the heat of the desert.

This Week at St. Patrick's March 14, 2012

This Sunday is the St. Patrick's Feast Day Pot Luck Luncheon! Join us for stew, shepherd's pie and bingo! The Haiti Art Sale is also this weekend . . . click here for more details on these events and others.

"The Church" - David Booth Beers, March 11, 2012

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Based on John 2.13-22

This Week at St. Patrick's March 7, 2012

So many events coming up at St. Patrick's! Click here to read this week's email to learn about the upcoming St. Patrick's Feast Day, the Lenten Luncheon and Altar Guild Workshop, and the Rummage Sale!

"This Week at St. Patrick's" - February 29, 2012

Welcome to Lent at St. Patrick's . . . click here to read about upcoming events.