Building Updates

View a larger image of the Architects' Proposed Master Plan
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Dates Set for Congregational Focus Groups

An 8,340 sq. ft. multipurpose building is being planned as Phase 1 of St. Patrick's rebuilding. All members of the congregation are invited to participate in the following focus group sessions:
Sunday, June 10 at 11:30 am - Music (CES Chapel)
Wednesday, June 13 at 5:30 pm - Grounds (CES Chapel)
Wednesday, June 13 at 7:30 pm - Worship (CES)
Thursday, June 14 at Noon - Administration (Church Office Trailer)
Sunday, June 17 at 9:00 am - Nursery (Nursery provided) (CES)
Tuesday, June 19 at 6:00 pm - Outreach (CES)
Monday, June 18 at 6:30 pm - Parish Hall functions (CES)
Wednesday, June 20 at 7:30 pm - Nursery (Nursery provided) (CES)
Thursday, June 21 at 6:30 pm - Kitchen (CES)
Sunday, June 24 at 11:00 am - Christian Ed (CES)
Wednesday, June 27 at 6:30 pm - Christian Ed (CES)

The focus groups will last one hour and will be held at Coast Episcopal School (except for Administration - which will meet at the Church Office). Contact the church office for more information or to request that nursery be available for one of the focus groups at 228-863-7882.
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Building Committee Meeting Minutes

May 29 - Topics Discussed: Norms of Committee Meetings, Surveys/Permits Required for Property/Building, Discussion of Architects' proposal for Master Plan, Discussion/Focus Groups, Contractor Issues, Building Comm. communication, Next Meeting.
View the minutes of the May 29 meeting

June 4 - Topics Discussed: Discussion/Focus Groups, Contractor Issue, Next Meeting.
View the minutes of the June 4 meeting

June 11 - Topics Discussed: Outline for Discussion Groups, Input for Architects on Program Plan, Next Meeting.

Our New Building Site

It's official - St. Patrick's has a new home!
Photo on right: View of property looking south along Klondyke Rd.

Contracts have been signed on our new property at the intersection of Cleveland Ave. and Klondyke Rd. The Rev. David Knight made the long anticipated announcement during Sunday services on April 22. Following the service, Architects Allison and John Anderson and Mark Ripple, of Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Unabridged Architecture, held their second meeting with the congregation to create the Master Site Plan. A third meeting to present the proposed plan will follow the 10:00 am service on May 20.

The approximately 14 acres of property is located in Long Beach, seven blocks east and several blocks north of our old location. The new property is several blocks north of the railroad tracks and adjacent to the new site for the First Baptist Church. Long Beach Middle School and Long Beach High School as well as two small shopping centers and several churches are nearby. The property was purchased with the assistance and support of the Diocese of Mississippi.

View an aerial view and map of our future location on MapQuest

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Building Committee Members

Aletha Burge, Chair
Mark Chatham
Kathy Davis
David Dry, Jr. Warden (Ex-Officio)
Nancy Gurneck
Johnny Kersanac
The Rev. David Knight
The Rev. Bill Livingston, Canon Pastor-Missioner
Danny Meadors
Linda McCulloch, Sr. Warden (Ex-Officio)
Jaci Mize
Steve Taylor
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Read St. Patrick's Vision Report

(Approved 12-12-2006)
On Sunday, Dec. 3, the Mission and Ministry Subcommittee presented the summary of their Vision Report to the congregation. The vestry approved the report and adopted the mission statement on Dec. 12. The summaries of 56 congregational interviews, a proposed mission statement,the Data Subcommittee Report on Long Beach and surrounding communities, the children's responses, and more can now be read online.
St. Patrick's Vision Report
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Prayer for St. Patrick’s

O Lord God of Israel,
the heavens cannot contain you,
yet you are pleased to dwell in the midst of your people,
and have moved us to set apart a space on which to rebuild a house of prayer.
Send us your Spirit,
that we may learn what you would have us do,
and the words and witness you would have us offer.
Guide us as we continue your work;
show us the field in which to plant,
that your Kingdom may come and your power be revealed in this community;
to the glory of your Name.
Amen.