WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – May 9th – Fr. Thomas.
On this Mother’s Day weekend, I’ll share a favorite and familiar poem which speaks volumes about the love of a mother.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, you hung my first painting on the refrigerator and I wanted to paint another.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, you fed a stray cat and I thought it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, you baked a birthday cake just for me and I knew that little things were special things.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, you said a prayer and I believed there was a God that I could always talk to.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, you kissed me goodnight and I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt but that it’s all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, you cared and I wanted to be everything I could be.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I looked and I wanted to say thanks for all the things you did when you thought I wasn’t looking.
God bless our mothers, living and departed.
NOTICES:
Video Viewing Options for Sunday’s mass – there are three different ways to view our videos: 1) our church website; 2) our Facebook page; and 3) our YouTube channel.
Opportunities for Giving – there are several options that safely and efficiently expedite your generous donations: electronic bank transfers or automatic bank transfers via personal accounts or credit/debit cards; personal checks delivered by USPS; and our favorite through joining our giving family online through our website or at https://www.myEoffering.com with our secure vendor Church Envelope Budget Company, who provides you with yearly offering envelopes. Please do NOT leave any envelopes with checks/cash unattended at church mailboxes.
Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot each Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Shop with Scrip: Gift card fundraising is the best way to raise money. Start giving back to St. David’s the moment you buy a gift card with the RaiseRight mobile app today! You can join the program by downloading the app on your phone or go to https://www.ShopWithScrip.com on your computer. The enrollment code to set up your free family account is BB6656B177722. For more information, please pick up a flyer in the narthex, or email Kimberly Joy Castellotti-Ward at choiceplusrealestate@gmail.com
Help Needed: Pay is low but result is top of the scale. We need help on Saturday, May 22 at 8:30 to finish the trimming of the palmettos. With some more help, we could be finished in 2-2 1/2 hours so please try to come even for one hour. Water provided and a snack. Bring a chain saw or other electric or battery operated cutting devices.
New Procedure: Starting this week, we will have a bag on the credenza to collect all flower and candle donations for upcoming Sundays. If you would like to donate for altar flowers for memorials and celebrations, please put your check for $40 with a request showing the date you want altar flowers and the reason for your donation into the bag. If you want to donate candles, please put your check for $20 and request showing date and reason for donation. Do not put flower and candle requests in offering plates.
Sunday School is still in operation with the necessary protocols in place.
Forward Day by Day brochures for the next quarter are now available in the narthex. Donation $3.00
Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist 8:30 am.
Wednesdays: Holy Eucharist and Rosary 6:30 pm.
PLEASE PRAY – For the sick: Alberto, Andi, Ampy, Barbara, Beth, Danny, Donna, Jeanne, Joaquin, Kip, Max, Mike, Miguel, Patricia, Shelby. For birthday celebrations: Helena Bresnahan, Megan Muir, Michel Guillaume, Jacqueline Algood, George Pinnock, Chris LaBorde. For anniversary celebration: Jackie and John Algood.
