WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – February 6th – Fr. Thomas

The story goes that while Robert Smith was taking his afternoon walk – part of his therapy in recovering from a massive heart attack – the phone rang and his wife, Delores, answered. The call was from the Reader’s Digest Association Sweepstakes in New York. They were calling to inform the Smith Family that Robert had just won $1,500,000 and that in a few days the certified check would be arriving. Well, as you can imagine, Delores was absolutely ecstatic – now all those dreams would come true!

But then, she remembered that her husband’s doctor had encouraged her to be careful of anything too exciting which would give him another heart attack. What would she do? After some thought, she decided to call their local pastor for advice. He agreed and came to visit Robert and Delores. After a few minutes of chatting, the pastor leaned toward Bob and said, “Bob, I’ve got a problem and need your advice.” “Sure,” said, Bob, “I’d be glad to help.” The pastor took a deep breath and said, “What would a person, like yourself, do if all of a sudden you found out you had won a million and a half dollars? What would you do with the money?” “That’s easy,” Bob replied, “I’d give half of it to the church.” Whereupon, the pastor had a heart attack!

OK; I think I could handle this sort of news with a little more caution; but no less excitement and gratitude. On behalf of the Vestry, I’d like to thank in advance those who are willing and able to support the life and witness of our parish. Fund Raisers are useful, but are no substitute for diligent and consistent giving to insure the continuation of the ministries of grace we’ve been entrusted with here at St. David’s. “Without God, we cannot, and without us He will not.”

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Sunday’s Worship – We are open for live worship on Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. We also “live-stream” our 10 a.m. service.

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. See the links listed below.

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: Beginning this week, please note we will be collecting sandwiches on Wednesdays instead of Thursdays. Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot each Wednesday morning from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. We will also be collecting soup and other nonperishable items for St. Georges with our annual “Souper Bowl” through February 13th. Once we know the teams we will label the boxes but for now we just want to collect as much as we can.

Hospitality Hour is scheduled after the 10:00 a.m. service – Hosted by Congregation. Please bring your favorite dish or beverage.

Plant Trimming: We will have a trimming session on Saturday, February 5th starting at 9:00 a.m. We need many hands to trim the shrubs and plants on the property. Please join us and bring tools that you have so we can get the property spruced up before Lent. Thank you. Linda McKeown.

Bunco continues on Saturday, February 12th, at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.  Loads of fun and super easy for newcomers!  The more the merrier, so please bring a friend, a bite to share, and your favorite beverage!  Cash prizes awarded – even if you lose!  $10 per person.

Altar Flowers and Candles: 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 back in operation with the necessary protocols in place.

Forward Day by Day brochures are now available in the narthex. Donation $3.00

Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist 8:30 a.m.
Wednesdays: Holy Eucharist and Rosary 6:30 p.m.

PLEASE PRAY: For the sick: Alice, Baldwin, Barbara, Beth, Carol, Carolyn, Donna, Doris, Doug, Edna, Grace, Jacob, James, Jayden, Jeanne, Jill, Joaquin, Kenzie, Manuel, Michael, Miguel, Mike, Parker, Patricia, Sharon, Susan, Violet, William. For birthday celebrations: Maeve Blodgett, Kevan Bennett, Yvonne Wright, James McKeown, Rohan Wolliston. For anniversary celebration: Desmond and Ann Chambers. For our expectant mothers: Ana and Ryan.

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