WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – November 4th – Fr. Thomas
Hero worship is a popular element of our culture. Heroes in sports, music, entertainment are often the subjects of our admiration. As I observe our day school parents dropping off or collecting children every day, I can’t help but acknowledge who the real heroes are in everyday life. For some parents, just getting multiple children washed, dressed, fed, and buckled up in the car or van and off to school can be a “colossal victory.” I remember a mother of two sets of twin boys, with another son still in diapers who attended our school years ago: you should have watched her trying to corral her four children and get them into the vehicle at the end of the day! Whew!
When asked about Church affiliation, most people would say: “Episcopalian, or Catholic, or . . .” but few would simply say, “Disciple.” I think that description belongs to the great heroes of the Faith – apostles, martyrs, holy women and men, who made a noticeable and lasting impact on the spiritual life of many in their day. But folks like parents with multiple children, children of disabled parents or spouses also qualify for special recognition.
Denise Roy is the author of My Monastery is a Minivan: Where the Daily is Divine and the Routine Becomes Prayer. She writes, “For two decades as a parent, I have broken bread, poured grape juice, preached, prayed, told stories, bestowed blessings, taken care of the sick, heard confessions. These have been the sacraments of my daily life. These are how we mediate love as we minister to our own small congregation of children, spouse and friends. If we pay attention, any moment, person, or place may be a potential source of wisdom, a dwelling place for divinity.”
Maybe we don’t have the luxury or time to go on retreat at a monastery, or return to college and study theology, but God gives us ample opportunities to witness to our faith and expects nothing less of all Christians – lay and clergy alike. Jesus invites us, like He invited the apostles, the fishermen, the farmers, the tax collectors, the woman at the well, and the peasants long ago to walk with Him, and bring others with us, in The Way that leads to eternal life.
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 6th at 2 a.m. Please remember to set your clock back one hour on Saturday night, November 5th.
Welcome Back Breakfast hosted by the Vestry this Sunday, November 6th after the 10:00 a.m. mass. Please join us in the Parish Hall.
The ECW is hosting a food collection for St. George’s Center, Riviera Beach on Sundays, November 6th and 13th. Boxes of cereal, cans of meat or fish, chicken and spam can be dropped off in the west parking lot on those two Sundays. Look for the signs!
BUNKO IS BACK!! Come join us for serious fun and great camaraderie! Saturday, November 12th, at 6:00 p.m., in the Parish Hall. A super easy game to learn if you’ve never played and loads of fun! Bring a dish to share and a friend or two – the more the merrier! Cash prizes will be awarded, and you win even if you lose!! Seriously, where are you going to find that?! Come out to see what the excitement is all about! $10 per person – total bargain for a night full of fun!
ECW will not hold a regular meeting in November, but will hold a regular meeting on Saturday, December 3rd, at 11:15 a.m. in the parish hall, followed by lunch at Los Agaves in Royal Palm Beach.
ECW is hosting a Christmas-themed decorative craft workshop at Board & Brush in Wellington on Saturday, December 10th, from 1 to 3 p.m. Cost is $35 per person and includes all supplies to make a lovely and durable Christmas craft to decorate your home or give as a gift. Contact Linda McKeown at llmckeown51@comcast.net for more information or to reserve a space for the Board & Brush event. All women of the parish are invited to all ECW events.
St. David’s Holiday Concert on Sunday, December 18th at 4:00 p.m. Please join us for our joyous holiday concert! Enjoy musical performances. We hope to see you there. A reception to follow in the Parish Hall.
Sunday school is open and available for children starting at age 3 years old. We are looking for volunteer Sunday school teachers, anyone interested can contact Erin Thomas to learn more details, or contact the church office.
Sandwiches for St. George’s: 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.
Hospitality Hour next Sunday will be hosted by the Congregation. Please bring a dish to share.
Women’s Bible Study weekly meeting will be held today at 11:30 a.m. in the Mark Room.
Altar Flowers and Candles: We 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.
Forward Day by Day brochures are now available in the narthex. Donation $3.00.
Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist 8:30 a.m.
PLEASE PRAY. For the sick: Alice, Barbara, Beth, Carol, Carolyn, Donna, Doris, Doug, Ed, Edna, Ezra, Gina, Grace, Jacob, James, Jayden, Jeanne, Jill, Joaquin, Jory, Kenzie, Manuel, Michael, Miguel, Parker, Patricia, Predrag, Rachel, Rosie, Sharon, Shelly, Steve, Sue, Susan, Timothy, Tracy, Vernetta, Violet, William. For birthday celebrations: Dennis South, Judy Devonish, Desmond Chambers, Cecil Wray. For our expectant mother: Rebecca.
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