WEEKLY MESSAGE – October 20th, 2023
WEEKLY MESSAGE – October 27th – Fr. Cederberg
Costumes. Masks. Little Power Rangers and princesses making their way through neighborhoods with the universal appeal “Trick or Treat”! While for some Halloween is an exalting of darkness and death, for others it is an opportunity for celebration and role play. Psychologists tell us that children dressing up and playing a character is an important part of learning what role they want to play in a challenging and often frightening world. To dress up as a princess or a ninja warrior is a way for them to enter imaginatively into the universal fight between light and darkness, good and evil. Adults, too, need to play with different roles to see which ones fit best the person they are trying to become. That is what St. Paul is inviting when he tells us to “clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ”. (Rom. 13:14). It may take a good deal of imagination, and maybe even play, to figure out what that means in our very challenging world, and yet that is the path to our growth. A good thing to think and pray about as we anticipate that knock on the door Halloween night. What costume am I wearing?
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bunco is tomorrow Saturday, October 28th at 6pm. Halloween costumes are encouraged.
Halloween Service. Children to wear their Halloween costumes to church this Sunday, October 29 for a blessing.
Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot on Wednesday morning from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Hospitality Hour is scheduled after the 10:00 a.m. service – Hosted by Maria Scher. We will celebrate Grace Hadicke and her daughter Cindy Hernandez who are moving to North Carolina after 23 years with St. David’s. Next week will be hosted by the Vestry.
Altar Guild training for new members and refresher for current members is scheduled on Saturday, November 4th at 10:00 a.m.
ECW monthly meeting is scheduled on Saturday, November 4th at 11:15 a.m. followed by a luncheon at Hilary’s in Royal Palm Beach.
All Saints service will be scheduled on Sunday, November 5th at 9:00 a.m. We will celebrate our unity with one service.
A Service of Choral Evensong for the Feast of All Saints will be held on Sunday, November 5th at 4:00 pm.
Caribbean Sunday. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to put on a beautiful Caribbean Sunday service. The food and decorations were all beautiful as well as the service itself with the steel pan music.
St. David’s Annual BBQ & Family Picnic is scheduled on Sunday, November 12th after the 10:00 a.m. mass. Please join us in fellowship for good food, games, a bounce house and balloon animals for the kids. Volunteers please text Matt Hogan at 865-406-5978 for more information.
Youth Group is available for 6th – 12th grade students. Bible Study will be held on November 5th at 10:30 a.m. in the school classroom. The Youth Group will have a Youth Run Mass on November 12th at the 10:00 a.m. service. Questions or want to get involved? Please contact Alison Buechner at 561-801-3105 or abuechner360@gmail.com
Bible Study on Sundays is scheduled today at 9:00 a.m. in the Sunday school classroom.
Women’s Bible Study on Sundays is scheduled today at 11:30 a.m. in the Mark Room. No Women’s Bible Study on Sunday, November 5th.
Holy Eucharist will resume on Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. starting on November 7th.
Sunday school Acknowledgement: Thank you to our volunteer teachers this week: Danielle Brown and Jill Artim. Sunday school is available every week at the 10am service for children ages 3 and up. Please contact katiewaters@hotmail.com for more details.
Forward Day by Day brochures for the next quarter are now available in the narthex. Large print is also available. Donation $3.00.
Vestry Members: Howard Barrett – Senior Warden, Shelley Baranowski, Kenneth Barnett, Helena Bresnahan, John Webber – Junior Warden, Jenifer Elmore, Michel Guillaume, Matthew Hogan, Chris LaBorde – Secretary, Linda McKeown, Joyce Parker, Dennis Wright – Treasurer.
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.
PLEASE PRAY. For the sick: Amanda, Diana, Donna, Dorothy, Dudley, Emily, Jim, Marjorie, Megan, Michael, Pearl, Predrag, Shirley, Violet. For birthday celebrations: Rose Lewis, Gregory Gingery, Zoe Chung, Jean-Rene Guilluame, Karen Brown. For anniversary celebration: Sherry and Jim Richardson.
