WEEKLY MESSAGE – November 3, 2023

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The celebration for this coming Sunday, and actually always November 1st, is the celebration of All Saints.  It is a day when we celebrate all of us as saints, and not just the big named ones that lived in the past.  I have to say, though, that if we think about it that way we run the danger of missing the point.  It isn’t about all of the people, big and small, that have lived saintly lives.  Rather it is about the miracle of what Christ has done in and through us.  All saints, no matter how famous, have glaring imperfections.  Peter denied the Lord when it counted.  Paul was a violent persecutor of the church.  All of us, in our honest moments, know just how very far we fall from the goals we set for ourselves.  What is amazing is that God chooses us, and uses us, to reveal his love and grace.  Together we are an incredible explosion of color, shining his light and glory into the world.  How beautiful!  How amazing!  How wonderful to be a part of it all!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A Service of Choral Evensong for the Feast of All Saints will be held today Sunday, November 5th at 4:00 p.m.

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 the Vestry.  Next week will be hosted by the ECW.
Holy Eucharist will resume on Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. starting on November 7th.

Senior Luncheon is scheduled on Saturday, November 11th at 12:00 noon in the parish hall.  Please being a sandwich.  Soup and dessert will be provided.  Sing a long after lunch.  Sign-up sheet will be on the credenza in the narthex.

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 Sunday, November 5th at 10:30 a.m. in the school classroom. The Youth Group will have a Youth Run Mass next week, Sunday, November 12th at the 10:00 a.m. service. Questions or wanting to get involved?  Please contact Alison Buechner at 561-801-3105 or abuechner360@gmail.com.

Home Communion Training. If you are interested in joining our team of parishioners who will deliver communion to the homebound of our parish, please join us for training on Sunday, November 19th at 9:00 a.m.  Father Todd will explain the process to us and you can get all your questions answered. This is open to call adult parishioners.  Thank you, Joyce Parker 561-312-2719.

No Bible Study today.  

No Women’s Bible Study today.

Greeters meeting is scheduled on Saturday, November 18th at 11:00 a.m. in the church.

Sunday school Acknowledgement. Thank you to our volunteer teacher this week: Haley Schroeder.  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.

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, Robin, Ronald, Shirley, Violet.  For birthday celebrations:  Dennis South, Judy Devonish, Katherine Gonzalez, Hannah Gardner, Desmond Chambers, Cecil Wray.

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.