WEEKLY MESSAGE – January 26, 2024
WEEKLY MESSAGE – January 26th – Fr. Cederberg
USA Today this week carried the story of a young college student who boarded a 3:00am train in Carbondale, Illinois, bound for Chicago; a 330 mile trip. As might be imagined, she was so tired she fell asleep. While she slept the train reached its destination, all of the other passengers disembarked, and she slept on as the train made its way to the train yard for maintenance. When she finally awoke it was four hours later finding herself alone and locked in a dark and ominously quiet train. Fortunately, she had a cell phone and was able to contact her mother who reached out to the authorities who finally were able to find and release her.
What a harrowing experience! I can’t imagine how she felt. Two lessons emerge from it for me. First, how important it is to stay awake. Life moves on, and it is important to stay attentive to what is happening around us. God is on the move, and we have to be prepared to get on and off at the right stop.
But it also raises another question for leaders. Are there times when some of the people God has given us have “fallen asleep”? Maybe they are exhausted from the journey. Maybe their bodies are sick or weak. Maybe they are preoccupied with other challenges or distractions. Are we attentive to them? The steward on the train certainly didn’t do his or her duty to make sure that the train was empty at the final stop. Someone easily could have had a health crisis and the steward would not even have noticed. They clearly missed someone who needed them.
How attentive am I to the people in my life? Are they somehow in need and I am too distracted to notice? Not everyone is able or willing to ask for help. They may not even know they could ask. Am I aware enough to notice them? When is the last time I checked on them? Good questions for our prayers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Annual Parish Meeting is scheduled this Sunday, January 28th immediately after the 10:00 a.m. service in the Parish Hall. Reports of parish ministries and programs, and presentation of 2023 financial statements. Refreshments will be served.
Debt Reduction: Total debt $94,000.00. Balance due $25,551.00.
Search Committee Members. Please pray for the search committee members Howard Barrett, Jenifer Elmore, Janice Jacques, Kristi Lee, Sera Peat, Yvonne Wolliston, Cecil Wray during the process of selecting a new rector.
Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
New Members. Marie Hogan will be taking photos on Sunday, January 28th of people who are new to the parish since October, 2023. Please see her on the sidewalk for a quick photo for our bulletin board before the 10:00 a.m. service.
Hospitality Hour is scheduled after the 10:00 a.m. service – Hosted by the ECW. Next week will be hosted by the Vestry.
Bible Study at 9:00 a.m. is scheduled today in the Sunday school classroom.
No Women’s Bible Study meeting this Sunday.
Youth Group Bible Study is scheduled at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 4th.
ECW Trip on Saturday, February 3rd to the Morakami Museum & Gardens orchid workshop and lunch.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is on February 13th at 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Please join us for pancakes, sausages and beverages. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for 10 years and under. Tickets will be on sale starting this Sunday after the 8:00 a.m. service and before the 10:00 a.m. service. Please wear your costume mask.
Bunco is scheduled on Saturday, January 27th at 6:00 p.m. Bring a dish to share – and we will have someone to watch the little ones. $10 per person, with 3 separate cash prizes – even if you lose! Honestly, where are you going to find that?! Hope to see you there!
Blood Drive: OneBlood will be at St. David’s on Sunday, February 4th. Please eat a good breakfast and drink lots of water and plan to donate. There is a nationwide blood shortage emergency. Your donation is critically important.
St. Jude’s Trikeathon is scheduled on February 9th sponsored by St. David’s Day School. We will be collecting cash or check donations starting Sunday, February 4th at both services.
“Souper Bowl” is on Sunday, February 11th. We are collecting cans of soup this Sunday, January 28th. Support your favorite team by donating cans or packages of soup or other non-perishable food for the team of your choice. Thanks for your support. Linda McKeown.
Ash Wednesday Services: February 14th at 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
A Memorial Service for Laurie Cohen’s Father Samuel James “Jim” Stilwell will be held on Saturday, February 17th at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church located at 3395 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens.
Sunday school is open and available for children starting at age 3 years old. If you are interested in helping, please contact Katie Waters at katiewaters@hotmail.com.
Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist at 8:30 a.m.
Forward Day by Day Brochures for the next quarter is 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: Audley, Carol, Dennis, Diana, Donna, Dorothy, Dudley, Emily, Grace, Heather, Jameson, Lloyd, Marjorie, Megan, Michael, Pearl, Phyllis, Predrag, Robin, Ronald, Shelley, Shirley, Tanner, Violet. For birthday celebrations: Millicent Thompson, Shelley Blodgett, William Blodgett, Tom Parker, Pat Lorde. For anniversary celebration: Tom and Joyce Parker. For our expectant mother: Shay.
Vestry Members: Howard Barrett – Senior Warden, Laurette Bagley, Kenneth Barnett, John Webber – Junior Warden, Jenifer Elmore, Matthew Hogan, Karlene Kiminyo, Chris LaBorde – Secretary, Linda McKeown, Irene Oknewski, Joyce Parker, Dennis Wright – Treasurer.
WEEKLY MESSAGE – January 19, 2024
WEEKLY MESSAGE– January 19th – Fr. Cederberg
The lessons this time of year all have to do with responding to the call of Jesus. Fishermen are cleaning their nets by the side of the water. Jesus comes by and calls them, and they leave them behind to follow him. Extraordinary! Why would someone who is living an ordinary, seemingly productive and happy life, leave it all behind to follow a roaming preacher like Jesus? They must have seen something that made it worth the surrender, worth the risk. Something tugged at them from the inside.
And what about us? Why do we choose to follow Jesus? There are plenty of other things that could keep us busy. I could play more golf or tennis. I could spend more time with friends. Why do we choose to surrender some things to follow him? What is the tug inside me? Where does my heart lead me? Does it lead me to do more? All good questions to be pondering this season of the year.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Debt Reduction: Total debt: $94,000.00. Total balance: $39,663.00.
Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Hospitality Hour is scheduled after the 10:00 a.m. service – Hosted Daughters of the King. Next week will be hosted by the ECW.
Bible Study at 9:00 a.m. is scheduled on Sundays in the Sunday school classroom.
Women’s Bible Study is scheduled on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. in the Mark Room.
DOK Meet and Greet Luncheon is scheduled on Saturday, January 20th at 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
Youth Group Bible Study is scheduled on Sunday, January 21st at 9:00 a.m.
Church Grounds Clean Up is scheduled on Saturday, January 27th at 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon followed with lunch.
Bunco is scheduled on Saturday, January 27th at 6:00 p.m. Bring a dish to share – and we will have someone to watch the little ones. $10 per person, with 3 separate cash prizes – even if you lose! Honestly, where are you going to find that?! Hope to see you there!
Annual Parish Meeting is scheduled on Sunday, January 28th after the 10:00 a.m. service. Reports of parish ministries and programs, and presentation of 2023 financial statements.
Blood Drive: OneBlood will be at St. David’s on Sunday, February 4th. Please eat a good breakfast and drink lots of water and plan to donate. There is a nationwide blood shortage emergency. Your donation is critically important. Thank you. Joyce Parker 561-312-2719.
ECW Trip on Saturday, February 3rd to the Morakami Museum & Gardens orchid workshop and lunch.
Souper Bowl and St. Jude’s Bike-A-Thon. We are collecting donations on February 4th.
A Memorial Service for Laurie Cohen’s Father Samuel James “Jim” Stilwell will be held on Saturday, February 17th at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church located at 3395 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens.
Sunday school is open and available for children starting at age 3 years old. If you are interested in helping, please contact Katie Waters at katiewaters@hotmail.com.
Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist at 8:30 a.m.
Forward Day by Day Brochures for the next quarter is 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: Audley, Carol, Dennis, Diana, Donna, Dorothy, Dudley, Emily, Heather, Jameson, Jim, Lloyd, Marjorie, Megan, Michael, Pearl, Phyllis, Predrag, Robin, Ronald, Shelley, Shirley, Tanner, Violet. For birthday celebrations: Sera Peat, Caleb Brown, Carly LaBorde, Dennis Amiel, Tanya Low, Maksim Goya. For our expectant mother: Shay.
Vestry Members: Howard Barrett – Senior Warden, Laurette Bagley, Kenneth Barnett, John Webber – Junior Warden, Jenifer Elmore, Matthew Hogan, Karlene Kiminyo, Chris LaBorde – Secretary, Linda McKeown, Irene Oknewski, Joyce Parker, Dennis Wright – Treasurer.
WEEKLY MESSAGE – January 12, 2024
WEEKLY MESSAGE – January 12th – Fr. Cederberg
I’m not much of a poet, but every once in a while something pops up in me that I find helpful. Now that we have gotten through the bustle of the holidays it is a good time to catch up with ourselves and ask how we are doing. How would you go about answering that question?
FRIEND
Let me sit still, and ponder just a bit. I had the remote, with a button under my finger, but I set it down. My eye then snatched by the titles of books long neglected. I’ve been wanting to get to them, but nope. Not now. I have another string to follow, a voice that wants a minute. The voice of God, through Spirit slight and quiet? Maybe. Memories of the past, dangling for attention? Perhaps. Or just a voice in me, a friend deep inside. It whispers. Timid. Easy to overlook. Easy to bumble past, moving on to something else “pressing”. So I pour a cup of earl grey, and settle into an easy chair by a window that brings light. And I hold the cup with both hands, feeling its warmth and breathing its steam. And then, finally, I say, “Speak, Friend.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Debt Reduction: Total debt $94,000.00. Total collected: $39,460.00.
Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Hospitality Hour is scheduled after the 10:00 a.m. service – Hosted by parishioners 50 years and under. Please come and bring a dish and help serve and clean up. We will have a cake to thank the Altar Guild for their service to the church. Next week will be hosted by the Daughters of the King.
Vestry Meeting with Canon Montgomery will be held on Sunday at 11:15 a.m. in the Sunday school classroom.
DOK Meet and Greet scheduled on Saturday, January 20th at 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
Bunco is scheduled on Saturday, January 27th at 6:00 p.m. Bring a dish to share – and we will have someone to watch the little ones. $10 per person, with 3 separate cash prizes – even if you lose! Honestly, where are you going to find that?! Hope to see you there!
Church Grounds Clean-Up is scheduled on Saturday, January 27th at 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help with the clean-up. Lunch will be provided.
Annual Parish Meeting is scheduled on Sunday, January 28th after the 10:00 a.m. service. Reports of parish ministries and programs, and presentation of 2023 financial statements.
Bible Study at 9:00 a.m. is scheduled on Sunday in the Sunday school classroom.
Women’s Bible Study is scheduled on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in the Mark Room.
Blood Drive: OneBlood will be at St. David’s on Sunday, February 4th. Please eat a good breakfast and drink lots of water and plan to donate. There is a nationwide blood shortage emergency. Your donation is critically important. I can guarantee that you will save or gratefully improve someone’s life. Thank you. Joyce Parker 561-312-2719.
A Memorial Service for Laurie Cohen’s father Samuel James “Jim” Stilwell, will be held on Saturday, February 17th at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church located at 3395 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens.
Sunday school is open and available for children starting at age 3 years old. If you are interested in helping, please contact Katie Waters at katiewaters@hotmail.com.
Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist at 8:30 a.m.
Forward Day by Day Brochures for the next quarter are in the narthex. Donation S3.00
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: Audley, Carol, Dennis, Diana, Donna, Dorothy, Dudley, Emily, Heather, Jameson, Jim, Lloyd, Marjorie, Megan, Michael, Pearl, Phyllis, Predrag, Robin, Ronald, Shelley, Shirley, Tanner, Violet. For birthday celebrations: Margie Sandell, David Michaels, Barbara Hastings-Griffin. For our expectant mother:Shay.
WEEKLY MESSAGE – January 5, 2024
WEEKLY MESSAGE – January 5th – Fr. Cederberg
I have always been fascinated by the wise men in the Gospel. They only appear in the gospel of Matthew and are shrouded in mystery. Today astrology, or the reading of the stars, is disregarded as junk science. During the days of Jesus people believed it was the secret to understanding what God was doing in events on earth. What I find amazing is that God used even the crude junk science of their day to bring them to Jesus. What a wonderful gift! I often wonder if God doesn’t often take what I take to be clever, but he knows to be junk, to nevertheless bring me to him. It is so patient of God. So rather than trusting in our smart new ideas, let us trust in him, that he will give us what we need, and get to where we need to go. Trusting of the God who is behind all our mysteries, let’s saddle up and join in the journey of a lifetime. You never know where he might take us, but you always know that it is going to be very, very good when we get there.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Debt Reduction: Total debt $94,000.00. Total collected $39,060.00.
Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot on Wednesday mornings 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 Sunday will be hosted by parishioners 50 years and under. Please come and bring a dish and help serve and clean up.
Church Clean Up. We need volunteers to help pack up church altar crèche, wreaths, garland after the 10:00 a.m. service on Sunday.
ECW Quiche Luncheon is scheduled on Saturday, January 13th at 12:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale after each service on Sunday. Cost is $10 for lunch and $2.00 for wine. Wine basket raffle tickets will also be sold after each service.
Bunco is scheduled on Saturday, January 27th at 6:00 p.m. Bring a dish to share – and we will have someone to watch the little ones. $10 per person, with 3 separate cash prizes – even if you lose! Honestly, where are you going to find that?! Hope to see you there!
First Communion will be held on Sunday, March 24th at the 10am service. To confirm your spot, please email Katiewaters@hotmail.com by Sunday, February 25th.
Sunday school is open and available for children starting at age 3 years old. If you are interested in helping, please contact Katie Waters at katiewaters@hotmail.com.
Bible Study is scheduled on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in the Sunday school classroom.
Women’s Bible Study is scheduled on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in the Mark Room.
Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist at 8:30 a.m.
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: Audley, Carol, Dennis, Diana, Donna, Dorothy, Dudley, Emily, Heather, Jameson, Jim, Lloyd, Marjorie, Megan, Michael, Pearl, Phyllis, Predrag, Robin, Ronald, Shelley, Shirley, Tanner, Violet. For birthday celebrations: Oswald Lorde, Tracy Jackowski, Russell Pichette, Marie Hogan, David Whiting, Glenn Bresnahan, Linda McKeown, Theodore L’Abbe. For anniversary celebration: Chris and Dawn LaBorde. For our expectant mother: Shay.
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.
