WEEKLY MESSAGE – June 30th – Fr. McManus
WEEKLY MESSAGE – June 30th – Fr. McManus
The Gospel this Sunday is summarized as follows:
“Jesus said, ‘Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.’”
Just so we get this straight: whoever welcomes you welcomes Jesus, and whoever welcomes your friend or neighbor or family member or work colleague or elected official or mother-in-law or next door neighbor or chatty seat companion on an airplane or vendor at the state fair or grocery checker or barber or the UPS driver or the kid who hit your new car with a soccer ball…and so on and so forth…welcomes God?
Whoever welcomes you welcomes me. And whoever welcomes any one of us welcomes Jesus, welcomes God.
Also in Matthew’s gospel from chapter 18 “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me…” and from chapter 25 “The king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these…you did it to me.’”
Questions: Who do you welcome? At home? At church?
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Weekly Offering for Week Ending 6/24/2023. Total $4,532.00. Average Weekly Budget $4,646.00. The difference (-$114)
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.
Coffee Hour is scheduled immediately after the 8:00 a.m. service.
Hospitality Hour is scheduled after the 10:00 a.m. service – Hosted by the Vestry. Next Sunday will be hosted by the Congregation with a cake to thank our treasurer, Dennis Wright, our counters of weekly offering and our bookkeeper, Val Rovnyak. Please bring a dish to share.
Clean Up Day on Saturday, July 8 at 9 a.m. Bring tools for building a rack on side of church for hurricane shutters and shovels for spreading topsoil and planting. Lunch will be provided at 12:00 noon.
Bible Study is today at 9 a.m. in the school building. The study is open to anyone who is interested. Please feel free to join us.
The Women’s Bible Study is now in recess until the first Sunday after Labor Day, September 10th.
Sunday school is open and available for children starting at age 3 years old. We would love to have new teachers in our Sunday school, if you are interested in helping, please contact Katie Waters at katiewaters@hotmail.com.
Forward Day by Day brochures for the next quarter are now available in the narthex. 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: Adrian, Alice, Annette, Barbara, Beth, Carol, Carolyn, Chester, David, Dee, Diana, Dolores, Donna, Dorothy, Doris, Doug, Dudley, Ezra, Gina, Grace, Jacob, James, Jayden, Jeanne, Jill, Joaquin, Jory, Kenzie, Leo, Manuel, Marjorie, Michael, Miguel, Parker, Patricia, Pearl, Predrag, Rachel, Robin, Ron, Rosie, Scott, Sharon, Shelly, Steve, Sue, Susan, Theresa, Tracy, Vernetta, Violet, William, Woody. For birthday celebrations: Rudolph Bernard, Lynda Rozzi, David Goya. For anniversary celebration: Michel and Therese Guillaume. For our expectant mothers: Taylor and Bethany.
