SEASON 1 – Extraordinary Emergency Plan – Opening after a Pandemic
Below is a link to St. David’s SEASON 1 “Extraordinary Emergency Plan” a Re-Gathering Plan for re-opening the Church and its buildings for onsite in-person worship, meetings, and events.
Please read carefully so that you become familiar with the protocols set at this time, which will be strictly adhered to . A date to re-open has NOT yet been given.
If you are not able to open the link directly, call parish office for a copy. Season 2 plan has already been submitted to the Diocese.
EEP a RE-Gathering PLAN for St. Davids
VIDEO mass 8th Sunday after Pentecost 7/26/20
Here below is the link to view our Sunday mass….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVGPqB764GM&feature=youtu.be
Monte Irvin poses during spring training in this 1952 photo. The Hall of Famer died Monday at age 96.
WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – July 26th – Fr. Thomas.
Willie Mays began his major league baseball career with only one hit in 26 at-bats. As many will remember, he went on to hit 660 home runs (3rd on the all-time list) and stole more than 300 bases. However, his debut was so unimpressive it seemed unlikely he would last more than a few weeks as a big-leaguer, let alone become one of the greatest to play the game. With an uncertain future in baseball, the turning point came when manager Leo Durocher found him crying in the dugout after another miserable performance at the plate. The manager put an arm around Mays and said, “What’s the matter?” Mays replied, “I can’t hit up here; I belong in the minors.” To which Durocher replied, “As long as I’m manager of the Giants, you’ll be my center-fielder.”
There are times in life when one feels discouraged and despairing because of an uncertain future. Life may seem like it’s falling apart; the result of wrong decisions or through no fault of our own, a consequence of living in a fallen world. Doubt, discouragement, and uncertainty affect varied aspects of our lives: our ability to fulfill financial obligations, personal relationships, job security, health, and other areas. That’s especially a time when we need a word of encouragement. We need to know that the “Coach” is behind us. We need to know that things will work out. The Good News is that God meets us in these times of need and anxiety. So, accept your suffering; it can stretch your heart to make room for greater joy and love. Because it’s not what they take from you that counts – it’s what you do with what you have left.
NOTICES:
Thankful – with prayerful consideration, I will be in full retirement. I came to this difficult decision that this is the right time for me. I am thankful for each of you, as you have influenced my personal growth, by accepting me into your faithful community. I wish you all well and pray that this church thrives beyond this covid chaos. May you continue to be blessed as you are blessing to many. Sue.
Prayer Books & Hymnals – here’s two sources that you may purchase your own copy of our church’s resources that was normally in the pews for your use at home from: Cokesbury Publishing Co. www.cokesbury.com
- Book of Common Prayer Basic Pew Edition
- The Episcopal Hymnal 1982 Blue Edition
Video Viewing Options – there are three different ways to view our videos and receive our newsletters: 1) an email link within a newsletter; 2) our church website listed below; 3) our YouTube channel. See the links 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 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.
The Diocese of Southeast Florida – has extended the ban on Church-wide in-person services, events and meetings and other activity until further notice, until at least July 31st. Live-streaming and recording of worship will continue, but no other in-person activity is permitted. We will move into Season 2 only when we are clear that it is safe to do so.
Flowers for the Altar – Thank you to our donor for their contributions from March through June. If you wish to designate someone to be honored August and September, or in any month, please contact the parish office.
Village of Wellington – the food distribution in Wellington is at the Wellington Mall by Nordstrom’s at 8:30-10:30 a.m. on TUESDAYS. You will be given a voucher when you are in line. View the link to learn more information…https://www.wellingtonfl.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=164
Sandwiches for St. George’s Outreach Project – Please continue to prepare sandwiches for St. George’s and bring them to St. David’s parking lot each Wednesday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am. Thank you for your continued support!
Please Pray – For the sick: Annabella, Ed, Zoe. Jacob, Rita, Sarah, William, Richard, Carole, Sandy, Kim, Joe, Steve, Bob, Linda, Francine, Donna, Ashlyn. For birthday celebrations: Theda Aiken, Annemarie Elmquist, Wesley Hank, Rebecca Ansures. For wedding anniversaries: Assad & Millicent Thompson. For our expectant mother: Andrea
https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearA_RCL/Pentecost/AProp12_RCL.html
https://www.saintdavidsinthepines.org/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzWRA9VxChBQd5l6rf3kF3A
VIDEO mass 7th Sunday after Pentecost 7/19/20
Here is our VIDEO (via YouTube) for the Sunday Mass….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-UTzKDgLj8&feature=youtu.be
WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – July 19th – Fr. Thomas.
The famed English architect Christopher Wren designed the large dome for 
, but it was such a unique design that he received much criticism from his colleagues. During the construction of the dome the authorities demanded that he add two huge supporting pillars to keep the dome from falling. (I can say that I have personally climbed up into the dome of St. Paul’s and it’s safe!) Wren bitterly objected, but the opposition was well organized and persuasive, so the pillars were added. Fifty years passed since the construction of the controversial dome – it was not time to repaint the interior of the church and the dome. When the painters had erected their scaffolding to begin the painting, they made the startling discovery that the two added pillars did not even touch the dome! They were short by two feet! Sir Christopher Wren had the last laugh, believing that the magnificent work he created was solid, despite the added pillars which really did not support anything, except a few egos.
What pillars do we build in our own little worlds to keep the sky from falling in on us? Kingdoms, governments, armies, money, intellectualism, all pass away. Hear these words from the First Letter of St. Peter, ch. 2, “Come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to Him, . . .for you are living stones, built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood.” So, what is your faith built upon?
NOTICES:
After 10 years of loving dedication, Sue Riddle, our Church Administrator and Sexton, has decided to retire at the end of this month. I’m certain all of you would agree that Sue gave her all over the years in support of the parish, its parishioners and me. I ask you to join with me in prayer to lift up Sue for a wonderful and healthy next phase of her life and may God’s richest blessings go with her. Fr. Thomas
Video Viewing Options – there are four different ways to view our videos and receive our newsletters: 1) an email link within a newsletter; 2) our church website listed below; 3) our YouTube channel; 4) Facebook snippets. See the links 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 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.
The Diocese of Southeast Florida – has extended the ban on Church-wide in-person services, events and meetings and other activity until further notice, until at least July 31st. Live-streaming and recording of worship will continue, but no other in-person activity is permitted. We will move into Season 2 only when we are clear that it is safe to do so.
Flowers for the Altar – Thank you to our donor for their contributions from March through June. If you wish to designate someone to be honored August and September, or in any month, please contact the parish office.
Village of Wellington – the food distribution in Wellington is at the Wellington Mall by Nordstrom’s at 8:30-10:30 a.m. on TUESDAYS. You will be given a voucher when you are in line. View the link to learn more information…https://www.wellingtonfl.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=164
Sandwiches for St. George’s Outreach Project Extended through July – Please continue to prepare sandwiches for St. George’s and bring them to St. David’s parking lot each Wednesday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am. Thank you for your continued support!
Please Pray – For the sick: Annabella, Ed, Zoe. Jacob, Rita, Sarah, William, Richard, Carole, Sandy, Kim, Joe, Steve, Bob, Linda, Francine, Donna, Ashlyn. For birthday celebrations: Lester Walker, Elizabeth Blazek. For wedding anniversaries: Rohan & Yvonne Wolliston, Ed & Carolyn Schmiedl, John & Donna Stipek, Mike & Sue Riddle. For our expectant mother: Andrea
https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearA_RCL/Pentecost/AProp11_RCL.html
https://www.saintdavidsinthepines.org/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzWRA9VxChBQd5l6rf3kF3A
SPECIAL E-NEWSLETTER – Rector’s Message – March 20TH – Fr. Thomas
Dear Friends,
We pray that this finds you all well and in good health. Below you will find some interesting facts about Stations of the Cross along with the upcoming Sunday’s scriptures and commentary. Today and tomorrow we will be filming a couple of videos (Stations of the Cross, Sunday Scripture Service) that will later be posted on Facebook and onto our St. David’s website. The Lord continues to unite us through diverse opportunities for connection through this uncertain time of COVID-19. The latest message from Bishop Peter is that all services and meetings will be cancelled through April 15. We will celebrate the full liturgies of Easter on a Sunday after that date when it becomes feasible.
Stations of the Cross: During the late Middle Ages, when the Turkish occupation of the Holy Land prevented pilgrims from visiting its sacred sites, the faithful made a custom of making simple replicas of those sacred sites in Europe, where they could come to pray. Medieval Christians sought more details about the Passion of the Lord, beyond what was provided by the succinct stories of the gospels. They turned to the writings of the mystics and the apocryphal gospels for more information about the last hours of Jesus. From these sources came the meeting of Jesus and his Mother, the story of Veronica, and the various falls of Jesus, which became part of the Stations of the Cross. One of the most popular of these “pilgrimages at home” was to pray the Stations of the Cross, which were erected in imitation of the stations (or stopping places of prayer) on the street in Jerusalem that led from the judgment hall of Pilate to Calvary. By the end of the sixteenth century the present fourteen stations became the standard for this devotion
Sunday’s Readings 3-22-19 4th Sunday in Lent “The Blind See”
Collect For the Fourth Sunday in Lent Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
1 Samuel 16:1-13 The kingdom of Israel reached its greatest size, power, and influence during the reign of David. This greatness was projected into the future by thinking of the coming Messiah as the “son of David” (Mk. 12:35). The anointing of David as the future king heralds the beginning of Israel’s greatness. So the occasion is a milestone in the salvation history of Israel.
Psalm 23 The familiar shepherd psalm is identified with David but it also is stretched in our minds to include the Good Shepherd. Under this all-embracing concern, we shall lack nothing herein or hereafter. The Good Shepherd who leads us lights our way.
Ephesians 5:8-14 In the ethical section of this epistle, the believer’s attention is focused on Christ, who will throw light on the path of those who would be “imitators of God” (vss.1, 14).
John 9:1-3, 28-38 The account of Jesus healing the blind man makes light and salvation almost identical terms. “I am the light of the world,” said Jesus (v.5). “Once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord,” observed the writer of the Epistle (Eph. 5:8). Because a greater person than David has come, salvation is at hand.
Your dedication and support is greatly appreciated. Continued contributions are very much welcomed (check, electronic giving, bank auto-giving, PayPal and www/myEoffering.com or FB donate button). Thank you, Fr. Thomas
For your convenience, you may bookmark the links below to our new website and Facebook pages…simply click on the link below or copy & paste the URL into your browser, then you may add it to your favorites or bookmark them to your internet online top active bar for quick and easy access….
https://www.facebook.com/SaintDavidsInThePines/