WEEKLY MESSAGE – November 10, 2023
WEEKLY MESSAGE – November 10th – Fr. Cederberg
It’s been said that the youth are the future of the church. That’s true, but only partially. Youth are not only the future, but they are also with us now. Now, today, they bring their gifts of energy and curiosity that many of us older ones have forgotten. They ask the questions of a new generation. Questions that challenge our old ways of thinking. Questions that we need to honor for the health of the church today. There was a reason that Jesus held up children as our examples to emulate. Children are our teachers. They help us to grow. They show us how to trust. This coming Sunday is Youth Sunday. The youth are planning the service and participating in leading it. They are also hosting a picnic for everyone afterwards. It is a stretch for them as they learn how to step into the mantle of leadership. Come and look forward to being blessed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
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.
St. David’s Annual BBQ & Family Picnic is scheduled this Sunday 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.
SaveAround Coupon books will be sold at the picnic on Sunday. These are a fundraiser sold by the Day School’s PTO and are a great Christmas gift. Books are $25 each. Please bring check, cash, or you can pay by Zelle to: st.davidspto01@gmail.com. See samples of the coupons at : https://issuu.com/savearound/docs/palm_beach_fl
Next week’s Hospitality Hour will be hosted by the Daughters of the King.
The Youth Group will be running the 10:00 a.m. service this Sunday, November 12th.
Holy Eucharist will resume on Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m.
Greeters meeting is scheduled on Saturday, November 18th at 11:00 a.m. in the church.
St. David’s Live Nativity is scheduled on Friday, December 22nd from 6:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on three shifts, with short breaks at 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. If anyone is interested to participate in the cast or help out in anyway, please contact Jenifer Elmore at jenifer.elmore@gmail.com.
Baptisms will be held on Sunday, January 7th at the 10 a.m. service. To confirm your spot, please email Katiewaters@hotmail.com by Sunday, November 26th.
First Communion will be held on Sunday, March 24th at the 10 a.m. service. To confirm your spot, please email Katiewaters@hotmail.com by Sunday, February 25th.
Bible Study on Sundays is scheduled today at 9:00 a.m. in the Sunday school classroom.
There is no Youth Group Bible Study or Women’s Bible Study on Sunday.
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 are now available in the narthex. Large print 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: Dennis, Diana, Donna, Dorothy, Dudley, Emily, Jim, Joaquin, Marjorie, Megan, Michael, Pearl, Predrag, Robin, Ronald, Shirley, Violet. For birthday celebrations: Cynthia Thompson, Kimberly Gardner, Claudette Wray, Predrag Maksimovic, Oliver Schubert, Yvonne Elliott, Jerry Frenz.
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.
WEEKLY MESSAGE – November 3, 2023
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.
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.
WEEKLY MESSAGE – October 20th, 2023
WEEKLY MESSAGE – October 20th – Fr. Cederberg
I am so pleased. A couple of our kids here at St. David’s have given me pictures that they have drawn. It reminds me of how we imitate our Creator when we create something ourselves. Sometimes it’s a piece of art. Sometimes it’s singing a song or designing a room. My wife is a great cook, and she loves to bake or try out challenging recipes. The world can force us into a repetitive mold in which we keep doing things simply because they need to get done. That’s responsible, good and faithful. And yet, there is something more inside of us that craves expression. We want to see the colorful, the curious, even the silly. We need to give ourselves permission to express it. When we do, even mundane, repetitive tasks become more interesting. And that’s not an accident. The desire to be creative is a God-given yearning. Let’s find ways to express it. Want to sketch?
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Caribbean Sunday is scheduled this Sunday, October 22nd at the 10:00 a.m. service. The Venerable Hal Hurley, Archdeacon for African Descent Ministries at the Diocesan Office will be our guest preacher, and The Rev. Sonley Joseph will be our celebrant. Please join us for a Caribbean reception immediately after the service. Steel Pan Music by The Silverbirds.
Bunco is scheduled this Saturday, October 28th. Come in Halloween costume as we will be having a BEST DRESSED prize for one adult and one child! $10/person to play! Bring a dish and invite your family and friends! Childcare will be available in the Sunday schoolroom as well!
Hospitality Hour on Sunday, October 29th is scheduled immediately after the 10:00 a.m. service and will be hosted by Maria Scher.
Halloween Costumes. Children to wear their Halloween costumes to church this Sunday, October 29th for a blessing.
ECW collected 655 food items for CROS Charity. Thank you St. David’s for your generosity. ECW Fall Food Drive thanks you!
Acolytes Training is scheduled on Sunday, October 29th. The training will be in the church at 9:00 a.m.
All Saints service will be scheduled on Sunday, November 5th at 9:00 a.m. We will celebrate our unity with one service.
Evensong is scheduled on Sunday, November 5th at 4:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist will resume on Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. starting on November 7th.
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. We will be having Bible Study this Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in the school classroom. The Youth Group will have a sign-up sheet to participate in the Youth Run Mass on November 12th at the 10:00 a.m. service. To find out more, get involved, or to sign up, please contact Alison Buechner at abuechner360@gmail.com
Bible Study on Sundays is scheduled at 9:00 a.m. in the Sunday school classroom.
No Women’s Bible Study scheduled for this Sunday.
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. Large print 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: Alison, Diana, Donna, Dorothy, Dudley, Emily, Faith, Jim, Joaquin, Marjorie, Megan, Michael, Pearl, Predrag, Robin, Shirley, Violet. For birthday celebrations: Violet Henry, Fay Ishmael, Henry Marshall. For anniversary celebration: Everald and Phyllis Thomas.
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.
WEEKLY MESSAGE – October 13th, 2023
WEEKLY MESSAGE – October 15th – Fr. Cederberg
We know in our gut that violence is wrong, don’t we? We recoil from it. We are repulsed by it. In our heart of hearts we know that we are made in the image of God, and that everyone needs to be treated with respect and dignity. That’s why the events of this past weekend in Israel are so very troubling. I believe that in our repulsion we echo the passion of Christ when he, too, is repulsed by the degrading of the innocent and in the taking of human life. So we turn those emotions and tears into prayers to him, knowing that even though we may feel powerless, he is powerful. He hears the cry of those suffering, and is working to bring an end to violence and healing to the wounded. Let us never give up empathizing with those who suffer. Let us never give up caring. Let us never give up helping in very tangible ways those whom God has called us to serve.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ECW Fall Food Drive is scheduled today Sunday, October 15th. CROS Charity is asking for mac and cheese, peanut butter and cans of meat. Please drop off your donations in the car outside on your way into church. We collected 415 food items last Sunday. Thank you!
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 immediately after the 10:00 a.m. service – Hosted by the Daughters of the King. We will welcome our newcomers with a special cake. Next week Sunday will be hosted by the Caribbean Planning Committee.
Bunco is scheduled on Saturday, October 28th. Come in Halloween costume as we will be having a BEST DRESSED prize for one adult and one child! $10/person to play! Bring a dish and invite your family and friends! Childcare will be available in the Sunday schoolroom as well!
Acolytes and Eucharistic Ministers Training is scheduled on Sunday, October 29th. The training will be in the church at 9:00 a.m. for Acolytes and 11:00 a.m. for Eucharistic Ministers.
Caribbean Sunday is scheduled on Sunday, October 22nd at the 10:00 a.m. service. The Venerable Hal Hurley, Archdeacon for African Descent Ministries at the Diocesan Office will be our guest preacher, and The Rev. Sonley Joseph will be our celebrant. Please join us for a Caribbean reception immediately after the service. Steel Pan Music by The Silverbirds.
All Saints service will be scheduled on Sunday, November 5th at 9:00 a.m. We will celebrate our unity with one service.
Holy Eucharist will resume on Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. starting on November 7th.
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 is scheduled this Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in the school classroom. The Youth Group will have a sign-up sheet to participate in the Youth Run Mass on November 12th at the 10:00 a.m. service. To find out more, get involved, or to sign up, please contact Alison Buechner at 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 at 11:30 a.m. in the Mark Room.
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. Also available in large print. 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, Beatrice, Beth, Carol, Carolyn, Chester, Cynthia, David, Dee, Diana, Dolores, Donna, Dorothy, Doris, Doug, Dudley, Emily, Ezra, Gina, Grace, Jacob, James, Jayden, Jeanne, Jill, Joaquin, Jory, Manuel, Marjorie, Megan, Michael, Miguel, Parker, Patricia, Pearl, Predrag, Rachel, Robin, Ron, Scott, Sharon, Shelly, Shirley, Steve, Sue, Susan, Theresa, Tracy, Vernetta, Violet, William, Woody. For the departed: John Bobo. For birthday celebrations: Laurie Cohen, Theo Falco, Yvonne Wolliston, Aaron Harvey-Chung. For anniversary celebration: Robert and Theresa Falotico. For Bethany and the birth of her son Andrew.
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