WEEKLY MESSAGE – July 14th – Fr. McManus
Imagine you are sitting on the beach and a man, a farmer with a straw hat – comes toward you. He’s whistling a happy tune and flinging seeds right and left, without caring about where they are going. “Hey!” you say, “That just went in my drink.” He just smiles and continues to toss the seeds about, as he replies, “No problem, I’ve got plenty.” Children along the ocean’s edge run up to their parents and say, “That man is throwing seeds in the water and the sand– will they grow?” You shake your head, puzzled, as you watch him walk away, throwing the seed – wasting the seeds – for no apparent purpose, except that “he’s got plenty.”
Now if that isn’t strange, I don’t know what is! If you are a gardener – you know not to waste seeds.
The gospel story of the Sower and the Seed, tells us of a strange and vivid story, but when we look a little bit deeper, it might not be so strange after all. Think about it – when we witness the birth of a child, accomplish a hard-earned goal, our favorite team wins, or we receive a birthday present that we are overjoyed about, aren’t we so happy that we are about to burst?
We’re just bubbling over and feel we have to share our good news with others. We just have to share our joy. We’re throwing joy everywhere with abandon—we’ve got plenty!
Isn’t that what the Sower in our parable is doing?
Let’s explore more. See you Sunday!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Weekly Offering for Week Ending 7/8/2023. Total $3,305.00. Average Weekly Budget $4,646.00. The difference (-$1,341.00).
Boy’s Scout Parking Lot Renovation is scheduled on Saturday, July 22 and Saturday, July 29. The scouts and their families will be working to repaint the lines and bumpers in our church parking lot. ECW will provide pizza, drinks, and cookies for their lunch.
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 Daughters of the King. Next Sunday hosted by the ECW.
Bible Study is scheduled 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 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, Carmen, Carolyn, Chester, Cynthia, David, Dee, Diana, Dolores, Donna, Dorothy, Doris, Doug, Dudley, Ezra, Gina, Grace, Jacob, James, Jayden, Jeanne, Jill, Joaquin, Jory, Kenzie, Manuel, Marjorie, Megan, Michael, Miguel, Parker, Patricia, Pearl, Predrag, Rachel, Robin, Ron, Rosie, Scott, Sharon, Shelly, Steve, Sue, Susan, Theresa, Tracy, Vernetta, Violet, William, Woody. For the departed: Gloria Primavera. For birthday celebrations: Danielle Kiminyo, Dr. Estelle Beresford. For anniversary celebrations: Javier and Debra Gonzalez, Jill and Ryan Artim, Yvonne and Rohan Wolliston. For our expectant mothers: Taylor and Bethany.
WEEKLY MESSAGE – July 7th – Fr. McManus
WEEKLY MESSAGE – July 7th – Fr. McManus
Jesus said something famous: “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Aren’t you weary? Aren’t you carrying a heavy burden? Don’t you need a rest? We are all weary and heavy-laden. Each of us is dealing with something, or a whole litany of somethings.
So what is Jesus saying?
Jesus is inviting us into something completely different. Jesus first names our spiritual state. This is an amazingly compassionate thing to do, to notice and name, and then to tell the truth of a situation. Sometimes it is enough simply to have someone notice our weariness and burdens. This noticing, without judgment or fixing, is a lesson in empathy for all of us.
But there is more to talk about. See you Sunday!
NOTICES:
Weekly Offering for Week Ending 7/1/2023. Total $3,193.00. Average Weekly Budget $4,646.00. The difference ($1,453.00).
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 Congregation. We would like to thank the dedicated service given by our bookkeeper, treasurer, and the offering counters who work so hard on the financials of the church each week. Next Sunday will be hosted by the Daughters of the King.
Vestry Meeting is scheduled on Sunday at 11:15 a.m.
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 this Sunday is 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.
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, 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: Laurie Solomon, Kenneth Barnett, Lauren Champer, Joyce Parker, Lucas Joseph, Renee Mulligan, Marc Duquesnay. For our expectant mothers: Taylor and Bethany
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.
WEEKLY MESSAGE – June 18th – Fr. McManus
I go to a local gym a couple of days per week. They are good marketers and their latest strategy is have their patrons think about “mindfulness”. There are three ways that they suggest to be mindful: eating well each day, taking five quiet minutes per day and do 20 minutes of light exercise/movement per day.
Then to make a daily mindful goal into a habit, you are asked to place a different color bean (black bean, red bean or a white bean) into a clear jar to have a visual showing of your progress. Good idea, I thought! I have a dropped a few beans into the community jar!
What if we did a similar community clear glass jar at St. David’s? What if we kept the black and red beans for eating well and light exercise, but then substituted prayer/ meditation for mindfulness? White bean.
Remember the goal is to make a daily goal into a good habit. What do you think?
NOTICES:
St. David’s Summer Soiree. St. David’s Summer Soirée Dinner Dance will be held tomorrow, Saturday, June 17th from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the Temple Beth Torah located at 900 Big Blue Trace, Wellington. Join us for an evening of dinner and dancing. It’s a great weekend for celebrating your Fathers too!
Weekly Offering for Week Ending 6/10/2023. Total $2,184.00. Average Weekly Budget $4,646.00. The difference -$2,462.00.
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 Daughters of the King. Next Sunday hosted by the ECW.
ECW Luncheon. ECW will meet for lunch on Saturday, July 1st at Agliolios in Wellington. RSVP to Linda at llmckeown51@comcast.net or 561-254-3902 by June 30th.
Bunco. Our Bunco party will be on Saturday, June 24th at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. If you haven’t played Bunco the St. David’s way, you’re missing out on big fun! 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!
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 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, Manuel, Michael, Miguel, Parker, Patricia, Predrag, Rachel, Robin, Ron, Rosie, Scott, Sharon, Shelly, Steve, Sue, Susan, Theresa, Tracy, Vernetta, Violet, William, Woody. For birthday celebrations:Lydia Waters, Carmen Johnson, Douglas Noe, Sharon Young, Lawrence Mulligan, Andrew Duquesnay. For anniversary celebration: William and Shelley Blodgett. For our expectant mothers: Taylor and Bethany.
WEEKLY MESSAGE – June 9th – Fr. McManus
Where do you go to encounter God? Do you have a favorite place for divine inspiration? Some of you will instinctively think of going to church. Another way to phrase the question is, “Where do you go when you really need to think and make a decision?” Perhaps some of you embrace nature by going to the park. Others prefer being by a body of water such as a pond, lake, river, or ocean.
American theologian the Rev. Frederick Buechner wrote in his book Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC, “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
So, I challenge you to go to your favorite place and be with God for five minutes.
Weekly Offering for Week Ending 6/3/2023. Total $4,761.00. Average Weekly Budget $4,646.00. The difference $115.00.
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. Coffee hour is in honor of Fr. Thomas and Erin.
Hospitality Hour is scheduled after the 10:00 a.m. service – Hosted by the Congregation. Please bring a dish to share. We will be honoring the people who arrange, deliver and donate to the flower ministry. There will be a cake to say thank you. Next Sunday will be hosted by the Daughters of the King.
St. David’s Summer Soiree. St. David’s Summer Soirée Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday, June 17th from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the Temple Beth Torah located at 900 Big Blue Trace, Wellington. Tickets are now on sale after service. The cost is $75.00 per person in advance and $80.00 at the door. Join us for an evening of dinner and dancing. It’s a great weekend for celebrating your Fathers too!
Bunco. Our Bunco party will be on Saturday, June 24th at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. If you haven’t played Bunco the St. David’s way, you’re missing out on big fun! 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!
No Bible Study this Sunday. Bible Study will resume on Sunday, June 18th 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 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, Manuel, Michael, Miguel, Parker, Patricia, Predrag, Rachel, Robin, Ron, Rosie, Scott, Sharon, Shelly, Steve, Sue, Susan, Theresa, Tracy, Vernetta, Violet, William, Woody. For birthday celebrations: Leila South, Sally Frenz, Shelley Baranowski, Jean Marshall, Jeff Anderson, Carmen Bersch. For anniversary celebration: Vince and Michele Bianco. For our expectant mothers: Taylor and Bethany.
Our YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/SaintDavidsinthePinesWellingtonFL