A Wall Street Journal article six years ago reported a story of a defunct Roman Catholic Church in Scituate, Massachusetts (St. Frances Xavier Cabrini) where some faithful remnant of parishioners had been staging a twenty-four hour vigil in the empty church building since it was closed by the Archdiocese in 2004. That’s a long time to grieve over a congregation that had once been a thriving parish. However, a local judge had ordered that the nearly one hundred people staging the vigil had to vacate and cease from their round-the-clock watch. Legally, they were trespassing in the eyes of the court, even though they had filed an appeal. Diocesan officials had claimed that they had no choice but to shut down the congregation, given the lack of financial support and lack of priests. Overall, the number of practicing Roman Catholics has actually increased in recent decades, while the number of priests has declined, resulting in mergers of congregations or closures.

Let me be clear: St. David’s is in no danger of closing down. But, on the other hand, what if our church ceased to exist? How many people would be affected by our absence? Prior to the Pandemic, our parish was making a sizeable difference in our community in many and diverse ways, but it takes the sacrificial and steady support of all of us to see that the Good News of the Kingdom is seen, heard, and felt by all who rely on us as an agent of God’s grace and love. So, thanks for your continued support throughout the summer and for years to come.

NOTICES:

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.

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.

Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot each Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 pm.

Shop with Scrip: Gift card fundraising is the best way to raise money. Start giving back to St. David’s the moment you buy a gift card with the RaiseRight mobile app today! You can join the program by downloading the app on your phone or go to https://www.ShopWithScrip.com on your computer. The enrollment code to set up your free family account is BB6656B177722. For more information, please pick up a flyer in the narthex, or email Kimberly Joy Castellotti-Ward at choiceplusrealestate@gmail.com

Altar Flowers and Candles: We have a bag on the credenza to collect all flower and candle donations for upcoming Sundays. If you would like to donate for altar flowers for memorials and celebrations, please put your check for $40 with a request showing the date you want altar flowers and the reason for your donation into the bag. If you want to donate candles, please put your check for $20 and request showing date and reason for donation. Do not put flower and candle requests in offering plates.

Sunday School: is still in operation with the necessary protocol in place.

Forward Day by Day brochures for the next quarter are now available in the narthex. Donation $3.00

Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist 8:30 am.
Wednesdays: Holy Eucharist and Rosary 6:30 p.m.

PLEASE PRAY – For the sick: Angel, Ampy, Bertram, Beth, Danny, Diana, Donna, Doug, Jeanne, Joaquin, Kip, Max, Miguel, Mike, Roberto, Walter. For birthday celebrations: Kenneth Barnett, Lauren Melton, Joyce Parker, Lucas Joseph, Marc Duquesnay, Danielle Kiminyo, Estelle Beresford. For anniversary celebration: Javier and Debra Gonzalez. For our expectant mother: Meghan.

A father asks his Boy Scout son if he’d done his “Good Deed” for the day. The boy replies, “Sure, I helped an old lady cross the street. It took twelve of us.” “Why so many?” the father asks. “Because she didn’t want to cross!”

Every act of kindness done solely for the sake of helping others is a sign of God’s love. However, if the act is done expecting something in return, or to get our ticket to heaven “stamped,” or out of guilt, or to help only those we like, or those who are “like” us, what reward have you? Jesus reminds us that we should love, respect, and even forgive, when necessary, those who differ from us.

So, maybe you don’t know what to do about epidemics, or starvation in Africa, or terrorism and violence in the Middle East, and even in our own country. Yet, even our acts of prayer and manner of life can have a transformative effect when they inspire people to act like Christians in word and in deed. As for this holiday weekend, as our nation and our world become more polarized, God asks us, “Who is my neighbor?” I’ll give John Wesley the last word: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

NOTICES:

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.

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.

Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot each Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 pm.

Shop with Scrip: Gift card fundraising is the best way to raise money. Start giving back to St. David’s the moment you buy a gift card with the RaiseRight mobile app today! You can join the program by downloading the app on your phone or go to https://www.ShopWithScrip.com on your computer. The enrollment code to set up your free family account is BB6656B177722. For more information, please pick up a flyer in the narthex, or email Kimberly Joy Castellotti-Ward at choiceplusrealestate@gmail.com

Altar Flowers and Candles: We have a bag on the credenza to collect all flower and candle donations for upcoming Sundays. If you would like to donate for altar flowers for memorials and celebrations, please put your check for $40 with a request showing the date you want altar flowers and the reason for your donation into the bag. If you want to donate candles, please put your check for $20 and request showing date and reason for donation. Do not put flower and candle requests in offering plates.

Sunday School: is still in operation with the necessary protocol in place.

Forward Day by Day brochures for the next quarter are now available in the narthex. Donation $3.00

Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist 8:30 am.

PLEASE PRAY – For the sick: Angel, Ampy, Beth, Danny, Diana, Donna, Doug, Jeanne, Joaquin, Kip, Max, Miguel, Mike, Walter. For birthday celebrations: Rudolph Bernard, Laurie Solomon, Lynda Rozzi. For our expectant mother: Meghan.

A security guard at the Louvre Museum in Paris was once asked, “If the museum was on fire and you had the chance to grab only one painting to take out with you, which one would you choose?” The guard replied, “The one closest to the exit.” As they say, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!” Natural disasters, illnesses, financial upheavals, amongst other events, bring our priorities into perspective. Hopefully, it won’t take a catastrophic event or disaster to help us focus on the important things and especially the people in our lives.

Sadly, some folks have everything to live with, but little to live for! So, in the words of the 16 th c. Spanish monk, St. John of the Cross, “Remember, it’s not what they take from you that counts; it’s what you do with what you have left.”

NOTICES:

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.

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.

Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot each Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 pm.

Lay Weeders: We will be doing some lawn work on Saturday, June 12 starting at 8:30 a.m. If you are able to help, please bring rakes and cutting tools. Thanks, Linda.

Shop with Scrip: Gift card fundraising is the best way to raise money. Start giving back to St. David’s the moment you buy a gift card with the RaiseRight mobile app today! You can join the program by downloading the app on your phone or go to https://www.ShopWithScrip.com on your computer. The enrollment code to set up your free family account is BB6656B177722. For more information, please pick up a flyer in the narthex, or email Kimberly Joy Castellotti-Ward at choiceplusrealestate@gmail.com

Altar Flowers and Candles: We have a bag on the credenza to collect all flower and candle donations for upcoming Sundays. If you would like to donate for altar flowers for memorials and celebrations, please put your check for $40 with a request showing the date you want altar flowers and the reason for your donation into the bag. If you want to donate candles, please put your check for $20 and request showing date and reason for donation. Do not put flower and candle requests in offering plates.

Sunday School: is still in operation with the necessary protocol in place.

Forward Day by Day brochures for the next quarter are now available in the narthex. Donation $3.00

Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist 8:30 am.
Wednesdays: Holy Eucharist and Rosary 6:30 p.m.

PLEASE PRAY – For the sick: Angel, Ampy, Beth, Danny, Dexter, Diana, Donna, Jeanne, Joaquin, Kip, Max, Miguel, Mike, Walter. For birthday celebrations: Dan Grubb, Zane Hawk, Kitonga Kiminyo, Joyce Richardson, Leona Rozzi, Jacquie Murray, Cristina Anzures. For anniversary celebration: Douglas and Joy Noe, Carol and Danny Sneade, Michel and Terese Guillaume. For our expectant mother: Meghan.

A young couple went on a camping trip. They set up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, the man woke his wife and said, “Honey, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.” She replied, “I see millions of stars.” He asked, “What does that tell you?” She pondered for a minute, and replied, “Astronomically speaking, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, it’s evident the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.” Then, after a brief pause, the wife asks: “Well, husband, what does it tell you?” The man was silent for a moment and then said. “Someone has stolen our tent.”

Through all the twists and turns of life, don’t let anyone steal your faith. If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere anyway. Life may be confusing and unpredictable at times, but we travel along life’s highway knowing that when we get to wit’s end we’ll find God there. So, accept those times of pain and suffering; because it can stretch your heart to make room for greater joy and love. And remember, the darkest nights produce the brightest stars.

NOTICES:

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.

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.

Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot each Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 pm.

Lay Weeders: We will be doing some lawn work on Saturday, June 12 starting at 8:30 a.m. If you are able to help, please bring rakes and cutting tools. Thanks, Linda.

Shop with Scrip: Gift card fundraising is the best way to raise money. Start giving back to St. David’s the moment you buy a gift card with the RaiseRight mobile app today! You can join the program by downloading the app on your phone or go to https://www.ShopWithScrip.com on your computer. The enrollment code to set up your free family account is BB6656B177722. For more information, please pick up a flyer in the narthex, or email Kimberly Joy Castellotti-Ward at choiceplusrealestate@gmail.com

Altar Flowers and Candles: We have a bag on the credenza to collect all flower and candle donations for upcoming Sundays. If you would like to donate for altar flowers for memorials and celebrations, please put your check for $40 with a request showing the date you want altar flowers and the reason for your donation into the bag. If you want to donate candles, please put your check for $20 and request showing date and reason for donation. Do not put flower and candle requests in offering plates.

Sunday School: is still in operation with the necessary protocol in place.

Forward Day by Day brochures for the next quarter are now available in the narthex. Donation $3.00

Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist 8:30 am.
Wednesdays: Holy Eucharist and Rosary 6:30 p.m.

PLEASE PRAY – For the sick: Angel, Ampy, Beth, Danny, Dexter, Diana, Donna, Joaquin, Kip, Max, Miguel, Mike, Walter. For birthday celebrations: Andrew Duquesnay, Tann Philistin. For our expectant mother: Meghan.

A visiting bishop went to an unfamiliar church to celebrate the Eucharist. There was a microphone on the altar, and being uncertain whether it was switched on, he tapped it gently with no result. So leaning very close to it, he said in a loud whisper which echoed around the church: “We need a technical engineer; there’s something wrong with this microphone.” To which the well-trained congregation replied, “And also with you.”

I think that many people would agree that during the past year and a half, we have all learned some new technical skills! The wonderful technology that we have all been taking advantage of this past year is great, but many have told me that it does not replace the in-person worship, where they can see, feel, hear and taste the real thing.

What might be different in our worship, or remain the same, once we are on the other side of the pandemic, who knows? We do know that Technology can be a useful servant or a tyrannical master – depending on how it is used. So, for the time being and until it is safer for high-risk folks to resume regular attendance at public functions, I would like to give a big thanks to all the volunteers who provide the technical support for many to continue to worship, albeit from home.

NOTICES:

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.

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.

Sandwiches for St. George’s: Please bring your sandwiches to St. David’s west side parking lot each Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 pm.

Lay Weeders: We will be doing some lawn work on Saturday, June 12 starting at 8:30 a.m. If you are able to help, please bring rakes and cutting tools. Thanks, Linda.

Shop with Scrip: Gift card fundraising is the best way to raise money. Start giving back to St. David’s the moment you buy a gift card with the RaiseRight mobile app today! You can join the program by downloading the app on your phone or go to https://www.ShopWithScrip.com on your computer. The enrollment code to set up your free family account is BB6656B177722. For more information, please pick up a flyer in the narthex, or email Kimberly Joy Castellotti-Ward at choiceplusrealestate@gmail.com

Altar Flowers and Candles: We have a bag on the credenza to collect all flower and candle donations for upcoming Sundays. If you would like to donate for altar flowers for memorials and celebrations, please put your check for $40 with a request showing the date you want altar flowers and the reason for your donation into the bag. If you want to donate candles, please put your check for $20 and request showing date and reason for donation. Do not put flower and candle requests in offering plates.

Sunday School: is still in operation with the necessary protocol in place.

Forward Day by Day brochures for the next quarter are now available in the narthex. Donation $3.00

Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist 8:30 am.
Wednesdays: Holy Eucharist and Rosary 6:30 p.m.

PLEASE PRAY – For the sick: Angel, Ampy, Beth, Danny, Donna, Joaquin, Kip, Max, Miguel, Mike. For birthday celebrations: Shelley Baranowski, Jean Marshall, Carmen Johnson, Douglas Noe, Sharon Young. For anniversary celebration: William and Shelley Blodgett. For our expectant mother: Meghan.