WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 30th – Fr. Thomas.
WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 30th – Fr. Thomas.
A little boy was standing on the sidewalk in the middle of a city block. He was obviously waiting for something. An older man approached him and asked for what he was waiting. The little boy confidently told him that he was waiting for the bus. The man laughed and said the bus stop was in the next block. The boy acknowledged that fact but insisted the bus would stop for him right here. The older man became annoyed at what he thought was insolence. He raised his voice and told the boy that he’d better start walking if he hoped to ride the bus. The boy politely turned down the suggestion and said he’d wait for the bus right where he stood. The man fumed at the little boy and started walking off. But, before he was too far away, he heard the sound of screeching brakes. He turned around and couldn’t believe his eyes. The bus was actually stopping for the little boy. The bus door opened and the boy started climbing aboard. But just before he did, he turned toward the man and yelled, “My daddy is the bus driver.”
True story or not, it begs the question, “Who is our bus driver?” Hopefully, God is our driver, but even more importantly, are we ready to board the bus that leads to eternal life in His Kingdom? Needless to say, some folks are on the wrong bus; or perhaps aren’t sure where they’re going in the long run. So, accept your path, with its twists and turns. The adventure is in the journey, not the arriving, because the will of God will not take you where the grace of God will not protect you.
NOTICES:
Forward Day by Day booklets for the next quarter are available in the black drop box to the right of the front office doors.
Video Viewing Options – 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 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. Live-streaming and recording of worship will continue, but no other in-person activity is permitted.
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!
Outreach Blood Drive – It is time for our semi-annual blood drive. The OneBlood bus will be in St. David’s parking lot from 8am to 1pm on Sunday, September 6th. All COVID safety precautions will be taken and only 2 donors will in the bus at the same time. So it is important to sign up ahead of time to reserve your donation time slot. Please use the link below to register. Each donor will receive a OneBlood mask and a $10 e-gift card, as well as an antibody test, blood pressure, temperature, iron count, pulse and cholesterol screening. Remember, children and grandchildren aged 16 or older are eligible to donate. Please share this information with family and friends. We welcome non-parishioners. Thank you for supporting this community service project. COVID has increased the need for blood donations. Please call Joyce at 561-312-2719 with your questions. CLICK BELOW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO DONATE BLOOD AND SAVE LIVES AT ST. DAVID’S IN-THE-PINES EPISCOPAL CHURCH!! Or go to www.oneblood.org/donate-now and use sponsor code #919
ECW Raffles – The ECW mailed out the annual cash raffle tickets out on August 24th and we would appreciate your support by purchasing the $25 worth of tickets. Cash prizes are $100, $200, and $300. Drawing will take place on Saturday, Sept. 12th. Winners will be notified by phone. You can mail the completed stubs back to the church with a check or drop them off at the church office between 9am–12pm weekdays. Please be sure to include your name and phone number legibly on the ticket stub. Thank you for your support. Linda
Please Pray – For the sick: Ashlyn, Donna, Dottie, Kim, Jim, Marie, Rita.
For birthday celebrations: Jon Elmquist, Renee Hawk, Barbara Martinez, Jem Barrett, James Richardson, Maria Scher, Shirley Choate-Brown, Danny Sneade.
For wedding anniversaries: James & Linda McKeown, Alex & Clare Morales.
For our expectant mother: Mayoli.
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WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 23rd – Fr. Thomas.
WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 23rd – Fr. Thomas.
Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s earthly birthday is August 26, but her heavenly birthday is Sept 5, 1997.
Among all the many quotes for which she is known, here is one of my favorites.
It’s engraved on the wall of her home for children in Calcutta and is worth engraving in our own hearts and minds.
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Forgive them
anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind
anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true
enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
NOTICES:
Forward Day by Day booklets for the next quarter are available in the black drop box to the right of the front office doors.
Video Viewing Options – 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 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. Live-streaming and recording of worship will continue, but no other in-person activity is permitted.
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!
Outreach Blood Drive – It is time for our semi-annual blood drive. The OneBlood bus will be in St. David’s parking lot from 8am to 1pm on Sunday, September 6th. All COVID safety precautions will be taken and only 2 donors will in the bus at the same time. So it is important to sign up ahead of time to reserve your donation time slot. Please use the link below to register. Each donor will receive a OneBlood mask and a $10 e-gift card, as well as an antibody test, blood pressure, temperature, iron count, pulse and cholesterol screening. Remember, children and grandchildren aged 16 or older are eligible to donate. Please share this information with family and friends. We welcome non-parishioners. Thank you for supporting this community service project. COVID has increased the need for blood donations. Please call Joyce at 561-312-2719 with your questions. CLICK BELOW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO DONATE BLOOD AND SAVE LIVES AT ST. DAVID’S IN-THE-PINES EPISCOPAL CHURCH!! Or go to www.oneblood.org/donate-now and use sponsor code #919
ECW Raffles – The ECW will be mailing the annual cash raffle tickets out on August 24th and we would appreciate your support by purchasing the $25 worth of tickets. Cash prizes are $100, $200, and $300. Drawing will take place on Saturday, Sept. 12th. Winners will be notified by phone. You can mail the completed stubs back to the church with a check or drop them off at the church office between 9am–12pm weekdays. Please be sure to include your name and phone number legibly on the ticket stub. Thank you for your support. Linda
Please Pray – For the sick: Ashlyn, Donna, Dottie, Kim, Jim, Marie, Rita.
For birthday celebrations: Manuel Anzures, Dorrett Barnett, Melba Vlahakis, Trexler Goodman, Cindy Hernandez, Karlene Kiminyo.
For wedding anniversaries: Donald & Iann McCree
For our expectant mother: Mayoli.
For our departed: Gary Cook
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WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 16th – Fr. Thomas.
WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 16th – Fr. Thomas.
A teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to gather the building materials for his home. She read, “And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said, “Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house.” The teacher paused then asked the class, “And what do you think the man said?” One little boy raised his hand and said very matter-of-factly: “I think the man would have said, “Well, I’ll be damned a talking pig!” (The teacher had to leave the room.)
Moral of the story… beware of underestimating the abilities and gifts of others, regardless of their age, education, wealth, race or gender. History has left us a number of examples of those who overcame obstacles or were initially misjudged. “He didn’t walk till he was four years old and didn’t start to read till he was seven.” One of his teachers labeled him as “mentally slow, unsociable and adrift in his foolish dreams.” This was said about Albert Einstein. “He’s too stupid to learn anything,” someone said of Thomas Edison. “He possesses minimal football knowledge and lacks motivation,” an expert said of a beginning coach named Vince Lombardi. He went bankrupt several times and was fired by the editor of a local newspaper because he apparently had a “lack of vision.” The man they fired was Walt Disney. He failed the sixth grade and had a lifetime of setbacks and defeats. Finally as a senior citizen, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of England. Ronald Reagan was told that he didn’t look “presidential enough” to play the lead role in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, which was played by Jimmy Stewart. And Marilyn Monroe was told by a Hollywood producer to find a job as a secretary because she’d never make it in Hollywood. So if one doesn’t like the way life looks, perhaps change the way we look at life, because the pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; but the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.
NOTICES:
Forward Day by Day booklets for the next quarter are available in the black drop box to the right of the front office doors.
Video Viewing Options – 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 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. Live-streaming and recording of worship will continue, but no other in-person activity is permitted.
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: Ashlyn, Donna, Dottie, Kim, Jim, Marie, Rita.
For birthday celebrations: Teresa Betcher, Evan Core, Caroline Melton, Bert Firestone, Dawn Duquesnay, James Belden Jr., Kelly Alford.
For wedding anniversaries: Tim & Beatrice Sauerbier.
For our expectant mother: Mayoli.
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WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 9th – Fr. Thomas.
WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 9th – Fr. Thomas.
After a great deal of difficulty and frustration, a young couple finally conceived their first child, in fact, she was expecting triplets! After their friends heard the exciting news, flowers and note cards started arriving at their home. After the Sunday service at their church, the pastor said, “I’ll be praying for you in the coming months.” The husband’s response caught their pastor a little off guard. “Good,” the father said, “And we’re going to hold all of those who have prayed for us responsible.”
Although the husband’s response was meant to be in jest, it reflects an important understanding about prayer. Prayer is not about wrestling favors and gifts from an unwilling God; prayer is about trying to understand and accept God’s will for us. True prayer is seeking God’s will in all things; to give thanks for what God has given us by sharing those gifts with one another; to treasure love and forgiveness, mercy and reconciliation above all else. Thomas More, the English saint and martyr captured the essence of prayer when he wrote, “Give us the grace, O Lord, to work for what we pray for.” So, what are we willing to work and pray for? Pray like it’s all up to God, then work like it’s all up to us. Because prayer is not a spare wheel we take out only when needed; prayer is the steering wheel that directs us in the right path.
NOTICES:
Program/Bulletin – for your convenience, a complete view on one Word Doc is below these announcements.
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; 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 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. Live-streaming and recording of worship will continue, but no other in-person activity is permitted.
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: Ashlyn, Donna, Dottie, Jim, Kim, Rita.
For birthday celebrations: Roger Dwyer, Everald Thomas.
For wedding anniversaries: Sara & Jack Webber, Claudette and Cecil Wray.
For our expectant mother: Mayoli.
For the departed: Ray Hunt
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WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 2nd – Fr. Thomas.
When golf balls were first manufactured, the covers were made smooth. Then it was discovered that after the ball had been roughed up, one could get more distance out of it. So, companies started manufacturing the balls with dimpled covers. So, it is with life; maybe it takes some rough spots to make us go farther. These days most people aren’t going anywhere, but if you sometimes feel like you’re living diagonally in a parallel universe, accept your suffering. It can stretch your heart to make room for greater joy and love, because in the words of the 16th c. Spanish monk, St. John of the Cross, “One act of thanksgiving when things are going bad is worth a thousand when things are going well.”
NOTICES:
Welcome – Mrs. Gregg Ellen Imbimbo as our new Secretary, who begins on Monday, August 3rd. Office hours will be from 9 a.m. until Noon, weekdays.
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. Live-streaming and recording of worship will continue, but no other in-person activity is permitted.
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: Ray, Annabella, Ed, Jacob, Rita, Sarah, William, Richard, Carole, Kim, Bob, Francine, Donna, Ashlyn. For birthday celebrations: Barbara O’Reilly, Yvonne Palmer, Marilyn McCollum, Theresa Falotico, Joshua Pierre-Paul, Marrilla Vanbeuren, Jackie Grubb, and Ola Walker. For wedding anniversaries: Reneee and Wesley Hawk, Sara and Jack Webber, Claudette and Cecil Wray. For our expectant mother: Andrea.
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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.
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