In This Edition:
- Worship this Sunday via Zoom
- In Person Worship Through Lent
- Shrove Tuesday Invitation
- Children and Youth Update
- Bishop Loya's Challenge to Reenvision the Church
- February Vestry Update
- St. David's Financial Snapshot: January, 2022
- St. David's Book Club News
- New neighbors! What can you do?
- University of Minnesota Morris concert on March 11
- Families Moving Forward Update - Thank You!
- ICA Update
- From ECMN: BishopX Forum
- From ECMN: Lay Leadership Day 2022
- Regular Offerings
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Black History Month
The Episcopal Church in Minnesota is sharing stories of Black Episcopalians during Black History month. Read below about our national Presiding Bishop, The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry. We are blessed by Bp. Curry's prophetic witness and leadership.
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Michael Curry
The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry is presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church. In 2015, he was elected to a nine-year term and installed at the church’s 78th General Convention; he serves as The Episcopal Church’s chief pastor, spokesperson, and president and chief executive officer. He is the first African-American to serve as presiding bishop.
Throughout his ministry, Bishop Curry has been a prophetic leader, particularly in the areas of racial reconciliation, climate change, evangelism, immigration policy, and marriage equality. His vision and message as presiding bishop is animated by Jesus of Nazareth and his way of radical, sacrificial love, and he regularly reminds Episcopalians they are “the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement.”
Widely regarded as one of the most dynamic preachers of our time, Bishop Curry was ordained a priest in 1978 and served parishes in North Carolina, Ohio, and Maryland until his election as the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina in 2000.
Bishop Curry has been extensively involved in Crisis Control Ministry and the Absalom Jones Initiative, founding ecumenical summer day camps for children, preaching missions, creating networks of family day care providers and educational centers, and brokering millions of dollars of investment in urban neighborhoods.
The descendant of enslaved Africans brought to North America by way of the trans-Atlantic slave routes, Bishop Curry was born in Chicago in 1953. His father was also an Episcopal priest, and after Bishop Curry’s mother died when he was young, he and his sister were raised by their father and grandmother in upstate New York.
Bishop Curry attended public schools in Buffalo, graduated with high honors from Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges, and earned a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School. He furthered his education at The College of Preachers, Princeton Theological Seminary, Wake Forest University, the Ecumenical Institute at St. Mary’s Seminary, and the Institute of Christian Jewish Studies. He holds honorary doctorates from Yale University, Virginia Theological Seminary, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and Episcopal Divinity School.
Bishop Curry is the author of five books and a regular guest on national and international media outlets. In 2018, Religion News Association named him religion newsmaker of the year.
A resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, Bishop Curry is married to Sharon (Clement) Curry, and the couple has two adult daughters, Rachel and Elizabeth.
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Morning Prayer live via Zoom on Sunday, February 27th |
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Please join us for Morning Prayer live via Zoom at 9:30 AM this Sunday. See below for the Zoom link, with phone in numbers. Worship will later be uploaded to YouTube. Join in as early as 9:15 and stay for "coffee hour" afterwards as you like! There will also be an Adult Forum hosted by our Convention Delegates after worship (see information below).
This will be our last Sunday Zoom worship before we re-enter the building for gathering on March 1!
Thank you for being the beautiful, faithful people of God at St. David's. See you Sunday.
Loving God. Loving One Another.
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In Person Worship Through Lent |
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Beginning with the service for Rev. Katherine's 25th Ordination and Shrove Tuesday on March 1st, worship will be back to live and in person. On March 2nd, Ash Wednesday, we invite you to the Imposition of Ashes as well as Holy Eucharist at 7:00 PM. Starting Sunday, March 6th, we will worship live and in person each Sunday at 8:00 and 9:30. Please continue to wear a good fitting, N95, KN95, or KF94 mask as you attend services, and remember not to come if you are feeling sick at all. If you need this type of mask, please let us know. COVID vaccinations with boosters offer yet another layer of protection, and are also strongly encouraged for all who are able. We will continue to Facebook Livestream and upload to YouTube to accommodate for those who choose to stay home. |
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Shrove Tuesday Invitation! |
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Hello Beloved,
March 1 will be a special day of rejoicing at St. David's. On this day we will mark a number of special occasions: It's St. David's Day--the day that the church calendar highlights the saint for whom we were named. It's Shrove Tuesday (also known as Mardi Gras)--a day of feasting and frivolity the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. And it's a day to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rev. Katherine Lewis's ordination to the priesthood (which took place on February 15, 1997). If that's not enough, it's also the day we'll officially re-open church after the most recent surge of COVID. There's much to celebrate and we hope you will join us!
Here are the details:
6:00--Pancake Supper in the Undercroft, hosted by the Vestry. Pre-registration not required but encouraged in order to help with planning. Click here to register. Freewill offering to cover costs.
7:00--Music with prayer and poetry in the Sanctuary. Roger and Katherine have been cooking up a program with special music and readings. We will livestream this event on Facebook and post it on YouTube afterwards.
We continue to ask that all who are able wear good fitting N95, KN95 or KF94 masks when not eating. If you are in need of this type of mask, please let us know. We also strongly encourage COVID vaccinations with boosters. We are learning to live with this virus so that life may go on in community.
Join us, as you are able!
Randy Schwictenberg, Sr. Warden
Allison Ferro, Jr. Warden
On behalf of the Vestry
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Update on Children and Youth Programming |
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Children’s Ministry: March 2nd is an intergenerational Ash Wednesday Service at 7:00pm. Plan to bring the whole family, check out the new play rug in the sanctuary, and color a butterfly Alleluia which will reemerge from its cocoon on Easter Sunday!
Middle School Ministry: There will be no youth group this Wednesday, March 2nd. See above info about Ash Wednesday!
High School Ministry: We’re back in person! Youth Group will be held this Sunday, February 27th at Trinity in Excelsior from 6:45-8:00pm. Please wear a good fitting N95, KN95, or KF94 mask. We will have extras if needed.
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Save the Date – YOUTH RETREAT – Mark in your calendar August 5-7. All youth going into 6th-12th grade are invited to the St. David’s and Trinity Youth Retreat at Green Lake Bible Camp in Spicer, MN.
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Bishop Loya's Challenge to Reenvision the Church |
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As we look forward to moving back into our church building next week, the St David's delegates to ECMN invite you to a Zoom Forum on Sunday, February 27. We will listen to a video of Bishop Loya and hear his challenge to us to reenvision the church and his call to us to "be a vital witness to the gospel in our place." The forum will start 15 minutes after the end of the 9:30 Zoom service, using the same Zoom meeting. |
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The Vestry met via Zoom on Monday, February 21st at 7pm. There was an orientation overview for new Vestry Members and any others that wanted a refresher at 6:30. Rector Katherine opened the 7:00 meeting with Gospel based discipleship.
Anna Brock, Children and Youth Minister, presented an overview of all the great activities that the youth have done and the plans for the future. Look for announcements as these activities are scheduled. Anna’s message was inspiring and we look forward to continued robust activities with the children and youth of our congregation.
The January Minutes and Financials were accepted and approved. Vestry members discussed ongoing projects and the goals we established during the Vestry Retreat in early February. More information will be shared as we move forward with these activities.
We will be celebrating Shrove Tuesday (which is also St. David’s Day) on Tuesday, March 1 with pancakes in the Undercroft starting at 6:00 pm. Please register if you plan to attend to help with the count. You are still welcome to attend if you do not register. We will also be celebrating the 25th anniversary of Katherine’s ordination to the priesthood with music and poetry at 7:00 pm. in the Sanctuary.
Randy Schwichtenberg, Sr. Warden
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St. David's Financial Snapshot: January, 2022 |
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January income was very close to budget and expenses were less than planned. Parish finances continue to be stable and we are very grateful for your continued financial support of St. David’s.
God’s Peace,
Cathy Schwichtenberg
Treasurer
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St. David's Book Club News |
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by Cathy Schwichtenberg
St. David’s Book Club will meet on Tuesday, 4/5 from 6:30 pm to 7:55 pm via Zoom. We will be discussing The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich. Drawing on her grandfather's letters, written while he was tribal chairman, Erdrich re-creates a shameful chapter in America's history when Congress introduced a bill to terminate the treaty rights of Native tribes, which would force assimilation and pave the way for a land grab.
It is 1953. Thomas Wazhushk is the night watchman at a jewel bearing plant, the first factory to open near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota. He is also a prominent Chippewa Council member, trying to understand a new bill that is soon to be put before Congress. The US Government calls it an 'emancipation' bill; but it isn't about freedom - it threatens the rights of Native Americans to their land, their very identity. How can he fight this betrayal? Unlike most of the girls on the reservation, Pixie - 'Patrice' - Paranteau has no desire to wear herself down on a husband and kids. She works at the factory, earning barely enough to support her mother and brother, let alone her alcoholic father who sometimes returns home to bully her for money. But Patrice needs every penny to get if she's ever going to get to Minneapolis, Minnesota to find her missing sister Vera. Among other friends and acquaintances of Patrice, we meet Hay Stack Jones, a white high school math teacher and boxing coach who is hopelessly in love with Patrice. In The Night Watchman multi-award winning author Louise Erdrich weaves together a story of past and future generations, of preservation and progress. She grapples with the worst and best impulses of human nature, illuminating the loves and lives, desires and ambitions of her characters with compassion, wit and intelligence.
~Library Journal and Hclib.org
Please join us for an interesting discussion of this excellent book!
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New neighbors! What can you do? |
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An announcement from Pam Schroeder about her new neighbors:
How can I help? This is a question that has me scratching my head. I have new neighbors. They are Afghan refugees. He worked for the US Embassy and Defense Department, and she has a degree in finance. He has been promised a job and she is looking for employment.
Reminds me of my grandfather, grandmother and mother arriving in 1923 with 1 steamer trunk. However, they had people here already in the states ready to help.
My neighbors were able to go to Bridging today and have much stuff being delivered.
Please let me know if you have, or know someone who has, any of the following items:
- Kitchen appliances – blender, coffee/spice grinder;
- Pieces of furniture – book shelf
- Bedding for a Queen size bed – sheets, pillow cases, etc
- Towels – kitchen;
- Miscellaneous kitchen things – spice rack and jars; canisters for rice, beans, flour, etc.
Kindly send pictures to me (pps9@comcast.net; 612-749-7799 – cell phone) so I can share them, and arrange for delivery and/or pickup.
Thank you ever so much!
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University of Minnesota Morris concert on March 11 |
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The University of Minnesota Morris Concert Choir will perform in concert at St. David’s on Friday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. Conducted by Dr. Laura Wiebe and accompanied by Roger Stratton, the 25-voice choir will perform a variety of historical and contemporary works. Also performing both with the choir, and on a solo set, is composer, folklorist, and Grammy-nominated guitarist José Manuel Lezcano, the Spring 2022 Distinguished Visiting Professor of the Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota Morris. |
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Families Moving Forward Update - Thank You! |
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We served meals from February 7 through February 11 to 4 families who are participating in Beacon’s Families Moving Forward program which provides shelter in the evenings at a hotel until permanent housing is found. We provided groceries for breakfast and lunch and hot meals for dinner. We had a heartwarming response to our call for donations and volunteers to purchase groceries and deliver meals. Dinner meals from Famous Dave’s and Buca di Beppo were provided as well as 3 meals prepared in St. David’s kitchen by Laura Dickinson.
Thank you to the volunteers who provided food and drink and delivered meals.
Thank you to the parishioners who donated a whopping $1225 to help defray the cost of the meals with the surplus going to Families Moving Forward, to help pay for the hotel stay, which can be costly, and to support the program at the Day Center.
Thank you for the cards of encouragement and support—it means so much to know that others care.
Please keep the families in your prayers as they tackle the difficult process to find affordable housing in their communities.
With Gratitude and Much Appreciation
Carol Johnson and Cathy Schwichtenberg
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Empty Bowls Silent Auction Starts March 1
2022 marks the 24th anniversary and final year of the Hopkins/Minnetonka community Empty Bowls event. For 24 years, Empty Bowls has served as a wonderful event to come together and raise awareness and funds for ongoing needs in our community.
The silent auction will feature locally made art by both professional and amateur artists, artisan-made items including unique and beautiful bowls and fun food items.
This event is a fund-raiser for both the ICA Food Shelf and Resource West. The online auction starts Tuesday, March 1 and will run through Monday, March 7. To participate in the auction, go to icafoodshelf.org. Choose Events in the menu, then choose Empty Bowls, then Silent Auction. Click on “Sign up here” to be notified when the auction launches. Hope you will find a special piece of art for yourself or perhaps to give as a gift. If you prefer to donate to this last Empty Bowls fundraiser, click on Donate. Thank you for supporting Empty Bowls.
ICA Welcomes New Community Members
Recently, ICA in partnership with Alight “Welcome Home Project” started distributing meals to Afghan families currently being settled in and around our communities. Meals provided by Alight include specific Halal groceries to ensure food is culturally relevant to our new neighbors. Many ICA volunteers signed up on short notice to make grocery deliveries to Afghan families. Thank you, dedicated volunteers, and welcome to our new community members.
Minnesota Foodshare March Campaign
During the month of March, people throughout Minnesota come together to raise funds and collect food for their local food shelves. This month is very important to ICA as it relies on the food and funds collected to get through the next few months of operation. Watch for information about how to participate in this annual Minnesota Foodshare Campaign in upcoming ICA Updates in the St. David’s Weekly News.
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Thursday, March 3, 6pm | Online
Bishop Loya and your team of missioners are excited to introduce the BISHOPx Forum, the offspring of last year’s Leading Beyond the Blizzard gatherings and a deeper exploration of our four priorities.
Episcopal churches, like churches of other denominations, face incredible challenges right now. Attendance is down, younger generations are mostly absent, institutions are suspect, and a growing number of people think they can live a meaningful life without God. Many of the challenges our faith communities face are are adaptive, meaning they can't be solved with quick, technical fixes. At the same time, people are looking for spaces to make spiritual meaning of their lives and the difficult events of the last two years. How can we use this moment to refresh our perspectives and learn to let the Holy Spirit lead our faith communities by engaging in spiritual practices and simple processes that allow us to listen to God and our neighbors, try small experiments without fear of failure, and share our learnings? In this forum The Rev. Canon Blair Pogue, ECMN's new Canon for Vitality and Innovation, will talk about ways we can discern and join up with the Holy Spirit's work in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and faith communities, and be filled with new energy so we can participate in the future God is bringing forth.
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From ECMN: Lay Leadership Day 2022 |
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Saturday, March 5, 9am | Online
Join lay leaders from around the diocese to pray together, share stories, and to hear from Canon for Vitality and Innovation, the Rev. Blair Pogue. Blair will share some simple ideas to let the Holy Spirit guide us as we lead through challenging circumstances. This session will get practical and concrete, with wisdom from St. Matthew’s lay leader Terese Lewis, who has put these practices in play in her own community.
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This Week at St. David's! |
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Featured Events
- Morning Prayer via Zoom
- 9:30 AM on Sunday, February 27th
- Shrove Tuesday and the 25th Anniversary of Rev. Katherine's Ordination
- 6:00 Pancake Dinner and 7:00 service on Tuesday, March 1st
- Ash Wednesday Service with Eucharist
- 7:00 on Wednesday, March 2nd
Want to view the full calendar for the week? Click here to view the St. David's website complete with a calendar to keep you updated on events and offerings! Scroll all the way to the bottom to view it.
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In this time of the coronavirus pandemic, the need to reach our most vulnerable parishioners has been great. Our 11 person Pastoral Care Team has stepped up to the plate and has been regularly calling around 24 St. David's members and families to share in remote fellowship, prayer, and conversation to determine if we, as a community, could help address any of their unmet needs. We are pleased to report that virtually all of these parishioners are doing well so far and have their basic needs met by their facilities and/or family. They are in good spirits and continue to remain resilient in the face of isolation and uncertainty.
If you find yourself in need of food or other resources, please contact:
or:
and we will assist you in finding solutions.
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Pastoral Care Line: 952-767-0891 |
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To add someone to the prayers, please contact the office: office@stdavidsparish.org
We will include all individuals in the prayers list for four consecutive weeks, and then they will be removed from the list. If the prayer need is ongoing, please reach out and we will keep their names on the list. If anyone's prayer need is shorter than four weeks, please also note that. This way we will keep all prayer lists updated and recent.
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Prayers and Passages
We pray for healing of body, mind or spirit for those we love, especially Richard Austin (father of Holly Lamond), William Cadwell (son of Philip Cadwell), Josh Claxton (friend of Mary Mann),Christina Dorr Drake (daughter-in-law of Nan and Guy Drake), Laurie Domeier (friend of Harvala family), Mark Enos (friend of Keith Gause), Maggie Flynn (daughter of Karin Lindquist and Andy Scheu), Jackie Galich (John Galich's mother), Dan Greer (nephew of LaMar Popp), Dick Hanson (friend of Bill Jacobs), Allison Hatcher, Don Hatteberg (Andy Scheu's brother in law), Ann Henjum (daughter of Bob Triebenbach), Denny Johnson, Donald Lord, Jr. (Gretchen Lord's nephew-in-law), Joan MacDonald, Joseph (JoJo) McLaughlin and family (Shea Brendalen's nephew), Josie Meyer and family (friend of the Handley-Jurkovich family), Faith Odegbami, Heidi Prunick (friend of Cliff Crockford), Joy Sanders, Amara Strande (daughter of the Rev. Dana Strande), Johannah Surma (daughter of Karin Lindquist and Andy Scheu), and Paul Ward (Tracy Johnson's cousin-in-law).
We pray for those who have died, especially Amir Locke, Bruce Brelsford (Andy Scheu's brother in law), Karen (friend of Laura Dickinson), Tom Ingison (friend of Keith Gause), Doris Warner (grandmother of Vonnie Fiedler's husband Luke) and Fox William Marshall (great nephew of Di Marshall).
We pray for all who suffer or serve in war. We pray for Ukraine and for peacemakers everywhere.
We pray for all who have been born.
We pray for an end to racism and all systems of oppression.
We pray in thanksgiving for all the blessings of this life.
We pray for those serving in the military, Will Culliton, Aprille Lopac, and Kaelyn Wahlberg.
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