In This Edition:
- Worship this Sunday in person at 8:00 and 9:30
- Offerings in Lent
- Holy Week and Easter
- Mill City String Quartet Concert
- Children and Youth Update
- St. David's Book Club News
- St. David's Women Camping Trip
- ECW Annual Spring Meeting
- Regular Offerings
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Nina Simone
Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, arranger and civil rights activist.
Click here to learn more about her. And Click here to hear her perform I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to Be Free. Roger Stratton, Minister of Music, says about this performance, "As far as I'm concerned, one of the most fully committed performances of anything ever."
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This Sunday: The Fifth Sunday in Lent |
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Join us for live, in person worship at both 8:00 and 9:30 this Sunday. We'll SING TOGETHER (remaining masked)! And plan to stay for coffee hour and to hear parishioner Launa Tucker share stories of her life and faith (see announcement below).
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. We will have these types of masks available at church if you do not have one. 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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Sharing Life Together Deeply:
Growing Where We are Planted
What a privilege it will be to hear members of our community share stories of their life and faith during a special Lenten Series, "Sharing Life Together Deeply: Growing Where We are Planted". Please join us, live, in the Undercroft, following the 9:30 service on each of the five Sundays of Lent. Thank you, in advance, to those who have agreed to share their stories with us:
April 3: Launa Tucker
We'll take time for small group reflection after each presentation. Join us!
Note: most or all of the presentations will be videotaped and available for viewing afterwards.
Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent
Each Sunday in Lent we will supply a bulletin insert that can guide your own Lenten practices during the week. Click here to link to each Sunday's insert.
Brother, Give Us a Word
A wonderful option for Lent is to subscribe to receive a daily word for reflection delivered by email from the Brothers at the Society of St. John the Evangelist. Click here to subscribe.
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Palm Sunday, April 10: One service at 9:30am, including a blessing of the palms with procession and a reading of the Passion narrative. Godly Play during the service for children ages 3 through grade 5.
Maundy Thursday, April 14: 6:00pm Agape Meal - Gather in the Undercroft for a minestrone supper, foot washing and Eucharist, ending the evening with the stripping of the altar. Click here to register.
Good Friday, April 15: Stations of the Cross at noon in the Sanctuary, and a Taize service with adoration of the cross at 7:00pm.
Easter Sunday, April 17: One service at 9:30am, nursery available, as well as the sanctuary play rug. Resurrection egg hunt following the service!
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Mill City String Quartet Concert |
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Saturday, April 16, 1:00 pm
St. David's Sanctuary
Who's ready for some chamber music?! We are delighted to invite you to a wonderful concert the day before Easter! MCSQ desires to amplify the voices of people of culture in the classical music idiom. This concert features "Modes" by Dorothy Rudd Moore, Florence Price's "Five Folk Songs in Counterpoint" and Shelley Washington's "Middleground." We'll also be performing Sergei Prokofiev's String Quartet No. 2 in F Major.
The concert is free with all donations going to St. David's Episcopal Church.
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What a joy to be back for Coffee Hour in the Undercroft! Others must be feeling that way, too, judging from the large turnout the past two weeks. If any of you are wondering if there’s some way to help this effort, there is! Please check the Host signup sheet in the Undercroft to add your availability to the list. You will even have a guide to shepherd you through this process if you are new at it. There’s even a container marked “Cookies” in the freezer if you need help providing snacks. For those who are unable to host, adding baked or bought items to the “Cookies” container would be a huge help. See you at coffee!
Thank you.
Sharon Engel
763-732-9418
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Update on Children and Youth Programming |
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Children’s Ministry: Sunday, April 3rd there will be Godly Play during the 9:30 Service.
Middle School Ministry: Youth Group this Wednesday, April 6th - 6:00pm Pizza available in Anna's office for all youth - 6:30-7:00pm Easter youth music rehearsal - 7:00pm-8:15pm youth group for all middle school and high school youth! This will be the same for April 13th.
High School Ministry: No Youth Group this Sunday, April 3rd. See above update for Wednesday high school programing through the rest of Lent!
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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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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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Real Women “Camping“ Trip |
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We have scheduled our annual camping trip at Clearwater Historic Lodge and Outfitters on the Gunflint Trail. We will check in on Monday August 22 and leave on Thursday August 25. (If they have a cancellation, we will add another day.) Clearwater Lodge is on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Weather permitting, we can choose from several day trips into the Boundary Waters. There are also several hiking trails and museums. For more information about Clearwater Historic Lodge go to their website: https://clearwaterhistoriclodge.com/
We have reserved Cabin 11 which sleeps 19. It is a modern cabin with microwave, dishwasher, laundry, gas grill, gas fireplace, sun deck, screened porch, fire pit and dock. We stayed in this cabin three years ago. Pictures of the cabin are available on their website. It has a big table that is perfect for playing lots of games.
We are inviting all women of St. David’s (up to 19) to join us. To reserve your spot, send a check for $60 to:
Susan Taylor
7430 Autumn Chace Drive
Bloomington, MN 55438
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ECW Annual Spring Meeting |
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SAVE THE DATE! Learn about Serving the Needy in Your Community at the Annual Spring Meeting of Episcopal Churchwomen in St. Cloud on May 15!
President LaDonna Boyd announces that the ECMN Churchwomen are planning a face-to-face meeting at St. John’s in St. Cloud from 10 AM -Noon on Saturday, May 21, 2022! Nancy Dyson will present their parish’s program for the hungry and needy in their community, and two ECMN delegates will be approved to attend the 50th Triennial Meeting (also 150th Anniversary celebration for Episcopal Church Women) this summer at the Maritime Institute near Baltimore MD. At the luncheon following, 2021 ECMN Honored Churchwomen Gurtie Berkner from St. Mary’s in Basswood, Nancy Dyson from St. John’s in St. Cloud, and Julia New Landrum from Holy Trinity in St. Paul, will be recognized for their ministries and work; Sylvia Boettcher and Patricia Ann Doerer from St. Paul’s, Winona will also be memorialized and remembered as well.
Watch email for the ECMN ECW Newsletter* in April, with information for registration. Everyone is invited, lay and clergy, men and women and youth! Questions? Call LaDonna at 612-978-4613.
* If you are not already receiving this free quarterly publication, email balnamoon@gmail.com or call 507-664-1185 to subscribe.
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This Week at St. David's! |
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Featured Events
- Worship and Holy Eucharist in the Sanctuary
- 8:00 and 9:30 AM on Sunday, April 3rd
- Sharing Life Together Deeply, hear from Launa Tucker
- Adult forum, after the 9:30 service on Sunday, April 3rd
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), Karen Flood (friend of Cliff Crockford), Maggie Flynn (daughter of Karin Lindquist and Andy Scheu), Lindsay Hardin Freeman, 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, Joan MacDonald, Joseph (JoJo) McLaughlin and family (Shea Brendalen's nephew), Jerry Mashek (uncle of Steph Pederson), Josie Meyer and family (friend of the Handley-Jurkovich family), Faith Odegbami, Joy Sanders, Amara Strande (daughter of the Rev. Dana Strande), Johannah Surma (daughter of Karin Lindquist and Andy Scheu), and Dick Woellner.
We pray for those who have died, especially Janice Lord Mott (sister in law of Gretchen Lord) and for all who die in war.
We pray for all who suffer or serve in war. We pray for Ukraine and for peacemakers everywhere.
We pray for schools and for all who work in them.
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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COVID-19 Resources Available
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