In this Edition:

  • This Sunday: ICA Ingathering
  • Sign up to host coffee hour
  • Choir Rehearsal
  • September 17 Fundraiser
  • Wonder Women Happy Hour
  • Children and Youth Ministry
  • ICA Update
  • Weekly Offerings and Prayers of the People

This Sunday: 8:00 and 9:30 In Person and Live-streamed

We will continue to Facebook Livestream the Sunday 9:30 service and upload to YouTube to accommodate for those who choose to stay home.


ICA Ingathering will happpen this Sunday, as well as next Sunday. Please bring your non-perishable food items to church! See full ICA Update later in this email. 

Kickoff Sunday: Kicking off a Month of Discernment

Click Here and click on the 'about' tab to Read More!

Coffee Hour Hosts

Summer is soon to end, but coffee hour after worship won’t be ending anytime soon, thanks to volunteers like you. Please watch for the signup sheet this Sunday at coffee hour so we can continue to enjoy this special social time each week! Or email office@stdavidsparish.org to sign up. 

One Choir Rehearsal for all Singers!

Calling all singers! You’re invited to sing with our expanded choir for the first Sunday of the choir season. Only one rehearsal – Wed. Sep. 7 at 7pm – and one liturgy – Sun. Sep. 11 at 9:30. The music will be festive, easy and informal. Contact rstratton@stdavidsparish.org if interested.  

Potluck Fundraiser at St David’s - Fun for all ages!

Join us 5pm – 8pm under the big top on the west lawn for another fun way to raise money for St. David’s ministries. 


There will be a variety of fun activities with live music to boot! The evening will end with a live auction and we’ll draw for the winners of our benefit drawing! 


Everyone is welcome so bring your friends and family.


Please bring your checkbook or credit card and sign up to share a dish. Sign up sheets are provided in the Narthex or sign up via this link.

Wonder Women Happy Hour

The Wonder Women are meeting at Allison Ferro's house on Thursday, September 8th, from 5:00-7:00pm. 

Allison's cell and address:  408-691-5063

11662 Cedar Pass, Minnetonka, MN 55305


Please join us for drinks & appetizers and a time to socialize. Plan to bring an appetizer or snack to share and if you have a favorite drink, that too. Beer/Wine/non-alcoholic options will be provided. 


We hope to see you this fall! 

Children and Youth Ministry

Children and Youth Committee Meeting

September 27th, 7:00pm via Zoom


Youth Group will start again on September 14th!

This year, all youth grades 5-12 will be meeting on Wednesday nights.


Children's Time will start again on Sunday's during the 9:30 service. We will have Godly Play lessons, music time, and craft time. The first Children's Time of the program year will be kickoff Sunday, September 11th!


Please keep your glass and clear plastic jars! We are collecting them for a craft project in the fall. Please bring your clean jars and lids, with labels removed, to Anna's office!


Bibles- Children and Youth Grades 3-12 will be receiving Bibles during the 9:30 service on September 18th. Please save the date! If you can't make it, but your child is in that age group, email Children and Youth Minister, Anna, and we'll save one for you! abrock@stdavidsparish.org

ICA Update

ICA Collection the First Two Sundays in September

Since many of you will be away this upcoming holiday weekend, the September ICA collection will extend over two Sundays through September 11. If you won’t be in church, you can always drop off your donation of non-perishable items anytime in the baskets at the south and east entrances. Items currently needed by the Food Shelf:

* peanut butter

* flour, sugar

* cereal, oatmeal

* cooking oils

* baby food, baby wipes, diapers/pull-ups

* feminine products

* paper grocery bags


Another option that is always welcome is a cash donation. For every dollar donated, ICA can purchase up to $10 of food from food banks. You can drop a check made out to ICA in the collection plate or send it to ICA at 12990 St. David’s Road, Minnetonka 55305. Thanks for considering this option.
Safe Church Trainings
Saturday Morning Prayer at St. David's 7:45 AM
Compline held each night at 8:00 PM
What else is going on at St. David's?
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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.

Prayers and Passages


We pray for healing of body, mind or spirit for those we love, especially Nancy Herbst (lifelong friend of Virginia Haggart), Margaret Prescott (friend of Virginia Haggart and Ned Sorely), Faye Mashek (Mother of Steph Pederson), Micheal (cousin of Patti Jurkovich), Randy Lindquist, Andy Albee (Norman Walton's son), 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), Mark Enos (friend of Keith Gause), Karen Flood (friend of Cliff Crockford), Betsy Hake, Allison Hatcher, Ann Henjum (daughter of Bob Triebenbach), Sharon Herpers, Denny Johnson, Owen Kuyper, Joan MacDonald, Josie Meyer and family (friend of the Handley-Jurkovich family), Eric Paavola (son in law of Norma Walton), David Pearson, Marge Saunders, Jean Scheu, Eric Silberman and family (son-in-law of Pam Schroeder), Amara Strande (daughter of the Rev. Dana Strande), Johannah Surma (daughter of Karin Lindquist and Andy Scheu), Rick Fischer (friend of Anna Brock), Huu Vu (Friend of the Harvala Family).


We pray for those who have died. We pray for victims of genocide in Ukraine, and for all who die in war.


For the world and its leaders, our nation and its people. 



We pray for those who commit acts of violence in war, that they may be healed from the trauma of violence and find new life in peace. We pray for all who suffer or serve in war, especially in Afghanistan and Ukraine.


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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Websites

St. David's Episcopal Church: http://www.stdavidsparish.org

The Episcopal Church in Minnesota: http://www.episcopalmn.org

The Lectionary Page-Lectionary Readings: http://www.lectionarypage.net

The Episcopal Church: http://www.episcopalchurch.org
 
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