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This Sunday, August 24, 2025
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 and 9:30 service of Holy Eucharist
The Nursery will be open during the 9:30 service and forum time.
Forum: Liturgical Artist Lisa Bierer
(see full announcement below)
We continue to Facebook Livestream the Sunday 9:30 service and upload to YouTube.
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- Sunday's Forum: Artist Lisa Bierer
- Vestry Update
- Mon. Meditation Update
- Meet Cambria Bold!
- Help us Update the Directory
- Raffle Fundraiser Continues
- Youth Programming Update
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- Endowment: Thank you!
- Sept 7: Kick-off Picnic
- RSVP and Sign-up for the Potluck
- Sept 9: Bible Study Event
- Sept 11: ISAIAH Townhall
- Sept 14: Creekside Service
- Sept 18: Wonder Women Social
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- Loaves & Fishes
- ICA Update
- Good Courage Farm
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"Beauty Will Save the World", Fyodor Dostoevsky
This Sunday's Community Forum: Artist Lisa Bierer
We are excited to welcome liturgical artist Lisa Bierer https://www.lisabiererpainting.com/ as our speaker at this Sunday's Community Forum, 10:45-11:30am. We are commissioning Lisa to create a piece of art with the theme "Creation". The goal is to have the art installed by the first Sunday of Advent, November 30th. This project is part of a larger art initiative funded by the Cornerstone Endowment with the funding focus determined by the vestry.
Note: The image shared above is one of Lisa's pieces, not what will be hung at St. David's. She will create her work with inspiration from seeing our sanctuary and from the input she receives from us and from the Holy Spirit!
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Vestry Update
Your St. David's Vestry met on Monday evening, August 18.
We began with conversation over a pizza dinner hosted by David Niles. We then engaged in Dwelling in the Word with a passage from Luke 13 concerning Jesus healing a woman on the Sabbath.
Nan Drake was our Vestry visitor representing the giving campaign. We will once again use the theme of "Walk in Love" this fall. Kickoff of the campaign is now less than two months away!
Our discernment topic for the meeting was a reflection upon St. David's Mission Statement, which is "We at St. David’s Episcopal Church are devoted to loving and serving God, one another and the world. Honoring the dignity and freedom of all to seek God at their own pace, we connect our life stories with the teachings of Jesus. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we believe our actions transform the world and ourselves." The discernment questions we asked were: What speaks to you personally in our Mission Statement? How are we, as a congregation, living into our Mission? Where can we improve? A good discussion ensued.
Next we reviewed gratitudes for the month, followed by the normal business of reviewing and approving the financials and minutes - the minutes can be found here.
The new business section of the agenda was packed and included:
- Review of Rector's report
- Review of Warden's report
- An update on St. George's church in St. Louis Park, who is in the process of discerning the next step for their congregation, as staying in their space is no longer financially feasible
- Approval of St. David's sponsorship of a Minnetonka-based bridge group
- A review of the quarterly report on the Cornerstone Endowment
- An update from the buildings and grounds committee, which is always busy and hard at work for St. David's!
- An update on planning for Kickoff Sunday
- Discussion about the upcoming ISAIAH meeting with state legislators that St. David's is hosting on September 11
- Planning for the Vestry spiritual retreat, which will be September 14-15
We closed with prayer.
With anticipation and excitement for a new program year,
-David Niles, Senior Warden
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Monday Morning Meditation - New Meeting Time!
This coming Monday, August 25th, Monday Morning Meditation gets a new regular meeting time, 9:30am. We invite you to join us at the Church in the Large Conference Room across from the Library.
We begin with a reading and sit in prayerful silence for 20 minutes and end with communal prayer. No experience is necessary but your love and mindfulness.
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Welcome, Cambria Bold!
I couldn't be more pleased to announce that Cambria Bold will be joining our community as an intern as part of the process in her call to the priesthood. Cambria will be with us for 9 months, from Sunday, September 7 (Kick Off Sunday) through Sunday, May 31. You'll see her serving in worship, preaching, and participating and leading in other ways. Please read her bio here and please welcome her personally as she joins us!
In Gratitude,
Katherine
Meet Cambria!
Cambria Bold is a third-year M.Div student at Duke Divinity School and a postulant for Holy Orders in the Episcopal Church of Minnesota. She is delighted to be serving as an intern at St. David’s over the 2025-2026 program year.
She grew up as a missionary kid in Vienna, Austria and received her B.A. in English Literature from Wheaton College. Prior to discerning a call into ministry in 2021 (a surprise to her!), she worked for many years as a digital media editor and writer. (She still does, in fact, on a part-time basis.) She is also a trained singer with a background in musical theater, sacred choral music, and a more expressive style of cantoring.
As a postulant for the priesthood, Cambria has a deep love for The Episcopal Church and its people. She believes that the mysterious aspects of our faith and tradition — the spiritual stirrings brought about by liturgy, music, sacred space, and the sacraments — are an important part of our witness to a frenzied, distracted culture. She continues to discern how God has called her to faithfully and seriously play her small part in God’s great work in the world.
Cambria comes to St. David’s from her sending parish of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in St. Paul, where she lives with her husband and their two terrific daughters, ages 8 and 11. When she’s not otherwise occupied with divinity school, work, or church life, she indulges her love for interior design, poetry, good food, and most of all, time spent with her family. She’s always dreaming of her next visit to Lake Superior.
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Help Us Update the St. David's Directory
It's that time of year again! We invite you, St. David's community to help us keep in connection with one another by ensuring your information is up-to-date in the Directory. Directory updates will be accepted through Sunday August 31st.
The finalized directory will be available digitally by Kick-off Sunday, September 7th. Printed copies will be available from the office by request.
There are three ways to update the directory this year,
1) Online! - We are trying a new thing! You can now update your directory information anytime, anywhere. Click here to update your information NOW!
2) Printed copies of directory information will be available at the church in the Narthex and Undercroft for manual edits.
3) Email Julia at office@stdavidsparish.org
Media Release: Even if your directory information is up-to-date we also invite you to indicate your preference for St. David's use of photo and video that may include you. As you may know St. David's uses photo and video material to illustrate the vibrancy of our community across many outlets including,
- Announcements here in the Weekly News
- On our website
- On our social media (primarily Instagram and Facebook)
- In the Sunday livestream
- occasional promotional material (posters hung on the doors, images on the TV monitors in the Narthex and Undercroft etc...)
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Importantly: St. David's will not identify pictured individuals by name unless explicit permission is sought and granted.
You can indicate your permissions by either completing the directory update form online (link above) OR completing a paper copy of the media release available at the directory edit stations at the church (again, Narthex or Undercroft.)
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2025 Raffle for St. David’s Episcopal Church
It’s time for our summertime raffle benefiting St. David’s Church; our programming, ministries and projects! We need your support and here’s your chance to win one of 13 cash prizes! Tickets cost $100.00 each. and can be purchased by mail or stop by our sales table and speak to a friendly ticket agent any Sunday this summer!
Thirteen Cash Prizes
- 1 - $1,000.00 Prize
- 2 - $ 250.00 Prize
- 10 - $100.00 Prizes
Drawing will be held on September 7th, 2025
You do not have to be present to win!
A limited number of tickets will be sold.
Tickets purchased are not tax deductible
For more information and ticket sales contact any of us on the leadership team:
David Pearson at: 952-412-7678
Randy Lindquist at randyanddale@me.com
Karin Lindquist at Lindquist.karin@hotmail.com
Julia Moser-Hardy at office@stdavidsparish.org
We thank you for your participation and support of St. David’s.
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Children are invited to remain in worship during the summer or visit our staffed nursery during the 9:30 service.
Important Dates
Click Here to view the Children & Youth Calendar for the 2025-2026 Program Year
LIFT Youth Group – Wednesday, September 3rd
We’ll meet at St. David’s from 6:30-8:30pm for our first LIFT Youth Group of the program year! Of course we’ll have dinner, and as a people who honor our age-old traditions, we will walk to Dairy Queen. See you there!
Kickoff Sunday – September 7th
Kicking off fall programming, we will have two classrooms – yes – BOTH Godly Play and the Peace Table. The following weeks we will rotate between the two like last year.
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Blessing of the Backpacks - bring your backpack, or just yourself, for a blessing as we begin another school year. We will have special backpack tags to take with you!
Save the Dates:
3-5th Grade Overnight at Trinity – October 24-25
Pre-YE: Diocesan Middle School Youth retreat, October 4-5 at St. Christopher's in Roseville. You can learn more, and register here.
Youth Programming Survey
Parents and Caregivers - Please take this 2-minute survey about what communication methods have been the most helpful for you in getting information about children and youth programming at St. David's. Survey closes August 25.
Take the Survey Now!
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Loaves and Fishes - THIS MONDAY!
Please join us as we prepare and serve delicious meals for those in need.
Monday, August 25th
Tuesday, September 9th
Monday, September 22nd
Tuesday, September 30th
The need for meals is growing each week. We invite you to prayerfully consider joining in this vital ministry, serving as the hands and feet of Christ for those in need.
Please contact Sue or Basil Owen to sign up or sign up in the Undercroft. Sue’s cell is 612-716-1945. Basil’s cell is 612-716-0683 or email at bowen3@fastmail.com.
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ICA Update
As you know, ICA is committed to providing a wide variety of healthy, nutritious foods. With all the recent rain and warm weather, gardens are really starting to produce bumper crops.
If you have any fresh vegetables, fruits and/or herbs in your garden, please consider sharing some of your bounty with our neighbors in need through the ICA. Check the ICA website
(www.icafooddhelf.org) for hours that the K-Tel location (11588 K-Tel Drive by Shady Oak Lake) is open to drop off your garden-fresh produce.
Thank you for considering another way to provide healthy food for our neighbors in need. Fresh vegetables and fruits are such a treat!
Our mission: To create a healthy and stable community for all
Our vision: A community where everyone has the resources to thrive
Our belief: ICA’s presence in our communities makes our neighborhoods more stable and secure
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Nourishing Our Neighbors | |
Last week, thanks to your support, we delivered 980 servings of pears, eggs, apples, and raspberries to our food access partners. Your FCSA Membership Contribution makes it possible to feed Minnesotans facing hunger, thank you.
Currently Harvesting:
- Raspberries
- Second-quality Zestar, Pristine, and Freedom apples
If you're a member, please watch for Kerri’s weekly email with updates and deliveries.
Upcoming Events:
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Sat. August 23rd 9:00-3:00: Pie + Prayer - Click on this Link To Event to RSVP
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Sat. October 4th: Harvest Festival on the Feast of St. Francis - More info to come!
Experience the farm! - Click on this Link for a full list of opportunities
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Endowment Event – Thank You
A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who attended the Endowment Event yesterday evening! We so appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedules to come and enjoy a great social time with your fellow parishioners. It was a special evening for sure.
As it takes a village to make these events happen, I’d like to thank the event planning committee who helped me organize this: Ann Carda, Diane Curley, Bill Jacobs, and Kristina Stokes.
I also want to thank the rest of the Endowment Committee who were ready, willing, and able to help out before and after the event: Jerry Betz, Stephen Ferro, Barbara Hise, Katherine Lewis, David Niles, Mike Sandsmark, and Kay Turner.
Gratefully,
Vida Edmond
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September 7th Kick-off Picnic and Sign-Up
The Bouncy House has been ordered, the grills are getting cleaned, the bubble station is ready to roll, and our time to gather for an old-fashioned church potluck picnic has “finally” arrived.
All are welcome to participate in this fun, delicious get-together on Sunday, September 7th immediately after church. Remember, there is only one service at 9:30 a.m. on the day of the picnic. This is also the day 13 lucky winners will find out if their ticket is a cash winner from our summer-long Gratitude Raffle fundraiser!
RSVP & Sign-up Up to Bring a Potluck Dish - Click Here!
- A paper sign-up will also be available in the narthex and undercroft
Here’s to seeing all on Sunday, September 7th under seasonal, sunny skies…. fingers crossed!
Brought to you by your 2025 Vestry. Questions, contact Ann Robinson, arobinson2663@gmail.com, or Mike Sandsmark, mjsandsmark@gmail.com
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Tuesday Sept 9: Bible Study Gathering - You're Invited!
Tuesday, September 9th
11:00am-12:30pm
A special invitation to all past, present and future bible study participants! Come help us celebrate and recall our past plus energize the exploration of our future. We’ll meet in the place where it all began 25 years ago, the library at St. David’s. Bring your ideas and a snack as together we join our thoughts and prayers in this important endeavor.
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The Isaiah Lighthouse Community Forum
Register Today!
Thank you to many who have offered suggestions for the
priorities St. David’s might put forth in an agenda for ISAIAH’s September 11th Community Forum.
We now invite you to register to attend this meeting by clicking the link below. This meeting is non-partisan and intended to provide information with out favoring any political party or candidate.
Everyone is welcome— Diverse perspectives make our community stronger and more inclusive. We welcome your presence as we work together to respond and advocate effectively for the ways in which our community may be affected if billions of federal funds are cut from Minnesota’s budget.
REGISTER HERE!
Date & Time: September 11th, 2025 from 7:00-8:30pm
Location: St. David’s Episcopal Church – Sanctuary
Legislators in attendance:
- State Senator: Steve Cwodzinski
- State Senator: Ann Johnson Stewart
- State Representative: Patty Acomb
- State Representative: Alex Falconer
About Isaiah
ISAIAH is a statewide, multiracial coalition of faith communities, Black barbershops and salons, childcare centers, and other organizations dedicated to advancing racial and economic justice in Minnesota. Representing over half a million people, ISAIAH includes more than 100 churches, 40 mosques, 500 childcare centers, and 20 Black-owned barbershops and salons. It is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization based in St. Paul, MN. (ISAIAH, 2023)
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Creekside Service: Save the Date - Sun. September 14
Sunday, September 14th we look forward to gathering on the banks of Minnehaha Creek at the Mills Park Gazebo for our annual Creekside Service including a baptism!
Please save the date, more details to come!
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Wonder Women Social Hour - Continuing in September!
St David's Wonder Women gatherings are fun and a "wonder-ful" way to get to know people better on an informal basis. Please join us for snacks, beverages, and conversations. Our next gathering is:
Thursday, September 18th 5:00-6:30
- hosted by Cathy Schwichtenberg
14610 Woodruff Rd
Wayzata 55391
Appetizers and beverages are welcome but not required - your presence takes precedent.
If you are willing to host or willing to double up with someone and co-host - let Nan Drake know at drake.nan@gmail.com or 612. 590.9092. October is still available if you are interested in hosting. Thursdays seem to be good days but the host can choose- keep in mind other church events happening so we don't overwhelm our involvement and commitments.
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