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This Sunday: May 19
Day of Pentecost
One service at 9:30 am
SUNDAY MORNING
No Children's Time during the 9:30 service.
NURSERY will be OPEN during the 9:30 service and forum time.
Forum: Social Time
We continue to Facebook Livestream the Sunday 9:30 service and upload to YouTube.
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May 19 – Pentecost
June 11 - Potluck - Birding in Brazil
June 16 – Outdoor Worship Service
June 30 – PRIDE Parade with ECMN
July 14 – Outdoor Worship Service
July 20-21 – Hopkins Raspberry Festival
August TBD – Creek Baptism
September 8 – Kickoff Sunday/All Parish Picnic
October 4 – Polka Party Fundraiser
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One 9:30 service of
Baptism and Holy Eucharist
When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force—no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building. Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks, and they started speaking in a number of different languages as the Spirit prompted them. Acts 2:1-4, translation from The Message
This Sunday, May 19, the Day of Pentecost, we'll celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. Join us at worship at 9:30 (one service only), wearing colors of the flame: red, orange yellow!
We're also looking for readers that morning to read the Pentecost story (Acts 2:1-4) in different languages. We'll have translations available that morning, or feel free to bring your own translation. For more information, contact Office Administrator Nancy Lilja-Nerheim at office@stdavidsparish.org.
There will be no children's time or Godly Play this Sunday.
We will continue to Facebook Livestream the Sunday 9:30 service and upload to YouTube to accommodate those who choose to stay home.
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Lay Leadership Celebration!
Sunday during Social Time
On the 50th day after Easter we celebrate Pentecost, a day where we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon humanity and all that this gift entails. Therefore, it is a fitting day to also celebrate our many lay leaders here at St Davids. These folks shepherd and nurture the spirit through their St David’s lay ministry leadership.
Please come on down to the Undercroft this Sunday after church; to thank and celebrate these faithful stewards whose gifts help to make St David's the spirit filled community that it is!
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Clean Up Day @ St. David's
Saturday, May 18
9:00 am - Noon
It takes a congregation to clean a church!!!
Volunteer for an hour or two to help check off our list of tasks:
clean windows, scrub kitchen, pull weeds, wash the railings.
Small and big tasks –something for everyone!!
Treats, Coffee, and Beverages provided!
Bring your own tools (buckets, garden clippers, gloves) or use the ones provided.
Check in with David in the undercroft when you arrive for instructions and supplies.
Let’s make our campus shine inside and out!
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Sunday Morning
No children’s time this Sunday. Children are invited to stay in worship, use the play rug, or the Narthex Nursery.
NURSERY OPEN during the 9:30 service and forum time.
Wednesday Night
Wednesday, May 22 - LIFT @ Trinity
6:30 - 8:30 pm, dinner included!
*** Pride Party date change - previously June 5, moving to June 12 so we can also celebrate the start of summer break! Invite your friends!***
June 15 - EYMF go to Pride Night at the Minnesota Twins! Reserve your ticket here: https://forms.gle/BkhadjcTYcFjdjhL7
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St. David's Pilgrimage to Wales
Informational Meeting, Sunday, June 2
There's much excitement around St. David's about the announcement made at the recent State of the Vestry presentation: we will be offering a pilgrimage to Wales in the spring of 2025! For anyone interested in learning more, please join us for an informational meeting via Zoom on Sunday, June 2 at 6:30 pm, led by pilgrimage leader the Very Rev. Anthony Pompa.
Pilgrimage dates: May 4-13, 2025
Number of pilgrims: 12-17
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/82329029433#success
We will share a full brochure, complete with pricing, as soon as it is available. It is important to know that this is not intended as a tourist trip, but rather a spiritual immersion into Celtic Christianity through movement, poetry, and prayer.
For more information, please contact the Rev. Katherine Lewis, klewis@stdavidsparish.org.
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Kick the summer off right
with Episcopal Night
at the Minnesota Twins!
All Minnesota Episcopalians are enthusiastically invited to come to Target Field to cheer on the Minnesota Twins.
Target Field
Wednesday, May 29, 6:40pm
Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals
Purchase tickets HERE!
We've decided we like each other too much to sit in separate sections, so we'll all be in one section this year, the better to visit with one another.
Click the link above to reserve your tickets today. Click here to download a bulletin insert or flyer to share with your congregation.
PLAY BALL!
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Family Bike Ride
for Multiple Sclerosis
Twin Cities MS Bike Ride
Saturday, May 18 (new date!) @ 9:00 am
Bring your family (or just yourself!) and join Team Beckmann (aka Beckmann Bike Brigade) to raise awareness and funds toward research for a cure.
While the formal MS Bike event is held in St. Paul… Beckmann’s Bike Brigade (B^3) will continue with our own “virtual” ride in Minnetonka.
We will meet at the Westwood Professional Services parking lot/SE side of building (12701 Whitewater Dr. # 300, Minnetonka, MN 55343) and ride the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail to the southwest for about 7.5 miles to Lake Riley for a brief rest and then return (15ish miles total). We’ll supply Yo-Yo Donuts for all to enjoy at the end of the ride. The trail is hard-packed gravel, so plan accordingly with your bike.
Rain date is Sunday, May 12 (same time and place).
Direct any question to Chris Carda
Email: chris.carda@westwoodps.com
Phone: 612-209-2616
To donate to the cause please click HERE.
Hope to see you there!
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Birding in Brazil with Scott Clark
Tuesday, June 11 @ 11:30 am
Jones Room
What’s it like to travel internationally to bird watch? Hobby, obsession, passion or intellectual curiosity- you decide! Following a potluck in the Jones Room at 11:30 am, Scott Clark will present a Birding in Brazil program with a power point of bird colors, stories and educational tidbits that can serve as dessert! Do not worry- only a sample of his 377 seen species will be shown. Join us- look for sign-up sheets in the church.
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Join us for a time of fellowship, faith, games, and an opportunity to venture into the water (by canoe that is)!
Our cabin is reserved at Clearwater Lodge on the Gunflint Trail for August 10-17th. Come for the week or just a few days. Know you want to go? RSVP to Ann Carda at acarda21@gmail.com to reserve your spot by making your $50 deposit.
Want to know more about what to expect?
Launa Tucker and Susan Taylor would love to tell you more!
Find them at church or via email:
Launa Tucker: launat7@outlook.com
Susan Taylor: ss2taylor@comcast.net
And here’s a link to our cabin:
https://clearwaterhistoriclodge.com/cabin-eleven/
Hope to see you on the Gunflint Trail. A wonderful community of women and the wilderness awaits!
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SAVE THE DATE
July 20 - 21
Hopkins Raspberry Festival
Mark your calendars now, so you too can take part in a most fun, meaningful, and fantastic summer weekend right here in our local community!
St David’s is now registered to take part in the 2024 Hopkins Raspberry Festival! You have the opportunity to participate in an old-fashioned Grande Day Parade complete with floats and marching bands traveling down Mainstreet in Hopkins on July 21.
If you prefer, you can also participate by assisting in the “St David’s Booth” where we will set up a table offering up rest, refreshment, and renewal at the Mainstreet Marketplace Festival on July 20.
These two opportunities offer St. David’s a chance to step out of our boat and venture into the waters to play, faithfully living into both our mission and vision statements by actively engaging with our community.
Keep your eye out for more information and ways you can get involved (coming your way soon!) All ages are welcomed and encouraged to participate.
Regards,
Diane Curley, Senior Warden
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Agrarian Faith Formation
ECMN Priority: Faithful Innovation
The Rev. Kerri Meyer spoke about her transformation at the Good Courage Farm. The Farm is described as “a place where friends of God and God's good Earth gather in worship, fellowship, community building and labor.” https://www.goodcourage.farm/
Last year we had a small group of vineyard stewards from St. David’s spend a few Saturdays during the growing season working in the Vineyard. As we worked among the vines, we had the opportunity to get to know each other, learn about regenerative farming, agrarian ministry, as well as to meet other ECMN Episcopalian congregation stewards. If you love to nurture the growth of food, spirit, and friendships, or just like to get your hands and boots dirty, then consider joining one of the Saturday stewardships. Orchard Stewarding is planned for the First Saturday of the month, and the Vineyard the second Saturday of the month. If you are interested, please email Bonnie Boyd at Bonnieboyd0803@gmail.com, text 952-220-6982, or sign-up in the Undercroft while you're having coffee.
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ICA Update
At the recent quarterly ICA congregational meeting, Scott Searl shared this Story of Hope (below) from Kerri Fischer, ICA Employment Consultant.
At the beginning of the year, Michelle was ‘going through a rough patch.’ She had recently lost her job and was behind in paying her rent and other bills. Also, Michelle did not have a working phone, needed car repairs and gas for transportation, and lost her medical insurance. In addition, Michelle was suffering from a persistent infection and needed medication she could not afford. There was a lot going on!
Michelle and I met and started to tackle these issues. After updating her resume, we began to look for jobs near Michelle’s Hopkins apartment and completed several applications, sometimes in person and others via phone, to save on gas. I advised Michelle to apply for rental assistance ASAP and helped her get the paperwork to Felicia, our Relationship Manager. ICA was able to give Michelle the following assistance to get through this tough time:
* Paid Michelle’s rent to prevent eviction
* Assisted Michelle in landing a job at The Dollar Store
* Paid utility bill
* Provided gas cards for job search
* Provided Target cards to buy essentials
* Provided groceries at the food shelf
Michelle’s son helped her obtain a new phone and reinstate her insurance. I’m happy to report Michelle is doing much better due to ICA’s awesome services, coordinated by Felicia and myself. We make a good team! Importantly, at ICA we show our community members that we care about them and will do all that we can to help them thrive!
We all think of ICA as the local resource to provide food to our neighbors in need. However, as Kerrie’s story about working with Michelle shows, ICA is a broader resource for our neighbors who often have complex needs and issues. Case managers there take the time necessary to get to know each individual, so they can better help them achieve lasting stability. In the end, providing resources and hope means our whole community is stronger.
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St David’s Book Club News
by Cathy Schwichtenberg
The St. David’s Book Club will be discussing The Dove Keepers by Alice Hoffman on Tuesday, June 4 from 6:30 pm – 7:55 pm.
Meeting Zoom Link: June 4 Meeting
“A tale inspired by the tragic first-century massacre of hundreds of Jewish people at Masada presents the stories of a hated daughter, a baker's wife, a girl disguised as a warrior, and a medicine woman who keep doves and secrets while Roman soldiers draw near.~hclib.org
We have an interesting line-up of selections this year and invite all St. David’s parishioners to participate. We meet on the first Tuesday of every other month from 6:30 – 7:55, usually on Zoom. Here is this year’s schedule – please join us!
The Dovekeepers | Alice Hoffman | 6/4/24 | Scott Clark
Tom Lake | Ann Patchett | 8/6/24 | TBD
Horse | Geraldine Brooks | 10/1/24 | TBD
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store | James McBride | 12/3/24 | TBD
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WOW
Women of the Woods
The sun is shining and the woods are calling. Join us August 10 - 17 at Clearwater Lake and Lodge off the Gunflint Trail Grand Marais and paddle into the BWCAW. Join a wonderful community of women to share time, faith, and games! Come for the week or just a few days. The wilderness awaits.
Launa Tucker launat7@outlook.com and
Susan Taylor ss2taylor@comcast.net
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Send it to office@stdavidsparish.org before 9:00 am on Wednesday to be featured.
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Bible Study
The Book of Proverbs
| We meet every Tuesday at 11:00 on Zoom. For our next study we are reading Proverbs, inspired by other books which frequently reference them, especially in the New Testament. This study will be led by Bible Study members in turn. Please plan now to join us. The study will be available on the YouTube channel for those unable to join us. Questions? Contact Sharon Engel or Susan Taylor. | |
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June
Four Volunteers are needed for each date. Two for cooking with the Loaves and Fishes coordinator from 3:00-5:00 pm, and two to package and serve from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
Upcoming dates:
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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