This Sunday: May 5

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Services at 8:00 and 9:30 am

SUNDAY MORNING

Youth-Led Sunday!

No Children's Time during the 9:30 service.

NURSERY will be OPEN during the 9:30 service and forum time. 

Forum: Youth-Led Forum and Coffee Hour -

Table Discussions & Chocolate Fountain

We continue to Facebook Livestream the Sunday 9:30 service and upload to YouTube.

Sunday Bulletin

May Worship Team Schedule

Youth-Led Sunday!

This Sunday, St. David's Youth are leading worship, forum, and coffee hour.



You are invited to wear tie-dye or rainbow colors to church that Sunday!

Women of St. David’s…

The hike is on rain or shine!

Join us on this Saturday morning at Lake Maria State Park (just in time for the spring wildflowers to be blooming)!

We will meet at 10:00 am for a hike, bring your own lunch and we will provide the campfire and s'mores.

There is a shelter available at Trail Center that can be used in case of rain.

Please RSVP to Ann Carda, acarda21@gmail.com if you plan to carpool or have questions.

Lake Maria State Park is just 45 minutes from Minnetonka and there are a variety of different hiking options. You can even skip the hike and hang out around the campfire and join us for lunch.

Lake Maria State Park

(meeting at the Trail Center, 1st left as you enter the park)

11411 Clementa Avenue Northwest Monticello, MN 55362



Please contact Ann Carda with any questions. Hope to see you there! acarda21@gmail.com and lindquist.karin@hotmail.com

Rogation Day at St. David's—Beating the Bounds​

Monday @ Noon - we'll meet in the Narthex

Mark your calendars and plan to join us for a special Rogation Day service at St. David's on Monday, May 6 at noon. Rogation is an ancient church practice of seeking blessing for a community and its sustenance (the word "Rogation" comes from the Latin Rogare, meaning "to ask"). Rogation Days are the 3 days preceding Ascension Day and are intended for asking God's blessing on agriculture and industry.  

Since medieval days there has been a tradition of "beating the bounds" – walking together in procession around the boundary of property, praying for God's blessing upon crops, the well-being of the land, and sharing hope in God's ability to nourish and sustain life. We will keep with this tradition with a procession on the land on which our congregation resides.

Please join us, as you are able! Please be in touch with the Rev. Katherine Lewis klewis@stdavidsparish.org or Roger Stratton, rstratton@stdavidsparish.org if you have questions.

​May 19 – Pentecost​

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​

Our Old Oak Tree

The wood from our old oak has been partially milled and is drying for future use! Thanks in a big way to Phil Scia who, with the help of Chris Carda, moved, planed, and stored the logs. Some unique end pieces are now available for anyone to take. This is just a taste of what's to come once the moisture levels are lower in the larger beams.

If you are feeling creative or curious, take a look at the pieces available in our Undercroft (behind the front wall dividers) and take what you like!

Ecumenical Youth Ministry Fellowship Event

Smokes and Sweets Dinner & Music

Saturday, May 11 at 6pm

Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Excelsior



Please join our Youth and Ecumenical friends (EYMF) as they share their musical talents with you over dinner. The “Smokes” will be pulled pork sandwiches by MCLC ministry Holy Smoke, and the “Sweets” will be desserts baked by the EYMF youth. This freewill fundraiser will go towards our Twins Game field trip in June. Hope to see you there!

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of women’s ordination to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church, the compelling new documentary The Philadelphia Eleven will have a limited theatrical release in eleven selected cities, including Minneapolis, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:00 pm. After the screening, stay for a panel conversation with four Minnesota Episcopalians who lived it and whose lives have been shaped by the full inclusion of women in the priesthood. St. David's will be well represented, as Lindsay Hardin Freeman will moderate the panel, and both Katherine Lewis and Len Freeman will serve as panelists.

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!



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.

Sunday Morning

Youth-Led Sunday!

No Children's Time for this service.

NURSERY OPEN during the 9:30 service and forum time. 

Wednesday Night

Wednesday, May 8 - EYMF Baking night at St. David's

6:30 - 8:30 pm

Save the Date!

May 11 - Smokes and Sweets - EYMF Fundraiser at Mount Calvary

June 15 - EYMF go to Pride Night at the Minnesota Twins!

SIGN UP FOR SUMMER 

VBS, YOUTH CAMP, & FAMILY CAMP

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

YOUTH CAMP

FAMILY CAMP

Family Bike Ride

for Multiple Sclerosis 

Twin Cities MS Bike Ride

Saturday, May 11 @ 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!

Z

You are Invited! 

Candle Walk

A Bedtime Prayer to God

Did you know we read a Children's version of evening prayer every Monday at 8 pm on Zoom?

Sometimes kids read it, often the adult officiants read. 

It's a beautiful prayer and we invite you to join us any Monday to read or just listen to this prayer.  

We are always grateful when children attend and welcome families to check it out!

Candle Walk, A Bedtime Prayer to God has become a part or our weekly prayer tradition. Join us on a Monday, come once or often and experience the simplicity of this lovely prayer.

Evening Compline - Zoom meeting link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85222677461?pwd=dldOZjFiYzdqejdMMkNJL3ZvV3loQT09

Meeting ID: 852 2267 7461

Passcode: Pn2CjY

Or you can join by phone: 1-312-626-6799 

Meeting ID: 852 2267 7461

Passcode: 516860

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

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. 



Rising Food Prices

At the April ICA Congregational meeting, Scott Searl from ICA spoke about rising food prices and how they are impacting ICA. Here are a few key points from his presentation: 

1. According to a food industry expert writing for the February issue of Forbes Magazine “Grocery prices are 30% higher than four years ago.”
2. Factors contributing to high food prices:

• pandemic supply chain issues
• war in Ukraine (grain & oil)
• avian flu
• climate change 
• transportation costs 
• global food company profits

3. The average shopper is spending significantly more money & bringing home

significantly less food.

4. Rising food costs are especially difficult for people with fewer resources, because

they spend a larger percentage of their income on food. 

What does this mean for ICA? There is a double impact. ICA continues to see high levels of need and ICA’s food prices continue to grow (up 25%). For example, in February cucumbers went up from $30 to $51 per case and green peppers went up from $30 to $44 per case.

Of the food available at the food shelf, 1/3 is donated, 1/3 is from rescue partners (I.e. Lunds, Cub Foods, etc.) and 1/3 ICA buys. In the “old days” every dollar donated would help ICA buy about $10 worth of food. Now, each dollar donated buys $3 worth of food! Food donations are more important than ever. They provide variety in food options for ICA shoppers.

ICA Sunday at St. David’s THIS SUNDAY

This coming Sunday, May 5, is the first Sunday of the month and St. David’s ICA Sunday. 

Current needs this month include: 

• baked beans                     
• salad dressing                  
• canned fruit                      
• juice boxes                       
• jelly/jam                           
• tea/coffee
• on-dairy milk
• crackers

non-food items

• dry pet food
• menstrual pads / tampons
• baby formula/food
• dish soap

The above items are suggestions. Anything you would like to donate is always appreciated. Bring your items to church this Sunday or drop them off at your convenience in one of the ICA baskets at the church entrances. While food donations help bring in supplies for immediate use, a financial donation to ICA helps to ensure the shelves can be well stocked. A check made out to ICA can be dropped in the Sunday collection plate. You can also go online at www.icafoodshelf.org, choose Donate from the menu & follow the prompts. Thank you for supporting ICA.

MN FoodShare March Campaign Results

The results are in. This year was the best FoodShare month for ICA in a long time! 135,651 pounds of food were donated - a 42% increase! And $263,595 was donated - a 10% increase!

Your generous participation is very much appreciated. 

Annual Letter Carriers’ Postal Drive

Mark your calendars on Saturday, May 11th for the annual National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. All you need to do is leave a bag of non-perishable food items at your mailbox that Saturday. It will be picked up & delivered to ICA.

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

Save the Date!

The Mills Church/Habitat Housing project has its public hearing dates set:



• City Council Meeting: 

Monday May 6, 2024 - 6:30 at Minnetonka Community Center

Put these dates on your calendar and plan on attending these meetings with your Love Makes Room Apparel. Stay tuned for more details and actions to take!

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 

Have an announcement you would like to share in this weekly email?

Send it to office@stdavidsparish.org before 9:00 am on Wednesday to be featured.

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.   

Loaves and Fishes

April & May

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:

• May 11
• May 24

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.

What else is going on at St. David's?

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.

Pastoral Care Line: 952-767-0891