St. David's at a Glance

St. David’s will continue to require masks while in the building unless actively eating or drinking. This is out of care and concern for the children who access our building and are still too young to receive vaccinations. Masks are available at the front desk and optional outdoors for those who are vaccinated. We strongly encourage everyone to get vaccinated if they are able.

Parking is free when attending church services. You don’t need to scan anything to park. Questions? Please call the front desk at 512-610-3500 during normal business hours or email worshipevents@stdave.org

SUNDAY LECTURE

Crail C and livestreamed on Zoom

Oct. 24: Speaking from the Heart

Presented by the Revs. Chuck Treadwell & Jim Bethell: Our current rector, Chuck Treadwell, and retired rector, Jim Bethell present stories of transformation, hope, and resiliency. Join these two priests as they tell how they have been inspired by the Holy Spirit in their time at St. David’s.

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS ALTAR

The altar will remain in the lobby until Sunday, Nov. 7. Please bring your labeled photos and remembrances of loved ones. Click here to learn more about the altar.

TRUNK OR TREAT

Saturday, Oct. 30, 5-7:30 p.m. RESERVE A SPACE

You’re invited to our Second Annual Trunk or Treat on the surface parking lot. Put on your costume and enjoy decorations, a photo booth, prize wheel & goodies, and fellowship with your church family. Trunk or Treat will be followed by a Charlie Brown movie screening on the Labyrinth with pizza, games, and treats from Holy Grounds.

ALL SOULS' DAY REQUIEM

Tuesday, Nov. 2, 6 p.m., Historic Church

Because we were not able to gather as usual to celebrate the lives and resurrections of those we lost, this service for All Souls' Day is being offered for loved ones who have died since February 2020. There will be a short reception after the service in Sumners Hall and an invitation to bring photos to the Día de los Muertos Altar.

HOLY HONEY AT SUNDAY BREAKFAST

Available for purchase, while supplies last, in Holy Grounds and at Sunday Breakfast 9:30-11 a.m., outside the church front doors. Grab your own bottle of sunshine from beehives sponsored by our Environmental Guild.

The Sunday Breakfast menu will include take-away Café Divine breakfast sandwiches, pastries, and free drip coffee Credit card sales only.

ORDER LEMON BARS

For a short time only enjoy this Café Divine classic! Order online Tuesday-Friday and pick up outside Holy Grounds' door.

UPCOMING CLOSURES:

Due to exciting events at the church, like the Christians in the Visual Arts conference, equipment updates, and the upcoming holidays, expect the following closures:

Oct. 26 and 31: Holy Grounds will be closed
Nov. 2-5: Online ordering and Café Divine will be closed for catered events.
Nov. 21-27: Online ordering, Holy Grounds, and Café Divine will be closed for the holiday week. Free coffee will be available on Sundays.

BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS LECTURE SERIES

10 a.m. in Crail C, Presented in person and livestreamed on Zoom

Hear from scholars of feminist, Latinx, queer, post-colonial, and womanist biblical hermeneutics (a study in the interpretation of the Bible) and how their communities have developed reading strategies to encounter the biblical text.

Oct. 31: Queer Biblical Hermeneutics Presented by Dr. Mona West, Director of Adult Christian Formation
Nov. 7: Post-Colonial Biblical Hermeneutics Presented by Dr. Jee Hei Park, Assistant Professor of New Testament, Seminary of the Southwest
Nov. 14: Please join us to celebrate Harvest Sunday with an all-parish Eucharist on the surface lot at 10:30 a.m., followed by a BBQ picnic.
Nov. 21: Womanist Biblical Hermeneutics Presented by the Rev. Yolanda Norton, Crump Visiting Professor and Black Religious Scholars Group Scholar-in-Residence, Seminary of the Southwest

MISS LAST SUNDAY'S LECTURE?

VISIT THE LECTURE ARCHIVE to hear 2021 lectures including Latinx Biblical Hermeneutics presented by Dr. Gregory Cuellar.

SUNDAY YOUTH FORMATION

10 a.m., Surface Lot

Middle and High School youth, join our volunteers for weekly formation. Learn more at stdave.org/youth.

COMBINED EYC (EPISCOPAL YOUTH COMMUNITY)

Oct. 27, Middle and High School youth shall gather for dinner in Sumners Hall at 5:30 p.m. followed by lessons and games from 6-7 p.m. on the playground. Bring your own dinner or Let Chef Ray know how many meals to prepare for purchase through Café Divine.

Need a meal? Just ask Fr. Cameron!

SUNDAY CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

10-11 a.m., Labyrinth or Zoom, Age 3-5th grade

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a Montessori-based, experiential educational program focused on liturgy and scripture. Join Ms. Christy at the Virtual Prayer Table on Zoom, or on the Labyrinth.
Junior Journeys offers age-appropriate, short-term courses that focus on specific topics in children’s walk with and path to God. Our Fall 2021 offerings are:
Fall of Friendship (PreK-5th grades) Explores Biblical lessons about friendship and faith with examples from Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. We’ll also do lots of fun crafts. Join Ms. Kari, Ms. Amanda, and Ms. Laura in person on the Labyrinth, immediately following the 9 a.m. outdoor service.
*Virtual Fall* of Friendship (1st-5th grades) Join Ms. Mary and Ms. Kelsey on Zoom exploring Bible stories of families and friends, also through the lens of the Peanuts gang! Contact amanda@stdave.org to arrange pick-up or drop-off of craft supplies.
God Gives Us Friends (Age 3-Kindergarten) Join Mrs. Elaine and Mr. Rex on Zoom exploring examples of friends in the Bible, and other ways we minister to each other in our church, community, and home. Each week we enjoy coloring, and playing music together in our Famous Zoom Sunday School Band!

WEDNESDAY PARISH FELLOWSHIP DINNER

5:30-6:30 p.m., Sumners Hall Read the menu/RSVP by Wednesdays at noon. Tables spaced for physical distancing. Masks are required in the building except while eating. To-go meals are available.

OCT. 27: COMBINED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EYC (EPISCOPAL YOUTH COMMUNITY)

5:30-7 p.m. Return to regular schedule next week

High and middle school students gather in Sumners Hall for dinner and then head to the Playground. You may bring your dinner or purchase dinner through Café Divine. Contact: youth@stdave.org

CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH CHOIR

6-7 p.m., Wednesdays, Labyrinth REGISTRATION OPEN

Cherub and Middler choirs meet on the Labyrinth. Joyful Noise Youth Choir meets in the Choir Room. Contact Mark Wischkaemper to join Youth Choir.

BIBLE STUDY: NEW CREATION AND THE BOOK OF REVELATION

Oct. 6-Nov. 17, Library and Zoom

Bible study led by the Rev. Angela Cortiñas and the Rev. Santi Rodriguez. REGISTER HERE

HISTORIC BELL PARTS REPLACED

On Oct. 6, parts of the Historic Church bell, cast more than 100 years ago, were removed and sent to Cincinnati to have replacement parts fabricated. Verdin Bells removed the clapper and rope wheel from the bell. The bell will be inoperable until the parts are replaced in 2022. The planned bell maintenance and 1914 bell tower repairs are part of the capital campaign renovation project for our historic downtown church.

Watch video of the removal process, see great bell photos, and learn about the history of our historic bell.

Thank you for your generosity to God and St. David's Episcopal Church. Your gifts support our mission-critical ministries.

MAIL TO 301 E. 8th Street, Austin, Texas 78701.

GIVE ONLINE: If you have trouble giving online on Sunday, please give at a later time or consider a recurring donation through your bank. We apologize for this inconvenience. Text STDAVE to 73256

If you are not already giving, please consider making St. David's your giving priority this year. Contact Director of Stewardship April Kerwin.

HANDS FOR HOPE FUNDRAISER

El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission is hosting its 31st annual Hands for Hope initiative with the goal to provide holiday meal kits to 2,300 families.

Our parish is participating in a fundraising campaign to raise money for holiday meals. Be a part of this initiative.

El Buen also needs volunteers to help distribute meal kits on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 20. Reserve your spot.

NOVEMBER WOMEN'S GROUP MEETING

Wednesday, Nov. 3, 6-7:30 p.m. Join other St. David's Women for a time of food and fellowship! Grab dinner from Café Divine and meet on the labyrinth, weather permitting. If we do have inclement weather we will gather in Sumners Hall. Registration will be available soon.

MEN'S RETREAT RESET: FAITH IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY

Nov. 19-21 at MO Ranch, Texas Hill Country. REGISTER FOR RETREAT

Cost: $275 for a shared room and $310 for an individual room. Financial aid is available. Share good food, fellowship, reflections, and spiritual sharing for a weekend retreat. Highlights include services and discussions led by St. David’s clergy, two evening fire pits, and free activity time. Learn more.

ONGOING FELLOWSHIP AND OUTREACH GROUPS

Café Divine Outreach

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays

Daughters of the King Next meeting: Nov. 3, 10:30 a.m. (on Zoom)

Environmental Guild (Quarterly) Next meeting: TBD

Foundation Communities Arbor Terrace Brunch (4th Saturdays), 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

GLEE (Gay, Lesbian, and Everyone Else) (Quarterly on second Thursdays)

7 p.m. Next meetings: Jan. 13

Laundry Love (Last Thursdays) 5:30 p.m.

Men's Group (Third Thursdays) 6-8 p.m. Next meetings: Nov. 18, Dec. 16

Movie Group Watch movies and join the discussion on Facebook.

St. Agnes Guild (Last Saturdays) 10 a.m.

Ramp Build (4th Saturdays) 8 a.m.

Women's Group (First Wednesdays)

6 p.m.

Writers Group (Sundays) 1 p.m.

Veterans Guitar Group (Tuesdays)

7 p.m., Crail A.

CHRISTIANS IN THE VISUAL ARTS (CIVA) CONFERENCE

St. David's is hosting the CIVA, Christians in the Visual Arts, 2021 biennial conference Nov. 4-6. The installation will be included on the Austin Studio Tour and include the traveling exhibition Again and Again as well as member John Cobb's Ikon Chapel. Parishioners are welcome to participate in multiple conference events, and of course to enjoy the art on loan to St. David's. No registration is necessary for the following offerings.

Sunday, Oct. 31

A freestanding chapel by local artist John Cobb will be available outside Bethell Hall.

Thursday, Nov. 4

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Parishioners are welcome to work on a mobile mural that will be presented to the parish as a gift from CIVA artists. The mural will be created on a large canvas in the surface lot.
The CIVA art auction is open to the public (closes Saturday, Nov. 6).

Friday, Nov. 5

8 a.m. Logos poetry reading on the Labyrinth by the Very Rev. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, ThD, dean and president of Seminary of the Southwest.

If you are interested in volunteering for the hospitality ministry during the conference please contact Chef Ray for more information.

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