In this Edition:

• This Sunday  
• EYMF Youth Group next Wednesday
• Wednesday Lenten Series
• Maundy Thursday Agape Meal
• Variety Show on Cinco de Mayo  
• Save the Date: Endowment "Thank you" event April 21st.
• Job Posting - We're seeking a part-time Sexton!
• ICA Update
• Loaves and Fishes
• Book Club  
• St. David's Women's Camping Group
• Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative

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Church this Sunday

8:00 and 9:30 Holy Eucharist

With Gospel Based Discipleship during the sermon time - reflection on scripture together. 

Children's Time will take place during the 9:30 service for children age 3 through grade 5. 

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

10:45-11:30 Community Forum

Join us for coffee hour and social time.

EYMF Youth Group next Wednesday!

Ecumenical Youth Ministry Fellowship

Calling all Youth ages 6-12 grade! We have some exciting events coming up with our Youth Group friends from Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Trinity Episcopal Church & Excelsior United Methodist Church.

We are planning a dinner, coffeehouse and bake sale on April 22nd to help raise money to see The Prom at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre on May 19th. We will be creating small music groups to play at the event and baking goods at Youth Group the Wednesday prior for the bake sale. Please contact Anna Brock with any questions.

NEXT WEDNESDAY March 22nd - youth group will meet 6:30-8:30pm at Trinity in Excelsior. We'll have a taco bar for dinner, a short camp style worship, and have time to play get-to-know-you games, as well as break into groups to start planning the bake sale and putting together music groups for the coffeehouse. Don't know if you can make all the dates below? That's okay! We still want you to come and join in where you can. This is a great way to make new friends, and get to know more of our siblings in Christ, learning about what it means to be the church outside of St. David's.

ST. DAVID'S FOLKS OF ALL AGES are invited to the April 22nd dinner, coffeehouse, and bake sale at Mount Calvary in Excelsior. This is a great chance to make new connections and support our youth, as well as engage in this new ecumenical collaboration.

** EYMF Dates **

Wednesday, March 22 | 6:30-8:30 PM | EYMF Youth Group – Planning for April 22 | Trinity

Wednesday, April 19 | 6:30-8:30 PM | EYMF Youth Group Baking & Music Rehearsal | Mount Calvary

Saturday, April 22 | 5:00-7:00 PM | Worship & Youth Coffeehouse, Bake Sale & Dinner | Mount Calvary

Friday, May 19 | 6:00 PM | THE PROM | Chanhassen Dinner Theatre

What is God Up To?

Wednesday Lenten Series 2023

During Lent this year, please join in on an intergenerational experience called, “What is God Up To?”  We will connect for a time of reflection with a focus on spiritual practices and community.  All ages are welcome and encouraged.  

When:  Wednesday evenings starting at 5:30 for dinner with the series from 6:15 – 7:00.  

·      March 1 – What is God up to? Introduction and group activity “Dwelling in the Word”

·      March 8 – What is God Up to In Our Lives?  Sharing our stories

·      March 15 - St Patrick’s Day Feast – a special social event with no programming

·      March 22 – What is God up to at St David’s? Sustaining vitality.

·      March 29 – What is God up to in our neighborhood?  Listening and learning from those outside our faith community 

Note that you are welcome to come for only the dinner or for only the program.

See more Lenten Opportunities in our 2023 Lent, Holy Week, and Easter Brochure!

Maundy Thursday Agape Meal

Calling all cooks! We are in need of 7 generous cooks willing to make up just one crockpot full of soup ( feeding 10ish or so) for our upcoming Agape Meal during Holy Week. As you may recall from last year's inaugural event, this meal is the foundation of a very special Maundy Thursday gathering in the undercroft. This time together includes a simple meal, a service of Holy Eucharist, and foot washing for those who wish to partake. 

Please click on the link below to sign up to bring your favorite soup, one that you enjoy both eating and making. We ask that at least a couple of the soups be vegetarian. Please bring your soup ready to go in a crockpot by between 5:30-5:45pm on Maundy Thursday, April 6th.

Thanks in advance for helping to make this a holiest of holy days. 

Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4EAFAA2DA13-agape

Variety Show on Cinco de Mayo

Tickets will be available for sale this Sunday at church!

Save the Date: Endowment "Thank you" event April 21st.

An event for all participants in the Cornerstone Endowment is being held on Friday, April 21st from 5-7pm. Please mark your calendars if you have contributed to the Endowment at any time since its founding. Invitations with more information will be sent out soon.

St. David’s is seeking a part-time Sexton

We are looking for someone willing to work 17-20 hours a week taking care of our building, arranging furniture as needed for services and programs.  A position description that lists responsibilities and expectations can be found on the home page of our website at:  www.stdavidsparish.org  or by contacting us at staffing@stdavidsparish.org

ICA Update

When donating to ICA during the MN FoodShare March Campaign, you are not only supporting ICA’s expanded programming, but also playing a big role in growing its purchasing power. Just like your family, it is costing ICA much more to buy fruits, vegetables and other essentials. A financial donation to ICA ensures the food shelves can be kept well-stocked, while food donations help bring in immediate supplies.  You can learn more and donate by visiting www.icafoodshelf.org/march-campaign.   Thank you in advance.

A note received from a neighbor who has benefited from ICA’s services: “Thank you to all the people who donate and volunteer at ICA! You made it possible for me to receive food and assistance at a time when I lost my job.”

Loaves and Fishes

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat.  I was a stranger and you invited me in. 

St. David’s is expanding our presence at Loaves and Fishes at St. Gabriel’s in Hopkins.   We will be taking the 2nd Tuesday and 4th Monday of the month in addition to our quarterly 5th Tuesday. Loaves and Fishes moved to a cook and package method so not as many volunteers are needed. Two for cooking with the L&F coordinator from 3-5 and two to package and serve from 4:30 to 6:30. 

Please contact Sue or Basil Owen to sign up. Sue’s cell is 612-716-1945. Basil’s cell is 612-716-0683.

Upcoming dates 

• Mon April 24th 
• Tues May 9th
• Mon May 22nd
• Tues May 30th 

Wondering if you can volunteer as a family or if there are other opportunities besides St. Gabriel’s?  The Loaves and Fishes page might help you.  Volunteer – Loaves and Fishes (loavesandfishesmn.org)

Book Club Update

The St. David’s Book Club met on February 7 to discuss Love is the Way by Bishop Michael Curry.  This was an easy read and I encourage everyone to read this book.  Bishop Curry’s writing style is so approachable and he uses examples from his own life to share more about himself and, more importantly, how Love is the Way to a fulfilling life.  

Our upcoming selection to be discussed in April is The Good Earth. 

It is a historical fiction novel by Pearl S. Buck published in 1931 that dramatizes family life in a Chinese village in the early 20th century. It was the best-selling novel in the United States in both 1931 and 1932, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1932, and was influential in Buck's winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. Buck, who grew up in China as the daughter of American missionaries, wrote the book while living in China and drew on her first-hand observation of Chinese village life.  ~Wikipedia

Meeting Link:    

St David's Book Club - April Meeting

We have an interesting line-up of selections this year and invite all St. David’s parishioners to participate.  We usually meet via Zoom on the first Tuesday of every other month from 6:30 – 7:55.  Here is this year’s schedule – please join us!

St. David's Women's Camping Group

It's that time again......the snow will melt and the sun will shine.  

Please join the St David's Real Women planning session after church on Mar 26th.  

Questions call:

Susan Taylor  952-944-7241

Launa Tucker  952-261-6559 

Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative

Register for the Bring it Home, Minnesota Rally happening on March 201

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