RECOVERY MONTH JOURNEY GROUP

Sept. 7-28, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Room 210

September is Recovery Month. Join the Rev. Dr. Carol Petty as she explores the topic of detachment. Learn how to detach with love and find peace while loving an alcoholic/addict or otherwise challenging person.

FEAST OF SAM SHOEMAKER/

RECOVERY SUNDAY

Sept. 18, 5 p.m., Bethell Hall

Join us as we celebrate the life and witness of the Rev. Sam Shoemaker with a service lifting up themes of recovery, addiction, and freedom from those things that may keep us in bondage

UPCOMING SPECIAL SERVICES

• Sept. 11 Recognition of Seminarians Carter Lee and Katy Campbell
• Sept. 14 Feast of the Holy Cross, Noon
• Sept. 18 Birthday Blessings (all morning services)

EYC is a place for joy, rest, and play. Come as you are, and take what you need from this time.

- Kelsey Cooper

Director of Youth Ministry

EPISCOPAL YOUTH COMMUNITY (EYC)

Wednesdays

5:30-6 p.m. Dinner in Sumners Hall

6-7 p.m. Meeting, Room 170

Students in grades 6-12 are encouraged to join us for community building, fellowship, games, and silliness until we wrap up with Compline and a devotional at 7 p.m. 

SUNDAY YOUTH FORMATION

Sundays, 10 a.m., Youth Room 170

We start with check-ins and sometimes donuts, and then read one of the scripture passages from the lectionary for that Sunday and discuss in depth.

OPEN TABLE BOOK STUDY

Starting Sept. 7-Oct. 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Zoom

We’ll read and discuss John Boswell’s Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century.

The book, published in 1980, won the 1981 National Book Award for History and has become a classic, paving the way for many LGBTQ+ Christians. The author’s sister, the Rev. Patricia Boswell, will join us for a presentation during the last session of the study.

THE SOUL OF AGING

Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Crail C 

This half-day immersion experience will introduce The Soul of Aging — a ten-month curriculum that explores the spiritual invitations of the aging journey using an approach developed by the Center for Courage and Renewal. Within the fellowship of a trustworthy community, we will use poetry, music, and art to explore our visions of aging.

Dr. Mona West is a trained facilitator in this curriculum.

This will be an in-person offering. Participants are required to attend this first session to continue the program.

The following offerings were designed to honor this season, which is celebrated by Christians around the world as a time for renewing, repairing, and restoring our relationship to God, one another, and all of creation.

ENVIRONMENTAL GUILD PLANNING MEETING

Sept. 11, 12:30-2 p.m., Guild Parlor

St. David’s Environmental Guild meets to discuss new and ongoing projects for environmental stewardship at the church and in our community. All those interested are welcome to attend.

The Nature and Spirit of Japanese Gardens

Sunday, Sept. 18, 10-11 a.m., Crail C and Zoom

Dr. Molly Ogorzaly, the author of top-selling book Economic Botany, will explore through stunning photos and lecture on the beauty and spirituality of Japanese gardens which she experienced while on a gardening internship in Japan.

Surviving and Thriving in Your Central Texas Fall Garden

Sunday, Sept. 25, 10-11 a.m., Crail C and Zoom 

Carolyn Williams has been a Travis County Master Gardener for 21-plus years and worked on many projects in the Austin area: Texas State School for the Deaf, the Women’s Shelter, Zilker Botanical Garden, and numerous school gardens.

Creation Care Fair

Sunday, Oct. 2, 10-11 a.m., Church Entrance

The Season of Creation lecture series will culminate in the annual Creation Care Fair. Visit with animals from Barking Dog Ranch. Enjoy a children's activity called, Eat the Rainbow, learn from master gardeners about water and energy conservation, and join our ever-popular silent auction with prizes ranging from gift certificates for Tiny Pies to a weekend in Port Aransas! 

NEWCOMER BREAKFAST

Sept. 11, 10 a.m., Sumners Hall

Join others who are new or exploring St. David’s for an informal time of fellowship, learning, and a delicious free breakfast!

YOUNG ADULT BRUNCH

Sept. 11, 12:30-2 p.m., Lobby

Anyone in their 20s/30s is welcome to join others for some food and fellowship after the 11:15 service ends. We’ll gather in the lobby to go somewhere off-site.

SUNDAY FOYERS LUNCH

Sept. 18, 12:30-2 p.m., Sumners Hall

Come meet some new folks, visit with old friends, and enjoy a sumptuous lunch in Sumners Hall. The cost is $10 per person. Register using the button below or by emailing foyers@stdave.org, by Sept. 9.

VOTER REGISTRATION

“It is a Christian obligation to vote, and more than that, it is the church’s responsibility to help get souls to the polls."

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

St. David’s Anti-Racism Task Force encourages everyone to get ready to vote in the November 8, 2022 election by checking:

1. You are registered

2. Registration matches your current address

3. What identification you need to bring to the polls

4. How to register for vote-by-mail, if eligible.

All this at texas.gov/living-in-texas/texas-voter-registration/ 

Let’s make this the parish who votes!