In This Edition:
- Worship this Sunday via Zoom
- COVID Update
- Absalom Jones Evening Prayer Service from ECMN
- Forward Day by Day Books at Central Entrance of Church
- WANTED: Your Special Book List
- ICA Update
- Children and Youth Update
- Regular Offerings
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Black History Month
Absalom Jones is an Episcopal saint and the first African American to be ordained priest in the Episcopal Church. We celebrate his feast day on February 13.
See the announcement below for a special evensong celebration with Bishop Craig Loya and the congregation of Holy Trinity, St. Paul.
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Set us free, heavenly Father, from every bond of prejudice and fear; that, honoring the steadfast courage of your servant Absalom Jones, we may show forth in our lives the reconciling love and true freedom of the children of God, which you have given us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
--Collect for Absalom Jones
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Morning Prayer live via Zoom on Sunday, February 6th |
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Please join us for Morning Prayer live via Zoom at 9:30 AM on Sunday. See below for the Zoom link, with phone in numbers. Worship will later be uploaded to YouTube. Join in as early as 9:15 and stay for "coffee hour" afterwards as you like!
Note that this week at Morning Prayer we will be celebrating Birthdays and Anniversaries in the month of February!
Thank you for being the beautiful, faithful people of God at St. David's. See you Sunday.
Loving God. Loving One Another.
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Join Zoom Meeting
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In light of some recent "good COVID" news, namely infections/hospitalizations finally going down, your COVID safety team, which includes your wardens and rector, have come to a carefully thought out decision.
The plan is to open up the church again for small group gatherings beginning Feb 14th. If the numbers keep receding, we will then fully open the church for services and such on March 1st as we enter into the Holy Season of Lent.
We will keep in place the "inside church" mask mandate, asking for upgrading the quality of masks for in church attendance. Good fitting N95, KN95, or KF94 masks have proven superior in protection against the highly contagious Omicron variant. If you need this type of mask, please let us know. COVID vaccinations with boosters offer yet another layer of protection, and are also strongly encouraged for all who are able. All this is in place as we all face the daunting challenge of learning how to live with this virus......so that life may go on in community.
COVID Safety Team
The Rev. Katherine Lewis, Rector
Randy Schwichtenberg, Sr. Warden
Allison Ferro, Jr. Warden
Diane Curley
Huldah Niles
Roger Stratton
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Absalom Jones Evening Prayer Service
from ECMN
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Sunday, February 13, 5pm | Online
Join Bishop Loya and leaders from Holy Trinity, St. Paul in celebrating Absalom Jones, Episcopal saint and the first African American to be ordained priest in the Episcopal Church, on his feast day, February 13. This evening prayer service is open to all. Please register at the link above to receive the Zoom link.
Please share this event widely using the links below:
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Forward Day by Day is a booklet of daily inspirational meditations reflecting on a specific Bible passage, chosen from the daily lectionary readings as listed in the Revised Common Lectionary or the Daily Office from the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer.
Please stop by the church to pick up the most recent Forward Day by Day Meditation book. These are located inside the central doors of the church, the doors closest to the office, as the outer door is unlocked thus you can pick them up anytime.
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WANTED: Your Special Book List |
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St. David’s has a large number of avid book readers, so a special winter project is underway—the compilation of our favorite books. So no matter if your book appetite leans to topical, thematic, trendy, transformative, or traditional we want to hear from you! We are asking interested participants to create a list of your all-time favorite five (5) books, with one book from your childhood, one religious (in the broadest sense), one that was transformative, and no classification for the other two. If you desire, a brief note or comment can follow any of the book selections. As a bonus, participants can add a sixth book that “was a truly great read but a book no one has heard of” (one of those obscure little gems). The master book list will be anonymous, with the goal of a Zoom meeting at the end of February to discuss “the list.’” Deadline for submission is Saturday, February 19th. Please email your list to Scott Clark at [email protected]. Thanks for your input! |
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Empty Bowls
The annual Hopkins/Minnetonka Empty Bowls event has been a an important part of the community for 24 years, both in supporting our neighbors’ needs and in creating a strong community bond. 2022 will mark the final year of this event.
Each year Empty Bowls includes a silent auction of fine art from local artists. These art pieces range from hand-built and thrown bowls to sculptures, jewelry, paintings and hand-crafted goods. New this year the auction will also feature specialty food gift baskets and food-related items. If you or someone you know is an artist and are interested in donating a piece to the silent auction, email Maggie at [email protected] or go to the ICA website at icafoodshelf.org and select Events from the menu. Choose Empty Bowls and you will find a 2022 Silent Auction Form to print out and submit. All silent auction items must be received by Monday, February 21st. The week-long silent auction will begin on March 1st.
If you are interested in being an Empty Bowls sponsor this year along with other community members, businesses and community organizations, there is more information about sponsorship under Events/Empty Bowls at icafoodshelf.org.
Note: New date for the Empty Bowls Celebration. The in-person Empty Bowls Celebration will now be held on Monday, February 21st from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at LTD Brewing (downtown Hopkins). ICA invites you to this open house style celebration.
“Come raise a glass to all the amazing community members who helped make this event possible over the last 24 year.” 20% of proceeds that night will go to ICA and Resource West. Hope you will stop by and join the celebration.
Food Shelf items needed this month
ICA is currently running low on the following items:
* cereal (hot & cold)
* tea, coffee, Keurig cups
* ramen noodles
* olive oil
* baby food, baby wipes
* wet & dry cat food, kitty litter
* paper products
This month’s ICA collection will end the evening of Sunday, February 20. Please put any items you wish to donate in the baskets provided at the church south and east entrances. The above list are suggestions from ICA. Please know anything you wish to donate is always appreciated. Thank you.
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Update on Children and Youth Programming |
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Children’s Ministry: This Sunday, February 13th, we will meet in-person at St. David’s for Godly Play. Children ages 3 to 5th Grade are welcome to come to the Godly Play room at 9:20am. We will have a lesson and play time. Parents are invited to stay in the building and bring a personal device to log on to Zoom worship that starts at 9:30am. We ask all children and parents to mask with a well fitting KN95 or similar type mask. We will provide masks for those who need them.
Middle School Ministry: No youth group Wednesday, February 16th as there will be JUSTMove. We will meet again, in-person !! on the 23rd.
High School Ministry: In-person youth group this Sunday, February 13th at St. David’s from 6:45-8:00. Please wear a good KN95 or similar style mask. We will meet in the Undercroft for some fun games!
Youth Retreat – Save the Date! We have booked the hill cabins at Green Lake Bible Camp in Spicer, MN for a weekend retreat, first weekend of August. This will be for all youth going into 6th-12th grade. More details to follow!
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This Week at St. David's! |
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Featured Events
- Morning Prayer via Zoom
- 9:30 AM on Sunday, February 13th
- Choir Meeting on Zoom
- 10:45 AM on Sunday, February 13th
- JUSTMove
- 6:30 PM on Wednesday, February 16th
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.
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In this time of the coronavirus pandemic, the need to reach our most vulnerable parishioners has been great. Our 11 person Pastoral Care Team has stepped up to the plate and has been regularly calling around 24 St. David's members and families to share in remote fellowship, prayer, and conversation to determine if we, as a community, could help address any of their unmet needs. We are pleased to report that virtually all of these parishioners are doing well so far and have their basic needs met by their facilities and/or family. They are in good spirits and continue to remain resilient in the face of isolation and uncertainty.
If you find yourself in need of food or other resources, please contact:
or:
and we will assist you in finding solutions.
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Pastoral Care Line: 952-767-0891 |
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We will include all individuals in the prayers list for four consecutive weeks, and then they will be removed from the list. If the prayer need is ongoing, please reach out and we will keep their names on the list. If anyone's prayer need is shorter than four weeks, please also note that. This way we will keep all prayer lists updated and recent.
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Prayers and Passages
We pray for healing of body, mind or spirit for those we love, especially Richard Austin (father of Holly Lamond), William Cadwell (son of Philip Cadwell), Christina Dorr Drake (daughter-in-law of Nan and Guy Drake), Laurie Domeier (friend of Harvala family), Ellen (mother of Sara Kuyper), Mark Enos (friend of Keith Gause), Dorothy Eyers (mother of Janet McKernan), Karen Flood (friend of Cliff Crockford), Maggie Flynn (daughter of Karin Lindquist and Andy Scheu), Jackie Galich (John Galich's mother), Dan Greer (nephew of LaMar Popp), Dick Hanson (friend of Bill Jacobs), Allison Hatcher, Don Hatteberg (Andy Scheu's brother in law), Ann Henjum (daughter of Bob Triebenbach), Tom Ingison (friend of Keith Gause), Owen Kuyper, Joan MacDonald, Joseph (JoJo) McLaughlin and family (Shea Brendalen's nephew), Josie Meyer and family (friend of the Handley-Jurkovich family), Faith Odegbami, Heidi Prunick (friend of Cliff Crockford), Joy Sanders, Amara Strande (daughter of the Rev. Dana Strande), Johannah Surma (daughter of Karin Lindquist and Andy Scheu), and Paul Ward (Tracy Johnson's cousin-in-law).
We pray for those who have died, especially Amir Locke, Bruce Brelsford (Andy Scheu's brother in law), Shirley (mother of Bonnie Boyd), Karen (friend of Laura Dickinson), Doris Warner (grandmother of Vonnie Fiedler's husband Luke) and Fox William Marshall (great nephew of Di Marshall).
We pray for all who suffer or serve in war.
We pray for all who have been born.
We pray for an end to racism and all systems of oppression.
We pray in thanksgiving for all the blessings of this life.
We pray for those serving in the military, Will Culliton, Aprille Lopac, and Kaelyn Wahlberg.
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COVID-19 Resources Available
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