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11 Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away - and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. For this reason the Father loves me, because 17 I lay down my life in order to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. 17 I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”
~John 10: 11-18 NIV
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Worship at St. David's Services:
Sunday Services
in person
8am and 10 am
as well as streaming
online at 10 am
Please find the service at the following link.
Registration for in person 8:00 Service Click Here
Join Sunday 10:00 Service on: Zoom
Registration for ln person 10:00 Service Click Here
Sunday Service on Facebook Live;
Please see link below in Participation Quick Links
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Looking Forward
May 9th this year is the Sixth Sunday of Easter, a day in the church calendar often observed as Rogation Day. In the middle ages, on Rogation Day, parishes would process around the boundaries of the church property, stopping a stations along the way to pray for good weather, good harvests, protection from enemies, and other things at the top of the list of concerns of the time. Obviously, in our day, we don’t worry so much about good harvests (Wegman’s is just down the street), or protection from enemies.
However, this year, we will have a rogation procession, and use it as an opportunity to think about what’s next for St. David’s. We had been planning last August to have a reception to celebrate the Celebration of the Arts: invite some artists, have a meal, and be thankful for the many good years of COTA. COVID prevented that from happening.
This year, May 9th would be the last Sunday of the Celebration had it happened, so this is a good way of putting COTA in the past and looking forward to the future. In the Old Testament, every 49th year was considered a Jubilee year: fields lay fallow, debts were forgiven, land restored to original owners, and people who had sold themselves into debt slavery released, so that everyone could start over and look forward with hope.
COTA lasted 49 years, and this past year (with COVID) has been a kind of Jubilee. So the question is, “Where do we go from here?” That will be the focus of our Rogation celebration. We will start after the 10:00 service with a prayer in the memorial garden, and then a simple procession around our grounds, reading some passages from scripture, and praying some prayers of discernment, asking God to point us to new endeavors.
Then, I would like to end in the little courtyard with a simple barbeque for lunch – maybe some hot dogs, hamburgers, and bratwurst. We’re working on having a simple jazz band playing some music while we eat (since we’ll be outside and social distanced, we can take our masks off to eat). Please make plans to attend on that day. If you attend the 8:00 service, please feel free to come back later for procession, lunch, and jazz.
We could use a couple of people willing to loan us a grill or two for that day – either gas or charcoal. Speak to me if you’ve got one to loan. Also, a couple of cooks to stand at the grills and get things going. As for the rest, we can all bring a side dish to share – salad, desert, picnic food. Let’s enjoy good weather (we hope it doesn’t rain that day) and each other’s company.
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St. David’s Spring Clean-Up
SAVE the DATE
- Date: April 17th
- Time: 8:30am - 12 noon
- Rain Date: April 24th
Bring your rake and other favorite gardening tools along with a tarp if you have one. Come when you can; stay as long as you can.
Let’s spruce up our church grounds. Questions contact Mike Kimber
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In keeping with best practices we are putting out a Covid-19 vaccination survey. Please click the link to participate: Click Here
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Making a Reservation for Sundays is easy!
You can:
- On or after 5 PM on Sunday, you can go to St. David’s website, www.stdavidscny.org and click on the time you wish to attend on the next Sunday. It will take you to a Google document for you to complete.
- In the ‟ Monday Mailer ”, you can click on the time you wish to attend and complete the Google document to make your reservation.
- In the ‟ Friday Newsletter ” you can also click the time and complete the Google document.
- If at any time you have a problem or question; or if you are interested in being on the ‟ Automatic ” reservation system, contact David Burgess. Phone: (315) 875-3572 E-Mail: dpburgess13032@gmail.com
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Particapation Quick Links
Getting involved in our services is making this darn pandemic tolerable, at least on Sundays and a few other moments
We invite everyone to help us in making our community stronger than ever through prayer. As you may know we have become acquainted with Zoom and Facebook Live to help bring us together to commune with each other. Please use these links to sign up to participate in our different prayer services and gatherings.
Sunday service participation in May:
Click the link to sign up for Sunday Service: Click Here
Bible Study: "We Shall Be Changed: questions for the post-pandemic church
If there are questions on how to sign up for Sunday participation or daily prayers please contact either Cherie or Dave
If you are already pre-registered for every Sunday,
or are a lay participant,
please don't register again to lessen the confusion of redundant reservations..
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April 18 ,2021
2nd Sunday of Easter
in person
8 am & 10 am
online service at 10am
See link below
To get The Book of Common Prayer:
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Contact St. David's
Contact information for, Parish Office
St. David's Episcopal Church-14 Jamar Drive DeWitt, NY 13214
(315)446-2112
Office hours Monday -Thursdays 9:00am-12:00pm or by appointment
Email:
Website:
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Dan's Blog:
St. Davids Dewitt:
CNY Episcopal Diocese:
Episcopal Church:
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Keep in your prayers:
Jamie Archer
Ian Kirkpatrick
Ginny Frey
Corinne Drury
James Palumbo
Lisa Richards
Judy McCumber
Marilyn Cleary
Susan Meyer
Roberta Heirath
Josh Echols
Frank Beadel
Isabella Songco
Daniel Healey
Hall Orcutt
Frank Cinque
James McDermott
Françoise Boulanger
Lois Shaffer
Rose Demagio
Tim Orcutt
Yvonne Shaw
Diana Smith
Judy Finlayson
Colleen Bain
Miggs Coleman
Lisa Smith
Msr. Robert Yeazel
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Everyone is invited to participate in bringing our newsletter to life. If you have an opinion, article, idea, event, organization or any other relevant topic of interest, please let us know. This is everyone's newsletter, we welcome your participation.
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The faith of Daniel
But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the royal rations of food and wine; so he asked the palace master to allow him not to defile himself. –Daniel 1:8
The Old Testament reading for today’s Daily Office is the first chapter of the Book of Daniel, telling of the life of a conquered people under foreign rule. While this account is not historically accurate, it rises to the level of cultural mythology in its powerful message of God’s presence in the midst of exile. Daniel, his three friends, and other young Israelite nobles are brought there to be educated in the literature and language of the dominant culture and, after three years, serve in the king’s court. This serves to assimilate the conquered and exiled people into the culture and values of the Babylonian empire—power and wealth.
Assimilation can bring about ease or devastation, often both at the same time. In the story of Daniel, the palace master calls Daniel and his friends by Babylonian names instead of using their Israelite ones. There is power in a name, and in the ancient world, giving someone a different name reflected power over them. God changed Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah. Jacob is called Israel. Jesus is called Beloved. Jesus calls us children of God.
We are children of God and, like Daniel, we also live in an imperial culture. What does our culture name us? I witness all sorts of naming, especially in advertising and social media: fat, ugly, dumb, loser, uppity, weirdo, psycho, not good enough, and the list can go on. We must resist the assimilation – both of ourselves and others – by not taking on the names that the empire insists on trying to give us. We take our name from God: Beloved. Beloved. Beloved. We must live in the power of God and not in the power of the empire...
By: The Rev. Danae Ashley
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Virtual Bible Study
Tuesday, April 20th Bible Study this week
Please join us Tuesdays at 7pm. Our normal Bible Study continues this week by virtual meeting because of the limitations the Covid-19 virus has put on all of us.
A zoom link with be emailed to anyone who has expressed an interest..
Join by Zoom:
Meeting ID: 393 321 833
Church Office to request a Zoom invitation to our weekly Bible Study, which resumes next Tuesday at 7 pm.
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Prayer List
We are trying to be sure that our prayer list is as updated as possible and certainly don't want to remove someone that should be on it. If you know of someone who should be removed please let the office know. Thank you.
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Pastoral Care:
* If you or a family member is sick or in the hospital.
* You are planning a meeting or scheduling an event so it can be placed on the church calendar.
* A baby is expected in your family.
* You want to arrange a baptism, affirmation of baptism, wedding or house blessing.
* When a family member has died.
* Your telephone, email or address is changed or if you are planning to move locally or out of town.
* You feel the church can help you in any way.
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codFISH
(Community of DeWitt Friends in Service Here)
Is a volunteer transport service to medical and dental appointments at no cost for residents of the Town of DeWitt. For more information please visit our website
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Altar Guild
If you'd like to have flowers on the altar in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion please contact the office (315-446-2112).
Plants at St. David's
Our plants at St. David's are on a set watering and feeding schedule. The flower guild asks that ONLY guild members attend the plants.
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
4/18-4/24
Birthdays
Rev. Dan Handschy
No Anniversaries
Departed
David Gregg, Friend of David and Sherry Tyler (3)
Richard Tuten, Friend of Bill and Marcia Hannett (3)
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Office Hours
Rector In Office
M,TH 9-2
Parish Office
M-Th 9-1
(Office Physically open Mondays )
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April Calendar
April 26~
Vestry
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Samaritan Update
The Samaritan Center can our help in other ways:
Donations are needed to service for our Samaritan Center clients
$100 seems to be the average
Any amount would be accepted
Pre-packaged cookies are needed and can be
dropped off at the church while Kristen is there
The Samaritan Center is also in need of these items:
- Prepackaged cookies
- To go containers
- Plastic forks & spoons
- Bottled water
- Bottled juices
- Sandwiches or any kind on any bread
- And the "bad" plastic bags if anyone cares to give them up
If you are dropping off something to be picked up please contact Linda ahead of time so she knows wheter to stop to pick up items.
Thank you for all you have done so far. Please be safe yourselves.
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Good Morning Everyone,
We're putting together a virtual coffee hour as part of our Sunday Services. Please send me either individual pictures of yourselves or you and your spouse if applicable, Click Here to send the pictures to my my email for St. David's projects.
Thanks
David Burgess
(315) 875-3572
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April 18, 2021
Acts 3:12-19
Peter addressed the people, “You Israelites, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him. But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.
“And now, friends, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. In this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer. Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out.”
1 John 3:1-7
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
Luke 24:36b-48
Jesus himself stood among the disciples and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate in their presence.
Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.
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