Weekly Programming

• This Sunday 
• Note about email scams
• Upcoming Community Forums
• Faithful Innovations
• Children and Youth Ministry - No youth group Wednesday, May 17

Community Events

• Dinner and Movie - May 17 - Risen
• Newcomer Brunch - May 21
• Wonder Women Happy Hour - May 12
• Women's Camping Trip - Aug 13-17

Outreach

• Job Posting - We're seeking a part-time Sexton!
• Beckmann's Bike Brigade
• Loaves and Fishes
• ICA Update

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Weekly Programming

Church this Sunday

8:00 and 9:30 service of Holy Eucharist

There will be Children's Time during the 9:30 service.



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

Social Time (Mother's Day) - Neighborhood Walks

Note about Email Scams

A couple of folks have been receiving emails from email addresses disguising themselves as Katherine Lewis. If you get a random email that looks like it's from Katherine and it asks you to click on a link, DON'T click the link! One way to check is to look at the sender's email address to see if it actually came from her, klewis@stdavidsparish.org.

If you are suspicious and want another set of eyes, feel free to forward the email to office@stdavidsparish.org

Otherwise, just delete the email and report it as scam.

See this example of a real scam email below.

Notice it says from Katherine Lewis, but it is not from her email.

Notice too, just a short note prompting you to check out the link, and a long link.

Upcoming Community Forums

Sunday, May 14

Social Time (Mother's Day) - Neighborhood Walks

Sunday, May 21

Newcomer Celebration Brunch

Sunday, May 28

Social Time (Memorial Day Weekend) - Neighborhood Walks

Sunday, June 4

Lay Ministry Leaders Celebration and Thank You

Faithful Innovation

WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Starts This Week

Spring has finally arrived and the members of the Faithful Initiative Guiding Team are inviting you to get out into the neighborhoods!  The purpose of this outing is to notice – notice signs of hope, signs of need, signs of God's presence and call.  You can join in up several ways.  Group outings are set for May 14 and 28.   These take the place of the Adult Forum  but, no worries, coffee-to-go will be provided. If these dates don't work for you,  you might simply grab a friend and walk through any area you define as “neighborhood”.  If walking is not your jam, consider driving or setting up a chair on the grass  to watch the neighborhood move by you.  We have created an online folder to collect photos, comments and reflections.  You can submit your findings at https://tinyurl.com/44f594z6.  

Children and Youth Ministry

If you missed the forum this past Sunday, check out this video we watched about why respecting pronouns is so important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3jhJPPjEUE

Practice! Tell a story about someone using they/them as a singular, non-gendered pronoun.

3-5th Grade Spring Overnight at St. Stephen's - May 12-13th

No youth group next Wednesday, May 17th.

Community Events

Dinner and Movie - May 17 - Risen

There will be a Community dinner on Wednesday May 17 at 5:30 followed by another viewing of the 2016 movie Risen from 6:30 to 8:30. 

Risen is the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.



All are welcome for just dinner or just movie or both. Please note that this movie is rated PG-13. The beginning of the movie has some violence of Roman soldiers at war and then the Crucifixion. It would not be appropriate for young children. 

Newcomer Welcome Brunch - May 21, 10:30am

Come one, come all to our spring celebration of newcomers to St David’s. Once again, we are blessed to have so many new folks gracing our church doors! This brunch is not just for our new friends here at St David’s, but for all parishioners to come on down to the undercroft to enjoy a meal together, visit, and get to know one another better. 

Please let us know if you can make it via the link below. RSVP'ing just helps us in the food purchasing department. Yet, know that if you are now uncertain if you can attend, and find out later you can, and you didn't RSVP—no worries-- please just come on down that Sunday. The more the merrier.

https://forms.gle/zZL4KZDHtZ3BHyx68

Hope to see you there

Diane Curley

Junior Warden

St. David's Episcopal Church 

13000 St. Davids Road

Minnetonka, MN 55305

she/her/hers | c. (763) 232-9412 | dcurley@stdavidsparish.org

Wonder Women Happy Hour

Attention all St. David’s Women! 

The St. David’s Wonder Women will be hosting a social gathering each month during the summer (weather permitting on our patios & porches & decks!) Please join us for drinks & appetizers and a time to socialize. Plan to bring an appetizer or snack to share and if you have a favorite drink, that too. Beer/Wine/non-alcoholic options will be provided. 

We hope to see you this summer! 

5:00-7:00pm

Friday, May 12th (Huldah Niles)

Thursday, June 8th (Joann Allan)

Thursday, July 6th (Susan Taylor)

Thursday, August 10th (Ann Carda)

St. David's Women Camping Trip

St David’s women are going into the woods again!  We’ll leave August 13 (Sunday) and return August 17 (Thursday).  We will be staying at Lake LaSalle Recreation Area.  This is adjacent to Lake Itasca. Join us for hot dogs, s’mores and great fellowship!

Susan Taylor      952-944-7241

Launa Tucker     952-935-1294

Outreach

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

Beckmann's Bike Brigade

The Bike MS: Twin Cities Ride is back for another year.

The formal event will be in St. Paul on Saturday, May 13^th. Beckmann’s Bike Brigade (B^3) has decided to model after previous successful outings and will hold our own ride on Saturday, May 13^th in Minnetonka.  

For those who are newer to Westwood, we ride to support our own Dan Beckmann, who lives with MS. Through the miracles of modern medicine, Dan has been able to juggle a full work and family life despite the disease. Dan will be the first to say this event isn’t about him, it is about supporting a community of friends and family members who have been impacted by MS and working towards a cure.

For the event in May you have the option to sign up as a full participant through MS Society webpage. This allows you to fundraise on your own, yet be included as part of our greater team. Since we’re organizing our own version of the ride, you also have the option of simply showing up and riding with us on the 13^th….without formally signing up.  

This provides the opportunity for more folks to informally join the ride and simply donate to the team without paying a registration fee. My 7-year-old is planning to give it a try this year, so feel free to bring the kids and make it a family affair. This will be pretty informal, so just drop me a note chris.carda@westwoodps.com or call (612-209-2616) before the event (the day before is still not too late) for planning.

We’ll plan to meet at Westwood’s parking lot.

Westwood is where Dan Beckmann and Chris Carda Work

12701 Whitewater Drive, Suite 300

Minnetonka, MN 55343

We’ll meet at the SE side of the building for a 9:00 departure on Saturday morning, May 13^th. We’ll ride the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail to the southwest for about 7.5 miles to Lake Riley and then turn around and go back to Westwood (15ish miles total). We’ll supply Yo-Yo Donuts for all to enjoy at the end of the ride. The trail is hard-packed gravel, so plan accordingly with your bike. If it looks like a complete washout with rain, we’ll hold Sunday, May 14^th (same time and place) as a backup.

You can sign up for the team here. Our team name is Beckmann’s Bike Brigade.

If you can’t ride, but would like to donate, click here.

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 or email at bowen3@fastmail.com

Upcoming dates 

• Monday, May 22nd
• Tuesday, May 30th 
• Tuesday, June 13th
• Monday, June 26th

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)

ICA Update

Postal Food Drive this Saturday, May 13

Don’t forget to leave a bag of food at your mailbox for the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive on Saturday. Mail carriers will pick up your donated nonperishable food at your mailbox and bring it to ICA for volunteers to sort. This annual event is very important for stocking ICA’s shelves in the summer months.

More Astounding Statistics

The last two weeks in the Weekly News some eye-opening statistics were shared about the neighbors ICA served during the fiscal year of 2022. There are also several services designed specifically for children in its service area. ICA works with dozens of schools within the Minnetonka and Hopkins School Districts to provide weekend food to students on weekends and during breaks when school breakfasts and lunches are not available. Snack bins are filled with healthy snacks for students experiencing food insecurity. These items replace a missing breakfast or mid-day snack as needed. Last year:

• 831 weekend food packs were distributed.
• 119,800 snacks were distributed.
• 18,915 pounds of food were delivered to local schools.

In addition, ICA’s Kids’ Summer Market provides extra food to families with children during the summer. This food helps replace missed meals children usually receive through their school’s free and reduced price lunch program. Additional food choices include milk, eggs, fruit, cereal, sandwich fixings and more.

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.