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Glad Tidings St David’S Episcopal Church, Washington Glad Tidings St David’s Episcopal Church, Washington June 2018 Dear Friends, Fran, and their three grown children to Saint David’s this summer. The Kenworthys played such It is hard to believe that it has only a key part in laying the groundwork for the rebirth been six months since I arrived at that we are experiencing now at Saint David’s Saint David’s and, as one of my during their year with the parish prior to my first acts as your new rector, arrival, and I am thrilled to be able to leave you all penned my first Glad Tidings letter to you! The in such faithful and capable hands while I am away. same faithful expectation and energy that was present in December has only increased over these In this season between Pentecost and Advent, last few months and I love knowing that we have friends, we celebrate what we call in the church… already begun to live into God’s new call to us. tempus per annum, or “ordinary time”. A reminder – there is nothing unexceptional about ordinary As we turn towards summer, I am excited to learn time. Rather, it is in the ordinary-ness of our lives how the Spirit will continue to work among us and that we live fully into who God is calling us to be. drive us forward. I could not feel better about Though we seem to be hard-wired to seek out and stepping away for the next twelve weeks on crave the mountaintop and crucifixion moments of maternity leave, knowing that the momentum and life, it is the green season, the ordinary time of our vitality felt by all are signs that the Spirit is, indeed, lives that we are allowed to fully live into the moving among us and will continue to lead us into maturity of faith and love to which we are called. new life, new relationships and an ever deepening What a wonderful time for Saint David’s to claim. faith. As physical manifestations of that growth, Right now. To ask… what is the new ordinary, the keep an eye out for continued work over the new reality to which we are being called and how summer, initiated and made possible by your will we respond? generosity and giving to the Capital Campaign. I would love to hear from you this summer about Your wardens and vestry will be working all your own “ordinary time” and stories of new life summer to move the ball forward on many fronts, and rebirth, and look forward to visiting you soon from building and grounds projects to 2018/19 with the newest Hawley and member of the parish! calendar planning and administrative and financial Until then, may God continue to bless you and our systems and process upgrades. Rob Church parish with discerning and expectant hearts, continues to look for voices for our Sunday summer faithful hands and feet and a wonderfully choir and, though the Sunday School is on summer exceptional and ordinary summer. break, know that your teachers and volunteers will be hard at work getting ready for September. Every Blessing, Please join me in thanking all of the parish leadership and volunteers dedicated to answering the call of the Spirit this summer at Saint David’s Kristen L. Hawley and consider and discern how you might offer your Rector own leadership, time, prayers and gifts to this great parish in the coming months! I would also ask that you join me in welcoming back the Reverend Stuart A. Kenworthy, his wife, 1 WARDENS’ REPORT Dear Members of St. David's: For many churches, this time of year marks a time when many start to take time off from church activities. After all, Sunday School has concluded for the year, students are graduating and families are planning vacations. For St. David's, this summer will once again be different. After launching her tenure here with tremendous success and enthusiasm, Rev. Hawley will soon embark on maternity leave in preparation of welcoming her new baby to the Hawley family. Rev. Stuart Kenworthy, who so ably led St. David's as our interim minister during our transition period, will resume his role as interim minister while Kristen is away. Our seminarian, Melesa Skoglund is scheduled to return from maternity leave. Committees will meet, work on Capital Campaign projects will continue, and the Vestry will once again meet over the summer months. Clearly, St. David's is continuing to experiencing a real growth trajectory. Additionally, there have been several major life events since the publication of the last issue of Glad Tidings. St. David's welcomed two members to the church community with the baptism of William Lucas Weidner and the confirmation of Christine Arnold. Sadly, the church also lost two members as funeral services were held for Athlestan Frederick "Fred" Spilhaus, Jr., PhD, and Elizabeth Beach "Betsy" Rea. May their families find comfort and may they both rest in peace. Finally, many of you probably know that St. David's - along with many other churches - historically experience a dip in cash flow over the summer months. This is completely understandable as many parishioners are away. As St. David's needs to meet financial obligations every month of the year, perhaps parishioners can make an extra effort to continue contributing over the summer. Thanks for the opportunity to serve as your Senior Warden, and we look forward to seeing many of you soon. Faithfully, Stephen T. Sears Senior Warden 2 SAINT DAVID'S SUMMER CHOIR OPEN TO ALL! From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the regular St David’s choir is on summer break. During the summer season, we typically have one choir member each Sunday to help lead the congregation in hymn singing. This summer, we are creating a new volunteer Summer Choir to lead the congregation in hymn singing. The Summer Choir will be open to all! One member from our regular choir will be there each week to help out as well. So, if any of you enjoy singing, why not consider giving the Summer Choir a try? There is no firm weekly commitment and no difficult music to learn. The Summer Choir will practice 30 minutes before the 10am service on Sunday mornings (coffee is provided), practice the hymns and the join in the processional, leading the congregation in song for the hymns that morning from the chancel. Please see me on Sunday or email me at [email protected] with questions or to sign up. Looking forward to singing with you this summer! Rob Church. DEADLINES FOR BRINGING CASSEROLES: JUNE 13, 2018 So Others Might Eat (SOME) provides hot meals to the hungry in our city. St. David's contributes casseroles once a month. Casserole recipes and pans are available in the Commonwealth Room and in the undercroft lobby. Casseroles are due on the Monday before the third Wednesday of each month. If you would like to coordinate the deliveries for this ministry, please contact the Parish Office. Total time involved from arrival at St. David's to return to St. David's is about two hours. Flower Guild Semi Annual Meeting The St. David’s Flower Guild will meet on Sunday, June 10 in the Wicker Room following the 10 am service. It is hoped that all members will attend. The flower arranging schedule for the next six months will be decided, housekeeping matters and the handbook will be discussed, and there will be a brief demonstration of mechanics. Those interested in joining Flower Guild should contact the chair through the Parish Office. 3 S t. St. David’s Activities Calendar: June 2018 D a vi SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY d’ s 1 Justin 2 Martyrs of Lyons A 7:00 pm Palisades Al- c Anon ti vi 3 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER 4 5 Boniface 6 7 8 9 Columbia PENTECOST 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 12:00 pm 8:00 am Holy Eucharist Vestry Meeting Holy Eucharist 7:00 pm ti Benedictine Way 8:30 pm 10:00 am Holy Eucharist 7:30 pm Palisades Al- 8:00 pm Palisades Al- 11:15 am Coffee Hour Palisades Al- Anon es Betty Ford Group Anon 5:00 pm Holy Eucharist Anon C a 10 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER 11 ST.BARNABAS 12Enmegahbowh 13 14 Basil the 15EvelynUnderhill 16 Joseph Butler le PENTECOST THE APOSTLE Great 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 12:00 pm Palisades Al- 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 8:30 pm n 8:00 pm Palisades Al- Holy Eucharist Anon 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Palisades Al- Betty Ford Group Anon 11:15 am Coffee Hour S.O.M.E Anon d 5:00 pm Holy Eucharist Casserole a deadline r: 17 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER 18 Bernard Mizeki 19 20 21 22 Alban 23 PENTECOST 8:00 pm 12:00 pm 8:30 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 am Holy Eucharist Betty Ford Group 7:30 pm Holy Eucharist Palisades Al- Palisades Al- J 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Palisades Al- Anon Anon 11:15 am Coffee Hour Anon a 5:00 pm Holy Eucharist n u a 24 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER 25 Nativity of St. John 26 27 28 Irenaeus 29 ST, 30 PENTECOST the Baptist PETER & ST. 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