Saint David's Episcopal Church

The Good News of Saint David's Episcopal Church

Note: The Good News is provided to all people who attend our regular services. The latest copy is presented here for your convenience and for visitors to our website. In compliance with church policy, home phone numbers and the names of some people have been removed from the online copy. Please contact the church if you need this information.

Adult Forum: Today we will welcome Rev. Dorryce Ann Rudd, associate pastor at Branches Baptist Church to discuss the topic of Forgiveness. All are welcome and No preparation is needed!

Godly Play: Ms. Sue will tell the children the story of Jesus in the Wilderness. I wonder what it was like being alone in the desert for such a long time…I wonder how Jesus felt when the evil one was near him…Our Bible reading will be Matthew 4:1-11.

Vestry Nominations Committee: The Vestry Nominations Committee seeks parishioners who feel called to be leaders within the church. If you would like more information, please contact one of the following committee members: Ron Gotshall, Justin Davis, Mildred Bell, David Love, Mac Todd or Bill Isenberg.

New to St. David's? We'll be having a St. David's 101 session in the parish hall at 10:20 today with Marti Stephens-Hartka and Pastor Elizabeth. Please join us!

Great Cookie Caper of 2012: February 20, 1:30pm – 4:30pm in the parish hall. Kids of all ages will be baking cookies to be frozen for use at our breakfast hours and as dessert for our Lenten supper series. St. David’s will provide the ingredients, you bring the fun. Any questions please call Beth Pulliam at 639-6576.

Adult Bible Study resumes in 2012 with our Wisdom studies. We are studying JOB in the coming weeks. Mark your calendars for Wednesdays in January at 7:00pm. Bring a friend. This DVD series is very interesting and there is no preparation. Just come, watch and discuss if you like. We usually meet in the parish hall in classroom #3. Questions? Call Travis Kennedy 739-2627 or Robert Nelson 739-5127.

Youth Confirm Not Conform: 2012 dates are 1/29, 2/5, 2/19. 3/4, and 3/18. Times are 2:00-3:30 unless otherwise noted.

Find Your Palms from Last Year! We will have our annual Burning of the Palms at our Shrove Tuesday pancake supper on February 21, creating ashes to use at our Ash Wednesday services the following day. Don’t forget to bring your palms from last Palm Sunday in; with three services on Ash Wednesday (plus one for preschool chapel) we need to make lots of ashes!

St. David’s Day Celtic Eucharist: So, who was Saint David anyway? Find out on St. David’s Day, March 1, when we will celebrate St. David with a Celtic Eucharist at 7:00PM, complete with candles and Celtic music.

Ultreya: After an extended hiatus, South Richmond Ultreya will be held at St Michael’s, Bon Air, Monday, January 30, starting with an optional potluck supper at 6:30pm (with the Ultreya itself starting at 7:00pm) and ending by 8:30pm. All are welcome and all Cursillistas are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions about this or Cursillo in general, please see Mark Gilbert.

Yokefellows, a Christian music ministry involving Tucker Wright and Mark Gilbert, is performing from 6 to 8 pm on Friday, February 3, at the Centenary United Methodist Church downtown in East Grace Street, as part of the monthly Richmond First Fridays Artwalk event. It is a free concert, with free coffee, soft drinks and snacks provided. Please contact Mark or Tucker with questions. Website: www.centumc.org/fnl.htm

Outreach: The jars for the Pennies from Heaven fundraiser are out in the narthex. Please support our Pre-School and drop a few coins (or a few dollars) in. We are having a little friendly competition between men and women to see who can raise the most for this very important ministry.

Outreach: We are currently looking for someone (or several someones) to continue the Men's Shelter Feeding Program. Greg and Heidi Chadwick will be stepping down in the spring. Please call Joannie Smithson 276-8294 if you would like more information.

Are you out of work? The Episcopal churches in our area have teamed

up to help. Check out JobSeekers, Monday mornings at 10 in Pinder Hall at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer (2341 Winterfield Rd. Midlothian). JobSeekers provide free resources for landing a job as well as emotional and spiritual support.

FEBRUARY

02 Thursday 7:00PM Zumba

02 Thursday 7:00PM 9:00 Choir Practice

05 Sunday Fifth Sunday after Epiphany/First Fruit Sunday

06 Monday 6:45PM Boy Scouts

07 Tuesday 7:00PM 11:15 Choir Practice

08 Wednesday 7:00PM Patrol Leadership Meeting

7:30PM Troop Committee Meeting

09 Thursday 7:00PM Zumba

09 Thursday 7:00PM 9:00PM Choir Practice

10 Friday 1:00PM Chesterfield Social Workers

11-12 Diocesan Annual Council in Williamsburg

12 Sunday Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

13 Monday 6:45PM Boy Scouts

14 Tuesday 7:00PM 11:15 Choir Practice

15 Wednesday Preschool Pictures

15 Wednesday 6:45PM Vestry Meeting

16 Thursday 7:00PM Zumba

16 Thursday 7:00PM 9:00PM Choir Practice

17 Friday 7:00PM Bexley Homeowners Meeting

18 Saturday Workday

19 Sunday Last Sunday after Epiphany/Helping and Healing

2:00PM Youth Confirm not Conform Class

20 Monday 1:30PM Great Cookie Caper

20 Monday 7:00PM Boy Scouts

21 Tuesday 5:30 PM Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

21 Tuesday 7:00PM 11:15 Choir Practice

22 Wednesday 7:00AM, Noon, 7:00PM Ash Wednesday

23 Thursday 7:00PM 9:00 Choir Practice

26 Sunday First Sunday in Lent

26 Sunday 5:30PM Newcomer’s Dinner

27 Monday 6:45PM Boy Scouts

28 Tuesday 7:00PM 11:15 Choir Practice

29 Wednesday Lent Service