If you have a child attending Camp Capers this summer, they are invited to come forward for a blessing on the Sunday their camp is to begin. Families attending Family Camp at Mustang Island Conference Center are invited to come for a blessing on the Sunday prior to the start of the Camp. If you would like more information about the Camps and Conference Ministry of our Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, please see any member of our staff.
Bring Dad to Church this Sunday for a donut and coffee! I promise Dads would rather have a donut than a tie! Donuts and coffee will be available in the Parish Hall at 9:30 am.
Come celebrate Dad and then go worship our Heavenly Father!
And, remember what is the gospel of Second Hezekiah: “There shalt be plenteous donuts in the kingdom; donuts without calories overfloweth thy plate.”
It is there. I promise!!!!
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St. David’s Episcopal Church is hosting an Education for Ministry (EfM) course beginning in the Fall 2025. Members of other parishes are invited and encouraged to join the group.
EfM is a continuing education course for lay persons who would like to take their study of Scripture, church history, ethics and spirituality to a deeper level. Over four years of study participants study those topics over 36 weeks (27 individual study weeks and 9 weeks of common topics), three-hour weekly group meetings.
If you are interested and would like more information, Mr. Tom Carnes (EfM Coordinator for the Diocese of West Texas and Mtr. Mikel Brightman will be holding a brown bag lunch informational meeting at noon on Sunday, June 22nd at St. David’s Episcopal Church. For more information please email Mtr. Mikel (mikelb@saintdavids.net).
If you would like to learn more about the EfM content or experience, please contact Fr. Keith.
Registration will be in August. Annual tuition is $340, plus $10 copyright license and a 5% administration fee. Textbooks are available in various formats and cost under $100 per year. Registration is for one year only, and you commit for one year at a time.
Partial scholarships are available. Please see Fr Ram for more information.
For more information about EfM, please see their website.
Don’t use pesticides to control garden pests – they kill beneficial insects, including pollinators. Try planting alternative plants in your garden instead! They attract ladybugs, which are among the most reliable natural ways to control aphids that can damage a wide range of plants. By planting species that offer food and habitat, it’s possible to attract ladybugs into your garden.
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The Diocese of West Texas and St. George both have a long history of participating in world mission work over the decades. As a parish we have sent missionaries to Honduras, Haiti, Africa, Mexico and other locations near and far.
In early July, Deb Gardiner, a member of St. George, will travel to the Diocese of South Dakota to participate in the Cheyenne River Mission. Click here to learn more about this exciting mission opportunity.
I invite you to support Deb in this mission trip. It is not just Deb who is going on this mission trip. She goes as a representative of our community and will bring back stories of how we can participate in future mission trips to the Cheyenne River mission.
You might be wondering how you can support Deb.
For the past 26 years those who attend Diocesan Council are reminded that there are three ways to participate in a mission trip. Pray. Give. Go.
Pray: Everyone in the parish is encouraged to pray for the mission trip, those who are attending, those who are being served through the mission trip. Prayers are offered for a life-transforming experience for all involved.
Give: Everyone who is able is invited to give towards the mission trip. Expenses for a mission trip include the cost of travel for those attending, materials and other items used to train and prepare for the mission trip; items needed for the planned program and other items that may be needed that were not anticipated.
Go: Finally, some individuals are called to physically go into the mission field. They have felt the Spirit’s nudge, heard Christ’s call, and know they go with the prayers and support of their parish family.
Pray – Give – Go are the three essentials of any successful mission trip.
What can you do to support the upcoming mission trip to Cheyenne River?
Pray for Deb and the rest of the team. Pray for those whom they will meet. Pray for their mission to be fruitful and the first connecting points of a long term mission relationship.
Give towards the mission trip. The total cost to participate in this mission trip is $1600. Click here to give electronically. Or, you can offer your gift by check (notated Cheyenne River) by mail or offering plate.
Go – on a future mission trip to Cheyenne River or on another mission trip offered by our Diocesan World Mission Department. See either one of the clergy for more information about other trips.
Let’s kick off the summer with an afternoon full of fun, faith, water-filled excitement, and our 1st Annual Pentecost Olympics!!
Join us for a water-filled celebration as we dive into summer with joy, laughter, and a little splash of faith! We’ll have yard games and food for the whole family to enjoy! We’ll also have a bounce house and inflatable water slide, cool treats, and more — all while keeping Jesus at the center of their summer fun. We hope you will join us…and participate in our 1st annual Pentecost Olympics!!
THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 8, at 11:00 AM
in the Parish Hall
This Sunday we are having our Splash-into-Summer Potluck!
Please click this link to sign up to bring your favorite summer food for the Potluck.
If you forget to sign up, bring food anyway. If you don’t bring food, don’t worry, we want you there to enjoy the fellowship together.
This Sunday, June 8, in the Parish Hall
The theme is “Celebrating Pentecost.”
Messy Church will occur simultaneously with our regular 10 AM liturgy, so you will have TWO opportunities to worship!
On Messy Church Sundays, we have a potluck lunch.
The Potluck theme is Summer Favorites.
Regardless of which liturgy you attend – Messy Church or traditional worship in the Sanctuary—we will share fellowship with each other.
The Pollinator Garden project is starting to bloom! The Creation Care Ministry invites you to support this initiative by adopting a plant
(or a few or many!). Pictures of potential native plants are displayed on the poster located in the Narthex. The cost of these plants ranges from $10 to $25 each. Contributions can be made online through our giving app, under the Creation Care Ministry account. Additionally, cash and checks are accepted; please place them in an envelope and label it for Creation Care.
Contact Rhonda Cunningham (church) or Lauren Campos (school) for more information.
On May 29, Christians celebrate Jesus’ Ascension into heaven as a pivotal moment in the Christian faith. Occurring 40 days after Easter, the Ascension marks Christ’s return to God the Father, completing His earthly ministry. We view this event as a sign of Jesus’ divine nature and a promise of His continual presence through the Holy Spirit. It affirms hope in eternal life and encourages faithful witness in the world, honoring Christ as Lord of all creation.
