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“the illumination”

Volume 43, Issue 10 May 16, 2018

news from

Pg. 3 Parish Life

Pg. 3 Healing Service on June 3

Pg. 3 Wednesday Women’s Bible Study

Pg. 4 Graduates list

Pg. 5 Drake House needs list

Pg. 6 Confirmation Ministry—the Suttons

Pg. 7 2018 Women’s Retreat

Pg. 8 Matthew Linn Conference

Inside this Issue

Sunday, May 20, 2018 following the 10:00 a.m. service by the Playground

Bring a lawn chair and one of the following to share:

a salad or a side dish/casserole or a dessert

Men’s Club provides hot dogs, hamburgers, drinks, chips!

This is Pentecost Sunday!

Be sure to wear RED to church on this Sunday!

Drake House donations—please bring them to the picnic!

Annual Parish Picnic on May 20!

Confirmation photo

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SAINT DAVID’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

CALENDAR

a.m./p.m. JFH=Jeffords Fellowship Hall, PH=Grace Parish Hall

Saturday, May 19 8:30 Men’s Bible Study-Grace PH 10:00 Dutch School—JFH classrms 10:30 AA mtg.-Hope classroom

Sunday, May 20 Pentecost Sunday

Annual Parish Picnic 10:00 Music Recognition Sunday

12:30 Hispanic Confirmation class in St. Gabriel 6:00 Chapel Mass—Grace PH

Monday, May 21 11:00 Roswell Bridge Club-JFH 1:00 Six Mercies—Library 6:00 Swift School Awards Night 6:30 Scouts-Sinclair House

Tuesday, May 22 6:30 Bible Study at IHOP 10:00 Covenant Group-Starn 3:45 Dutch School classes 5:30 Security Mtg.-JFH 6:30 Vestry Meeting-Bethany 7:00 Caregiver’s Support Group

Wednesday, May 23 11:00 Roswell Bridge Club-JFH 11:00 Women’s Bible Study-PH

Thursday, May 24 10:00 Summer Potpourri-PH 6:00 Al-Anon—JFH front half

Friday, May 25 11:00 Roswell Bridge Club-JFH 1:00 Six Mercies—Library

Saturday, May 26 8:30 Men’s Bible Study-PH

Sunday, May 27 6:00 Chapel Mass in Grace PH

Monday, May 28 Memorial Day

Church Office is closed

Tuesday, May 29 6:30 Bible Study at IHOP

Wednesday, May 30 11:00 Roswell Bridge Club-JFH

Thursday, May 31 10:00 Summer Potpourri-PH 6:00 Al-Anon—JFH front half

Friday, June 1 1:00 Six Mercies—Library Our church calendar is continuously updated

on our website at www.stdavidchurch.org.

The Illumination

Twice Monthly Newsletter

of St. David’s

Episcopal Church

Rector

The Rev. Kenneth Swanson

kswanson@stdavidchurch.org

Newsletter Editor

Linda Thomas

linda@stdavidchurch.org

1015 Old Roswell Rd.

Roswell, GA 30076

770-993-6084 (office)

770-993-8504 (fax)

Church Office:

M-Th 10:00am - 5:00pm

Friday 9-11:30am

Church office Email:

office@stdavidchurch.org

Church Web Site:

www.stdavidchurch.org

St. David’s Preschool

Peggy Fallon, Director

770-993-1258

Preschool Fax: 678-585-9069

preschool@stdavidchurch.org

In the event of a Pastoral Emergency

after hours, call the church office at

770-993-6084, follow the voice

prompt, hit the #6 on your keypad,

leave a message, and the Priest on call

will return your call.

Summer Worship Schedule 7:45 a.m. H.E., Rite I 8:30 a.m. Breakfast in Jeffords Hall 10:00 a.m. H.E., Rite II 12:15 p.m. Mass in Spanish 6:00 p.m. Chapel Mass

Lect ionary for May 20

Pentecost Acts 2:1-21, Psalm 104:25-35, 37 Romans 8:22-27, John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Lect ionary for May 27

Trin i ty Sunday Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 29 Romans 8:12-17, John 3:1-17

The next issue of the newsletter will be mailed on June 6. The deadline

for submissions is Friday, June 1, 2018.

Summer Summer

Worship Worship

Schedule Schedule

20182018

Holy Eucharist at

7:45 10:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m. Chapel

Mass

Mass in Spanish

12:15 p.m.

Breakfast

8:30—10:00 a.m.

No Sunday School

during the

summer!

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Summer Potpourri The women of the church are invited to participate in a Thursday morning

gathering titled Summer

Potpourri. From 10:00—11:30 am, we will share our spiritual walk with each other by meeting, praying, studying, laughing and exploring. Unless notified otherwise, meetings will be in Grace Hall. May 17 – Wallace Benton, our own

youth minister, will be our speaker. To be updated about Summer Potpourri guest speakers and activities, please email sharon.saylor10@yahoo.com.

Wednesday Women’s

Bible Study Join us for Movies on Wednesdays

“Finding God in the MoviesFinding God in the MoviesFinding God in the Movies” May 9-23 - “Waking Ned Divine”

The movie will be shown over 2 consecutive weeks with the

following a week of review and theological discussion Grace Parish Hall 11:00 – 12:15 pm

Popcorn Included

Classified: Downsizing and cannot take all personal

library. Free to anyone interested;

categories include: study Bibles/ Bible

study resources, stoneware ceramics/

pottery, vegetarian cookbooks, graphic

design/typography/photoshop, art history,

American antiques/traditional crafts;

general reading; nature/gardening.

Available for review Sunday May 27 and

Sunday June 3 from 2:00 to 6:00. Please

call Helen Leach if you plan to come.

(770) 642-8123.

Mark your ca lendar

Blood Drive Sunday, June 10

...all morning in the front parking lot outside the church main entrance. Donors must be at least 17 yrs. of age,

weigh at least 103 lb, & show a valid photo I.D. Please sign up in the mailbox hallway.

Chapel Mass has

new venue . . . Chapel Mass has a new home for the summer schedule. We will have our services in Grace Hall where we can experience the intimacy and casualness that space provides. The healing services will continue to take place in the nave. If you have questions, please contact The Rev. Katherine Elberfeld at kelberfeld@gmail.com or 703/798-7511.

Healing Service on

June 3

The Healing Service will be held on Sunday, June 3, at 6:00 p.m. in the Nave. Homily will be given by Jon Ann Thompson. There will not be a Chapel Mass service on this night. Please join us!

PARISH L IFE

www.stdavidchurch.org

SAVE the DATE!

Vacation Bible School!

July 16-20, 2018

9:30-12:15 Fun! Faith! Friendship!

Children 3 years old (potty trained)-rising 5th graders. Youth 6th grade-adults welcome and needed as volunteers!

Registration is now open.

Go to the church website at

www.stdavidchurch.org

To register online and pay by

credit card.

at left: The St. David’s Healing Stained Glass window.

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May 16, 2018

GRADUATES FOR 2018

We congratulate all our graduates! We have done our best to list everyone, by way of forms being turned in, phone calls, etc. We apolo-gize if we have missed anyone..

Graduate High School Future Plans Rosa Amastal Centennial High School Wants to be an interpreter

Julia Boll River Ridge High School University of Georgia

Carter Buchanan King's Ridge Christian School College of Charleston

Lainey Carroll Centennial High School Vocation Program & assist music therapists

Avery Cybul Walton High School University of Alabama

Grace Eberhard Alpharetta High School Univ. of Georgia Honors College, Digital Media

Lauren Hardwick Blessed Trinity Catholic H.S. Ole Miss, will study forensic chemistry

Elizabeth Howell Chattahoochee High School Young Harris College - Veterinary Medicine

Charlie Kalbach Horizon Christian Academy Moving to Savannah, will pursue community

service, wants to be firefighter and paramedic

Isaiah Ortiz Riverwood Int'l. Charter School Georgia Institute of Technology

Madeline Simmons Johns Creek High School Georgia College, Milledgeville

Laura Stadter Homeschool program Gap year, then study Aviation Maintenance at

Middle Georgia State University

Jackie Stetson Roswell High School Georgia Institute of Technology

Julia Tracy Chattahoochee High School University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Nick Williams North Gwinnett High School Georgia Southern University

Graduate College/Graduate School Future Plans

Charlie Brady Georgia College & State University B.A. Sociology, will be a Musician

Alli Flory University of Alabama

Double major in Communications and

Advertising. Will be working for an Ad

Agency in Denver, CO.

Jackson Green University of the South - Sewanee Will pursue Wildland Fire Fighting with

Grayback Forestry in Missoula, Montana

Maggie Neal University of South Carolina B.A. in Visual Communications/Minor in Graphic Design

Sam Quinn Columbia University Physics Degree/Math Minor. Will pursue

career in Data Science

Lauren Tracy Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Will be an Elementary School Teacher

Confirmation photos

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www.stdavidchurch.org

PLEASE SUPPORT DRAKE HOUSE!

This month St. David’s is reaching out to The Drake House! One way you can participate is to bring any of the items listed below to the Parish Picnic on Sunday, May 20. We will collect the donations and take them to The Drake House as an offer-ing from our parish. Can’t make the picnic? Collection bins will also be in the mailbox hallway.

Above, Preschool Director, Peggy Fallon, accepts a grant that the Preschool received from the Roswell Women’s Club to go towards the cost of replacing the play-ground’s fencing.

Men’s Retreat 2018 at Unicoi Park

• Chicken/ Tuna helper • Canned Chicken breasts • Canned Fruit – Pears, Peaches, Pineapple, Mandarin Oranges • Canned Yams • Canned Collard Greens/ Spinach • After School Snacks (microwave popcorn, goldfish, gummies) • Raisins • Smooth Peanut Butter

• Jelly • Pancake Mix • Pancake Syrup • Honey • Flour (3lbs) • Picnic Salt & Pepper Set • Body Lotion (Full Size) • Diapers (size 5) • Kitchen Garbage Bags • Black Contractor Bags

Photo by Dave Wallace

After cooking for the 59 & Holding luncheons for 11 years, parishioner Joanie Rhodes has

retired. Special gifts were given to her at the

May 1 lunch to thank her!

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YEAR ROUND STEWARDSHIP—YOUTH CONFIRMATION

May 16, 2018

How many of us in the church cringe when we hear the word ―stewardship‖? Do we think, ―Oh no! It’s that time again! The next few weeks are all about money and pledging.‖ The reality is, however, that ―stewardship‖ is occurring at St. David’s every day, every month, and goes far beyond our monetary gifts. This month we spotlight our Youth Con-firmation Ministry, led by Jill and Michael Sutton. For the past eight years the Suttons have taught the youth confirmation class at St. David’s, shepherding, supporting, and encouraging a group of 16-20 high school sopho-mores to, in Michael’s words, ―seek a relationship with Jesus.‖ Meeting weekly throughout the school year, the Suttons not only prepare these young people to be officially received into the Episcopal Church, but they also encourage their students to understand and deepen their personal faith, which means allowing and discussing the hard questions, such as ―Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?‖

Eight years, over 30 weekly classes per year, over 150 youth confirmed. Why do they do it? Both Jill and Michael agree, ―We learn as much as we teach.‖ Stewardship really is what we do with all that God has given us, all the time. Jill and Mi-chael Sutton and their leadership in Youth Confirmation offer us a shining example of year-round stewardship in action.

Confirmation photos

Confirmation photos were taken

by parishioner

Tom Wilson.

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2018 WOMEN’S RETREAT

www.stdavidchurch.org

CONFIRMATION PHOTOS FROM MAY 9

2018 St. David's Women's Retreat: Growing in Prayer October 12-14, 2018 in Sewanee, Tennessee

Please join us for a quiet, reflective weekend on the mountain. Our speaker will be the Rev. Julia M. Gatta, Ph.D. and Pro-fessor of Theology. Mother Gatta is the author of many books on Christian spirituality, including one to be released in 2018, Life in Christ: Practicing Christian Spirituality. The cost of the weekend will be $205 in St. Mary's Hall (dorm-style building with bathrooms on the hall), and $240 for Anna House (newer building with private bath and A/C). The cost includes all meals from Friday dinner to Sunday breakfast. Registation will begin on May 13. For questions about registration, please contact Diane Cummings (dcummings@cummingscpa.com). For other questions, please contact Lia Bertelson (liabertelson@gmail.com).

2017 Women’s Retreat in Sewanee, TN

Above, Mitch and Kelley Thompson with daughter Samantha, who was confirmed, and Bishop Wright.

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CELEBRATION SUNDAY!

May 16, 2018

HEALING MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT

Save the Date

August 17 - 19

St. David’s Healing Ministry is pleased to announce that international speaker and teacher Fr. Matthew Linn, SJ, will be with us the weekend of August 17-19 to teach on God’s Healing Presence. Fr. Linn has been teaching on the integration of physical, emotional and spiritual healing since 1970. He has taught courses and lead retreats on healing throughout the United States and in over 60 countries and has co-authored 22 books with his brother and sister-in-law Dennis and Sheila Linn.

Please watch for more information on this very special offering. It promises to be a week-end you will remember.

Photos by Judy Hine