Reflections of Father David

A short distance south and west of New Iberia, Louisiana, is the small town of Delcambre. Farming and shrimping are the main businesses and all told the number of citizens is about 2,000. This is where I spent first and second grades, attending Jefferson Island Country School. Whenever I hear the words "Ordinary Time", I remember the summer I first heard that term and I am immediately taken back to my childhood.

We lived on a dirt road a couple of miles outside of the town of Delcambre proper. All around our farm were fields of rice. There was only one other house on our road and the owner of our farm, "Mr. Du" and his family, lived there. (I would spell "Mr. Du's" real full name, but it was Cajun French and I never could pronounce, it much less spell it!)

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The St. David Dragons, co-ed kickball teams next game is scheduled for Tuesday June 23, 2009 at Sharp Park in Lansing, starting time is 6:15 PM. The Dragons will play Family Medicine of Michigan on field number 5.  Come out and support the dragons as they try to improve their season record to 2-2.

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In September the Eaton County MSU Extension will be offering a workshop here at St. David's.  Sessions will be held on September 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2009 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM.  Participants will learn how to prepare meals that are healthy, easy and tasty.  Up-to-date information on nutrition, meal planning, exercise and common diabetes language will be provided as well.  Flyers containing further information are available on the table in the Narthex.

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Next Sunday, May 10, is designated St. David's Annual Teddy Bear Sunday. If you have never participated in this event, we encourage you to do so. Please donate new stuffed animals (with tags attached) and place them on the table in the narthex. On May 10, during the 10:30 AM service, the children of St. David's will bring the stuffed animals to the altar to be prayed over before they are donated to the Delta Township Fire Department. These stuffed animals serve as comfort items for children who may have been victims of a house fire, domestic abuse, automobile accident or other traumatic event. Firemen carry these items in their vehicles in order to have them on hand if a situation arises.