Reflections of Father David

Mannheim Steamroller has a wonderful version of this 12th Century French Advent classic.  It is sung in Latin Gregorian chant, with singers proclaiming the words Veni Veni Emmanuel, Come o Come Emmanuel .  Accompanying the singers are musicians playing simple handbells.  It is a haunting, moving, meditative piece of music that captures all Advent is meant  to be.  Each year I look forward to the First Sunday of Advent when I crank up the stereo and allow this music to wash over and flow through me.

Advent is the beginning of the Christian year.  For Christians, the first Sunday of Advent is New Years Day.   It comes at the darkest time of the calendar year.  The days are short and cold.  Chances are good our season of snow has begun. Advent takes the normal human desire to hunker down and pull the blankets up over us and asks us instead to use this time to spiritually pull in and focus.

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The Outreach Committee will be distributing Thanksgiving Food Baskets again this year to 55 families. On average we spend about $85-$90 for food for each family and provide enough food for a week.

There are three ways you can help:

1.    Donations—Please use the Food Basket envelopes in your Sunday Bulletin for your donation. If you write a check, please write “Food Baskets” in the memo line.

2.    Set-up—We will be getting everything (tables, food, boxes, etc,) ready on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 6pm-9pm (right after the Shopping Extravaganza) in the Great Hall. If you have an hour or more and would like to see what goes on “behind the scenes,” your help would be most welcome. Free pizza and pop will be provided.

3.    Packing and Distributing Food Baskets—Packing and distributing will occur on Sunday, November 22 from 9:15am-3:00pm in the Great Hall.  All are welcome for whatever time you can give. We need people to pack and deliver food baskets.

If you have any questions, please contact Jerry Williams or Sharon Phipps. Thank you, in advance, for giving generously of your time and money so that we can extend God’s love to these families.

St. David’s Mothers of Preschoolers group would like to invite you to a free fashion show on Thursday, November 5 from 10:00-11:30 AM. This event is free! There will be food, door prizes, and plenty of fall fashions to admire. Come learn how to put your best fashion foot forward as the owner of K2 Boutique shows what looks best on different body types using the moms as models. Free childcare is available, but you must RSVP as space is limited. Please call 323-2272 for more information or to RSVP.

Two weeks of learning disguised as fun for kids entering K-6th grade in the Fall

Monday-Thursday, 9am - Noon
Session 2: August 10-13

This is the third year of a partnership between Lansing Community College Future Teachers Club, St. David’s Episcopal Church, and the Waverly Community School District.  Classes are designed and taught by LCC future teachers and are supervised by the LCC Coordinator of Teacher Preparation and St. David’s Kid’s Hope Director. Applications are available in the narthex. For more information contact Pat Purol at damicop@email.lcc.edu.