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                                       FROM THE RECTOR                                        MAY 2021
                                     This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have
    SUNDAY SERVICES                  loved you. ... I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will
https://www.stdavidscapecod.org      last. John 15:12 & 17
click "Sunday Service on                     Jesus speaks to us across the centuries, imploring us to
YouTube" and 9AM Drive-In            GROW IN LOVE and bear fruits of that love in the world. St.
Communion Service at Church.         David's has shown throughout the COVID-19 pandemic that we
                                     are up to the task. Our Paper Pantry and Takeaway Meal never
    WEEKDAY PRAYER                   missed a beat and have expanded to offer extra groceries from the Boston Food
                                     Bank. Our Thrift Shop has stepped up with extra workers and Annex Sales
Monday - Friday 11:45 am on          which have succeeded beyond belief. Our DYECH card sales have begun again
Zoom                                 after our outdoor Sunday services. Our Buildings and Grounds group have
https://www.stdavidscapecod.org      completely renovated our Common Room area and are constantly upgrading
click “Weekday Prayer”               our landscaping outdoors. Above all, we have been able to worship and pray
                                     together, and share the joy of the Eucharist for the first time in over a year!
                                             I am truly excited about how our Sacred Ground groups have been
                                     GROWING IN LOVE behind the scenes all year. Seventeen parishioners
                                     participated in a 10-week experience of watching videos and reading articles to
                                     learn a broader history of our nation. We discovered that there is much more to
                                     the "American experience" than was presented to us in high school and college.
                                     I personally had my eyes opened about how Americans mistreated Spanish
                                     landowners during our "conquest" of California. There is so much to learn about
                                     the histories of Asians, American Indians, African Americans and all the waves
                                     of immigrants into our country.
                                             I encourage you, please, to be part of a Sacred Ground group in the
                                     coming year. Our former participants will offer this course soon and also invite
                                     you into some initiatives which have grown out of our learning. One project is to
                                     learn about and find ways to become allies with communities which have
      May 9, 2021                    traditionally been discriminated against. Another project is to identify ways in
  A Mother’s Day Prayer              which St. David's may have benefitted by any historical advantages over other
Dear Jesus: We thank you for         groups. Our hope is to GROW IN LOVE and understanding and become better
Mothers everywhere. For all who      neighbors and allies going forward. MANY THANKS to Becky Alden and
care for us day by day. Let us not   Marilyn McMillan for launching us in this direction with their diligent presence
forget that you were a child and     and organization.
your Mother was Mary. We say                 On a personal note, this May I am celebrating how my own family is
thank you for all Mothers around     constantly GROWING IN LOVE. This Mother's Day (my 25th as a mom) I will
the world and across the whole       be preparing for the graduation of one son and the wedding of the other. The
U.S.A. Let us give thanks to you     Rev. David Angelica will celebrate our services at St. David's on May 23 and 30
Mothers and let all our voices be    while I am away. I am grateful for David's continued relationship with all of us
heard on this special day. Amen.     at St. David's who enjoy his presence so much. Thank you, David and Deacon
                                     Marilyn, for making Pentecost and Trinity Sunday special this year!

                               St. David’s Episcopal Church, 205 Old Main St.
                                South Yarmouth, MA 02664, 508-394-4222
Striving to be disciples in the WAY of Jesus by loving, serving and healing in the Name of God - St. David's Episcopal Church
WARDEN’S WINDOW
I will not leave you comfortless. … But the Comforter, which is
the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall
teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you.
                           John 14:18 & 26 King James Version

      Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in us the fire of your love. Send forth your
Spirit and we shall be created, and you shall renew the
face of the earth. Grant that by that same Holy Spirit we
shall be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations,
through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.
This is a prayer said by thousands of Roman Catholics and Episcopalians who have attended a Cursillo
weekend, and it is a wonderful prayer for all. Many of us from St. David’s have attended this 3-day getaway
to explore the totality of God’s love and gifts, especially the power and joy He has given us on the day of
Pentecost.
I am in a reunion group with several women who started about 30 years ago to share our walk, our closest
moments to God and even the far away moments. We pray for the world, for our families, and for each
other. We gather to encourage each other in Piety, Study and Action, focusing on the gift of God’s love that
was freely given to us, that is living within us, and is anxious to guide us along our path.
Sunday, May 23rd, we will celebrate the Feast of Pentecost with the Rev. David Angelica as celebrant and
the Rev. Marilyn McMillan as preacher. Keep in mind that we are celebrating the Holy Spirit entering into
the early followers of Jesus Christ, empowering them to tell the world about the Way of Love.
Pentecost marks the birthday of the Church - the people who are filled with the Holy Spirit and share God’s
Way of Love in the world. Thank you for allowing me to share my joy of Pentecost and the expectation of
God’s growing love in the days ahead.
Debbie Hays

 VESTRY HIGHLIGHTS FROM ZOOM MEETING, April 17, 2021

    Parishioners continue to volunteer their time and expertise and money to improve our buildings and
     grounds. Donations from Parishioners subsidized the replacement of the floor in the March Room.
    Motions were made, seconded and passed to approve the expenditure of funds (1) for electrical work
     required to complete the ceiling in the hallways and restrooms, (2) to replace ceiling panels in the
     March Room, and (3) for classroom furniture and mobile storage units for the March Room.
    Parishioners continue to support DYECH, food pantry, Takeaway Meal and Paper Pantry programs
     financially and with their time.
    The Environmental and Social Justice Committee has started the vegetable garden and has plans to
     plant native species and pollinators in the parking lot grass/dirt strips.
    The Thrift Shop continues to do well.
    The Vestry decided that beginning April 25, a 9 am Eucharistic service in the church with only those
     involved present would be live streamed. Parishioners will be able to attend outside in their cars
     (listening on FM radio and receiving communion) or watch in their homes on YouTube.

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FOOD BASKET REPORT
Thank you so much to all of you who keep that food coming in for The Hands of Hope Food Pantry. Our
total for March was 390 food items. This includes those given in memory of Grayce Monteiro by the
Monteiro/Pina/Johnson families. As of April 18th, we had collected another 327 items. The current wish
list is: Baked Beans; Mayo, Ketchup, Mustard; Cake or Brownie Mix; Crackers or Cookies; Pasta (have
plenty of spaghetti); Pasta Sauce; White Tuna; Hamburger Helper; Rice A Roni or Pasta Roni; Boxed
Scalloped or Mashed Potato; Stove Top Stuffing; Spam or Canned Meat and Chef Boyardee. Elizabeth
Rixham

SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIPS: scholar ship applications tim eline ar e du e Ju ne 20th. Please
find an application on our website under the learn tag https://www.stdavidscapecod.org/. Also, you can
find printed copies in the back of the church. Return printed applications to the office. Scholarships can
be use for higher education, education for ministry, and Summer camp programs for youth.

PAPER PANTRY AND TAKEAWAY MEAL
        The Takeaway Meal and the Paper Pantry took place on April 21st. The meal consisted of
ham, roasted red potatoes, Goldfish snack packs, loaves of bread provided by Stop and Shop,
fruit donated by a parishioner, and bought cookies and brownies donated by members of the parish. The Cape Cod
Commercial Fishermen's Alliance which supports local fishermen, donated haddock chowder. The Woods Hole
based Massachusetts Aquaculture Association, which has a program to support the local oyster industry, provided
several cases of frozen shucked oysters as well as an easy recipe to prepare them.
        We received a half pallet of nonperishable items from the Family Pantry of Cape Cod. These items were
bagged and distributed free of charge to all attendees based on family size. Personal hygiene products and meals
for 182 people were distributed. These included several St. David's families.
        We have received financial donations from parishioners, The United Way, The Hunger Food Network, The
Episcopal City Mission and a friend of St. David's. We also received several gift cards from the Major Crisis Relief
Fund to help purchase food items from Stop and Shop. Special thanks go the Special Ministries Committee of St.
David's for ongoing financial support. An announcement about the programs was placed in the Cape Cod Times.
        In preparation, packaging and distribution of the food items, we followed established guidelines to provide
safety for all. We had lots of helpers for both Tuesday food prep and Wednesday prep, packaging and distribution.
Thanks to all for once again making the TM/PP successful!
        The next meal will be on Wednesday, May 19th; the entrée will be roasted chicken. Please note that we
again NEED store bought cookies and BROWNIES! Also those who kindly provide paper bags, can start dropping
them off again. As always, we need helpers to prepare and pack food on Tuesday, May 18th and Wednesday
morning, and to distribute it Wednesday afternoon. If you have questions, please speak to Richard or Kathleen
Banks, Meredith Krueger or Elizabeth Rixham.

DYECH CARING CARDS
Hi everyone! I have missed seeing you all and can hardly wait for us to be back together inside St.
David’s. It is definitely too long since we have seen each other, shared a handshake or a hug. At any
rate, we are still purchasing groceries, and I hope a lot of you are going by McDevitt Real Estate to pick
up some cards to use when you go grocery shopping. How about some DD or Starbucks cards for when you go to
sit by the water and enjoy a few quiet moments? Remember, I have told you that you can get cards from Debbie
Hays at her office (McDevitt R.E.). Just give her a call at (508) 280-8801 to arrange a pick - up time. You can
also give me a call at (508) 385-5678 or my cell (508) 479-2921. I am more than happy to get any cards that you
may need. I’m sure that HAC is very busy with requests for financial help and it is very important that we keep
our donations going to them so they can, in turn, help those who need it. Remember, our goal is Homeless
Prevention.
Claire Tyner , Sec., DYECH

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NEWS FROM THE DEACON
Sustenance for the Soul
        What a joy to be serving you Holy Communion again! Even in the Palm Sunday wind
and the Fourth Easter rain, I feel so very grateful to offer and receive the sacrament in face-
to-face community, albeit protectively distanced, car by car. The sacrament of the Holy
Eucharist, the outward and visible sign of the never-ending spiritual grace from God,
strengthens our union with Christ and with each other. New time: Sundays at 9am. New
format: stay in the car, watch the video stream or listen on FM radio; pray and sing your
heart out, beep to pass the Peace. Same sustenance for our souls, individually and as a parish community.
Please join us.
        During our long pandemic fast from Holy Communion, I'm grateful for all the other forms of
spiritual nourishment that have been sustaining us at St. David's: music-filled and prayerful worship
services every Sunday; dedicated outreach efforts throughout the year; online learning and fellowship
gatherings; our personal practices of prayer, learning, outreach. I'm especially grateful - and surprised, to
be truthful - that praying the Daily Office with others in Zoom-ing community has become for me the single
most nourishing antidote of this confinement. It's an unexpected gift of this long tragic ordeal.
        My advisor at The General Seminary, the Rev. Dr. Clare W. McPherson, in his book, Grace at this
Time: Praying the Daily Office(1999), admits, "I know that the idea of the Office as a daily practice may
suggest daily 'church'... a heroic commitment of time and effort, appropriate for 'specialists' of some sort
(monks and priests), ... primarily a matter of 'duty,' good for you, like bitter medicine or drudgery. If that is
what the Daily Office were like, I would not wish it on anyone, and would not do it myself." (p. xiii)
        One hallmark of the Daily Office is that any baptized person can officiate - aka, lead other
participants - in it At St. David's we are so blessed that several individuals are taking turns to lead Midday
Prayer each weekday, 11:45 am-noon, and Morning Prayer with Healing Litany on Wednesdays, 8-8:30 am.
Another hallmark is that anyone - baptized or not - can join in.
        While we follow the Daily Office structure from our Book of Common Prayer, our style is informal,
conversational, simple, often with humor. Contents vary, with the season, the lectionary, and what's going
on locally and beyond. The leader for the day makes the primary choices. All of us offer our prayers of
petition, intercession and thanksgivings, silently or aloud.
        At the leader's option, on a given day, we may lift up the life of a person - sometimes familiar, more
often not - for special appreciation. Over these months, we've shared stories of people's hardships,
endeavors, faith and hope from across the centuries and around the globe.
        That's how I learned of the activist Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer (1917-1977). One Midday we
listened to part of her riveting testimony to the Credentials Committee of the 1964 Democrats' Convention
on behalf of an alternative to Mississippi's all-white delegation. Hamer's
full testimony (8 mins) is HERE. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML3WaEsCB98). See reactions (3
mins) HERE. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07PwNVCZCcY). Although the 1964 Committee voted
no, new rules allowed the delegation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which Hamer had co-
founded, to be credentialed for the 1968 Convention. Hamer's courage, perseverance, persistence, and
forthrightness fill me with inspiration today.
        You are most welcome to join Midday Prayer and Wednesday Morning Prayer on Zoom once, once in
a while, or regularly. For me, it's the cumulative effect, the steady yet varied diet of praying and learning
and listening with God and one another, that nourishes my soul.

                    Stop & Shop Bloomin' 4 Good Program
                       Will continue for the month of May
            This is a program that benefits St. David's Episcopal Church
                          Paper Pantry and Takeaway Meal
 Through the month of May, St. David's Episcopal Church Paper Pantry and Takeaway Meal has been
 selected to receive a $1 donation for every $9.99 Bloomin' 4 Good Bouquet with the red circle sticker sold
 at the store located at 55 Long Pond Drive, South Yarmouth MA.
 If you have questions, please contact Richard Banks.
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EBBS AND FLOWS                                 COFFEE WITH GOD
             Richard “Dick” Graham                                       Saturday, May 8, 2021
                  January 31, 2021                                         10 am to 11:30 am
                   Nancy Aucoin                             We will gather both in the Common Room at
                                                                     St. David’s and via Zoom.
                   March 15, 2021
         The Reverend Armand J. Kreft                      For the past two month’s, we have pursued Presiding
                                                           Bishop Michael Curry’s timely comments concerning
                     April 3, 2021
                                                           the crisis our nation faces and author N.T. Wright’s
                Ann Marie Jenkins                          informative book, THE LORD AND HIS PRAYER.
               Betty Logan’s sister-in-law
                    April 20, 2021
                                                           This month we intend to offer information and
                                                           opportunity concerning the value of our individual and
                                                           developing faith stories. Our faith stories are integral
   “Let Light Perpetual Shine Upon Them”                   to each of us. Each person has a faith story and it is
                                                           our privilege and responsibility to nurture it and see it
ST. DAVID’S PRAYER LIST: K athr yn Ansch utz;              grow and mature as we do with other investments we
Alex Baker; Ellie Baker; Jeffrey Baker; Tyler Baker;       consider important to our future.
Richard Banks; Debra Barclay; Mary Carney; Maureen
                                                            Please call the church office (508)394-4222 to
Corrigan; Karen Ferguson; Carrie French; Joseph
                                                           inform us if you will be attending at St. David’s
Gora; Barbara Hall; Mark Halvorsen; Beverly
                                                            or via our Daily Prayer Zoom on our website.
Hankinson; Deborah Hastings; Bill Heins; Barbara
                                                               The Zoom number is 241538624 and the
Henderson; Bob Howard Jr.; Linda Johnston; Sheila
                                                                          password is 02664.
Khachadoorian; Josh Liberman; Sally Michael; Betty
Norton; Doug Peterson; Steve Purdy; Brian Rixham;                        Please join us on May 8
Monica Schmidt; Sue Shaw; Henry and Patricia Skerry;
Jessica Smille; Lenore Tagan; George Tyner; Grace
Vigliano; Barbara Waas; Sally Walker; Lisa Ward;
Robin Ward; Barbara Wenberg; Danielle; Stephanie,
Lisa, and Sheila. Rest in Peace Rector Armand Kreft.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
       The next blood drive at St. David’s will be held on Wed. May 5, noon until 5PM. If you
have been vaccinated for COVID-19, please know that, in most cases, there is no blood donation
deferral time after receiving the vaccine. You can donate anytime after being vaccinated. However,
knowing the name of the vaccine manufacturer is important. Please consider donating.
       As always, ask Becky Alden if you have questions. raalden@capecod.net. Thank you for you
previous support for this vital service. Remember when you donate blood, you are helping up to 3 people.
       If you have questions about whether you can safely donate blood, please call 1-800-RED Cross (1-
800-733-2767) or visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/ Thank you, Becky Alden

                               PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY FAMILY
MSgt. Allen Bachand, Jr. USAF                               SGT 1C James N. Miller, USANG
LCPL Tyler Baker, USMC                                      CAPT. Justin Miranda, US Army
1st Lieutenant Carolyn Bockrath, US Army                    LT Erika Papenfuss, USN Nurse Corps
SGT Michael Bremer, USAF                                    PFC Andrew Scherbarth
QM1 Spencer Calvin                                          Jonathan Spahr, USN
SGT Christopher Carlson, USAF                               1st Lieutenant Noah W. Taylor, US Army
LCpl Preston W. Hatch, USMC                                 Lt Kyle Treacy, USN
SGT Daron Hogan, USMC                                       Endue them with courage and loyalty, and grant
SGT. Connor Grace-Linnehan, US Army                         that they may serve without reproach; through
                                                            Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
LCPL Christopher Metner, USMC

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New Ways of Growing Food Could Reverse Climate Change
                          News From the Faith Communities Environmental Network
         Tom Farkas, a proponent of organic permaculture agriculture, presented a compelling session on “Growing
Food, Composting, Permaculture and Plant Based Diets connected to Climate Change.” The term “permaculture”
was new to me. It is a regenerative agricultural method that includes conscious design of agriculturally productive
systems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It’s using a “closed loop” system of
gardening where, for example, rather than importing fertilizer to a farm or garden, the system is designed to provide
for its own fertility needs – perhaps from livestock manure or cover crop. There are several permaculture gardens on
the Cape. Check out https://www.resilientrootscapecod.org/.
         The permaculture movement discourages disturbing the soil through plowing or rototilling. It turns out that
there is an unseen world of microbes and critters in the soil that grab onto carbon and allow plants to use it readily.
This is called bio sequestration. Disturbing this organic layer disturbs their environment and we lose carbon back to
the atmosphere.
         There is now a movement to educate our large agricultural farmers about the importance of maintaining
these healthy soils, through the use of cover crops and less soil disturbance. This is another major way we can keep
carbon in our soils for plants to use and decrease carbon emissions. For more, I highly recommend the Netflix film,
“Kiss the Ground,” narrated by Woody Harrelson that sheds light on an “new, old approach” to farming called
“regenerative agriculture.”
Lyn Solomon, FCEN representative

 BOOK GROUP INVITATION FROM EFM
         Do you have questions about your faith? Most people do and find it challenging to find
 answers. Education for Ministry (EfM) was developed by the School of Theology in Sewanee,
 Tennessee to provide a program for people to work through those questions. This four-year,
 academic-year long course of study is led by a mentor who provides the framework for the group to connect faith
 to their daily lives through reading and discussion.
         EfM meets once a week for people in our neighborhood. You will begin to think theologically, and reflect
 faithfully about events that confront us daily in today’s world. You will learn how to articulate the beliefs about
 your faith. You will learn how to shape your beliefs and faith into action.
         Please join us when we start our new year in September. As a first year participant, your study will focus
 on the Old Testament. In the following years, you will study the New Testament, Church History, and finally
 Theology. Currently we meet on Mondays from 5 to 8pm via Zoom. Next year’s class may meet in person, if we
 can, or some in person while others meet via Zoom, or entirely on Zoom. Let us know your needs and we will try
 to accommodate you. Please contact Bernice Winthrop, bwin_67@yahoo.com or Nick Heaney
 nickheaney@yahoo.com.

AFRICAN LIBRARY PROJECT
         I have participated in the African Library project with my good friend Pam Driscoll in the past.
She is starting a new library and I will be helping her achieve her goals. The information is below and I
will collect any books you drop off in the Common Room and save them in my basement until we have
enough to send along. If you have any questions you can ask me or Pam. Her information is below. Betty Logan
         African Library Project changes lives book by book by starting libraries in Africa. Our grassroots approach mobilizes
volunteers, young and old, in the United States and Canada to organize book drives and help establish small libraries in rural
African communities. Each library consists of roughly 1200 books and costs $500 to ship.
         I hope you will consider gifting books to a library in Uganda. Soft cover is best to keep shipping costs low however baby
board books are great! Workbooks and teaching manuals are also appreciated as well as learning games (flash cards and simple
rote learning type games) We’ve included bookmarks and postcards and even rainbow loom supplies in past libraries.
         Also, if you have any heavy duty cardboard boxes (the kind that reams of paper come in) those would be welcome as well.
Currently we anticipate with your support we should have enough books to create 3 libraries!!!!
BOOKS WE WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT: Mix of children's fiction, books with universal themes (friendship, animals, love);
Children's nonfiction - Scientific books for students, reference materials like dictionaries; Pre-K - High School books teaching life
skills about topics such as health, hygiene, adolescents and careers; Books about Africa or African-Americans; Children's books
with diverse characters
BOOKS WE CANNOT USE: Books for young children that have many references to appliances and electronic gadgets; Books
written in any language besides English; Adult paperback romance novels; Books that are heavily focused on United States or
Canadian history or government Books about North American or religious holidays (Easter, Halloween, Christmas, 4th of July,
etc.); Anything that evangelizes or promotes a particular religion; Magazines except for children's educational magazines and
National Geographic's less than five years old
         Thank you for your support, Pam Driscoll, pdriscoll18@comcast.net or Betty Logan, Bettylogan6@gmail.com
         https://www.africanlibraryproject.org/about-us/           https://www.facebook.com/AfricanLibraryProject/

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MESSAGE FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

        Were you to ask at three different churches how they define a choir anthem and how
they employ this musical moment, you will most likely get three different answers. One may
tell you it stands on its own in the service so the assembly can fully absorb it. Another will
use it during the collection in order to economize on time. And a third could tell you it
varies, depending on the service and whether or not communion is served.
        Our use of the anthem pre-COVID was typical of many Episcopal and other highly
liturgical churches. Whether it was a full choir offering, a small ensemble or a solo, we
positioned it during the collection. I would then pump up the volume and play an introduction to signal that it was
time for all to rise and sing a doxology as the gifts were presented.
        But COVID time forced us to make some changes. We positioned the anthem between the sermon and the
creed. I liked that placement, having played for Lutheran churches in which a "hymn of the day" follows the sermon
and reinforces its message. Ideally an anthem choice should relate to the day's scripture readings and sermon.
        Then came the return to "live" Sunday services in April. To the delight and relief of many (myself included)
the Eucharist was restored to our weekly liturgical practice. At the same time, however, we needed to consider the
many congregants who arrived and sat in their cars during the typically unpredictable New England spring weather.
Our pre-recorded services played between thirty and forty minutes, and we did not want to push our luck with the
time.
        Therefore, Andi shaved off some readings and arrived at what I believe is an ideal blend of Eucharist and
morning prayer. This explains why the anthem is now offered as a communion song which -- let's face it -- has not
been widely sung by this congregation. While communion hymns are belted out in some churches, many at St.
David's prefer to sit in contemplative silence during that time. Consequently, at least for the time being, the function
of the anthem has changed to fit our current liturgical needs.
        We are living in a time of unpredictability, fluidity and flexibility. A month from now I could well be writing
something totally different about our musical life at St. David's. In the meantime, stay tuned and thank you all for
your partnership and support. Regardless of the trajectory of this dreaded virus, we will assuredly get through this as
the body of Christ.

 THRIFT SHOP
                                                                The Christmas Fair is coming!!
         We are blessed with a wonderful cadre of
 consistent volunteers who sort, clean, price, and              The date is set for Saturday, November 13, 2021.
 display the donations we receive on a regular basis.           It’s not too soon to be thinking about making
 We do need any extra pair of hands that are available          those wonderful baskets that everyone loves to
 Monday or Tuesday between 1Am - 2PM. We are a                  take a chance on wining. The Thrift Shop has
 friendly, fun group - vaccinated and masked- and we            many great baskets and NEW items you can use
 welcome newcomers!                                             to fill a basket. Come in and check it out!
         The May 1 annex sale will be on the lawn -
 small furniture, garden tools, outdoor décor, games,
 sports, kids. HELP IS NEEDED. 8AM to bring                     The two new co-chairs this year are Jean Forte
 merchandise our of the basement. Please come if                and Sue Abril. We would appreciate all the
 you can!                                                       helpful advice and craft ideas that people could
         The May 22 Annex Sale will feature plants -            share. We will keep everyone updated as
 indoor and out! Gardeners, please divide your                  the date gets closer.
 perennials, please pot up some for this sale. Tried
 and true Cape Cod grown sells well! God bless!                 Thanks in advance for all your help.
 Thrift Shop Steering Committee

DID YOU KNOW
 that MICROPLASTIC, (fragments of any type of plastic smaller than a grain of rice) damage aquatic
 creatures as well as turtles and birds? They block digestive tracts, diminish the urge to eat and alter
 feeding behaviors, all of which reduce growth and reproductive output. Their stomachs stuffed with
 plastic, some species starve and die.

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Interactive Weekday Prayer, Using Zoom

Midday Prayer                    Every Weekday (M-F), starts at 11:45 AM
Morning & Healing Prayers        Every Wednesday, starts at 8:00 AM

YOU are welcome to join any of these services, while you remain safely sheltered at home.
Feel free to drop in on occasion or regularly. Each Zoom session opens 15 minutes before the appointed
start, to allow time for everyone to connect. Each service runs about 20 mins.

All Weekday Prayer services use the same Zoom Meeting ID: 241538624, passcode 02664
You can reach any session through the browser on your computer or smartphone:
1. Go to our St. David’s website (https://www.stdavidscapecod.org)
2. Click on the button labelled “Weekday Prayer on Zoom”
3. Click on the link labelled “Click HERE to join.”
    OR enter this URL into the "locator bar" at top of any browser page: zoom.us/j/241538624
    type the passcode when requested, 02664
You can instead call into the session – to listen & speak – from your traditional phone:
1. Dial (929) 205-6099
2. When asked for the meeting ID, tap 241538624##, when asked for the passcode, 02664

Have questions? Contact Rev. Marilyn by phone (917) 750-2328 or by email:
                marilyn.mcmillan@verizon.net

ST. DAVID’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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