Saint Dunstan’s Weekly May 20th, 2018 Our Mission: To build and strengthen relationships among God and God’s children, through Christ our Lord.
PRAYERS Birthdays: Linda Scanlon, Nathan Derby, Christopher Searby, Karen Jester, Kristen Verderame, David Savage, Tami Shepherd, William Suringa Prayer List: Jack, Chelsea, Mike, Ross, Jo, Debbie, John, Elizabeth, Glen, Rick, Jim, Sandy, Sam, Judy, Irene, Barry, Pricilla, Marilyn, Karen, Richard, Rosa Maria, Clift, Catherine, Janet, Tina, Samir, Jason, Bradley, Ann, Charlie Pray for: Our Country, St. John’s our partner church in Tanzania.
THIS WEEK
Sunday, May 20 Pentecost Sunday UTO Ingathering 8:15 AM Holy Eucharist - Rite I & Healing 10:15 AM Holy Eucharist - Rite II & Healing Following the 10:15 AM Service: Tongues of Fire Chili Cook-Off 4:00 PM Fairfax Naturalists/PH Monday, May 21 7:00 PM Scouts Troop #652/Parish Hall 7:00 PM Dance Fitness/Undercroft Tuesday, May 22 7:00 PM Vinson Hall Service 7:00 PM Youth Orchestra/PH & UC Wednesday, May 23 10:30 AM Bible Study/Conference Room 6:00 PM Cub Scouts/PH Thursday, May 24 6:30 PM Bible Study/Glen Seely’s 6:00 PM Treble Choir/UC 7:00 PM Alleluia Choir/UC 7:30 PM McLean Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal/Sanctuary Friday, May 25 3:00 PM Joyce B. Ward Burial Service/Arlington National Cemetery Please arrive at 2:30 PM – a half an hour before the Service. Sunday, May 27 8:15 AM Holy Eucharist - Rite I 10:15 AM Holy Eucharist - Rite II Following Both Services: The Good Book Club/Common Room
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS Tongues of Fire Chili Cook-Off, Sunday- May 20th After the 10:15 AM Service, please join in this fun event as a contestant, or as a sampler of delicious chili and vote for your favorite. Drinks and chili fixin’s provided. Joyce Burklund Ward’s Burial at Arlington National Cemetery The service is on Friday, May 25th at 3:00 PM. You need to report to the Cemetery no later than 2:30 PM. Arrive ½ hour ahead of time with your vehicles. Proceed to the security guards and notify them you are here for the service. Capital Campaign Reception – Sunday, June 3rd Please join us on Sunday, June 3 after our 10:15 am service for our Renew, Rejoice, Restore Capital Campaign reception. At this reception, the vision and goals of our campaign will be shared, discussed, and questions answered. We hope that you will be able to join us as we officially kick off our campaign. A lunch will be provided and childcare is available. Sermons and Weekly Newsletter on the Website A video of Sunday’s Sermon and the Weekly Newsletter is posted on the home page of our website each week. www.stdunstans.net Good Book Club Adult Forum meets Sunday, May 27TH Please join us for the Good Book Club in the Common Room after both services next Sunday, May 27th. This will be the final wrap up of our Readings.
DATE AND TIME Thursday, May 31, 20184:00 PM – Sat, June 2, 2018, 5:00 PM LOCATION Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria Come get fit for evangelism with Rev. Anna Scherer! Visit www.ebcvts2018.evenbrite.com to register.
The McLean Symphony at St. Dunstan’s on Sunday, June 3rd at 7 PM Come hear the Season Finale of the McLean Orchestra under the direction of Dingwall Fleary. The program includes the following: Antonín Dvořák – Serenade for Winds, Op. 44; Gabriel Fauré – Élégie; Paul Dukas – La Péri; A. DiLorenzo – American Anthem; L. Bernstein – Overture to Candide; Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite for Strings, Op. 40 Ticket information is on their website: www.mclean-symphony.org ____________________________________________________________
Please contact Rev. Stephen if you would join in a round of golf. ___________________________________________________________ WOMEN OF ST DUNSTANS UTO Ingathering Sunday, May 20th The United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of The Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Through UTO, individuals are invited to embrace and deepen a personal daily spiritual discipline of gratitude. UTO encourages people to notice the good things that happen each day, give thanks to God for those blessings and make an offering for each blessing using a UTO Blue Box. UTO is entrusted to receive the offerings, and to distribute the 100% of what is collected to support innovative mission and ministry throughout The Episcopal Church and Provinces of the Anglican Communion.
Minutes from the Women of St. Dunstan’s! What’s Happening? The women discussed their progress on updating the Parish Life Booklet. Volunteers from the group; led by Helen Vogel, are acting as editors and formatters for the updated materials they are receiving. Once it is completed, the Booklet will be available online as well as in hardcopy. Elizabeth Lee represented St. Dunstan's at the Falls Church McLean Children's Center Founder's Breakfast. This event celebrated the Center's 50th anniversary. At the beginning of each calendar year, the Women of St. Dunstan's will provide a donation which will help provide healthy snacks for the children. The women will conduct a clothing drive in support of the Children's Center. Finally, Maureen Jenkins coordinated with Brooksfield School to obtain their Lost and Found clothing. Maureen then washed these clothes and took them to the Children's Center as a much appreciated donation. Please mark your calendars and attend the next Women of St. Dunstan's meeting. It will happen on Saturday, 2 June 2018 in the Common Room from 2:00-4:00. Please contact Elizabeth Lee if you have questions. Next Bookworms 10 am on June 2nd in the Conference Rm. We will meet on the first Saturday of June in the Conference Room next to the Church Office for our last meeting of the spring season. Our book is “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee, a sweeping multigenerational saga about one Korean family making its way in Japan. It is one of the 10 Best Books for 2017 by the New York Times Book Review. Our suggestions for summer reading will be published later--- Any ideas? -Helen Vogel (703) 534-4877 -
OUTREACH FEET and FANNIES! The Women of Saint Dunstan's has stepped up to the plate at the request of the Falls Church McLean Children's Center to participate in a CLOTHING DRIVE for the preschool children. They are requesting underwear and socks size 2T-6T and new or used child sneakers size 712. We are calling this drive FEET AND FANNIES and request that you put your donations into the baskets beneath the tables in the back of the sanctuary. Let's see if we can have 100% participation!!!!! Thank you and God bless you! Next Ronald McDonald House – June 13th The St. Dunstan’s Choir will cook the next meal at RMH on June 13th! Please contact Head Chef, Rosalie Learned if you would like to help.
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Saint Dunstan’s Episcopal Church 1830 Kirby Rd., McLean, Virginia 22101 Telephone: 703-356-7533 Website: www.stdunstans.net Prayer for St. Dunstan’s Church O gracious God, we thank you for the abundant blessings you continually bestow upon St. Dunstan’s Church. We pray that your Holy Spirit would inspire and lead us, the current stewards of this community, in renewal, rejoicing, and restoration, through this capital campaign. Help us to respond with generous and thankful hearts as we strengthen this church to fulfill our mission to build and strengthen relationships among God and God’s children, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Clergy and Staff The Reverend Stephen G. Shepherd, Rector E-mail:
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