St. David's Episcopal Church and School

We had a great time last Sunday with our annual Backpack Blessings and the kickoff of our Kindness Rocks Project garden! Thank you to everyone who came out for fellowship, ice cream, and back-to-school blessings! An extra thank you to everyone who donated to our school supplies drive. What a successful and inspiring start to the school year!🙏

Looking 👀 for help to blow up new basketballs and place new net on rim for upcoming Youth Pick Up & Pizza.
Email Maureen [email protected]

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry hospitalized for reoccurrence of internal bleeding Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was admitted to the hospital this past Thursday night, Aug. 17, with a reoccurrence of the internal bleeding that required him to be hospitalized over Memorial Day Weekend.

The countdown is on! In just one short month the Preschool will open their doors to welcome students for their first days of the 2023-24 school year. We are so excited to have the preschool full of smiling faces again!
If you have a 3 year old and are looking for a great place for them to start their preschool journey, please contact us for more information ([email protected]). We have a few spots open in our Tu/Th 3's and classes are filling quickly.

St. David's Episcopal Preschool

Can you believe it's already the last Water Wednesday of the year? Join us tomorrow and cool off! RSVP to [email protected]

Faith and Trust
If your Sunday had you busy with life stuff,
you can listen to Rev. Susan’s sermon here.

Let us pray today for college students everywhere, for those starting for the 1st time, those returning and those transferring. May your year be blessed with learning opportunities both in and out of the classroom. Check out your campus ministry center for support to have in your back pocket and new ways to explore your faith and your new journey.

Remember you are never alone.
Message me if you need help connecting.

Back-to-School is almost here! 🍎 School starts on August 24th for LCPS students. We are once again collecting school supplies for the children of Loudoun County. We will be collecting from Sun. August 6th - August 20th. You can bring your donation to church on Sunday, or drop it off at the Church Office Tues, Wed, Thurs, 9am-4pm.

Today is the LAST DAY to RSVP for the DC Monument Kayak Tour! You don't want to miss this one!

Email Maureen at [email protected] for more information or to Chaperone. Group will leave St. David's at 11am on 8/9 and the tour will go from 12-3pm. See you there!

We pray today for joy and safety for students everywhere at the start of the school year. Bless their getting ready and packing up/leaving for college.

Join us in prayer at the start of the school year for students, teachers, parents, administrators, bus drivers, managers and all who are educating, caring for and mentoring children and youth.

Join us during our 25 days of prayer at the start of the school year.

Ready for our best Water Wednesday event yet? That's right, we're doing a DC Monument Kayak Tour!

RSVP to [email protected] by Mon, August 7th! Email Maureen at [email protected] for more information. Group will leave St. David's at 11am on 8/9 and the tour will go from 12-3pm. See you there!

TOMORROW!

Come hang out at Volcano Island Water Park for our third Youth Water Wednesday event! We will leave St. David's at 10:30am and the event will go until 3. RSVP to [email protected] by August 1st.

Not a youth? Chaperones are still needed for all our Water Wednesday events. Contact Maureen at [email protected]

“Do not be afraid. Seek out opportunities to show hospitality (Romans 12:13), for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it (Hebrews 13:2).”

New picnic benches under the trees in the shade. You are invited for fellowship after service, picnic with your families, staff lunch break, small group meetings, youth gatherings, quite space if you work near by…the list is endless. All are always welcomed.

All are welcome.

Need a chance to cool off? Come hang out at Volcano Island Water Park for our third Youth Water Wednesday event! We will leave St. David's at 10:30am and the event will go until 3. RSVP to [email protected] by August 1st.

Not a youth? Chaperones are still needed for all our Water Wednesday events. Contact Maureen at [email protected]

Cool off at Harper's Ferry with us at our second Youth Water Wednesday event! We will leave St. David's at 10am and the event will go until 3. RSVP to [email protected] by July 24th.
Not a youth? Chaperones are still needed for all our Water Wednesday events - contact Maureen at [email protected]

Cool off at Harper's Ferry with us at our second Youth Water Wednesday event! We will leave St. David's at 10am and the event will go until 3. RSVP to [email protected] by July 24th.
Not a youth? Chaperones are still needed for all our Water Wednesday events - contact Maureen at [email protected]

NOTICE of TEXTS SCAM

Please be aware that fraudulent texts are being sent to some parishioners that are impersonating Rev. Susan and request the purchase of gifts cards by her.

This is a phishing scam and fraudulent request for money. Please DO NOT respond in any manner and delete the texts.

A reminder that Rev. Susan or any staff member never asks for money or gift card purchases by text or email.

‼️ LAST DAY TO RSVP‼️
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Thinking outside the box. Utilizing space in a practical way. Living the Gospel. Loving our neighbors and serving the community. ⬇️

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Remember to RSVP by Tuesday 7/18
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Water Games & Lunch
Ages 5th grade and up

Dominion Electric Power Surge
As of July 2, 2023

Just a brief note to bring everyone up to date on the HVAC issues prior to today’s service.

The problem began with the failure of the Dominion Electric’s transformer behind the church. This transformer is connected to a legacy overhead line that comes across Route Seven and is not connected to the power line buried along Russell Branch Parkway. When the transformer failed, it created a power surge that hit the air handler that serves the sanctuary and burned up the motor and the controller.

This is either the second or third time that this transformer has failed damaging the HVAC. Allan Steed and Chris Smith took the immediate steps to report the failure to Dominion Electric and then to make sure the remaining HVAC systems were still operating normally. Dominion Electric has told us that they have replaced the transformer.

Richard Haddad reported the problems to Commercial Express (our HVAC contractor) and they have prepared a proposal to replace the motor and controller which we have accepted. The timing of that repair is uncertain at this time. We will be posting periodic updates on www.sdlife.org,

Richard has also filed a claim with our insurance company and an adjuster has been assigned. Because the surge was not the fault of the church, we should be able to recover the cost of repairs.

A few closing thoughts.

Our HVAC system did not fail on its own. It was damaged by the power surge that came from Dominion Electric. That difference is important to the insurance claim.

If we had replaced the HVAC system, similar damage would have been inflicted on the new system.

We need to explore dropping the legacy power line and connecting to the Russell Branch source. The Property Committee is undertaking that step. This analysis will take some time, require cooperation from Dominion Electric, and the cost is unknown. Once the options are understood they will be reported to the Vestry for a decision.

Finally a special thanks to Allan, Chris and Richard for their prompt action.

Any questions or concerns please let us know.

Susan+, Jim Tracy, and Jenifer Bluhm

Bishop Curry Update: As previously reported, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has been resting and working a reduced schedule following a hospitalization Memorial Day weekend. The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs reported yesterday that, while he will continue to work from home in July on a reduced schedule, his doctors have approved some travel. He plans to be present to preach at the Episcopal Youth Event and It’s All About Love Festival, both taking place in Maryland in early July. He will continue to rest and engage in medical care during his usual August vacation.

Bishop Curry offered the following statement: “I want you to know I am mindful of the power of prayer in tandem with good medical care, and I am blessed to be receiving both. I love what I do and cannot wait to be back actively serving our Lord and the church. I also know that the God who gave us a soul also gave us a body and a mind, and as we are to care for our souls, so we are to care for our bodies. I am in a season where I am called to be mindful about the care of my body. In that spirit, though, I am looking forward to attending Episcopal Youth Event and It’s All About Love, even at a more limited level, as a kind of Christmas in July since much of this is like Advent—a time of waiting on test results and considering various treatments. Thank you so much for all your prayers, and please know I am also praying for you.”

Full story: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/health-update-july-schedule-for-presiding-bishop-michael-curry/