Home - St. David's Episcopal Church -- Spokane, Washington

Fellowship
Muffin Sunday & Coffee Hour
Family Fun Events
Nature Outings
Lenten Soup Suppers
St. Martha's Guild
Needlecrafters
Men's Night
Steak & Bake Dinner

Muffin Sunday & coffee hour

Muffin Sunday -- On the first Sunday of each month, immediately after the 8:00 AM Sunday service, coffee and muffins are served in the parish hall (below the church).

Coffee hour -- Every Sunday, immediately after the 10:00 AM Sunday service, coffee, tea, and assorted refreshments are served. During the summer, we have lighter refreshments -- cookies, coffee and lemonade.

These are great times to take a few minutes and get to know someone new! Volunteers to host coffee hour and Muffin Sunday are always welcome -- see the sign-up sheets at the Communication Center, in the hallway between the church and the office.

Family fun events
All generations of St. David's family love to have fun together at holidays and other special times. Kite-flying, picnics, parties -- it's all fun! Stacey Okihara is the organizer for this ministry. If you have ideas or want to help, contact her or email the church office.

Upcoming events will be described here as they are scheduled.

Nature outings
Parishioner Pete Wyman organizes and leads a variety of nature outings once a month suitable for families and people of all ages. Activities could range from a couple of hours after the Sunday 10:00 AM service to all-day Saturday outings.

Pete wants to share the often little known natural and historical sites that are in close proximity of our community, to enjoy family fellowship, and to give people a chance to know one another better. Walking would be for all ages with occasional, optional longer walks. Each family would bring a lunch and may bring friends.

Past outings have taken us to Waikiki Springs and to Manito Park. Details about the next nature outing(s) will be posted here as they are scheduled.

If you are interested, please sign up at the Communications Center or give Pete a call for more Information.

Lenten soup suppers
On Wednesday evenings during Lent (the several weeks between Ash Wednesday and Easter) St. David's offers soup suppers. The menu is simple -- just soup, salad and bread -- as a reminder of those who have less than we do. Before supper there is opportunity to attend Eucharist. After supper there is a program, with topics varying from year to year.

Details for Lent 2010 will be posted here when available.

St. Martha's Guild
St. Martha’s Guild was organized in 1998 to provide a variety of activities for the women of St. David’s. The group meets from noon to 2:00 PM on the 2nd Monday of each month from September through June. During July and August other activities are planned such as social gatherings at members' homes or at other sites in the community.

Each year the group selects worthy recipients to benefit from their volunteer efforts and fund-raising events. Examples include:

December bake sale
Scholarships for St. David’s children to attend Camp Cross
Clothing, food and financial aid to Hope House, a refuge for homeless women of Spokane
Cooking and serving a Lenten Soup Supper for St. David’s
Volunteering quarterly with Interfaith Hospitality to cook and serve dinner for the homeless
Bunco game night and dinner at St. David’s each spring as a major fund raiser
Preparing and serving a meal for workers at the Habitat for Humanity-Spokane Blitz Build

The guild also provides gifts for St. David’s graduating high school seniors, helps weed shrub beds, cleans the kitchen and has planted more than 500 daffodil bulbs around the church as a memorial.

In addition to working toward the benefit of others, St. Martha’s members enjoy fellowship, educational events such as tours, special events and trips to points of interest. We welcome all women of St. David’s!

Needlecrafters
The Needlecrafters meet on the 1st Monday of each month in the parish hall at 10:00 AM to enjoy fellowship while working on various projects. Some make prayer shawls. Some make quilts to be given to newly baptized babies or to be raffled as fund-raisers. Others work on their own personal projects. Come, bring a lunch, and enjoy some friendship while you stitch!

Men's night
The men of St. David's meet on the 1st Friday night of each month for games, snacks and conversation in the parish hall. Guys of all ages are invited!

Steak & Bake dinner
This annual event raises money to fund Camp Cross scholarships for St. David's children, and for other worthy projects. The guys fire up the gas grill and crank out dozens of juicy steaks, while diners fill the parish hall and spill out onto the grassy lawn (weather permitting, of course). Headed by Ed McCoy, it's a fun evening for a good cause.