A Crowd No One Could Count
This Sunday is All Saints. Revelation gives us a crowd too large to count, gathered from every nation and language around the throne. On the mountain, Jesus calls blessed the people the world usually passes over: the poor in spirit, the grieving, the meek, the merciful. And 1 John won't let us push holiness off to some later date. We are God's children now, the letter says, even if what we will be has not yet been revealed.
The saints we remember this Sunday mostly don't have feast days. They taught Sunday school, kept the kitchen running after funerals, sat in the same pew for forty years. During Communion we will read their names aloud, people from this parish and from our own families who shaped our faith without meaning to. Earlier in the same service, a child will be baptized into that same company.
This Sunday
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion with Holy Baptism
11:15 a.m. Coffee Hour
Interested in serving in worship? Chat with Chas or Daphne. There's a place for you on the schedule.
Around Saint D's
Fall Back Saturday Night
Daylight saving time ends this weekend. Set your clocks back an hour before bed Saturday.
Sunday, November 1, 2:00 a.m.
Wednesday Evening, November 4
Dinner together, then two ways to spend the hour. Come and See is for anyone doubting, rebuilding, or just curious, so bring your questions. The Meditative Prayer Group sits quietly with God, and no right words or experience are needed.
5:30 p.m. Dinner, Daniels Hall
6:00 p.m. Come and See, CFC Classroom
6:00 p.m. Meditative Prayer Group, Gallery Classroom
Looking Ahead
Consecration Sunday
Next Sunday we make our pledges for the coming year, then share lunch together after worship.
Sunday, November 8, 10:00 a.m.
11:15 a.m. Consecration Sunday Luncheon
Save the Date
November 22 Parish Thanksgiving Potluck
November 26 Thanksgiving Day Meal, 2:00 p.m.
December 5 Saint Nicholas Market, times to come
December 13 56th Advent Lessons and Carols, 5:00 p.m.
December 20 Saint D's Christmas Party, 5:00 p.m.
December 24 Christmas Eve Worship, 7:00 p.m.
December 25 Christmas Day Worship, 10:00 a.m.
Opportunities to Serve
Mission Poptart
Street School has asked us for 560 Pop-Tarts, any flavor or brand. They go into take-home kits for students over the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks.
Bring them by Sunday, November 15
Food Bank Volunteering
Our team has a two-hour shift at the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. Sign up here.
Tuesday, November 17, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
Not Only the Gospel, But Ourselves
This Sunday, someone tests Jesus by asking which commandment is the greatest. He answers with two: love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself. The second one comes straight from Leviticus, which we also hear this morning, and Jesus says the whole law hangs on these two. Paul shows what that love looks like in practice. Writing to the church in Thessalonica, he says he came to them gently, like a mother caring for her children, and was glad to share not only the gospel but his own self.
This Sunday we also celebrate a baptism. Fr. Chris will ask all of us whether we'll support this member of our family, and we'll say yes. Most of the time, keeping that promise looks small. A hello at the door. A seat saved in the pew. Someone asking how your week went. Find them after the service and tell them you're glad.
This Sunday
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
11:15 a.m. Coffee Hour
11:45 a.m. The Forum
Interested in serving in worship? Chat with Chas or Daphne. There's a place for you on the schedule.
Around Saint D's
Names for All Saints' Sunday
On All Saints' Sunday, we will read the Necrology during Communion, the names of loved ones who have passed on. Please turn in the names you'd like read. Blank forms are on the table in the Lobby.
Due Monday, October 26
Wednesday Evening, October 28
Dinner together, then two ways to spend the hour. Come and See is for anyone doubting, rebuilding, or just curious, so bring your questions. The Meditative Prayer Group sits quietly with God, and no right words or experience are needed.
5:30 p.m. Dinner, Daniels Hall
6:00 p.m. Come and See, CFC Classroom
6:00 p.m. Meditative Prayer Group, Gallery Classroom
Wear Your Nametag
New faces are coming through our doors, and a nametag is the easiest way to help them learn who we are. It helps the rest of us too. Need one? Drop a note with your name in the box in the Lobby, and the office will make one for you.
Sundays and parish events
Looking Ahead
Save the Date
November 8 Consecration Sunday
November 22 Parish Thanksgiving Potluck
November 26 Thanksgiving Day Meal, 2:00 p.m.
December 5 Saint Nicholas Market, times to come
December 13 56th Advent Lessons and Carols, 5:00 p.m.
December 20 Saint D's Christmas Party, 5:00 p.m.
December 24 Christmas Eve Worship, 7:00 p.m.
December 25 Christmas Day Worship, 10:00 a.m.
Opportunities to Serve
Read the Names on All Saints' Sunday
We're looking for about six people to read the Necrology during Communion. If you'd like to help, see Chas after the service.
Sunday, November 1, 10:00 a.m.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
Stamped With God's Image
This Sunday, Jesus is asked a trick question about taxes. He asks for a coin, points to Caesar's face on it, and says to give Caesar what is Caesar's and God what is God's. He doesn't say what belongs to God, but the coin already answered it. Whatever bears someone's image belongs to them, and every one of us bears God's.
An image is meant to be seen. This week we get two chances to show it. Tomorrow, come out to the Tulsa Pride Festival and Parade and stand with our neighbors. On Wednesday, some of those neighbors will join us for dinner for the first time. Come, and sit down next to someone you haven't met.
This Sunday
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
11:45 a.m. The Forum
Interested in serving in worship? Chat with Chas or Daphne. There's a place for you on the schedule.
Around Saint D's
Tulsa Pride Festival and Parade
Saint Dunstan's will have a booth at the festival and walk in the parade, and everyone is invited. Stop by our booth, read the letter of support our parish signed and add your name, then cheer on our walkers, or join them. The parade starts at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, heads north on Boston Avenue, and turns east on 6th Street. If you'd like to help at the booth, talk with Derrick Baptist or Cathy Luckenbach.
Saturday, October 17, festival opens at 10:00 a.m., parade at 4:00 p.m. Festival at 6th and Frankfort
Vestry Meeting
Our elected leaders meet to tend the life and business of the parish. Keep them in your prayers.
Monday, October 19, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Gallery Classroom
Wednesday Evening, October 21
This week, dinner comes with a movie. We'll watch Pride, the true story of gay and lesbian activists in London who raised money for striking Welsh miners in 1984, and the friendship that grew between two communities who didn't expect to need each other. Our Pride Festival volunteers are inviting neighbors, and for some it will be their first time at Saint Dunstan's. Come eat with them, sit with them, and help make that first visit a good one. Dinner is free. A note for parents: Pride is rated R for language and some sexual content, so please look it up before bringing children. Come and See and the Meditative Prayer Group meet as usual.
5:30 p.m. Dinner, Daniels Hall
6:00 p.m. Pride screening, Daniels Hall
6:00 p.m. Come and See, CFC Classroom
6:00 p.m. Meditative Prayer Group, Gallery Classroom
Wear Your Nametag
New faces are coming through our doors, and a nametag is the easiest way to help them learn who we are. It helps the rest of us too. Need one? Drop a note with your name in the box in the Lobby, and the office will make one for you.
Sundays and parish events
Looking Ahead
Consecration Sunday
The Reverend Jeff Huston, Campus Missioner for the OSU Canterbury Center, who grew up at Saint Dunstan's, will be our guest leader. He'll offer a brief time of teaching during worship, and then we'll each make our financial commitment for the coming year on an Estimate of Giving Card, as a quiet and confidential act of worship. The question isn't what the church needs, but what part of our income God is calling us to give. There will be no home visits or follow-up calls, so being there that morning is what matters. Read Charles Brooks's article to learn more.
Sunday, November 8
Save the Date
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A Table Already Set
This Sunday, Isaiah sees a feast spread on the mountain for all peoples, rich food and well-aged wine, where God swallows up death and wipes away the tears from every face. Jesus tells of a king whose invited guests can't be bothered to come, so he throws the doors open wider and sends his servants into the streets to invite everyone they meet, until the wedding hall is full. Neither story asks the guests to earn their place. In both, the table is set before anyone arrives, and all that's left is to come and sit down.
Most of us can remember the first time someone saved us a seat. It was rarely anything grand. Maybe it was a wave from across the room at coffee hour, someone sliding down the pew to make room, or a person who remembered your name the second week you came. None of it took much, and it made the difference between visiting a church and belonging to one. A lot of us are still here because of a moment like that. This week, be the one who waves someone over, and save a seat for whoever comes next.
This Sunday
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
11:45 a.m. The Forum
Mother Cheryl Harder-Missine will celebrate and preach with us this Sunday.
Interested in serving in worship? Chat with Chas or Daphne, there's a place for you on the schedule.
Around Saint D's
Caring for Creation
A Saturday morning on caring for the ground beneath our feet. Karen Watkins on beneficial bugs, Donna Horton on Oklahoma native plants, and Mary Christopher on creation care ministries. Native plants will be for sale from The Painted Prairie and Life Affirming Farms, so leave a little room in your car.
Saturday, October 10, 10:00 a.m. to Noon Daniels Hall
Pride Poster Making
Help decorate the posters our parade walkers will carry on Saturday. All skill levels welcome.
Sunday, October 11, coffee hour Daniels Hall
Wednesday Evening, October 14
Eat together, then choose a group. Come and See is for anyone doubting, rebuilding, or just curious, and this week we'll explore what is really true about you. The Meditative Prayer Group is quiet time with God, no experience needed.
5:30 p.m. Dinner, Daniels Hall
6:00 p.m. Come and See, CFC Classroom
6:00 p.m. Meditative Prayer Group, Gallery Classroom
Looking Ahead
Dinner and Movie: Pride Edition
We'll share a meal and watch a Pride-themed movie. Our volunteers at the Pride Festival are inviting neighbors to this evening, and for some it will be their first time at Saint Dunstan's. Come eat with them, sit with them, and help make that first visit a good one. Dinner is free. The film is best for teens and adults.
Wednesday, October 21, 5:30 p.m. Daniels Hall
Save the Date
November 8 Consecration Sunday
November 22 Parish Thanksgiving Potluck
Opportunities to Serve
Pride Parade and Booth
We'll take part in the Tulsa Pride Parade and Festival, with ways to help for every ability. Talk with Derrick Baptist or Cathy Luckenbach, and find the sign-up sheet in the lobby.
Saturday, October 17
Senior Bingo at South Tulsa Community House
Help South Tulsa Community House with their Senior Bingo morning. Volunteers greet guests and pitch in wherever they're needed. Sign up on the Outreach Board in the lobby.
Friday, October 16, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
The Vineyard Was a Gift
This Sunday's readings are about what we do with what we've been handed. Jesus tells of tenants who forgot the vineyard was a gift and tried to keep the whole harvest for themselves. Paul, who could list a long set of credentials, calls them rubbish next to what God has called him to, and he presses on anyway.
Most of us were handed something here. A pew we didn't build, a tradition someone kept alive before we arrived, a meal already on the table. None of it was ours to keep. This week is a good time to pick one thing we've been given and put it to work for someone else.
This Sunday
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
11:45 a.m. The Forum
4:00 p.m. Saint Francis Day Pet Blessing
Interested in serving in worship? Chat with Chas or Daphne, there's a place for you on the schedule.
Around Saint D's
Saint Francis Day Pet Blessing
Bring your pets and animals for a short service of thanksgiving and blessing. All are welcome, on a leash or in a carrier. If it rains, we'll gather inside the church.
Memorial Garden
Get Out the Vote
Karen Gray is leading a nonpartisan effort to help our neighbors get to the polls this fall. You can knock on doors, drive neighbors to vote, or make reminder calls. She'll be at coffee hour to tell you more.
Sunday, October 4, coffee hour Parish hall
Wednesday Evening
Eat together, then choose a group. Come and See is for anyone doubting, rebuilding, or just curious. The Meditative Prayer Group is quiet time with God, no experience needed.
Wednesday, October 7
5:30 p.m. Dinner, Daniels Hall
6:00 p.m. Come and See, CFC Classroom
6:00 p.m. Meditative Prayer Group, Gallery Classroom
Looking Ahead
Caring for Creation
A Saturday morning on caring for the ground beneath our feet. Karen Watkins on beneficial bugs, Donna Horton on Oklahoma native plants, and Mary Christopher on creation care ministries. Native plants will be for sale from The Painted Prairie and Life Affirming Farms, so leave a little room in your car.
Saturday, October 10, 10:00 a.m. to Noon Daniels Hall
Opportunities to Serve
Pride Parade and Booth
We'll take part in the Tulsa Pride Parade and Festival, with ways to help for every ability. Talk with Derrick Baptist or Cathy Luckenbach, and find the sign-up sheet in the lobby.
October 17
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
The Son Who Went Anyway
This Sunday's readings are about changing your mind. Ezekiel speaks to people convinced they're paying for their parents' mistakes and tells them no one is stuck with the past, their own or anyone else's. Jesus tells of a father with two sons. One says yes and never goes. The other says no, thinks better of it, and goes anyway. It's the second son who did what his father asked.
Most of us have a no on the books somewhere. A ministry we passed on, a group we meant to try, a question about faith we decided was settled, a person we stopped talking to. The parable doesn't ask how long the no lasted. It only notices who went. This week might be a good time to think better of one of them and go anyway.
THIS SUNDAY
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
11:45 a.m. The Forum
Interested in serving in worship? Chat with Chas or Daphne, there's a place for you on the schedule.
AROUND SAINT D'S
Come and See Starts Wednesday
A small group for anyone weary of easy answers, whether you're doubting, rebuilding, or just curious about faith again. You don't have to believe first to belong here. Bring your questions.
Wednesday, September 30, 6:00 p.m. CFC Classroom
Meditative Prayer Group Begins
Simply sitting quietly with God, no right words or experience needed. Come as you are and share some stillness with others looking for the same thing.
Wednesday, September 30, 6:00 p.m. Gallery Classroom
Wednesday Dinner
Eat together before the groups begin.
Wednesday, September 30, 5:30 p.m. Daniels Hall
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Francis Day Pet Blessing
Bring your pets and animals for a short service of thanksgiving and blessing. All are welcome, on a leash or in a carrier. If it rains, we'll gather inside the church.
Sunday, October 4, 4:00 p.m. Memorial Garden
Caring for Creation
A Saturday morning on caring for the ground beneath our feet. Karen Watkins on beneficial bugs, Donna Horton on Oklahoma native plants, and Mary Christopher on creation care ministries. Native plants will be for sale from The Painted Prairie and Life Affirming Farms, so leave a little room in your car.
Saturday, October 10, 10:00 a.m. to Noon Daniels Hall
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
Office Volunteers Needed
Help answer phones and greet visitors. Two-hour shifts, flexible days, Monday through Thursday.
Contact Chas if interested.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
Everyone Fed the Same
This Sunday's readings are about resenting someone else's good fortune. Jonah is angry that God spares Nineveh. The landowner's early workers grumble that latecomers get the same wage they earned by a full day's sweat. The point isn't fairness measured out in hours worked. It's that everyone gets fed the same, and that's mercy, not injustice.
We get to practice that truth together this Sunday. A baptism during the 10:00 service will claim someone the same way every one of us was claimed. Then we'll carry that same spirit into the potluck, where the only thing that matters is that everyone eats.
THIS SUNDAY
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion and Baptism
11:15 a.m. Potluck Luncheon and Ginny's Birthday Celebration
Interested in serving in worship? Chat with Chas or Daphne, there's a place for you on the schedule.
AROUND SAINT D'S
Potluck Logistics
Ginny's family is providing the main dish, BBQ. Please bring a side or dessert ready to serve. Kitchen volunteers will be on hand to receive items before the service starts.
Trinity Episcopal Centennial Evensong
Our choir joins the choir of Trinity and other Episcopal congregations to celebrate the Centennial of Trinity's building. Bishop Poulson presides, reception to follow.
Sunday, 5:00 p.m., Trinity Episcopal, 501 S Cincinnati Ave
LOOKING AHEAD
Bible Study and Vestry Meeting
Monday, September 21. 10:45 a.m. Bible Study, 6:00 p.m. Vestry Meeting
Dinner and a Movie
Join us for dinner, then a screening of A Hard Day's Night. Maggie Brooks introduces the film and leads a discussion after on performing versus being honest, on stage and off.
Wednesday, September 23. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., movie to follow.
Come and See, and a New Meditative Prayer Group
Two new things begin the same night. Come and See is a space for real questions about faith, no pressure to have it figured out. Deacon Alan also launches a weekly Meditative Prayer Group.
Wednesday, September 30. Dinner (optional) at 5:30 p.m., group from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
St. Francis Day Pet Blessing: Save the Date
Bring your pets and animals for a short service of thanksgiving and blessing in the Memorial Garden. All are welcome, on a leash or in a carrier.
Sunday, October 4, 4:00 p.m.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
Office Volunteers Needed
Help answer phones and greet visitors. Two-hour shifts, flexible days, Monday through Thursday.
Contact Chas if interested.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
Six New Members, One Parish Family
Last Sunday was a landmark day for Saint Dunstan's. Bishop Poulson visited to confirm Susan Norman, Doug Fishback, David Logan, and Samantha Resser, and to receive Sara Carrell and Amber McHenry into the Episcopal Church. Six people stood up in front of this parish and made their commitment official. If you see them this Sunday, offer your congratulations.
This Sunday's readings turn to a quieter but related kind of commitment: Joseph forgives the brothers who sold him into slavery, and Jesus tells Peter that forgiveness isn't a number you hit and then stop counting. Belonging to a community, new or longstanding, asks the same thing of all of us — showing up for each other, again and again.
THIS SUNDAY
Join us at 10:00 a.m. for Rooted Together and Holy Communion, followed by Sunday Forum at 11:45 a.m. Following coffee hour, stop by the old preschool space for a sale as we clear out the classrooms — puzzles, games, toys, and organizers, priced to go. Note: no potluck today. It's moving to September 20 for Ginny Harban's 80th birthday celebration.
AROUND SAINT D'S
Food Bank Night, Tuesday September 15. Join a group of volunteers from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. Sign up on the Outreach Bulletin Board.
Enneagram Workshop, Wednesday September 16. Dinner at 5:30, followed by an introduction to the Enneagram as a tool for understanding personality and spiritual growth. Don't know your number yet? Take the free assessment before you come: canvaqr.com/RGSZFQv3K0. No prior experience needed.
LOOKING AHEAD
Potluck & Ginny's Birthday, Sunday September 20. Ginny Harban's family is celebrating her 80th birthday with the parish. The family provides BBQ; everyone else brings sides and sweets. This Sunday also brings baptisms at our 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion.
Dinner and a Movie: A Hard Day's Night, Wednesday September 23. Dinner at 5:30, followed by a screening at 6:00.
Come and See launches September 30. A new Wednesday evening group for anyone carrying honest questions about faith, whether you've never set foot in a church, walked away years ago, or you're sitting in the pew right now with doubts you've never said out loud. Optional dinner at 5:30, group time from 6:00 to 7:30, in the Christian Formation Center. More info at www.stduntulsa.org/come-see.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
A House Where All Can Safely Live
This Sunday we confirm and receive new members into the body of Christ, and the readings tell them plainly what kind of community they're joining. Ezekiel is told to speak hard truths or answer for his silence. Matthew lays out how to confront someone who has wronged you, directly, without shame games. These are stories about accountability, not comfort.
Our music holds the other half of that same commitment. "Let us build a house where all can safely live" and "Summoned by the God who made us" both name the kind of community those being confirmed and received are about to claim as their own. Safety and honesty aren't in tension here. They depend on each other.
This Sunday
Join us at 10:00 a.m. for Holy Communion with Confirmations and Receptions. Stay after the service to welcome and congratulate those being confirmed and received. Then at 11:45 a.m., Bishop Poulson will lead our Sunday Forum in Daniels Hall, discussing Benedictine Spirituality.
Around Saint D's
Dinner and a Movie
Join us Wednesday, September 9th for dinner at 5:30, followed by a screening of Josie and the Pussycats at 6:00. Maggie Brooks will offer some context before the film and lead a discussion afterward.
Potluck Moved to September 20th
Ginny Harban's family has asked to celebrate her 80th birthday with the parish, so we're moving the potluck to September 20th. The family will provide BBQ, and we ask everyone to bring sides and sweets. There will be no potluck on the 13th.
Preschool Sale, September 13th
Following coffee hour, stop by the old preschool space as we clear out the classrooms. Puzzles, games, toys, organizers, and other items are up for grabs, priced to go.
Serving Together
Altar Guild and Hospitality Team are both looking for a few more members. Each works from a rotating schedule of teams, so the commitment is lighter than it sounds, and we'd love to find a way to include you. If you're interested, call the church office.
Hygiene Items Needed
Last week Deacon Alan drew our attention to the need for hygiene items in the prisons. If you're able, consider picking up an extra item or two next time you're at the grocery store. Item lists are available in the lobby.
Looking Ahead
Enneagram Workshop, September 16th
Join us for dinner at 5:30, followed by an introduction to the Enneagram, a tool for understanding personality and spiritual growth. We'll share an online assessment ahead of time so you can know your number before you arrive. No prior experience needed.
Come and See Launches September 30th
We're starting a new Wednesday evening group for anyone carrying honest questions about faith, whether you've never set foot in a church, walked away years ago, or you're sitting in the pew right now with doubts you've never said out loud. No pressure to have it figured out. Optional dinner at 5:30, group time from 6:00 to 7:30, in the Christian Formation Center. More info at www.stduntulsa.org/come-see.
There Is a Place for You Here
At Saint Dunstan's, we are rooted in the Christian faith through our Episcopal tradition, drawing on timeless practices, prayers, and wisdom as nourishing today as they have been to past generations. We believe this faith remains deeply relevant for the complexities of modern life, guiding us with hope, purpose, and grace.
We are a community with inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives.
Take Up Your Cross
Jeremiah brings his complaint to God without softening it: he is worn out, and he says so. Paul answers a different way in Romans, calling us to a love that doesn't flinch, even toward people who've wronged us. And in the Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples plainly that following him means taking up a cross, not avoiding one.
None of this is comfortable. It isn't meant to be. But it's honest, and there's something steadying about a faith that doesn't ask us to pretend otherwise.
This Sunday
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
11:45 a.m. Sunday Forum
We invite each person to serve in worship in ways that are meaningful to them. If you're interested in getting involved, chat with Chas or Daphne to learn more about the opportunities to serve.
Around Saint D's
A special thank you to Dennis, Steve, Barry, Lee, and Colleen, who spent time painting in the hallway to get it ready for the new parishioner art gallery.
Our outreach ministry is currently helping a family new to our country find a reliable, inexpensive car. If you have a lead on one, contact Cathy Luckenbach.
Looking Ahead
September 2nd | Exploring Your Legacy
Join us Wednesday, September 2nd for dinner at 5:30, followed by a short workshop at 6:00 on legacy: how you'd like to be remembered and how you might begin thinking through your final arrangements. We'll also share an early look at a new program we're planning, with more details to come.
September 6th | Bishop's Visitation
Bishop Poulson is coming to Saint Dunstan's on Sunday, September 6th, and it's a big one: three confirmations and two receptions into the Episcopal Church. Sunday Forum that morning will be taught by Bishop Poulson himself, on Benedictine Spirituality. This falls on Labor Day weekend, so plan ahead if you'll be traveling. We'd love to have the church full for this one.
September 9th | Dinner & Movie
Join us Wednesday, September 9th for dinner at 5:30, followed by a screening of Josie and the Pussycats at 6:00. Maggie Brooks will offer some context before the film and lead a discussion afterward.
September 13th | Potluck Luncheon
Join us after church on Sunday, September 13th for a potluck luncheon. We'll announce fall activities, a new edition of the Chalice and Tongs will be out that day, and there's much more parish fun in store. If you're able to bring a dish to share, sign up in the narthex.
September 30th | Come and See
Starting September 30th, we're launching a new Wednesday evening group for anyone carrying honest questions about faith, whether you've never set foot in a church, walked away years ago, or you're sitting in the pew right now with doubts you've never said out loud. No pressure to have it figured out. Optional dinner at 5:30, group time from 6:00 to 7:30, in the Christian Formation Center. Visit stduntulsa.org/come-see for more info.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
August 20, 2026
One Body, Many Members
This Sunday's reading from Paul asks us to look at ourselves differently, not as a collection of individuals who happen to sit in the same pews, but as one body with many parts. Some of us teach. Some of us serve. Some of us lead, and some of us encourage. Paul is clear that none of these gifts are more or less necessary than another, they simply belong to different people, given by the same grace.
That's easy to say and harder to live. It means the person setting up chairs on Sunday morning and the person leading Bible study on Monday are doing the same work, just with different hands. This week's readings and the shape of parish life this week both point the same direction: showing up with whatever gift you've been given.
This Sunday
Property Committee Meeting
9:00 a.m. in the Christian Formation Center.
Rooted Together
10:00 a.m., children's worship during the service.
Holy Communion and Sunday Forum
Worship at 10:00 a.m., followed by Sunday Forum at 11:45.
Around Saint D's
Thank You, Meal Kit Volunteers
Last week, this community came together to build 100 meal kits for the Street School Student Pantry. Thank you to everyone who shopped, sorted, and assembled, this is what it looks like when many gifts do one work.
Bible Study
Monday, 10:45 a.m.
Faithful to Christ, Embracing the Divine in Every Tradition
Wednesday, dinner at 5:30, presentation 6 to 7 p.m. Father Chris begins a new series on where world religions and Christianity meet, and where they part ways.
Choir Practice
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Church Offices Closed
Friday, August 28.
Looking Ahead
Wednesday evenings continue into September with dinner at 5:30 and a presentation or activity at 6:00.
September 2 | Exploring Your Legacy
A short workshop on how you'd like to be remembered, with an early look at a new program we're planning.
September 9 | Dinner & Movie: Josie and the Pussycats
Maggie Brooks introduces the film and leads a discussion afterward.
September 16 | Enneagram Workshop
An introduction to the Enneagram as a tool for understanding personality and spiritual growth. No prior experience needed.
September 23 | Dinner & Movie: A Hard Day's Night
Maggie Brooks returns to introduce this Beatles classic.
Coming This Fall
Come and See: A Year of Honest Questions
You know someone who left church years ago and never quite explained why, even to themselves. Maybe that's you. You know someone who's never set foot in one and isn't sure why they'd start. Maybe that's you too. And you know someone who's been in the pews every Sunday, saying the creed, quietly wondering if they believe half of it. That might be you on a different day.
This is for all three. Not separate tracks, not anyone's project, just one room.
Starting September 30th, we're gathering on Wednesday evenings for a new kind of formation, built around a simple idea from the Gospel of John: when someone asked Jesus's first followers what they were looking for, he didn't hand them an argument. He said, "come and see." That's the whole invitation. Not "believe first." Just come, and see what's here.
Over the course of the year, we'll move through six parts, each one sitting with a different piece of the same honest question: what does it look like to actually show up, doubts and all.
Questions We Actually Have
Too Far or Too Close (on God feeling distant, or too close to take seriously)
Waiting in the Dark (Advent, and sitting with not knowing)
Faith You Can Do With Your Hands
The Day Between (living in the space between grief and hope)
What Now
There's no expectation that you make it every week. We'll take breaks around the holidays, and life happens. Come and See will be there when you're able to join.
How the Evenings Work
Each week stands on its own, so you can walk in cold and still follow along. There's no reading beforehand and nothing to catch up on if you miss a week. The evening is mostly conversation, sitting together with a question and hearing how other people are actually wrestling with it, not a lecture and not a debate.
Wednesday evenings start with dinner at 5:30pm in the Parish Hall, open to anyone in the building that night, whether you're here for Come and See, another group, or just dinner itself. Come and See meets from 6:00 to 7:30pm in the Christian Formation Center Classroom.
You don't need to know if you belong here. That's kind of the point.
Come and See.
Wednesdays starting September 30th.
5:30pm — Dinner, Parish Hall (open fellowship, all welcome)
6:00–7:30pm — Come and See, Christian Formation Center Classroom
This group is led by Chas Emerson. If you're interested, reach out to chas@stduntulsa.org, or catch him after the service.
Learn more at stduntulsa.org/come-see.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
Room at the Table
This Sunday's readings ask a simple, uncomfortable question: who gets welcomed to the table? Isaiah promises God's house of prayer to all peoples, not just Israel. The Gospel puts a face on that promise in the Canaanite woman, an outsider who refuses to be waved off and is met not with rejection but with "great is your faith."
THIS SUNDAY
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together Children's Worship
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
11:15 a.m. Street School Meal Kit Assembly, Daniels Hall
11:45 a.m. Sunday Forum
Interested in serving in worship? Chat with Chas or Daphne. There's a place for you on the schedule.
AROUND SAINT D'S
Meal Kit Assembly for Street School Student Pantry
Thank you to everyone who's brought in supplies over the past two weeks. We'll put it all together this Sunday after church in Daniels Hall. Many hands make quick work, so stop by even if you can only stay a few minutes.
If you still need to bring your items, there's still time. Bring them with you to church Sunday morning, and outreach volunteers will greet you in the lobby to get everything sorted.
LOOKING AHEAD
Faithful to Christ, Embracing the Divine in Every Tradition
Father Chris begins a three-part series exploring the intersections and common ground between world religions and Christianity.
Wednesdays, August 19 & 26
5:30 p.m. Dinner · 6:00–7:00 p.m. Presentation
Vestry Meeting
Monday, August 17 · 6:30 p.m., Daniels Hall
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma
Join our Outreach Ministry preparing food for neighbors across eastern Oklahoma.
Tuesday, August 18 · 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Scan the QR code in the Dunstan Bell or sign up on the Outreach board.
South Tulsa Community House
Volunteers greet seniors as they receive food distribution.
Friday, August 21 · 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Ronald McDonald House Guest Chef
Volunteers prepare meals for families staying at Ronald McDonald House. A Food Handler Permit is required.
Friday, August 21 · 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Sign up on the Outreach Board, or contact Susan Norman with questions.
📖 THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES
Worship Bulletins & The Dunstan Bell
www.stduntulsa.org/worshipwithus
Parish Calendar
www.stduntulsa.org/parishcalendar
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
A Sound of Sheer Silence
Ever feel like you're sinking and just need someone to grab your hand? This Sunday, Peter finds himself mid-storm, faltering on a wind-tossed sea — and Jesus reaches for him before the water even calms. It turns out that's not the only place steadiness shows up in the unexpected: Elijah goes looking for God in the wind, the earthquake, the fire, and finds him instead in "a sound of sheer silence."
Come hear what these two storms have to say about where God actually meets us.
Our music holds that same thread. Sibelius' Finlandia ("Be Still My Soul") frames the service in the prelude and postlude, and the offertory pairs "Be Still My Soul" with "You Raise Me Up" — a call to trust God's steadiness amid the storm.
📖 THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES
Worship Bulletins & The Dunstan Bell
www.stduntulsa.org/worshipwithus
Parish Calendar
www.stduntulsa.org/parishcalendar
Sunday Schedule
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
11:45 a.m. Sunday Forum
Faithful to Christ, Embracing the Divine in Every Tradition
Starting this Wednesday, August 12, join us for a new series with Fr. Chris exploring the intersections and common ground between world religions and Christianity. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., presentation from 6–7 p.m. Everyone welcome. The series continues August 19 and 26.
Meal Kit Assembly for Street School Student Pantry
On August 16, we'll assemble shelf-stable meal kits for the student pantry at Street School — there's a task for everyone, from shopping to portioning to assembling. Sign-up sheets in the lobby list the items and quantities needed; please pay close attention to sizes, since our recipes depend on it. Bring your items to church on the 9th and the 16th, and we'll put the kits together in the parish hall on the 16th during coffee hour.
Food Bank Volunteer Opportunity
On August 18 from 6:00–8:00 p.m., we'll be volunteering at the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. It's a great opportunity to serve our community and lend a hand where it's needed most — scan the QR code in the lobby if you'd like to join us.
STCH Volunteer Opportunity
On August 21 from 9:30–11:00 a.m., volunteers are needed to greet seniors as they receive food distribution at South Tulsa Community House.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
Hunger Meeting Abundance
This Sunday's Gospel gives us the miracle of the loaves and fishes: five thousand people fed from what looked like nowhere near enough. It's a story about the gap between what we think we have and what God can do with it.
Our music follows the same path this week, opening with "Break Thou the Bread of Life" and closing with "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah," a reminder that the God who fed five thousand on a hillside is still feeding us today.
📖 THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES
Worship Bulletins & The Dunstan Bell
www.stduntulsa.org/worshipwithus
Parish Calendar
www.stduntulsa.org/parishcalendar
With Grateful Hearts
Thank you to everyone who donated to the Pencil Box School Supply Drive. Cathy Luckenbach delivered a shopping cart full of supplies, and because of your generosity, we're also delivering a check for $465.00. Our Food Bank Team worked earlier this month and made a real difference in the lives of our neighbors in need. And at our Pride Service in late June, the offering raised $882.00 for Oklahomans for Equality.
Loaves and fishes, indeed. Thank you for continuing to show what generous lives look like.
This Sunday
Join us for Holy Communion on this Tenth Sunday after Pentecost. Whether you've been worshiping with us for years or you're planning your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
Sunday Schedule
- 10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
- 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
- 11:45 a.m. Sunday Forum
- Following Worship Coffee & Conversation, Daniels Hall
Around Saint D's
A Holy Ending
This Wednesday, August 5, we'll gather at 6:00 p.m., beginning in the narthex, for A Holy Ending, a Service of Gratitude and Thanksgiving for our preschool. Together we'll journey through the preschool classrooms and hallway, offering prayers of thanksgiving and remembrance as we commend this beloved ministry to God with grateful hearts.
Wednesday, August 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Service begins in the narthex.
Looking Ahead
Faithful to Christ, Embracing the Divine in Every Tradition
Starting Wednesday, August 12, join us for a new series with Fr. Chris exploring the intersections and common ground between world religions and Christianity. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., presentation from 6 to 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Wednesdays, August 12, 19 & 26
Dinner 5:30 p.m. · Presentation 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Meal Kit Assembly for Street School Student Pantry
On August 16, we'll assemble shelf-stable meal kits for the student pantry at Street School, a project with tasks for everyone, from shopping to portioning to assembling. Sign-up sheets are in the lobby listing items and quantities needed; please pay close attention to sizes, since our recipes depend on it. Bring your items to church on the 9th and the 16th. We'll assemble the kits together in the parish hall on the 16th during coffee hour.
Food Bank Volunteer Opportunity
On August 18 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., we'll be volunteering at the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. It's a great opportunity to serve our community and lend a hand where it's needed most. Scan the QR code in the lobby if you'd like to join us.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
Small Vows, Big Faith
This Sunday, three women will be admitted into the Order of the Daughters of the King, while many others renew their own vows of prayer and service. It's a quiet kind of commitment — no fanfare, just a promise to keep praying, keep serving, and keep showing up. That's most of faith, really. Not the big dramatic moments, but the steady ones.
It's a good week to think about what steady commitment looks like in our own lives, and where God might be inviting us to renew something we'd let go quiet.
📖 THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES
Worship Bulletins & The Dunstan Bell
www.stduntulsa.org/worshipwithus
Parish Calendar
www.stduntulsa.org/parishcalendar
This Sunday
Join us for Holy Communion as we celebrate the admission of new Daughters of the King and the renewed vows of our current members. Whether you've been part of this ministry for years or are just learning what it is, we'd love for you to be there.
Sunday Schedule
- 10:00 a.m. Rooted Together
- 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion, celebrating the Daughters of the King
- 11:45 a.m. Sunday Forum
- Following Worship Coffee & Conversation, Daniels Hall
Around Saint D's
🍽️ Dinner & a Movie: The Iron Giant
Our summer movie series continues Wednesday with a beloved story about friendship, courage, and the choices that shape who we become. Dinner is pulled pork from our own Burnt Offerings crew — come hungry, stay for the film, and stick around for the conversation after.
Wednesday, July 29
5:30 p.m. Dinner, Daniels Hall
6:00 p.m. Movie and discussion
Suggested dinner donation: $10
Last Call: Pencil Box School Supply Drive
Today's the day — bring markers, colored pencils, or 24-count crayons to help local students start the year ready to learn. Financial gifts are also welcome; just note "Pencil Box" on your check or gift.
Looking Ahead
A Holy Ending
On Wednesday, August 5, we'll gather for A Holy Ending, a Service of Gratitude and Thanksgiving for our preschool. Beginning in the narthex, we'll process through the preschool classrooms and hallway, giving thanks for the generations of children, families, teachers, and volunteers who have shaped this ministry.
Wednesday, August 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Service begins in the narthex.
Faithful to Christ, Embracing the Divine in Every Tradition
Starting in August, join us Wednesday evenings as Fr. Chris leads a new series exploring the intersections and common ground between world religions and Christianity. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., presentation from 6–7 p.m. More dates coming soon — everyone is welcome.
Also Ahead in August
We'll be assembling shelf-stable meal kits for the Street School Pantry — simple, easy-to-prepare meals for students with limited financial and cooking resources. More details to come.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
Growing Together Until Harvest
This Sunday's Gospel gives us the parable of the wheat and the weeds. A farmer lets both grow together until harvest, rather than risk pulling up the wheat along with the weeds.
It's a reminder that we don't always see clearly what's wheat and what's weed in our own lives. Sometimes the most faithful thing we can do is trust God's timing instead of rushing to sort things out ourselves.
There's a similar kind of patience in the rhythm of parish life this week. We'll gather for Morning Prayer, learn a new way to pray with Anglican prayer beads, share a meal and conversation around High Noon, and continue looking for ways to serve our neighbors.
📖 THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES
Worship Bulletins & The Dunstan Bell
www.stduntulsa.org/worshipwithus
Parish Calendar
www.stduntulsa.org/parishcalendar
THIS SUNDAY
Whether you've been worshiping with us for years or you're planning your first visit, we'd love to welcome you. Join us for Morning Prayer, stay for Coffee & Conversation, and stick around afterward for a hands-on introduction to Anglican prayer beads with David Smith.
Sunday Schedule
- 9:00 a.m. Property Committee, Christian Formation Center
- 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
- 10:00 a.m. Rooted Together Children's Worship
- Following Worship Coffee & Conversation, Daniels Hall
- 11:45 a.m. Anglican Prayer Beads, Christian Formation Center
AROUND SAINT D'S
🍽️ Dinner & a Movie
One of our favorite summer traditions continues this Wednesday. Enjoy dinner from our Burnt Offerings BBQ ministry, then settle in for the classic western High Noon. Afterward, Maggie Brooks will lead a conversation about courage, conviction, and choosing to do what's right.
Wednesday, July 22
5:30 p.m. Dinner
6:00 p.m. Movie and discussion
Daniels Hall
Suggested dinner donation: $10
School Supply Drive
We're in the final week of our Pencil Box School Supply Drive. Help local students start the year prepared by bringing markers, colored pencils, or 24-count crayons this Sunday. Financial gifts are also welcome.
Donations due Sunday, July 26.
LOOKING AHEAD
Daughters of the King
During next Sunday's 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion, we'll celebrate the admission of three women into the Order of the Daughters of the King, while many others renew their own vows of prayer and service. We hope you'll join us for this meaningful moment in the life of our parish.
Sunday, July 26 at 10:00 a.m.
🍽️ Dinner & a Movie: The Iron Giant
Our summer movie series continues with The Iron Giant, a beloved story about friendship, courage, and the choices that shape who we become.
Wednesday, July 29
5:30 p.m. Dinner
6:00 p.m. Movie and discussion
A Holy Ending
On Wednesday, August 5, we'll gather for A Holy Ending, a Service of Gratitude and Thanksgiving. Beginning in the narthex, we'll process through the preschool spaces, giving thanks for the generations of children, families, teachers, and volunteers who have shaped this ministry.
Wednesday, August 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Service begins in the narthex.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma
Join our Outreach Ministry as we help prepare food for our neighbors across eastern Oklahoma.
Tuesday, July 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Sign up on the Outreach bulletin board in the lobby.
There Is a Place for You Here
Whether you've been part of Saint Dunstan's for years or you're considering your first visit, we'd love to welcome you.
At Saint Dunstan's, we are a community of inclusive hearts, curious minds, and generous lives. We believe faith is something we practice together through worship, friendship, service, and honest conversation. Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
Senior Warden, Charles Brooks runs the livestream of our worship at a recent service.
This week we conclude our Cherished Belonging series just as Sunday's Gospel gives us the parable of the sower. Over the past several weeks we've reflected on Fr. Gregory Boyle's conviction that every person belongs because every person is unshakably good. This Sunday, Jesus reminds us that God's work often begins quietly, through seeds planted in ordinary moments that grow in ways we cannot always see.
Perhaps that's what parish life is like. We worship together, share meals, learn, pray, serve our neighbors, and trust that God is doing more than we can measure. We'd love for you to be part of it.
HELP FILL A BACKPACK, BUILD A FUTURE
As we hear Jesus' parable of the sower this Sunday, we're reminded that even small acts of generosity can bear fruit far beyond what we can see.
Through Sunday, July 26, we're collecting markers, colored pencils, and 24-count crayons for Pencil Box to help local students begin the school year ready to learn. Financial gifts are also welcome by noting "Pencil Box" on your check or online gift.
A few boxes of crayons may seem like a small thing, but for a child walking into a classroom on the first day of school, they can be a reminder that someone believes in them.
SUNDAY WORSHIP | JULY 12
Whether Saint Dunstan's has been your church home for years or you're planning your first visit, we hope you'll join us this Sunday.
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
Rooted Together (children's worship) begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Preschool. Children return to the church to rejoin the congregation for Communion.
Coffee Hour follows worship with coffee, snacks, and conversation.
11:45 a.m. Sunday Forum in Daniels Hall.
Helpful Links
Worship Bulletins: https://www.stduntulsa.org/worshipwithus
Parish Calendar: https://www.stduntulsa.org/parishcalendar
LIFE TOGETHER AT SAINT D'S
Wednesday, July 15 | Final Cherished Belonging
Join us in Daniels Hall for the final evening of our summer dinner and discussion series based on Fr. Gregory Boyle's Cherished Belonging. Dinner is served at 5:30 p.m. (suggested donation of $10), followed by conversation from 6:00–7:00 p.m. No reading is required, and everyone is welcome.
Sunday, July 19 | Anglican Prayer Beads
Following worship at 11:45 a.m. in the Christian Formation Center, David Smith will introduce Anglican prayer beads, share how they can enrich your prayer life, and help everyone make a set to take home.
Wednesday, July 22 | Dinner, Movie & Discussion
Join us beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Daniels Hall for dinner prepared by Burnt Offerings, our BBQ ministry, before a screening of the 1952 classic High Noon. Following the film, Maggie Brooks will lead a conversation exploring its themes and enduring relevance. Dinner is available for a suggested donation of $10, and everyone is welcome.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
Looking for a way to make a difference? Here are a few opportunities to serve alongside your Saint Dunstan's family.
South Tulsa Community House – Friday, July 17, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma – Tuesday, July 21, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Pencil Box School Supply Drive – Donate school supplies through Sunday, July 26 to help local students start the school year prepared to learn.
We look forward to seeing you this Sunday.
Inclusive Hearts. Curious Minds. Generous Lives.
This Week at Saint D's
July 5-12, 2026 As we begin a new week together, thank you to everyone who participated in last Sunday's Pride Service. It was a joyful evening of worship as friends from across Tulsa gathered to celebrate fifty years of The Episcopal Church's journey toward LGBTQ+ inclusion. Check out photos here. We are especially grateful to our friends from Christ Church, Trinity, Saint Aidan's, and Saint Patrick's, whose shared ministry reminded us that the Church is at its best when we worship together.
The season after Pentecost reminds us that discipleship is lived out in the ordinary rhythms of life: gathering for worship, learning together, serving our neighbors, and sharing meals around the table. Whether you're with us on Sunday, Wednesday evening, or throughout the week, we look forward to seeing you.
Worship Bulletins & Dunstan Bell
https://www.stduntulsa.org/worshipwithus
Parish Calendar
https://www.stduntulsa.org/parishcalendar
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
10:00 a.m. | Holy Communion (Rite II)
Children begin in Rooted Together in the Preschool and return to the church to rejoin the congregation for Holy Communion.
Coffee Hour follows worship.
11:45 a.m. | Sunday Forum
This Sunday we'll discuss Bishop Poulson's recent Living Church article, The Book of Common Prayer: Against the Algorithm, and explore what it has to say about prayer, technology, and Christian formation in our digital age.
Read the article before Sunday:
https://livingchurch.org/covenant/101102/
HIGHLIGHTS
Wednesday Dinner & Formation
There are just two weeks remaining in our Cherished Belonging series with Rev. Deacon Alan Barrow.
Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by discussion from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. No reading is required, and everyone is welcome. Bring a friend, neighbor, or family member for an evening of good food, thoughtful conversation, and reflection.
Knit Together
Our Knit Together group meets Saturday at noon for fellowship, conversation, and creative projects. Whether you've been knitting for years or would like to learn, there's a place for you.
LOOKING AHEAD
Dinner & Movie Night | Wednesday, July 22
Join us for dinner and a screening of the 1952 classic High Noon, starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Following the film, Maggie Brooks will lead a discussion exploring its themes and enduring relevance.
Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with a suggested donation of $10. Invite a friend and join us for a wonderful evening of food, film, and conversation.
Food Bank Volunteer Opportunity | Tuesday, July 21
Our next volunteer evening at the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma is from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Come help us serve our neighbors while enjoying fellowship with fellow Saint D's volunteers.
This Week at Saint D's
As we close out June and look ahead to July, we continue to gather for worship, learning, fellowship, and service. Whether you're joining us for Sunday worship, celebrating a life well lived on Tuesday, or sharing a meal on Wednesday evening, we hope you'll find a place to connect this week.
WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY
Sunday, June 28
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
10:00 a.m. Rooted Together (children begin in Rooted Together and return to the church to rejoin the congregation for Communion)
Coffee Hour immediately following the service
11:45 a.m. Sunday Forum
5:00 p.m. Pride Eucharist celebrating 50 years of The Episcopal Church's journey toward LGBTQ+ inclusion, followed by a festive reception
Worship Bulletins: https://www.stduntulsa.org/worshipwithus
Parish Calendar: https://www.stduntulsa.org/parishcalendar
CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR TERRY PEPPER
On Tuesday, June 30, at 2:00 p.m., we will gather to give thanks for the life of Terry Pepper.
Cookies and refreshments will be served in the Parish Hall following the service. Thank you to everyone who has offered to help provide hospitality as we welcome Terry's family and friends.
WEDNESDAY DINNER & FORMATION
Our Cherished Belonging series continues Wednesday evenings through July 15.
Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by conversation from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Together we're exploring Fr. Gregory Boyle's vision that every person is unshakably good and that we belong to one another. No reading is required, so bring a friend, neighbor, or family member and join us for good food and meaningful conversation.
LOOKING AHEAD
Monday, July 6: Church offices will be closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
Saturday, July 11: Knit Together meets at Noon. Bring your knitting, crochet, quilting, embroidery, or other creative project for an afternoon of fellowship.
Tuesday, July 21: Volunteer with us at the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 22: Join us for Dinner & a Movie featuring High Noon. Our Burnt Offerings BBQ ministry will provide dinner before the film, followed by a discussion led by Maggie Brooks.
