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.