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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 April 2014 16:09

Spring events are planned at St. Davids Episcopal Church on McMurray Road in Venetia.

Mary Jo Bondi, Lou Ann Kinol and Daphne Kichta harvest vegetables from the St. David's Community Garden. All produce is donated to the Food Bank at South Hills Interfaith Ministries.

Community Garden

Last year St. David's Episcopal Church in Venetia participated for the first time in South Hills Interfaith Ministries' efforts to provide fresh vegetables to its food bank clients. A small garden was cultivated on church property and yielded outstanding results. Of the more than 5,000 pounds of food distributed by SHIM last summer, 600 pounds were provided by St. David's.

This year the volunteers hope to surpass that total. Work on the planting of the garden will depend on the weather, so it could be anywhere from the last weekends in May to the first in June. Crops this year will include greens, tomatoes, squash, beans and peppers.

If you are interested in helping with the soil preparation, planting, weeding or watering of the plot, please contact the Reverend Kris McInnes at 724-941-4060. You might want to help regularly or perhaps only occasionally. Every hour is appreciated. Last year the workers were not all from St. David's, nor should they be. It would be wonderful to see some neighbors get together, enjoy the outdoors and help with this effort.

Pentecost Luncheon

On Sunday, June 8, St. David's parishioners will celebrate Pentecost with their traditional luncheon in the church hall. It will be much like the first picnic of any summer season. There will be salads, side dishes and desserts provided by the congregation, while hot dogs and burgers – veggie burgers and Portobello mushroom caps, too - cook on the grill. Since Pentecost marks the beginning of the Christian church, it is fitting that the parish join together every spring for this communal meal.

St. David's Hosts Farmers' Market Coming to Peters Township

Something new is heading to Peters Township - a farmers' market! Every Wednesday from 3 – 7 p.m. shoppers will be able to visit the stalls of 20 vendors – selling everything from fresh produce, to baked goods, honey, eggs, jams and jellies, salsas, and prepared foods. And the market won't stop at food. Among the vendors will be a few artisans, too. Soon a list will appear on the website peterstownshipfarmersmarket.org. Plan to check it out.

The site of this local endeavor is St. David's Episcopal Church at 905 East McMurray Road in Venetia and the opening day is Wednesday, May 28. Please plan on making the market a part of your summer, as we support our local farmers, cooks and artisans. We hope to see you there!