August 2018
St. Mark’s News Volume 22/Issue 7
From the Rector Dear St. Mark’s family, July 15, 2018 is a day that will live long in my and Anna’s memory. What a welcome! What a bountiful feast! What a full room! We are floored by the love and hospitality already showed to us in this place. Thank you a thousand times over. We feel very lucky to be here. King David’s prayer from last Sunday’s reading is mine right now: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?” (2 Sam 7:18). These first few days have been a mix of keys, books, paper, and people. I’ve found the bathrooms by now. And I’m slowly but surely moving into my office. (I’ve arranged and rearranged my bookshelves 3 or 4 times already, but I’ve yet to hang anything on the walls.) I’ve been reading through the St. Mark’s archives (Yes! We have archives!), paging through Annual Reports, Vestry Minutes, and old photos in effort to get to know, however imperfectly, all the joys you’ve shared together in the past. I’ve been exploring the building and the property, praying in new spaces and looking forward to a day when they feel like home. The best part, of course, has been my time spent with you. Whether we’ve talked briefly at the door, in depth over tea, casually over lunch (lookin' at you, Youth Group!), or earnestly over drinks and snacks at our Thursday night get-togethers—each has been a joy. And if we’ve not had the opportunity yet, fear not, I don’t plan to go anywhere for quite some time :-) I’m so glad God has called us together. And I can’t wait for the adventure ahead.
In Christ, Zac
In this Issue From the Rector ......................... 1 From the Associate Rector......... 2 Outreach .................................... 3 Parish Life .................................. 3 Music Notes ............................... 6 Parishioner Highlights ................ 7 St. Mark’s At Revival .................. 8 Welcome Fr. Zac & Anna ........... 9 Celebrations ............................. 10 ROTA ....................................... 11
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