August 2014
St. Mark’s News Volume 18/Issue 7
From the Rector There are innumerable things that I love about St. Mark’s and you, its people. There are two adjectives that always come first to mind, and they are “generous” and “healthy.” This summer, as always, your generosity has been evident in your donations to the Family Eldercare fan drive, to the 100 Manna bags we filled for our homeless neighbors on July 6, and the bins full of food for El Buen Samaritano and SafePlace. Evidence of our health as a parish is our ability to love one another despite whatever differences we might have between, and among, us. One issue about In this Issue which I am certain there is political disagreement is that of immigration reform. Whichever political party we might align ourselves with, I would From the Rector ......................... 1 hope that we might all agree that as Christians our response to the Outreach .................................... 3 Parish Life .................................. 4 thousands of children crossing the border from Central America and Music Notes ............................... 6 Mexico must be one of compassion and care. On occasion we are asked, or we ask ourselves, what does the Episcopal Church have to say about a particular issue? I thought it might be of interest to read what the Presiding Bishop had to say, as well as our own bishops.
Christian Formation .................... 6 Parishioner Highlights ................ 9 Celebrations ............................. 10 Caffeine Ministry ...................... 10 ROTA ....................................... 11
From the Presiding Bishop, Katharine Jefferts Schori: The influx of vulnerable people from Central America, including unaccompanied minors as well as mothers with children, continues to challenge the United States to respond compassionately. Like Sudanese or Syrian refugees, these people are fleeing hunger, violence, and the fear of rape, murder, and enslavement. The violence in Central America has escalated significantly in recent months, particularly as a result of gangs and trafficking in drugs and human beings. These people are literally fleeing for their lives. The United States has a checkered history in responding to refugee crises. We shut our eyes and ears, as well as our ports, during the crimes against Jews and other vulnerable persons in the midst of the Second World War. We have been more welcoming to Sudanese youths looking for survival in the last 20 years. The Episcopal Church believes we have a responsibility to all our neighbors, particularly the strangers and sojourners around us. We have been resettling refugees since 1939. Today, Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) and Episcopal Relief and Development are working with churches and dioceses in areas where these Central American women and children are being served. Episcopalian are responding with prayers and concern, and asking how to help. I urge you to remember these people and their difficult and dangerous position in your prayers – today, this coming Sunday, and continuing until we find a just resolution. The Episcopal Church has established an account to receive financial contributions to assist EMM in this work. (EMM@episcopalchurch.org)
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August 2014 I would also encourage you to contact your legislators, and ask them to support an appropriate humanitarian response to this crisis. We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keeper, and as a Church, we are asking the United States government to support such a response, grounded in justice and the fundamental dignity of every human being. From our bishops and numerous diocesan clergy: Dear President Obama and Members of Congress, We are distressed by the cries of the young mothers, children and adolescents now detained under terrible conditions at our southern borders. Moreover, we suffer with them. We remember that in many ways, our own government policies have contributed to the untenable conditions now driving the refugees to our gates. They are refugees fleeing the drug and gang wars in homelands that currently boast the highest murder rates in the world. Our current treatment of these children violates our integrity as a nation and as people of faith: “…show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.” (Zechariah 7:9-10). Instead, we strongly urge the following three measures: 1. Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, should be granted to persons from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico. This will give them a year and a half of legal status. After that, the dangers in their countries can be reconsidered annually. Once deemed safe, the refugees return to their homes. Meanwhile, the current burden on our courts and Border Patrol facilities is greatly alleviated, and the refugees can work and properly care for themselves. 2. Anyone under the age of eighteen who has survived the perilous trip north must have an attorney, and must never be subjected to expedited processing. These children know they can be killed for speaking out against the gangs, and they have no familiarity with our legal system. To permit the expedited deportation of unrepresented children is unconscionable. Religious, human rights and civic groups must be allowed access to the U.S. Border Patrol detention facilities and to the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters for unaccompanied minors. Community leaders can and should provide humanitarian support to the overwhelmed detention centers and shelters. 3. We take seriously our government’s concerns for national security and the orderly control of immigration affairs. However, the solution does not lie in punishing the children. It is inexcusable to send back children to dangerous homelands from which they bravely escaped. We must welcome our brothers and sisters. In the meantime, we know that there is no clear or immediate solution to this influx of children. In the meantime, we know that this is an enormous humanitarian crisis to which churches and communities are responding. In the meantime, we know that eight Episcopal Dioceses are working with various agencies to provide food and shelter for the children. If you would like to provide financial assistance you may donate online at www.episcopalrelief.org or send checks to: Emergency Relief Episcopal Diocese of West Texas P.O. Box 6885 San Antonio, TX 78209 EZT+
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Meet Thom Temperli, our new Seminarian Thom Temperli is a native of Switzerland who was raised on a farm in Canada, and he is married to a big-city girl from Hong Kong—Anita—whom he met while working at Disney World. Certainly Thom and Anita are no strangers to change! Thom was baptized in the Swiss Reformed Church, and his family joined a Pentecostal Church in Canada when he was 11. In 2009 Thom found his spiritual home in the Episcopal Church through the choral sounds of Compline at St. David's while he was working at Riverbend Church. After a process lasting three years, Thom was granted postulancy in the Diocese of Texas in 2013. He is currently in his second year of seminary. Food was one of the things that brought Thom and Anita together (their 4-yearold daughter has already been dubbed the foodie at St. George's preschool); meditation and contemplative prayer continue to sustain them. Thom is always game to try a new food or drink, and he rarely turns down an invitation to get to know someone new—with or without food and drink.
Rally Day and Back Pack Blessing on Sunday, August 24 At the 10:00 service on August 24 we will bless backpacks and distribute crosses to students (of all ages) returning to school. We will also give thanks to those responsible for teaching our children—both at Church and in our local schools. St. Mark’s Following the 10:00 service we will move into the Parish Hall for our Rally Day Needs You! festivities. In the next few weeks I encourage you to pray and to ask how your gifts might serve the mission and ministry of St. Mark’s—perhaps ways you have not previously considered. There are opportunities for serving in our liturgical ministries (choir, reading, chalice bearing), for teaching Church School, for learning, for welcoming newcomers, for serving the wider community on our Outreach Committee . . . . Rally Day is also lots of fun. It is a wonderful time to catch up with our friends who have been traveling during the summer and to make some new friends.
Consider Serving St. Mark’s Ministry through Acolyting Acolyting is a very popular youth ministry for ages 9 (4th grade) and up. In addition, we are looking to form adult acolyte teams! Acolytes participate directly in the worship service by lighting candles and processing in and carrying the cross, Gospel book, torches, and banners. New acolytes are trained year round for this important order of service—and the beginning of a new school year is a great time to start! For more information contact Jay Brown, Kim Buckner, Elizabeth+, or Travis+.
Our summer worship schedule concludes on Sunday, August 31. On September 7 we return to our three service schedule: 7:30, 9:00, and 11:00, and we resume Christian Formation for adults and young people.
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Outreach Blood Drive on August 31. St. Mark’s would like to host a blood drive the morning of Sunday, August 31. (Please note this is Labor Day weekend.) In order to do that, we need confirmation of who would like to participate. Please provide your name and contact information on the sign-up sheet posted in the Parish Hall. We need at least 18 people to make this happen! If we achieve the magic number (and hopefully more) we will contact you with the details so that you can make an appointment for your preferred time slot. The entire process takes about 45 minutes.
SafePlace Food Collection For the remainder of the summer we will be collecting food for SafePlace, to help restock their pantry. Please donate any of the following items:
Boxed meals, boxed rice, dry beans, Ramen noodles Cooking oil, condiments & seasonings Canned goods: fruit, ravioli, spaghetti-o’s, chili, soups, corn, veggies, refried beans Coffee, flour, sugar
Kids’ snacks & juice boxes Breakfast foods: pancake & waffle mix, oatmeal, syrup Baby items: wipes & diapers (size 3 - 6) Personal care items: deodorant, full-size shampoo & conditioner, razors & shaving cream
School Supply Drive Austin ISD's Communities in Schools supports students who face poverty, violence, and hunger on a daily basis. You can help in two ways: by donating a filled backpack online at http://store.kitsforkidz.org/cis.html for around $25.00 or picking up a St. Mark's reusable bag with a list of requested items. Be on the lookout for bags after church. We will collect the bags on Sunday, August 24, and deliver the items to CIS that week.
Parish Life First Friday Book Group. The First Friday Book Group did not meet in July because it coincided with Independence Day. But we will meet on August 1 at 11:00 a.m. in the Bennett Wing Classroom. We are reading And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. Our book for Sept. 5 is Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline.
Families With Young Children Lunch at Phil’s Ice House, August 3, 11:30 a.m. Come join the Young Families group for lunch & playground time. Phil’s is on the corner of S. Lamar & Barton Skyway.
Special Prelude of Music for Viola and Piano on August 17 before the 10 a.m. service! Iona Williams, one of our choir members and new confirmands, will present twenty minutes of beautiful music before the 10:00 service on August 17. Iona and Mark will play downstairs in the front of the church beginning at 9:40 a.m. and continue until the service begins. We invite you to come a little early and enjoy a time of reflection as the summer winds down and we prepare for a new year!
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August 2014 Women’s News Hope everyone is having a super summer! POTLUCK/BUNCO time will be here again on Monday, August 25, at 6:30. However, we have two other events prior to this date:
Sunday, August 17, is the Parish-wide Salad/Sandwich Luncheon. Following the 10:00 a.m. service, we gather in the Parish Hall to partake of the delicious salads and sandwiches everyone has brought to share. This is our way of thinking about the summer coming to an end and the school year about to start up again as we gather for fellowship. Please sign up in the Parish Hall so we’ll know how many to set up for.
Sunday, August 24, is RALLY DAY. This day gives the Women of St. Mark’s the opportunity to contribute $5 each to raise the funds needed to meet our 2014 Fair Share Assessment to the Diocese of Texas Episcopal Church Women ministries and programs. We have received a report from the Diocese ECW President concerning the 2013 Fair Share, which provided a donation of $1,000 to the West, Texas, disaster relief, as well as awarding $8,000 in higher education scholarships to nine young women in the diocese. The Fair Share money also funded two regional spiritual growth workshops and subsidized the cost of the Annual Retreat for Women at Camp Allen. Please drop by our table on Rally Day and make your yearly $5 contribution to the Women of St. Mark’s. - Dee Ann Thomasson, President
From the Garden . . . In mid-June, the spectacle of blazing color from our Barton Hills Drive crepe myrtles was absolutely breathtaking! It helped longtime area neighbors remember the Brownie troop led by Patty Barilla, a mother of five who lived on Four Oaks near the church. Patty led a half dozen small girls in planting tiny sprigs of crepes in the early ᾽80s. Gardeners are among the most optimistic and patient of people. The 12-inchtall starts grew slowly over the years to be the stunning beacons of color which greeted parishioners all the month of June. Crepe myrtles are among the hardiest and most giving of ornamental trees. Beautiful year around, these trees abide cold weather, blazing heat, and drought. However, when the rain is right, they give back in a uniquely beautiful way. All of Austin has been bathed in their beautiful colors of white, lavender, scarlet, red, and several shades of pink. Last year, Eagle Scout Wesley Cooper and company planted the groundcover prostrate rosemary further down Barton Hills Drive, and though not reached by the sprinkler system, the plants are doing very well. Jay Doran’s work in the columbarium garden is producing lots of results, too. The gift of rain made all the plantings strut their stuff from the gorgeous sign area to the sanctuary wall and beyond. The patient care tendered in the entranceway by gardeners Dee Ann Thomasson, Becky Nolan, and Joanne Foote has made the area colorful and lovely for the past two months. Now, the grounds are thriving and knuckling down to bear August heat. Chair Becky Nolan is always grateful for new ideas and help. Can you find the time to adopt a spot? Look for the Garden Guild table at Rally Day! The earth laughs in flowers, Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Music Notes – We invite you to join us in choir! My singing is a prayer, O Lord, a prayer of thanks and praise; in music, Lord, I worship thee; thy beauty fills my days. I give my talents, Lord, to thee, my mind and heart and voice, for thou alone art worthy, Lord; in thee do I rejoice. Accept the worship of my heart, accept my music, too: help me to live always for thee, Lord, keep me strong and true. O bless me, Lord, and help me sing thy love so full and free; and bless all those who listen, Lord, help them to worship thee.
Novella Preston Jordan (1901 – 1991) The St. Mark’s Choirs are a family within the larger community of the church. They are a place to grow musically and spiritually, while forming lasting friendships in a welcoming and caring environment. The choirs offer a unique and important way to praise God and serve the church, while developing your skills and having lots of fun. You are invited to try singing with a choir this year. We welcome members of all levels of experience. Try us out, and experience how rewarding it can be to join our voices in praise! St. Mark’s Choir (teenagers and adults). Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. The Adult Choir sings at the 11:00 service during the school year. Our first rehearsal will be Wednesday, August 27; the first Sunday we sing in church will be Sept. 7. St. Mark’s Choristers (elementary and middle school). Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 6:15 – 7:00 p.m.
Our first rehearsal will be Wednesday, September 3. For more information, please contact Mark Reed: mreed1685@gmail.com or 512-203-1780.
Christian Formation by Cathy Nelson, DRE Following the excitement of the spring and early summer events at St. Mark’s, we entered a slower summer pace. With the summer schedule, volunteers, clergy and staff all take some time to rest and rejuvenate. During this period, while planning for the upcoming year’s programs I have time to explore in more depth the work of other Christian educators. During my research this year, it became obvious that the National Episcopal Church, individual churches, and other organizations serving the Church have been developing their digital ministry options. They are able to reach larger audiences, work collaboratively with others, and in general interact and participate in a larger arena. Although this is not a new phenomenon, it is still amazing to me to see how many Christian voices can be heard at the stroke of a key. Everything from documents of resolutions submitted to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, along with explanations and commentaries, to a PDF version of the Episcopal Teacher magazine, to a blog about the collects read on Sundays can be found by following a thread of a web search. Just as quickly, you can reach more ecumenical resources like an
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August 2014 intergenerational program called Messy Church that originated in the United Kingdom, a monthly event with arts, crafts, discussion and food sponsored by churches for families who wouldn’t normally attend church on Sunday. www.messychurch.org.uk Between YouTube, blogs, podcasts, Pinterest postings, and more formal websites and mobile applications, there is plenty to remind us that the Church is alive. Christians are using digital tools to speak to each other as well as the outside community. And there are many calls to join the trend, to “dive into e-formation” using media tools that are “essential to provide information and formation to soulseekers as well as sustaining members.” (Emerging Media and the Gospel, by Tom Tomaszek, Lifelong Faith journal http://www.lifelongfaith.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/5164069/lifelong_faith_journal_7.4_winter_2013.pdf)
These tools have become important to our ministry at St. Mark’s as well. Volunteers receive most of the information needed by email or through our website, and our newsletters are dotted with links to other resources. Other churches have taken it further. In fact, there is an Episcopal Church in Virginia that has begun online faith formation at home in place of Church School, with monthly meetings at church with other families. According to an article in Lens Episcopal News Service, other churches are trying adult education using digital sources such as www.ChurchNext.tv to offer courses to adults through the web, at anytime and anywhere. In the Diocese of Texas, both the Logos Project and the Discovery Series offer Christian education and resources via video. (Making Digital Disciples, Christian formation meets technology; by Pat McCaughan; http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/10/11/19617/) On the other hand, there are calls to offer Christian formation through more traditional routes because sacred worship found in a community of faith can be a way to reconnect with the holy and spiritual in lives that are hectic and over-stimulated. When we take time for these encounters, we are able to find the holy and spiritual in the ordinary. One Christian educator, Joyce Ann Mercer, a Professor of Practical Theology, says that the best Christian formation plan for children is through “guided participation in a community of practice” with the emphasis being on participation and practice. In an article called Faith Formation: Best Teaching Practice with Children and Youth, Mercer says, “We invite people into the way of life that embodies God’s love, justice, compassion, and reconciliation, by being, doing, and thinking about it together.” In other words, being present and participating in our services, serving meals to the homeless at Trinity Streets, putting Manna bags for the homeless together with other parishioners and handing them out from the family car. But Mercer says that just showing up and doing isn’t enough. Guided participation includes sharing an essential skill, that of fully and actively practicing our faith in our everyday lives and making theological meaning out of the stuff of everyday life…we Christians need to cultivate the skill of making sense of these experiences through the lenses of our faith stories that can in turn inform our actions. But the best classroom experience cannot take root if it is not embedded in a community life in which all kinds of people join together to practice being agents of God’s love, justice, compassion, and reconciliation in the work that God made, redeems, and loves. http://joycemercer.com The message of these combined voices seems clear: Christians continue to encounter the tension of living in an ever-changing world. Knowing how best to use new tools and old ones will take prayer, practice and belief. The Church will continue to explore how best to support its members in their faith formation as they find ways to live out this faith at church, at home, and in everyday life, while sharing it with our children and others.
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August 2014 Join us on Rally Day, Sunday, August 24, when we mark the beginning of our Church program year. For St. Mark’s, Rally Day is our opportunity to begin again with renewed resolve. This annual tradition, when we set up tables in the Parish Hall with information about the many groups, committees, programs and events available at St. Mark’s, calls parishioners to consider how we will participate in the St. Mark's community during the upcoming year. It is a time for families to sign their children up to acolyte, to sing as a chorister, to attend Christian Formation classes and youth group, to be an usher or youth lector. Besides Rally Day festivities, there will be the Blessing of Backpacks and Crosses during the 10:00 a.m. service. Students of all ages heading out to school this fall are invited to receive a back-to-school cross; and the congregation will join in a prayer for students and teachers as they begin a new school year. Also, the Outreach Committee will be collecting school supplies for Austin school children in need. Watch for information about our drive in this newsletter and in other communications. On September 7, we will return to three services. Christian Formation classes will begin at 10:00 a.m. Families can register their children for Christian Formation classes on our website: www.stmarksaustin.org. Parents, remember to mark which jobs you are interested in volunteering to do for our programs on the registration form. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you! I am looking forward to seeing all of you on Rally Day. Many thanks to the 21 adults leaders, 18 teen helpers and 59 attendees at St. Mark’s Vacation Bible School, Pentecost! It was a wonderful week filled with wind, flames and the Holy Spirit! On July 6, during the Ice Cream Social, we assembled 100 Manna Bags filled with socks donated by the parish, toothbrushes and toothpaste donated by the VBS families, and items donated by the Day School families and others purchased with St. Mark’s Outreach funds. It was a great success! Thank you all! It is not too early to think about how you can help us next year! VBS will be on June 15 - 19, 2015. Please contact Cathy Nelson, cnelson@stmarksaustin.org with questions.
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Parishioner Highlights It is hard for me to believe that Lisa Martin has been a member of St. Mark’s for only 15 years. She is the consummate involved Episcopalian and has so much to offer in all that she undertakes. As you can see, this involvement is indeed what she is about. We at St. Mark’s can be proud that Lisa’s involvement extends to the Diocesan level—she is an outstanding representative of and for St. Mark’s. Beth Chenoweth Lisa Martin 3We
can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5: 3-5 I have been a member of St. Mark’s for fifteen years. My late husband, Drew, and I chose to visit St. Mark’s because Jesse, my only son, liked the playground. On our first visit Father Bill came out and greeted us saying, “Please come inside for Adult Education.” We explained that we had not come for Adult Education; we only wanted to attend service. He remarked, “No, you’re here for Adult Education.” Again, we relayed, “No, we are here for services.” He explained that because of daylight savings time, the time had changed the night before and that we were, indeed, there for Adult Education. Sure enough, we were there for Adult Education! After service, Lark Anthony insisted that we stay for a potluck luncheon to welcome new parishioners. God definitely had a hand in bringing us to St. Mark’s that day! I am most grateful to the St. Mark’s community for supporting us during my late husband’s illness. Drew passed on to be with our Lord in November 2002 due to leukemia. During his long battle with the disease, we were lifted up in prayer and well fed by the St. Mark’s folks. It was then that I realized how blessed we were to belong to such a loving community. I believe that the more you give, the more you will receive. This has spurred me on to serve the St. Mark’s community in a number of ways. I have served as the ECW President twice, the DOK President twice, have co-chaired the St. Mark’s barbecue, mentored the EfM class, hosted Sharing Faith Dinners, and served on the Vestry. Through my
participation with the St. Mark’s ECW, I was invited to serve on the Diocesan ECW board. I feel this is my true calling within the church. I have served as the Diocesan ECW Austin Convocation Coordinator and Vice President and I am excited to begin a three year term as the Diocesan ECW President this October. Originally I’m from Washington, Louisiana, a small town near Lafayette. I attended Louisiana State University and have a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a Master’s degree in Social Welfare. I worked for nine years with the state of Louisiana before moving to Texas. I am currently employed by the state of Texas as a supervisor with Disability Determination Services. The agency makes disability decisions for the Social Security Administration. My son, Jesse, is 23 years old. He is a graduate of The University of Texas and was recently hired as a Disability Specialist with Disability Determination Services. His dad also worked at Disability Determination Services, so he is definitely following in the family tradition. It is such a joy to be able to have him as my lunch partner each day! Many of you know my longtime boyfriend, Tobin Bortner. Tobin is the father of five children and grandfather to three beautiful girls and one feisty boy. He is employed as a data management specialist with TWG Plus. TWG Plus is a marketing company that markets colleges to high school students. Tobin lives on three acres in Cedar Creek where you can usually find me on Saturdays working outside. We enjoy spending time with our families, devoting time to our churches, and watching sports or movies. Tobin attends a non-denominational church in Cedar Creek where he helps run the breakfast café. I truly believe that the community of people makes a church. I am so blessed to have found St. Mark’s. I am constantly searching and evaluating how God is asking me to serve His church and continue to discern my role in bringing the word of God to others. Thanks be to God for Elizabeth, Travis, and St. Mark’s!
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August Celebrations Birthdays Douglas Joyce Kim Kiplin Wesley Raney Nancy Hicks Margaret Azarmehr Kimberly Cromack James Crowson Chris Delfausse Berit Kragas Steven Siegismund Sue Crowson Danielle Adkins Willah Peers Dodie Wells Laura Delfausse Lisa Martin Audra Bogard Katie Harwood Britt Sitzes Yvonne Chavez Scarlett Lewis Virginia Acker Jenny Greer Avery Lindeman
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Liam Sullivan Jeff Doidge Julia Greer Roger Seyler Mark Zuniga Lark Anthony Creighton Hicks Leigh Ann Baughman Penny Considine Delia Greer Lucas Ruiz Nicole Flores Jack Hourin Bodhi Pitt Jonea C. S. Raney Ken Walker Cathy Chadwick Ester Taylor Eric Goff David Martinez Max Azarmehr Kevin Cromack Ryan Dempsey Claire Dempsey
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Lucy Joyce Jack Minor Juana Antokoletz Kate Bonnen John Edgerton David Manlin Lee Siegismund Becky Janes Charlie Berndt Marcy Greer Kenzie Randall Barbette Cooper Emily (Bee) Dolan Clara Berndt Marquita Dubach Rich Janes Travis Smith Amity Worrel Michael Brode Diane Juneau David Lindeman Theda Marty Rick Albers
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Anniversaries Diane & Perry Juneau Patricia & Joe Bullock Amelia & James Sondgeroth Lorraine & David Bowman Amy & Seth Randle Lisa & Neil Kepple Rick & Susan Albers Meredith & Kevin Childs Lisa Leach & Jeff Doidge
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Barbara & Glenn Dody Carol & Gary Todd Cathy & James Nelson Cathy Chadwick & Glenn Peers Amy & Nassos Papalexandrou Dee Ann & Mike Thomasson Jill Collins & Jonea C. S. Raney Rose & Jim Jennings
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August Caffeine Ministry Arrive 15 minutes before 10 a.m. service make lemonade, set out cookies, etc. After service, clean-up coffee urns, etc. If you are unable to make your time, contact someone else scheduled for August to arrange a trade, or contact the designated Vestry Member, Nancy Kibler. 3
Virginia Acker and Deen Denny
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Daniel Adkins and Greta Gonzalez
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Salad Potluck: Women set up and clean up
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(Rally Day)
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Cindy and Dan Bogard
Jennifer and Glen Baumgart
We are now proudly serving Austin Java!
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August ROTA MINISTRY
August 3
August 10
August 17
August 24
August 31
LECTOR
Jonea Raney
Amelia Sondgeroth
Pattie Rose
Margarita Moreno
Jill Collins
LEM / ACOLYTE
Jill Collins
Jonea Raney
Nancy Middlebrook
Wes Raney
Jonea Raney
USHERS
Danielle Adkins Stephen White
Ed Shipsey Al McKinney
Beth Chenoweth Mary Smith
Jonea Raney Jill Collins
Danielle Adkins Stephen White
LECTORS
Kevin Childs (1) Meredith Childs (2)
Nancy Kibler (1) Bill Kibler (2)
Karen Milton (1) Michael Meigs (2)
Andrew Poynot (1) Cindy Bogard (2)
Mike Thomasson (1) Andrea Michael (2)
LEM
Rex White Brenda White
Ann Seyler Roger Seyler
Jay Brown Dru Cabler
Liz Davis Gary Taylor
Michele Bonner Bill Kibler
ACOLYTES
Carson Buckner Clay Buckner TBD TBD Kim B., Carol
Jay Brown Meredith Childs Ethan Fuhrman Hunter Rogers Kim B., Jay
Ariston Awitan IV Julia Comer Claudia Janes Kim B.
Clara Bogard Claire Dempsey Ryan Dempsey Jay
Abbe Kelly Will Kelly Nora Kelly Josef Genet Jay
USHERS
Carolyn Wier James Wier John De Marines Bo Overstreet Rick Tennant
Jim Casparis Charles Brewer Bob Peterek Manuel de la Rosa Jim Nolan Ryan Marquess
Henry Olivas Lark Anthony Yvonne Chavez Darlene Goodnight Debbie Thornal
Frank Severn Jean Severn Jay Doran Jodi Doran Pam Johns David Johns
Carolyn Wier Jim Casparis Henry Olivas Frank Severn
GREETERS
Jean & Frank Severn
Meredith Childs Kevin Cromack
Cindy & Dan Bogard
Kim Buckner Michael Meigs
Jay Doran Diana Stangl
Sat. 9:00
Jonea Raney-TC Jill Collins Carolyn Wier Pat Bullock
Dee Ann Thomasson -TC Liz Davis Helen Anderson Lynn Edgerton
Diana Stangl -TC Dodie Wells Tina Stonebarger Susan Baxter Harwell
Meredith Childs-TC Henry Olivas Cynthia Archer Elijah Gallardo Judy Elkins
Millie Casparis-TC Karen Milton Barbara Dody Debbie Thornal Darlene Goodnight
Depositor
Jim Casparis
John De Marines
Bo Overstreet
Jim Nolan
Shelly Botkin
WED. 6 p.m. Lectors
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3
Jill Collins
Meredith Childs
Dodie Wells
Jonea Raney
Michele Bonner
ALTAR GUILD
10:00 a.m. SERVICE
8:00 a.m. SERVICE
TIME
***On September 7, we will return to 3 services: 7:30, 9:00, & ll:00 a.m.***
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Vestry Kathy Genet, Sr. Warden J.P. Kloninger, Jr. Warden Vestry members: Dan Bogard, Susan Bonnen, Shelly Botkin, Mark Breen, Suzann Dvorken, Becky Janes, David Johns, Nancy Kibler, Karen Milton, Jim Nolan, Bo Overstreet, David Randle, and Diana Stangl
Committees Acolytes: Jay Brown, Carol Oppel, Mary Cromack, Kim Kiplin, and Kim Buckner Altar Guild: Millie Casparis Building Committee: Amelia Sondgeroth Christian Formation: Cathy Nelson Communications: Pattie Rose Daughters of the King: Lisa Martin Women of St. Mark’s: Dee Ann Thomasson Facilities: Ray Smith Finance: John Edgerton
Deadline for the September 2014 St. Mark’s News is Friday, August 15, 2014. Please submit your article by email as an attachment to: office@stmarksaustin.org.
Outreach: Becky Poynot and Laurie Mayor Parish Life: Brenda White Pastoral Care/Health Ministry: Jonea C.S. Raney Stewardship: Amelia Sondgeroth
Staff Rector The Rev. Elizabeth Zarelli Turner Assistant Rector The Rev. Travis Smith Director of Religious Education Cathy Nelson Organist/Director of Music Mark Reed Seminarians Tom Schneider Thom Temperli Head of Day School Anne Wingler Parish Administrator Joanne Foote Newsletter Editor Becky Janes
Ushers: Henry Olivas
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 2128 Barton Hills Drive Austin, TX 78704 512.444.1449 www.stmarksaustin.org office@stmarksaustin.org
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