February 2014
St. Mark’s News
Volume 17/Issue 2
From the Assistant Rector Perhaps it’s because of Thanksgiving followed by the Christmas season, perhaps it’s because feasting and fasting are such a part of our identity in the Episcopal church, or perhaps because so many of us are now paying the price for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but lately I have had a number of conversations regarding feasts and fasts and how they fit into the Christian practice. It is important to ponder, because our beliefs about these two things guide our In this Issue Christian practice and inform how we view God. Growing up in a different church tradition, the metaphor or paradigm of life’s seasons (speaking here more of emotional states or states of mind rather than seasons of a liturgical calendar) was a roller coaster. I tended to see my life as a series of ups and downs, a perpetual cycle of peaks and valleys. One sets his or her mind on so-called “mountain-top experiences.” Life consisted of waiting out valleys while seeking mountaintop experiences and prolonging them as much as possible. That those valleys can even be avoided sinks into one’s heart and theology as a real possibility achieved by living a “righteous life.”
From the Assistant Rector ......... 1 Vestry Highlights ........................ 2 Outreach .................................... 5 Parish Life .................................. 5 Music Notes ............................... 7 Parishioner Highlights ................ 7 Christian Formation ................... 8 Caffeine Ministry ........................ 9 Celebrations ............................ 10 ROTA ....................................... 11
This is a noble aim indeed, but is it complete? Is it what the Scriptures reveal is God’s reality? Are these peak experiences the logical climax in Christian practice? What I found was that the unintended consequence of the roller coaster metaphor (and therefore lifestyle) is that I was left with my salvation in my own hands. My deeds determined the trajectory of life and happiness. It proved too heavy an emotional load, too much for me alone. I grew fatigued as the world proved more complicated than my paradigm could explain. As an Episcopalian my paradigm is an analogy rather than a metaphor. By this I mean, my life is not an attempt to be Godly enough; there is not a bar I must reach to be worthy. Instead I am worthy from my first breath (before my first breath!). I was made worthy at Creation. I am perfectly made and wonderfully accepted. Another way to view this is that this life is somehow, mysteriously, a reflection of Heaven. The Bible offers us glimpses of this in a few places, including the Prodigal Son parable and the Passion narratives. Taking those same low and high points, one begins to see them as cycles of Heaven, patterns of God. One common, yet primary pattern is death and resurrection. Those seasons in which we find ourselves distant from our Maker are not so dire looking through the analogy. Instead of our life being pared down to things we have done or left done, we are able to see life in all its complexities, feeling the multitude of layered emotions and nuanced passions, never leaving God’s proximity. Our emotions do not determine our reality. God is our reality who informs (defines, redeems, etc.) our emotions and everything else! He is near to us wherever we find ourselves, because God is God and we are each unique individuals…perfectly made. The prodigal son allows for different language; instead of ups and downs,
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February 2014 we use language like leaving and coming home. Home being the place where God is and where the party is, but so is the leaving. God is with us even when we think we have strayed. Whether famine or feast…God is near and life is full…however we experience it. Finding ourselves in Epiphany, a season of surprise and embodiment, we are aware of the coming season of Lent, looming before us. Yet we shouldn’t worry, all seasons have their purpose, their own special revelations, which offer us new angles and glimpses at who we really are. This is what analogy reveals…a lens to see life unfold as God would have it and has always willed it. The Christian life and practice is therefore a life spent experiencing His full and robust character, including death and resurrection. And in doing so we see that we were gifted with a full and robust character ourselves. Rather than a life striving to be something, maybe it’s better to see our lives as a series of Epiphanies in which we can live into and accept? We are already something—something achieved by God’s hands, not our own. So until we reach the next season of leanness and penitence, let us celebrate God’s abundance in Epiphany. No rollercoaster, but instead a feast! A big, huge, amazing feast put into practice. This year, let us consciously live into a fuller sense of God and the community He has created at St. Mark’s. To prepare ourselves for Lent, we must enjoy Epiphany to its last days. On March 2nd and 5th, respectively, we intend to do just that. Join us for a Cajun feast on Sunday, March 2 (adults only), and at our annual pancake supper on Fat/Shrove Tuesday, March 5 (for kids of all ages!). The time for fasting will arrive soon enough. Until then, may we practice a most robust Christian life, keeping our hearts and stomachs upon the surprises and wonderment of Epiphany! Travis+
Vestry Highlights The St. Mark’s Vestry met on Tuesday, January 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Bennett Wing Classroom. The first order of business was to welcome the five new vestry members: Mark Breen, Suzann Dvorken, Karen Milton, Dave Randle, and Diana Stangl. The vestry members then nominated and elected J.P. Kloninger to be the Jr. Warden. The Rector’s report was two-fold: to give a brief orientation on Vestry responsibilities, and to give an update on recent Parish events. Elizabeth+ outlined the canonical responsibilities of a vestry: to notify the Bishop in the event of a Rector vacancy; to call a new Rector; to oversee the Parish budget; to oversee the maintenance of church property; and to provide for Parish elections for vestry and Diocesan Council delegates. Vestry members are also expected to be faithful in church attendance, to be actively involved in our ministries, to make a financial commitment/pledge to the mission and ministry of the parish, to welcome newcomers, and to be a team player – respecting the confidentiality of vestry meeting conversations. With respect to Parish events since mid-December: attendance at our Christmas services was high (296 at 5:30 p.m. 12/24; 182 at 10:00 p.m. 12/24; and a record high of 50 at 9:00 a.m. Christmas morning); we have had 6 baptisms in January (3 each on the 5th and 12th); Elizabeth+ has taught the Adult Confirmation classes on Saturday mornings, and we will be confirming 18 (6 youth, 2 older teens, and 10 adults), with 2 reaffirming their baptismal vows; Bishop Harrison will be with us on January 26 at the 11:00 a.m. service; and Diocesan Council will be in Galveston February 7 and 8.
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February 2014 Travis+ reported on the new leadership for Newcomers (Meredith Childs) and Families with Young Children (Elizabeth Mufich and Suzanne Smith) and said that two parish-wide dinner events are being planned: one on March 2 (a Cajun meal) and the other a Feast of Lorenzo meal on May 23. Kathy Genet is the new senior warden and she said that if we are unable to expand our worship space she would like to improve the lighting in the choir loft and also to see if there might be some way to have the Narthex be more inviting on those occasions when there is overflow seating in that space. Bo Overstreet gave the Finance Committee report. We ended 2013 at 108.36% of our budgeted income and we finished the month of December with $2,258.55 of income over expenses. Recent expenses have included new outdoor lighting, new windows in the Parish Hall and kitchen, new brass candle lighters, rat eradication, and new bulletin boards for the Parish Hall. Elizabeth+ reported that the installation of the windows also included carpentry expenses for framing the large window and for re-siding the area around the kitchen windows. Mark Breen reported that St. Mark’s volunteer day for the 2014 Habitat Build is March 22 – the day they actually start building on the slab. We will need at least 20 volunteers. Becky Janes reported that the Day School Board will have an all-day retreat on Saturday, January 25. Nancy Kibler will be the new vestry liaison to the Board.
Day School News The St. Mark's Day School will be accepting applications from St. Mark’s parishioners between the middle and end of February. Applications for returning students and the general public will be accepted in March, The Day School serves children ages 2 through Pre-K. For more information, visit the Day School website: http://stmarksdayschoolaustin.org/ or call them at 512-444-9401.
The Well is a discussion group that is open to all 20 and 30 somethings. The group meets at Austin Java on Barton Springs Rd. For more information on the group, contact Travis+: tsmith@stmarksaustin.org. • •
February 6 @ 6 p.m. We will discuss the final chapter of The Wounded Healer. March 6 @ 6 p.m. We will begin Richard Rohr’s book The Naked Now, just in time for Lent. You will need to obtain your own copy.
You are cordially invited to attend the DOK Lenten Quiet Day, March 8, 10 a.m-‐2 p.m. All parishioners and guests are welcome! Page 3
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The Art of Presence The New York Times Op-Ed Columnist David Brooks published an article in the January 20, 2014, issue of the NY Times entitled The Art of Presence. It is an article that is relevant for any of us who may be called upon to be present for someone who has suffered a loss or some other trauma. Mary Woodiwiss wrote a blog post for Sojourners magazine about her family’s trauma: the death of one daughter while horseback riding, and a serious cycling injury suffered by another daughter. Woodiwiss shared some of the lessons she has learned from their family’s suffering; lessons about how family members and friends can be most helpful: Be there. Suffering people need the presence of caring persons rather than their absence Don’t ever compare. Don’t say you understand what it is like to go through what they are going through, even if the comparison seems apt. Each trauma should be respected for its uniqueness; each story hear attentively as its own thing. Do bring soup. Non-verbal expressions of love are as healing as eloquence. Do not say, “You’ll get over it.” There is no such thing as “getting over it.” Do be a builder. The Woodiwisses distinguish between firefighters and builders. Firefighters drop everything and arrive at the moment of crisis but builders are there for years and years, walking alongside those who are suffering. Don’t say it’s all for the best or try to make sense out of what has happened. It was not for the best, and none of it makes sense. Brooks concludes by saying “I’d say that what these experiences call for is a sort of passive activism. We have a tendency…to want to solve problems and repair brokenness – to propose, plan, fix, interpret, explain and solve. But what seems to be needed here is the art of presence – to perform tasks without trying to control or alter the elemental situation. Allow nature to take its course. Grant the sufferers the dignity of their own process. Let them define meaning. Sit simply through moments of pain and uncomfortable darkness. Be practical, mundane, simple, and direct.” Theology, says Brooks, “is a grounding in ultimate hope, not a formula book to explain away each individual event.” EZT+
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Outreach We will be collecting small gifts for new moms who complete prenatal education classes offered by El Buen Samaritano. Suggestions for items, in small sizes include: shampoo, facial cream, body scrubs and lotions, including TheraDerm moisture lotion, hand/body cream, stress relief lotions, and bar soaps, towels/washcloths. Please bring all donations in by Feb. 23 and place in the El Buen bin in the Parish Hall.
Mark your calendars! We will be working with Habitat for Humanity on March 22. Additional information will be available as the date gets closer.
Parish Life Brown Bag Bible Study Tuesdays at noon in the Bennett Wing Classroom On the last Tuesday of January we completed our study of the book of Genesis. The Gospel of Matthew is the gospel for Lectionary Year A, so we will spend some time studying Matthew. Philip Turner will lead us in a five-week study of the Sermon on the Mount. We will then spend several weeks looking at some of the Parables in the gospel.
First Friday Book Group Our next meeting is February 7 at 11:00 a.m. in the Bennett Wing Classroom. February 7
Rules of Civility
Amor Towles
March 7
Benediction
Kent Haruf
April 4
Heft
Liz Moore
May 2
Canada
Richard Ford
Save the Date: Summer Activities for St. Mark’s Children Heifer Living Gift Market & Graduation Sunday: Sunday, June 1. Vacation Bible School, June 16-20, for children 4 years through 6th grade. There will be childcare for young children of parent leaders. A VBS team will be formed next month to begin planning. Please talk to Cathy Nelson if you are interested in helping this year. We’d love to share this great experience with both you and your children! Camp Allen camps and events for rising 3rd through 12th graders opens on June 8. Check Camp Allen’s website, http://campallen.org/summercamp/calendar, for on-line registration, registration forms, information, and the calendar for campers and counselors.
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Women of St. Mark’s Our first event for 2014 will be a Champagne Brunch at 11:00 a.m. on February 1st in the Parish Hall. Following our fellowship together, a little business will be conducted. The nominees for 2014 officers will be: President, Dee Ann Thomasson; Vice-President, Pat Bullock; Secretary, Liz Davis; and Treasurer, Helen Anderson. New By-Laws for the Women of St. Mark’s will be presented for approval. February 24 is our next meeting for Bunco and potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. It takes $3 to play and you can take home winnings by getting the most Buncos, by winning the most games, and even by losing the most games out of the twelve played. Just think—winning for losing! It’s fun.
Looking ahead to March… On Sunday, March 2, the little “blue boxes” (UTO) will be handed out after each service. These are the United Thank Offering boxes. Through United Thank Offering, men, women and children nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God. March 2 is the last Sunday before Lent. There are three traditional Lenten practices: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. The blue UTO boxes will serve as our Lenten alms/mite boxes: we will give alms and thanks during the season of Lent! On March 15, the Diocesan ECW will be conducting a Spiritual Growth Workshop at 10:00 a.m. in Salado. Please join us at the amazingly beautiful St. Joseph Episcopal Church, 881 N. Main St., in Salado (just a short drive north of Austin). The Workshop, “Tending Your Spiritual Garden,” features The Rev. Mary Koppal from Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Austin. She will share her advice on taking care of ourselves so that we may better take care of others. Workshop stations will include making bath crystals, rock salt potpourri, prayer beads, lotions and recycled paper with wildflower seeds. The garden and grounds of St. Joseph’s is the perfect place to nourish your soul. Plan to spend the entire day in Salado by taking in lunch and then shopping in the afternoon. The workshop is sponsored by the Diocesan ECW and open to all women. Gather your best friends for a relaxing day in Salado. This is a free event, but please register at http://www.epicenter.org/spiritualgrowth-event/ so that we will know how many to expect.
From the garden Recent freezes lightly touched our garden in January because the rains helped protect them. We look forward to the beginning of spring in February; this month is an excellent time to prepare the ground and plant. It is also a good time for winter cleanup where necessary, and McKinney Magic is happening again! A certain parishioner, known for magical transformation, was recently seen working at the driveway entrance again. When he turns the earth, we hold our breath! His particular brand of magic is seen in the result, but hard work makes it happen. Thank you, Al, for seeing to our grounds! And thank you to the several men who worked with Al on clearing the logs and branches from the area at the parking lot entrance (one morning when it was 27 degrees!) Dee Ann Thomasson has offered to assist Becky Nolan with our corner, an important neighborhood feature! These two Barton Hills residents understand the importance of the church as a landmark for the area. With the wonderful new window in the parish hall, the small bedding area outside the window is a spot that could be lovely for someone to adopt!
The earth laughs in flowers – Ralph Waldo Emerson ~Diane Brewer and Becky Nolan, Garden Guild co-chairs
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Music Notes – Looking Ahead to Lent Our guest musician for the Lenten Wednesday Prayer Services this year will be classical guitarist Stephen Krishnan. Before moving to Austin, Stephen studied guitar with nationally known performer Alan Johnston in Minneapolis for twelve years. During that time, Stephen was featured NPR's prestigious "From the Top" broadcast. Stephen currently studies with Adam Holzman at the University of Texas. He is a frequent performer throughout the Austin area, and was recently featured in the Cactus Café's "Classical Cactus" series. He plays in the UT Guitar Quartet, which has been honored at competitions throughout Texas. Please plan to attend the Lenten Prayer Services, where Stephen's meditative guitar selections will be paired with readings and moments of reflection to call us to a holy Lent.
Parishioner Highlights What an interesting, involved couple the Smiths are! I’ve know them since the early ᾽80s when we joined St. Mark’s, and I watched with interest as they modeled what I thought was dynamite parenting and simultaneously pursued their careers. I always thought that Ray, with his deep voice, should be in broadcasting! I also have marveled as Cecilia climbed the ladder of success as she strived to make an ecclesiastical difference in the Episcopal church to include her involvement with the diocese. So enjoy the detailed visual picture that they have portrayed in sharing with us their lives and extensive involvement in helping to make St. Mark’s the grand place of worship that it is. Beth Chenoweth
Cecilia and Ray Smith Ray is from Houston, being raised in a small suburb there called Southside Place. His pursuits centered around swimming in the local pool every summer, Boy Scouts where he became an Eagle Scout, and graduating from Lamar High School in 1956. He became interested in being an architect at the age of 14 and never wavered from that goal. He attended the University of Texas, graduating in 1961 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree. Having been in the Army R.O.T.C. in college, he served in the Army Corps of
Engineers as a lieutenant for the next two years at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. He then decided to further his architecture education in the event he wanted to teach, so he applied to and was accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned his Master in Architecture degree in 1964. While there, he learned that the newly created Peace Corps was recruiting persons with architecture backgrounds to go to Tunisia to help develop its infrastructure. He applied, was accepted, and was sent to Salt Lake City for training. It is there that his life became entwined with Cecilia’s. Cecilia was born in Buffalo, NY, but grew up in a nearby town called East Aurora. She lived on a 40 acre piece of land where she became very fond of her pony, Brownie, and her numerous cats. She graduated from East Aurora High School in 1960, afterwards attending Vassar College, where she graduated in 1964. During her last year at Vasser, she became interested in a Peace Corps community
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February 2014 development program being formed to go to Morocco. She applied, was accepted, and was sent to Salt Lake City for training.
husband Pete Wikowsky and their four kids: Kyle, 20; Jacob, 18; William, 14; and Anna, 11.
Ray and Cecilia became aware of each other about the second week of training, began dating, and have been together ever since. Not having enough time to formalize the relationship while they were still in the States, they arranged that they would be married after deployment overseas. They tied the knot at St. George’s Anglican Church within the old walled city in Tunis, Tunisia, and lived in the small city of Sousse, farther down the coast. Ray designed buildings and Cecilia taught English to both adults and adolescents. Their first child, Beccy, was born in 1965 in the ancient city of Carthage, on Cape Bon, near Tunis.
Ray and Cecilia became members of St. Mark’s in 1972. Ray has served on the vestry, was Senior Warden in 1978 when the new church building was built, served on various committees, was in charge of barbequing chickens for many years, and has served as Delegate to Council, choir member, and lay reader. Currently he chairs the Facilities Committee. Cecilia was the first Christian Education Director for St. Mark’s, and has served on the vestry and as Senior Warden, Delegate to Council, and lay reader. She and Ray both were members of the Red Door Players: Cecilia helped write and produce several of the productions.
When their tour of duty was finished, they bought a car, had it delivered in Rome, and toured Europe for two months. After returning to the states, they settled in Austin, where Ray began his architectural career in earnest and Cecilia began her academic and ecclesiastical pursuits, ending up with three more degrees and as an Episcopal priest. Along the way two more members were added to their family: Rachel in 1968 and Kevin in 1974. Beccy is an Episcopal priest serving at Trinity Church in Baytown. Rachel lives in Denver along with her United Airlines pilot
Ray is currently retired, and Cecilia will retire from her position as Safe Church Minister for the Diocese of Texas in March. Ray spends his time gardening (vegetables), riding his bicycle, traveling with Cecilia, and reading. Cecilia walks most days, reads profusely, sews, tends the four cats, gardens (flowers and other plants), and does most of the things required to keep the household running smoothly. Ray says he does see to it that necessary house repairs and improvements are made and helps Cecilia where he can.
Christian Formation Children’s Christian Formation, Cathy Nelson, DRE We continue to make our way through the season of Epiphany this month. As you may have noticed, the liturgical colors of Epiphany are white and green. White represents festival and joy on the feast of Epiphany and the celebration of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. Green signifies the ongoing life and growth of the church during the Sundays that follow. After starting off the season with six baptisms and the confirmation and receptions of 20 people, I was struck by how much “festival and joy” and “life and growth” there has been at St. Mark’s lately. With the growth of a church, there is a call for ongoing formation. Formation takes place best in community. As we take part in the liturgy and worship during services, attend Christian Education classes, work together in roles that serve our own community and the community outside the church, and socialize together, we develop relationships that help form us into Christians, disciples of Christ. And though the time spent forming these relationships within the Church is small compared to the time spent outside of the Church, each moment spent together is significant. Each moment offers both adults and children opportunities to learn about and practice discipleship. This season of Epiphany, I hope that we can make the most of the time spent together, exploring our call to discipleship, one of the many themes of the season. This month, the children will hear about the work and ministry of Jesus. (continued on page 9)
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February 2014 Godly Play class: Pre-Kindergartners and Kindergartner children will hear parables Jesus told as he taught his followers, the Parable of the Good Samaritan, the Parable of the Great Pearl, the Parable of the Sower, and the Parable of the Leaven. Godly Play Two class: 1st and 2nd graders will hear stories about the prophets, The Story of the Prophet Elijah, The Story of the Prophet Isaiah, The Story of the Prophet Jeremiah, and The Story of the Prophet Ezekiel. The 3rd, 4th and 5th graders will hear and discuss the following stories of Jesus’ ministry while playing games, acting the stories out in dramatic play or doing art projects: • • • •
Jesus passes by (Mark 6:45-‐56) Jesus transfigured (Luke 9:28-‐36) Jesus ascends to heaven and the thirteenth apostle (Acts 1) Peter’s healing powers (Acts 3:1-‐10 & 5:12-‐16)
The Middle School and the High School classes will meet with Travis Smith and teachers Danielle Adkins, Jay Brown and Kathy Genet for Bible study and breakfast.
Adult Formation Christian Formation for adults resumes on the first Sunday of February. On February 2 our Middler Seminarian, Tom Schneider, will be leading a class on the Collects in the Book of Common Prayer as a resource for meditative prayer; and on February 9 Bill Kibler will teach a three-week class on Christianity and Medieval Literature. Prior to his retirement, Bill was a Professor of Medieval Studies at U.T. Austin. He is a scholar and a translator of Old French literature – in addition to furniture builder! February 2
The Collects in the Book of Common Prayer as a resource for Meditative Prayer (Tom Schneider)
February 9, 16, and 23
Christianity and Medieval Literature (Bill Kibler)
Sunday, March 2, is the Sunday prior to the beginning of Lent. Senior Seminarian, Vivian Orndorff, will lead a class on Preparing for a Holy Lent.
February Caffeine Ministry 2
Early: Late:
Jana and Tim Green Sam and Marcy Greer
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Early: Late:
Bradley Johnson David and Pam Johns
9
Early: Late:
Becky Janes and Pat Bullock Kimberly Horne and John Works
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Early: Late:
Mary-Alis and Brian Kelly JP Kloninger and Laura Merritt
Early: Arrive 15 minutes before 9 o’clock service to make lemonade and set out cookies. Late: Replenish cookies and lemonade after 11 o’clock service. After hospitality time is over, clean and put away containers. If you are unable to make your assigned time, contact the vestry member responsible for February, Jim Nolan.
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February Birthdays Trish Dew Marie Aboussie Sherrie Johnson Annaclaire Kepple Evelyn Eaton Flora Chambers Casey Smith Jennifer Baumgart Connor Lightsey Mateo Moreno Ted Smouse Barbara Wilson Quincy Dew Phillip Harwell Michael Huston Maria Lubeck John Chenoweth Jonathon Mayor David Anthony Heather Azarmehr Joe Eaton Adam Gates Stephen Sharpe Brian Kelly Michael Portman David Randle Laura Van Wyk Vicky Hill Ariston Awitan III Morgan Dew Maria Fuhrman
02/01 02/02 02/02 02/02 02/03 02/04 02/04 02/06 02/06 02/06 02/06 02/06 02/08 02/08 02/09 02/09 02/10 02/10 02/12 02/12 02/12 02/12 02/12 02/13 02/13 02/13 02/13 02/14 02/16 02/16 02/16
Robert Glover Jim Clark Cort Considine Sloan Kurak Jackson Etue Avery Loyd Clint Rogers Audrey Stephenson Kava Lipp Margaret Schlankey Tim Hendricks Dolores Minor James Nelson Pam Wood Nicholas Berndt Meredith Childs Manuel de la Rosa Beth Holmes Greta Olivas Millie Casparis Stephanie Craven Jeanne Erichson Emily Cannon Wenlan Lawrence James Beesley Jackie Hall Laurie Mayor Claire Ripoll Liz Badger Amy Newman
02/16 02/19 02/19 02/19 02/20 02/20 02/20 02/20 02/21 02/21 02/22 02/22 02/22 02/22 02/23 02/23 02/23 02/23 02/23 02/24 02/24 02/24 02/26 02/26 02/27 02/27 02/27 02/27 02/28 02/28
February Anniversaries Darcy & Eric Goff Jean & Frank Severn Kay & Jay Brown Jewellyn & Scott Forrest
02/02 02/02 02/25 02/27
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February 2014 February 9
February 2
LECTOR
Pattie Rose
Amelia Sondgeroth
Margarita Moreno
Jon Dullnig
Jill Collins
LEM / ACOLYTE
Jill Collins
Nancy Middlebrook
Jonea Raney
Jill Collins
Jonea Raney
USHERS
Judith Dullnig Jon Dullnig
Ed Shipsey Al McKinney
Jill Collins
Beth Chenoweth Mary Smith
Danielle Adkins Stephen White
LECTORS
Mike Thomasson (1) Dodie Wells (2)
YOUTH
Phil Aboussie (1) Kevin Childs (2)
YOUTH
Becky Janes (1) Mary-Alis Kelly (2)
LEM
Lynn Edgerton Vivian Orndorff
Vivian Orndorff Carol Oppel
Vivian Orndorff Gary Taylor
Bill Kibler Kim Buckner
Mike Thomasson Tom Schneider
ACOLYTES
Connor Fuhrman Davis Fuhrman Ethan Fuhrman Julia Comer Kim K.
Carson Buckner Clay Buckner Abigail Goff Eleanor Goff Kim B., Carol
Bennett Whalen Ariston Awitan IV Julia Comer Claudia Janes Kim K., Carol
Abbe Kelly Will Kelly Nora Kelly Hunter Rogers Carol, Kim B.
Connor Lightsey Clara Bogard Claire Dempsey Ryan Dempsey
USHERS
Mark Breen Dee Ann Thomason Dodie Wells Glen Baumgart
Mike Brode Phil Aboussie Ross Ramsey
Ken Whalen Ariston Awitan Dan Bogard
John Edgerton Lynn Edgerton Kevin Cromack
Mark Breen Dee Ann Thomason Dodie Wells Glen Baumgart
GREETERS
Maria & Mike Fuhrman
Meredith Childs Kevin Cromack
Cindy & Dan Bogard
Kim Buckner Michael Meigs
Maria & Mike Fuhrman
LECTORS
Suzann Dvorken (1) Rex White (2)
Mehron Azarmehr (1) Chris Blanding (2)
Michele Bonner (1) Bill Willis (2)
Andrew Poynot (1) Barbara Dody (2)
Andrea Michael (1) Ann Seyler (2)
LEM
Rex White Brenda White
Vivian Orndorff Jay Brown
Tom Schneider Dru Cabler
Ann Seyler Roger Seyler
Michelle Bonner Tom Schneider
ACOLYTES
Patrick Camp Max Genet Josef Genet Claire Cabler Jay
Sara Thiessen Luke Thiessen Elijah Gallardo Evan Overstreet Jay, Cindy
Michael Brode Bonnie Brode Evelyn Eaton Claire Cabler Jay, Cindy
Wes Johns Matt Forrest Ben Forrest Sam Forrest Cindy
Winston Baxter-Harwell Max Genet Emmaline Baxter-Harwell Julia Comer
USHERS
Carolyn Wier James Wier Bo Overstreet Rick Tennant John De Marines John Works
GREETERS
Jean & Frank Severn
Jim Casparis Charles Brewer Bob Peterek Manuel de la Rosa Jim Nolan Ryan Marquess Jay Doran Diana Stangl
Sat. 9:00
Jonea Raney-TC Jill Collins Carolyn Wier Millie Casparis Karen Milton
Depositor
7:30 9:00 11:00
Youth Sunday
February 16
February 23
MINISTRY
TIME
Youth Sunday
March 2
Diana Stangl-TC Liz Davis Henry Olivas Lynn Edgerton Judy Elkins
Meredith Childs-TC Dodie Wells Tina Stonebarger Darlene Goodnight Debbie Thornal Pat Bullock
Dee Ann Thomasson-TC Liz Davis Cynthia Archer Elijah Gallardo Barbara Dody Susan Baxter-Harwell
Jonea Raney-TC Jill Collins Carolyn Wier Henry Olivas
Frank Severn
Diane Brewer
Jim Casparis
John De Marines
Bo Overstreet
WED. 6 p.m.
February 5
February 12
February 19
February 26
March 5 Ash Wednesday
Lector
Jonea Raney
Meredith Childs
Jill Collins
Rex White
Meredith & Kevin Childs
ALTAR GUILD
Shelly Botkin & Ryan Marquess
Frank Severn Jean Severn Jay Doran Jodi Doran Pam Johns David Johns Lark Anthony Barbara Dody
Henry Olivas Lark Anthony Yvonne Chavez Darlene Goodnight Debbie Thornal
Carolyn Wier James Wier Bo Overstreet Rick Tennant John De Marines John Works Jean & Frank Severn
February 2014
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, J.P. Kloninger, Karen Milton, Jim Nolan, Bo Overstreet, David Randle, and Diana Stangl
Committees Acolytes: Jay Brown, Carol Oppel, Mary Cromack, Kim Kiplin, and Kim Buckner
Rector The Rev. Elizabeth Zarelli Turner
Altar Guild: Millie Casparis
Assistant Rector The Rev. Travis Smith
Building Committee: Amelia Sondgeroth
Director of Religious Education Cathy Nelson
Christian Formation: Cathy Nelson Communications: Pattie Rose
Organist/Director of Music Mark Reed
Daughters of the King: Lisa Martin
Seminarians Vivian Orndorff Tom Schneider
Women of St. Mark’s: Yvonne Chavez and Judy Elkins Facilities: Ray Smith Deadline for the March 2014 St. Mark’s News is Monday, February 17, 2014. Please submit your article by email as an attachment to: office@stmarksaustin.org.
Finance: John Edgerton Outreach: Becky Poynot and Laurie Mayor Parish Life: Brenda White Pastoral Care/Health Ministry: Jonea C.S. Raney Stewardship: Amelia Sondgeroth
Staff
Head of Day School Anne Wingler Parish Administrator Joanne Foote Newsletter Editor Becky Janes
Ushers: Henry Olivas
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