February 2016
St. Mark’s News Volume 20/Issue 2
From the Assistant Rector Thank you all for welcoming me so warmly to your St. Mark’s family. This February, I’m so excited I’ll be able to journey with you through the upcoming holy seasons of Lent and Easter. It all starts with Ash Wednesday on February 10th. Ash Wednesday is the strangest of holy days. We all take considerable time to clean our hair and face each day. Together, we Americans spend $1.4 billion a year on shampoo. We insist our children wash their hands, and we give the evil eye to any adult who shortcuts that step in a public bathroom. But, on Ash Wednesday, we have ashes smeared on our foreheads. We get dirty. Of all the physical rituals we do in the Church, this might be the strangest—the most mysterious. In ancient times, people would demonstrate their sorrow and mourning by publicly dumping ashes on their head—a powerful picture of how they felt inside. Ashes are a picture of our origin (“remember that you are dust”), and picture of our body’s destiny (“and to dust you shall return”). Ash Wednesday is also the first step we make toward Easter, towards resurrection. So, in order for us to more deeply enter into this first step, I offer these four snapshots of Ash Wednesday:
In this Issue From the Assistant Rector ......... 1 Vestry Highlights ........................ 2 Lent and Holy Week .................. 5 Adult Formation ......................... 5 Outreach .................................... 6 Parish Life .................................. 6 Parishioner Highlights ................ 7 Christian Formation ................... 8 Caffeine Ministry ........................ 9 Celebrations ............................ 10 ROTA ....................................... 11
Snapshot #1 The teenaged boy dove into the ditch, as the American bombers came into sight and started dropping their payload on the German town next to his concentration camp. About this time every afternoon, he crouched there with the other prisoners, pressing his body against the side of the ditch closest to the sound of the blasts. Sometimes, in the ditch, he’d imagine they were all riding the subway in New York City, like he’d done with his parents and sister four years before the war. Just like the subway riders, the prisoners in the ditch never looked at each other. The boy had dug the ditch with the other prisoners, during their first weeks in the camp. It used to be deeper, but in the last several weeks they’d been filling it in with wheelbarrows full of ashes. Snapshot #2 The old man lit another cigarette as he stared into the sink where he poured his last bottle of alcohol, 20 years before. He remembered that night, 20 years ago, when he came home drunk following an afternoon of drinking. His young son was in the kitchen, shuffling in his mother’s high heels. He yelled at the boy and told him to take them off. The boy didn’t, and started shuffling away. “No son of mine runs away from me,” he bellowed as he crossed the room and backhanded him on the side of his head. The old man remembered the boy as he snuffed his cigarette into the sink’s ashes.
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February 2016 Snapshot #3 The woman tore the letters in half before she placed them in the fire. She watched them burn. The flames curled the corners, her lover’s words turned black, then disappeared. He’d written most of them on his yellow legal pad. Occasionally, there was a card and a few of the letters were written on hotel stationary. The shoebox was all she had of him, now that he’d gone back to his wife. When the box was empty, the woman placed it into the fireplace, on top of the logs and burning letters. The next morning the fire had burned itself out and the woman combed her fingers through the cold ashes. …unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. Isaiah 61:3 (KJV) Snapshot #4 The park ranger stared at what remained of her cabin after the forest fire. Only the stone CCC-built fireplace still stood. She looked around at the stumps of the trees that had shaded the cabin on hot summer afternoons. Not one bird song could be heard. The ranger looked up at the hillside, trying to remember the Latin name she learned during her freshman year. Phacelia minor? Yes, that’s it. Phacelia minor, Purple Canterbury Bells, now she remembered her professor saying they bloomed brightest in a forest fire’s ashes. David+
Vestry Highlights The St. Mark’s Vestry met in the Bennett Wing classroom at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19. The meeting opened with the Collect for Wulfstan of Worcester. The agenda and the minutes from the November and December meetings were approved with the only changes being that Nancy Kibler was not at the November meeting, and she was not doubly present in December. The Rector’s Report included the following:
Welcome Father David Peters to St. Mark’s! On December 21 the Google Fiber representative personally delivered a check for $6,800 to Elizabeth+. On Christmas Eve we had 340 people at the 5:30 service and 169 at 10:00. 20 people were at the Christmas morning service. Pledges to date: 174 for a total of $536,462. Bishop Harrison will be at St. Mark’s on January 31 for our service of Confirmation/Reception. We have a total of 16 who will be confirmed/received (7 adults and 9 youth). Wednesday evening Lent soup suppers begin on February 17. Vestry members volunteered to bring soup on 2/17. Signs will soon be posted at all entrances to the church prohibiting both Open Carry and Conceal Carry in our buildings (see more following this report).
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The Diocese has approved a Quin Foundation Sabbatical Grant for Elizabeth+. The Vestry voted to approve her request for a sabbatical from April 25 – July 25, 2016.
The Wardens, J.P. Kloninger and Diana Stangl each gave a report. J.P. expressed his appreciation for the privilege of serving on the vestry the past 3 years and he is looking forward to future service opportunities in Costa Rica. Diana, Liz Davis, and Sylvia Fitz are going on a reconnaissance trip to Costa Rica from January 28 to February 7/8. Diana Stangl also gave the Finance Committee report. We ended 2015 with a $42,000 surplus. Overall income contributions were at 107.19%. Other Committee Reports included:
Outreach (Souper Bowl of Caring to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank 1/31 and 2/7; It’s My Park Day on March 6; Caritas Faith Food Drive in April, as well as our Community First! Village house build; Ronald McDonald House meal on June 12. There was also discussion about how we might best help the Austin Children’s Shelter with their after school program. And it was suggested that we might ask for a Newsletter article by one of our El Buen Samaritano volunteers. Parish Life has had a busy schedule in January: welcome reception for David+, Annual Parish Meeting, Dick Wells’ funeral reception, and Bishop’s visit. In February the Marthas will do the decorating for the Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, and on Wednesdays in Lent they will do the table set up for the soup suppers. The Day School is having a day-long retreat on Saturday, February 13, with consultants from our accrediting organization, SAES, to draft a Strategic Plan for the future of the Day School.
Open Carry/Conceal Carry Signs To be honest, I was hoping that we could avoid posting the requisite signs prohibiting the concealed and open carry of handguns on church property. I prefer to think that handguns are being left at home or in vehicles during our services of worship, and I have been given no indication whatsoever that it is otherwise. In early January, Bishop Doyle sent a letter to clergy and laity of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas about weapons on church property. Prior to the recent legislation the weapons policy of the Diocese says in part: “The Episcopal Diocese of Texas does not permit any person, including clergy, staff, students, volunteers, and visitors, to carry a weapon in our churches or schools. This prohibition applies even if the person is licensed to carry a concealed weapon under Texas law.” Here is what Bishop Doyle said in his letter: You are undoubtedly aware that on January 1, 2016, persons licensed to carry a concealed handgun became entitled to carry them openly—in a holster—in most public places in Texas. Sadly, at the same time the Legislature also removed the gun-free protection that churches previously enjoyed under prior law. Fortunately, however, the Legislature affirmed that churches—like other property owners—have the legal right to exclude handguns from their property by taking affirmative steps to do so. I want to be very clear: notwithstanding the change in Texas law, our longstanding policy in the Diocese remains the same—guns have no place in our churches, schools, and institutions. Other than those carried by officers of the peace or security officers on duty, we will adhere to our policy prohibiting guns on church and school property because we believe that our responsibility is to promote an atmosphere of peace and safety. The presence of firearms on church property is inconsistent with our diocesan vision of evangelism, service, and reconciliation. Sadly the only way that we can ensure compliance with the diocesan policy of no weapons on church property is to post the signs.
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Sabbatical The Episcopal Diocese of Texas encourages its clergy to take sabbatical time for holistic care, growth, and development and provides Quin Foundation Sabbatical grants to encourage the same. “A sabbatical is defined as a clergyperson taking at least three months away from their primary ministry: for rest, refreshment, recreation, travel, reading, study, hobbies, and the renewal of personal relationships.” To be granted sabbatical time, a clergy person must have been in her/his current position for at least 3 years and shall not have been on sabbatical for at least 7 years in this or any other diocese. I returned to St. Mark’s from our year away in Maine in May of 2005, covered for Bill Bennett+ while he was on sabbatical, and have been rector since 2008. Now that we have an Assistant Rector I have applied and been approved for a sabbatical grant. At its January meeting the vestry approved my request for sabbatical time. I will be on sabbatical from April 25 – July 25. David+ will then take his vacation time in August. For the first two weeks of June, Philip and I will be in Tuscany to study Renaissance art and architecture in Florence and Siena. We will also make a trip to New York City and Maine but most of the time will be spent reading and refreshing. I will miss my beloved community of St. Mark’s but I trust that you will be in the good hands of staff, vestry, and clergy. EZT+
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper St. Mark’s annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9. The Marthas set a festive Mardi Gras themed Parish Hall and tables, and the men are the pancake chefs. The evening is great fun. Parents are given a break from making dinner that evening and everyone is home in time for homework!
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The Season of Lent The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 10. On that day we will have three services of Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes at 7:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. The choir sings at the 7:00 p.m. service. On the Saturday following Ash Wednesday (February 13) the Daughters of the King will again host a Lenten Quiet Day from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. as a way to prepare for the season. On the First Sunday in Lent (February 14) we will do the Great Litany in Procession. The other liturgical change we make during the season of Lent is that our 11:00 a.m. Sunday service of Holy Eucharist will be according to Rite I rather than Rite II. On Wednesday evenings our schedule changes, and we begin the evening with a simple supper of soup and bread at 6:00 p.m. At 7:00 we gather in Grace Chapel for a meditative service of readings, music, and the Holy Eucharist. This year Mark has scheduled different musicians for each Wednesday in Lent:
February 17: Thomas Middleton (voice, piano, guitar)
February 24: Erin Horan (oboe)
March 2: Christa Tumlinson (voice and piano)
March 9: Iona Olive (voice, piano, viola)
March 16: Lisa Lamb (harp)
The theme for our meditative readings is Images of God, and it was inspired by Lauren Winner’s most recent book Wearing God.
Looking Ahead to Holy Week: March 21 - 25 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Week we will celebrate the Holy Eucharist in Grace Chapel at 6:00 p.m. After the service on Monday, March 21, a Seder dinner will be held in the Parish Hall. On Maundy Thursday the service is at 7:00 p.m. in the church, with choir. On Good Friday we have a noon service of The Stations of the Cross on the Meditation Trail, and at 2:00 p.m. we will have the Liturgy for Good Friday in the Church.
Adult Formation in February (and through Lent) Our Sunday morning Lenten Adult Formation series will begin the Sunday before the first Sunday in Lent (February 7) with a series of classes taught by the Rev. Cecilia Smith. Join us for Sin - “The Devil Made Me Do It”: February 7 - We’re all in it together *February 14 - Sinning in the Bible February 21 - Sin by Any Other Name February 28 - Three Really Deadly Sins: Pride, Avarice, Gluttony March 6 - Four More Deadly Sins: Lust, Anger, Sloth, and Envy March 13 - Sin - Pushing Back *On February 14 Cecilia+ will be out of town and our seminarian, Neal McGowan, will teach the class.
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Outreach
El Buen Food Pantry Collection - White or brown rice, 1-2 lb. bags Souper Bowl of Caring, Feb. 7th It's My Park Day, Saturday, March 6th
Please support our youth on Feb. 7th as they collect money for the annual Souper Bowl of Caring. What started in 1990 in South Carolina raising just under $6,000 has spread across the country. In 2014, the Souper Bowl of Caring passed its $100 million milestone. The money St. Mark's collects will be donated to the Capital Area Food Bank. Hunger Around Us Thanks to a thriving business sector and unparalleled economic development, Central Texas is among the fastest growing regions in the nation. But amid this growth and prosperity, many of our neighbors are being left behind. The rising cost of housing, utilities, transportation and healthcare leaves many of our neighbors to make impossible choices and painful sacrifices. Two-thirds of the people we serve say they had to choose between buying food and paying for housing in the past year. Eighty percent say they had to choose between food and medicine. Hunger affects people from all walks of life. Working families, retired seniors on fixed incomes, grandparents with custody of grandchildren, the chronically ill and the disabled all turn to the Food Bank for help in emergencies or as part of their regular meal planning. As we work together to ensure all these people get the nutritious food they need, we’re counting on you to help educate the community and dispel myths about hunger around us. Please share your knowledge with others. https://www.austinfoodbank.org/learn-more/hunger-around-us
Parish Life First Friday Book Group The First Friday Book Group meets for the first time in 2016 on Friday, February 5, at 11:00 a.m. in the Bennett Wing classroom. We are reading and discussing The Children Act by Ian McEwan. Join us!
ECW News Women’s Champagne Brunch on February 6. February 6 is our annual Champagne Brunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All women of St. Mark’s are invited to come and enjoy the fellowship, relaxation, and good food! We will also vote on the proposed slate of officers for 2016: President - Pat Bullock; Vice President - Diana Stangl; Secretary - Susan Willis; and Treasurer - Helen Anderson. United Thank Offering. UTO boxes will be distributed in February—check your pew sheet to see when you can pick one up. Lenten Soup Suppers begin February 17. The ECW will be providing soup for the dinner on February 24. Look for the sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall in early February. Potluck & Bunco: February 29. Mark your calendar for potluck/bunco night on February 29. Eating and fun begins at 6:30 p.m. Bring a side dish or a beverage to share. All women are invited to join for a relaxing evening!
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February 2016 Daughters of the King News Lenten Quiet Day: February 13. The Daughters are sponsoring a Lenten Quiet Day on Saturday, February 13th, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to begin your Lenten Discipline and is open to everyone—women and men. You may invite friends. Come rest, reflect, and meditate. A simple lunch will be served, and we will end the day with Eucharist. If the weather permits, we can spend time outside. See the sign-up sheet posted in the Parish Hall. Calling All Knitters! The Daughters have been made aware of a need for knitted or crocheted prayer shawls for those who are seriously ill or homebound. If you are interested in helping with this, please contact Judy Elkins (judyelkins@me.com), or Heather Azarmehr (azarmehr@sbcglobal.net). This is a ministry where you can work at home alone or with others. We have already had some yarn donations. Completed shawls will be stored at the church until needed and will be blessed by Mother Elizabeth. One knitter shared that she prays for the unknown recipient of the shawl as she works on it. This can truly be a prayer-filled ministry!
Parishioner Highlights How special to have our Barbeque Pitmaster and his wife Mary highlighted as we begin what looks to be a fantastic New Year at St. Mark’s! I don’t remember when I met this fun couple for the first time but I soon learned that Britt Sitzes is indeed a master at the BBQ trade and no one does it better! At one point the BBQ was a budgeted money maker and I can remember one year making close to $5,000. But along came the Department of Health with stricter rules and guidelines so we thought it best to sell only to St. Mark’s parishioners (and a few close friends). So our money making days ended but not the fun and comradery that goes along with a parish family get together where sausages, chicken, great sides, and peach cobbler abound and are enjoyed by all!
Beth Chenoweth
Britt and Mary Carole Sitzes Britt and Mary have always lived in Texas. They have resided in the Zilker neighborhood since 1990, which is the year they began attending St. Mark’s. Britt is an Occupational Therapist. He is a 1988 graduate from The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and has been working in Austin since 1989. Since 2000 he has been an OT/ATP provider of complex mobility and positioning equipment for the disabled. Mary is an artist at heart and has
produced many different types of art throughout the years. For the past 6 years she has worked with Britt at National Seating & Mobility as a customer service representative. She is retiring from that position in April of this year to pursue her artistic skills full time. They both enjoy getting outdoors, hiking, camping, fishing, scuba diving, and riding motorcycles. Other favorite pastimes are reading, watching movies, and attending music events. They consider themselves “foodies” and enjoy cooking and eating out as well as entertaining small and large groups of friends. Britt and Mary have two dogs, Gypsy and Django, and Josie the cat.
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Christian Formation for Children, by Cathy Nelson, DRE On February 7, we will celebrate the final Sunday of the season of Epiphany. And on Tuesday, February 9, at 6:00 p.m., St. Mark’s will host a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. This event is a tradition borrowed from the English practice of using up all the meat, milk, eggs, and fat in the house to prepare for the 40 day Lenten fast. In the Anglican tradition this day is known as Shrove Tuesday. “Shrove” comes from the verb “to shrive” (to confess and receive absolution). Medieval Lenten practices were so strict that pre-Lenten partying and feasting were common around the Catholic world. Other familiar festival traditions are Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras in French or Fetter Dienstag in German, or Carnival in Brazil (farewell-to-meat). Although our Lenten practices are mild compared to those of Medieval Christians, our pre-Lenten Pancake Supper is also a time of celebration. The Marthas decorate the Parish Hall, the Men’s Group cooks Pancakes and sausages and people enjoy a meal together. It is an opportunity to remember that we, the Christian community at St. Mark’s, are moving through the Church year. Together, we pass on the traditions of our worship, rituals, and celebrations to our children. And after the celebration, together we begin our Lenten journey toward the cross and Easter. The word “lent” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Lencton meaning “lengthening” as in the time of longer days or “spring.” Another source of the word may be the Latin word lentare, which means “to bend.” “This understanding reinforces a sense of Lent as a time of preparation for personal and collective transformation. Having nurtured ourselves through Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, Lent becomes the time to look truthfully at ourselves and make changes.” http://www.buildfaith.org/2011/02/02/sayinggoodbye-to-the-alleluia/
We begin the Season of Lent with Ash Wednesday on February 10. On this day of repentance, St. Mark’s will have three services, at 7:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. With these words from the creation story, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” the priest makes a cross with ashes on our foreheads. Later, we read together from Psalm 51. In verse 11, we read a familiar stanza: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Together, we confess our sins and ask for forgiveness. “This ceremony has several layers of meaning. But the heart of it is accepting one’s humanity, acknowledging God as creator, confessing one’s sins, asking God for forgiveness, and pledging to go forward in ‘newness of life.”” http://www.buildfaith.org/2011/03/09/ash-wednesday/ As Margaret Jones, a contributor to www.ExploreFaith.org writes, “Ash Wednesday is a good day. It offers a chance to join the eloquent psalmist who knew himself well and offered himself, sins and all, into the hands of a loving God.” http://www.explorefaith.org/faith/explore_christianity/holy_days/lent/ash_wednesday/index.php On Wednesday evenings during Lent, St. Mark’s invites families to a Soup Supper at 6:00 p.m. and to a service and music program afterward at 7:00 p.m. (Babysitting is provided in the nursery.) For exploring Lent at home, pick up Lenten calendars in the Parish Hall for families to color together daily. And view the above websites and those below for more information and ideas for creating traditions and teaching your children about Lent at home. Also, visit the church library shelves for books about celebrating Lent in the home.
http://www.buildfaith.org/2015/02/09/creating-lenten-prayer-space-home/ http://www.buildfaith.org/2014/03/12/childrens-prayers-and-bible-verses-for-lent/
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Christian Formation Classes In the Godly Play class for Pre-Kindergartners and Kindergartners and the Godly Play Two class for 1st and 2nd graders on February 7, the children will get ready for the Season of Lent with the transitional stories, The Holy Family and The Mystery of Easter. On February 14, 21, and 28, they will hear stories from the Lenten series The Faces of Easter. The 3rd, 4th and 5th grade class will continue to work on their Epiphany mural on February 7, looking for signs of “shimmering glimpses of the abundance of the kingdom of God” in the Gospel reading from Luke 5:1-11. On February 14, 21, and 28, the class will follow the lectionary for the Sundays in Lent. The theme of the season is “The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: Come, let us adore him.” (Antiphon for Lent, Book of Common Prayer, page 81.) And what if, during this season of Lent, we sought a deeper understanding of this amazing gospel of grace? Will that image of grace energize us to do the spiritual housekeeping we need to be ready for the "new thing" God is doing in Easter?” The Youth Class for 6th through 12th Grades will meet in the Bennett Wing classroom with Ellise Johnson and adult helpers, Danielle Adkins, Amy Farley, and Margaret Schlankey for breakfast and Bible study. St. Mark’s Vacation Bible School is five months away so it seems a little early to be thinking about it, but planning is underway! The program is on June 13 through 17 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Adult and youth help is needed! And if you would like to be part of the planning team, please let me know. Our VBS is filled with fun, formation and friends!
Summer Activities for St. Mark’s Children Mark those calendars for St. Mark’s Summer Activities!
Vacation Bible School for children 4 years through 5th grade will be held on June 13 through 17. There will be childcare for young children of parent leaders. Please talk to Cathy Nelson if you are interested in helping with VBS this year. We’d love to share this great experience with both you and your children!
Summer camp information is here! Camp Allen camps and events for children ages 8 through 18 years open on June 5. Check the board in the Parish Hall for applications, or go to http://www.campallen.org/summercamp/calendar, for on-line registration, registration forms, information, and the calendar for campers and counselors.
Caffeine Ministry You will notice a change on this Caffeine Ministry list. Dear and faithful Beth Chenoweth makes the lemonade and sets out the cookies before the 7:30 service, so this schedule only has a team for cleaning up after the 11:00 service. All that is asked is that the assigned team stays after coffee fellowship to wash coffee pots, put away leftover cookies, and clean counters. (So, no early duty---help is now only needed after the 11 a.m. service) Thank you! EZT+ February: Vestry Contact – Mark Breen 7 Cookie and David Bowman 14 Resa Dunn and Karen Dulaney Smith 21 Lynn and John Edgerton 28 Jewellyn and Scott Forrest
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February Celebrations Birthdays Trish Dew Sherrie Johnson Evelyn Eaton Jennifer Baumgart Connor Lightsey Mateo Moreno Ted Smouse Barbara Wilson Juliette Li Quincy Dew Phillip Harwell Michael Huston Joseph Moldenhauer Terri Seales John Chenoweth Maria Lubeck Jonathon Mayor Heather Azarmehr Joe Eaton Adam Gates Laura Van Wyk Brian Kelly Michael Portman David Randle Vicky Hill Hieronymus Peters Phyllis Millirons Ariston Awitan Michael Brown Sarah Chacko Morgan Dew
02/01 02/02 02/03 02/06 02/06 02/06 02/06 02/06 02/07 02/08 02/08 02/09 02/09 02/09 02/10 02/10 02/10 02/12 02/12 02/12 02/12 02/13 02/13 02/13 02/14 02/14 02/15 02/16 02/16 02/16 02/16
Maria Fuhrman Robert Glover Jim Clark Cort Considine Sloan Kurak 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 Jennifer Sanders Emily Cannon Wenlan Lawrence James Beesley Laurie Mayor Chaz Ripoll Sallie Yeager Liz Badger Amy Newman
02/16 02/16 02/19 02/19 02/19 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 02/24 02/26 02/26 02/27 02/27 02/27 02/27 02/28 02/28
Anniversaries Darcy & Eric Goff Jean & Frank Severn Barbara & Stephen Wilson Gloria & Edward Mickler Kay & Jay Brown Jewellyn & Scott Forrest
02/02 02/02 02/12 02/16 02/25 02/27
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February ROTA February 14 YOUTH SUNDAY
LECTOR
Jon Dullnig
Nancy Middlebrook
LEM/ACOLYTE
Margarita Moreno
Pattie Rose Jonea Raney Jill Collins
MINISTRY
7:30
February 7 Choristers-9 a.m.
TIME
USHERS
Judith & Jon Dullnig
LECTORS
Kevin Childs (1) Meredith Childs (2)
9:00
LEM
ACOLYTES
USHERS
GREETERS
Gary Taylor Kim Buckner Aidan Brady Meredith Childs Luke Breen Henry Janes Kim B., Carol Mark Breen Dee Ann Thomasson Dodie Wells Yvette Webb Pam Castles
Ryan Dempsey Pam Castles Mike Thomasson Suzanne Lightsey Karen Milton Emma Kloninger Hunter Rogers Mike Brode Phil Aboussie Ross Ramsey Kevin Cromack
February 21
February 28 YOUTH SUNDAY
Jill Collins
Amelia Sondgeroth
Wes Raney Jonea Raney Danielle Adkins Ed Shipsey Stephen White Al McKinney Lynn Edgerton (1) Abbe Kelly, Will Kelly, Mike Thomasson (2) Nora Kelly
March 6 Jonea Raney Margarita Moreno Beth Chenoweth Mary Smith Nancy Kibler (1) Bill Kibler (2)
Neil McGowan Becky Janes Ariston Awitan IV Claudia Janes Matthew Awitan Henry Janes Kim B., Carol, Becky Ken Whalen Michael Brown TBD Laura Merritt Ellie Reshetnikov
Bill Kibler Carol Oppel Abbe Kelly Will Kelly Nora Kelly Luke Breen Kim B., Carol John Edgerton Lynn Edgerton Kevin Cromack Michael Meigs Diana Stangl
Neal McGowan Meredith Childs Aidan Brady Karen Milton Matthew Awitan Henry Janes Kim B., Carol Mark Breen Dee Ann Thomasson Dodie Wells Yvette Webb Pam Castles
Stephen Raines (1) Cindy Bogard (2)
Kay Brown (1) Rex White (2)
Karen Milton (1) Michael Meigs (2)
Suzann Dvorken (1) Christie Stockstill (2)
Chris Blanding (1) Melissa Blanding (2)
Neal McGowan Liz Davis Max Genet Joseph Peers Josef Genet Ryan Dempsey Jay, Cindy
Ann Seyler Roger Seyler Bonnie Brode Jay Brown TBD Meredith Shaw Jay, Cindy
Jim Casparis Michele Bonner Luke Thiessen Karen Milton Xander Stockstill Morgan Dew Jay, Cindy
Neil McGowan Dru Cabler Matt Forrest Joseph Peers Ben Forrest Sam Forrest Cindy
Rex White Brenda White Sophie Lawrence Claire Cabler Emma Kloninger Meredith Shaw Jay, Cindy
USHERS
Carolyn Wier James Wier Bo Overstreet Rick Tennant John De Marines
Jim Casparis Charles Brewer Bob Peterek Manuel de la Rosa Jim Nolan Ryan Marquess
Henry Olivas Yvonne Chavez Darlene Goodnight Debbie Thornal Sandy Sterzing
Frank Severn Jean Severn Jay Doran Jodi Doran Pam Johns David Johns
Carolyn Wier James Wier Bo Overstreet Rick Tennant John De Marines
GREETERS
Jean & Frank Severn
Jay Doran Meredith Childs
Shelly Botkin Ryan Marquess
Steve Niemeyer Barbara Dody
Jean & Frank Severn
Meredith Childs-TC Helen Anderson Jennifer McGowan Jonea Raney Jill Collins
Dee Ann Thomasson-TC
Sat. @ 9:00
Millie Casparis-TC Carolyn Wier Pat Bullock Lynn Edgerton Barbara Dody
Susan Baxter-Harwell
Diana Stangl-TC Liz Davis Judy Elkins Darlene Goodnight Debbie Thornal
Jonea Raney-TC Jill Collins Carolyn Wier Pat Bullock Jennifer McGowan
Bo Overstreet
Jim Casparis
John De Marines
Diane Brewer
Jim Nolan
WED. 6 p.m.
February 3
February 10 Ash Wednesday*
February 17
February 24
March 2
Lector
Kay Brown
LECTORS LEM
Altar Guild
11:00
ACOLYTES
Depositor
Services at 7:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Tina Stonebarger Karen Milton Henry Olivas
Soup Supper & Lenten Program: TBD
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Vestry Diana Stangl, Sr. Warden TBD, Jr. Warden
Vestry members: Melissa Blanding, Clarence Bonnen, Michele Bonner, Mark Breen, Mike Brode, Jill Collins, John Cooper, Karen Dulaney Smith, Suzann Dvorken, Ryan Marquess, Laura Merritt, Karen Milton, Becky Poynot, and David Randle
Committees Acolytes: Jay Brown, Carol Oppel, Cindy Cabler, Kim Kiplin, and Kim Buckner Altar Guild: Millie Casparis Building Committee: Amelia Sondgeroth Christian Formation: Cathy Nelson Communications: Pattie Rose Daughters of the King: Pam Johns Women of St. Mark’s: Pat Bullock
Staff Rector The Rev. Elizabeth Zarelli Turner Assistant Rector The Rev. David W. Peters Director of Religious Education Cathy Nelson Organist/Director of Music Mark Reed Seminarian Neal McGowan
Facilities: Ray Smith Deadline for the March 2016 St. Mark’s News is Monday, February 15, 2016. Please submit your article by email as an attachment to: office@stmarksaustin.org.
Finance: John Edgerton Outreach: Laurie Mayor Parish Life: Brenda White Pastoral Care/Health Ministry: Jonea C.S. Raney Stewardship: Amelia Sondgeroth
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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