September 2018
St. Mark’s News Volume 22/Issue 08
From the Rector The primary agenda for my first few weeks here has been just to get to know you—and good glory, I must say, y’all are beautiful. I’ve had the chance to talk with many of you (though still not nearly enough of you) one-on-one, either here at church or during our Thursday evening receptions (there’s still time to sign up for one by the way!). I’ve been astonished, over and over, at the immense diversity of experience and expertise that makes up our St. Mark’s family. I know most people are interesting enough when you dig deep enough, but I swear we’ve barely scratched the surface and I’m already jaw-dropped and having the time of my life. I look forward to so much more.
In this Issue From the Rector .................. 1 Return to Fall Schedule ...... 2 M & M Meals ....................... 2 Outreach ............................. 2 Parish Life ........................... 3 EFM .................................... 5 Family Ministry .................... 6 Parishioner Highlights ......... 7 Caffeine Ministry ................. 8 Celebrations........................ 8 Seen Around St. Mark’s .... 10 ROTA ................................ 11
I’ve been getting to know our Day School teachers and children too. Imagine our church packed to the gills as it has been on recent Sunday mornings, but exclusively with young parents and giggling children: That’s exactly what took place a couple weeks ago during Day School Parent Orientation. I welcomed them on our behalf—I told them that whether or not they attend here on Sundays, they’re still part of our St. Mark’s family, and that it is our privilege to participate in the formation of their amazing kids, and thereby, the future of this world. One new thing we’ve started doing during Day School chapel is we have a children’s procession, during which we all follow the original St. Mark’s processional cross (which just might be due to reappear on Sunday mornings!). Lastly, I also must mention that I’ve been amazed by the immense diversity of, not just the people here, but the places to eat in this neighborhood. I have, for the time being, foregone the economic sustainability of packing my own lunch in the name of “very important sociological research of my new parish.” I’ve been systematically combing up and down S. Lamar to the utter delight of my taste buds, but probably to the detriment of my waist line. One exception has been that I’ve already returned multiple times to the Phoenica Bakery for the falafel sandwich, where in a short time I’ve become fast friends with the owner, Maria, and her Lebanese family who run the place. Whenever I come in, Maria greets me enthusiastically: “Hello, Abuna!” which is the Arabic word for “Father.” Good thing falafel is so healthy, right? Thanks for all that each of you have done to make these early weeks a blessing I’ll never forget. Much love, Zac+ Saturday, September 22, 2018, 6 p.m., Celebration of a New Ministry You are invited to come celebrate the installation of Fr. Zac Koons as the sixth Rector of St. Mark's. Bishop Doyle will be here for the installation, with a reception in the Parish Hall. The Rev. Bert Baetz will be preaching.
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Mark your calendars! Return to Three Services & Formation Class Sunday, September 9th: Return to three Sunday services, 7:30, 9 & 11 a.m., with Formation Class at 10 a.m. in Grace Chapel! Formation Class w/ Fr. Zac starting Sunday, September 9th, at 10:00 a.m. in Grace Chapel What happens to us when we worship God? I mean: Why is it, again, that we go to church week after week? Most of us have at least a vague sense that going to church is good for us, but how exactly? What does worship have to do with being a human being? How does it shape our habits, our subconscious, our values, our relationships? Join Fr. Zac and others for a guided conversation over five weeks which seeks to connect the dots between Sundays and the other six days of the week.
Mission & Ministry Meals Mark your calendars: Mission & Ministry Meals are scheduled for three Sundays in October, following the 11 a.m. service. During this of sharing food and community, Fr. Zac will give a presentation and, with the finance committee, will present the proposed budget for 2019. We are having our three most popular meals: fried chicken, fajitas, and BBQ. As if free food isn’t enough reason, this will be our first year together with our new rector, Fr. Zac. Fr. Zac will be presenting a different approach to giving, one based on the Archbishop of Canterbury's ideas of God's Economy and the definition of grace: "love without the expectation of return." This overarching vision will provide a foundation for our ministries, which will set our course going forward for our 2019 proposed budget.
October 14: roasted & fried chicken October 21: beef & chicken fajitas October 28: BBQ
What’s the catch? We just need you to sign up and show up, along with a side dish or dessert to share, and we'll provide the babysitting! Sign up in the Parish Hall. Fellowship is an important part of our ministries and this is an important way to can all help to make relationships happen. See you there! Amelia Sondgeroth Stewardship Committee
Outreach Blood Drive Sunday, September 16th. Reminder, our annual blood drive will be on Sunday, September 16th, 9 a.m.-noon. We have 17 spots to fill! Registration for Blood Drive is online ONLY. Use this link to register: https://www.wrbdonor.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/52682. The Blood Center of Central Texas - Donor Portal or contact Laurie Mayor (laurie.mayor@yahoo.com; 512-8096696) for assistance. Tell a friend!!
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Parish Life Altar Guild Corner: “Grow Green,” from Tina Stonebarger, Altar Guild Member Have you ever wondered why the hangings adorning the altar, pulpit, and lectern change colors at different times of the year? Each season has a specific color that reminds us not only of the seasons of a calendar but also of the seasons of our lives. With green we celebrate the seasons of Epiphany and Pentecost. These seasons are called Ordinary Time. Green is the happy color of buds, thriving grass and new leaves. The color symbolizes spiritual growth and commemorates the revelation of God to the people. The green of our current season of Pentecost, occurring after Easter, celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit and the revelation of the Trinity. Epiphany, the “green” season that follows Christmas, celebrates the revelation of the Incarnation to the Gentiles.
Women of St. Mark’s: Every Woman In Every Pew The saying “Every Woman In Every Pew” is one you may have not heard before. It is one of the slogans used by the National Episcopal Church Women (ECW). Every woman in every pew is automatically considered a member of the ECW. At St. Mark’s we call our ECW the Women of St. Mark’s. The purpose of the organization is to unite the women of the parish in a program of worship, study, service, fellowship, and regular attendance at church services, which will deepen and strengthen their own spiritual lives and lead them into service for the church in the parish, the community, the diocese, the nation and the world. We offer a wide variety of activities throughout the year that bring the women together in fellowship.
We will begin this program year with lunch at Cheddars at Arbor Trails (at the corner of Mopac and William Cannon) on Thursday, September 13, at noon. Please RSVP by signing up on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall or by emailing Lisa Martin at lisafromlsu@gmail.com.
Bunco: If you cannot make it to lunch, we hope you will join us on Monday, September 24, at the church for potluck and bunco at 6:30p.m. If you have never played bunco, no worries, we’ll teach you!
Fall Retreat at Camp Allen. You may have also seen the flyers for the Diocesan ECW Annual Retreat coming up October 12-14, 2018 at Camp Allen. Registration will be opening soon! "I am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made," is the theme for the 117th ECW Annual Retreat. Guest speakers will discuss the issues facing busy women, women as leaders and animating our faith through personal stories and breakout workshops that include music, yoga and crafts. Registration costs are $245 for a single, $185 for a double, and $110 without lodging. Food and all of the workshops and events are included in the registration fee. Please plan to attend! You won’t be sorry!
Monthly Men’s Group Meeting: 2nd Monday of the Month The St. Mark’s Men’s Group meets on the second Monday of (most) every month, for dinner, conversation, and a little business! Currently, five cooking teams provide meals on their team’s designated date. If you are interested in getting on the monthly Men’s Group email, and/or possibly lending your culinary skills, or being the guy that does the beverage run, please contact Bob Peterek: rpeterek6468@att.net, or 512-627-2231. Meeting schedule for the next two months: September 10, 6:30 p.m., in the Parish Hall. NO meeting in October due to Mission & Ministry Meals.
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September 2018 Music Notes: September September 9: Lord, Make Me an Instrument by Howard Helvey The words of this familiar prayer for peace are often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi (c. 1182-1226). Numerous 20th-century composers have set the prayer to music. Composer Howard Helvey (b. 1968) is the Organist and Choirmaster of Calvary Episcopal Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. His compositions have been performed by choirs around the world, in venues ranging from King’s College, Cambridge to the White House. In addition to composing, he is an accomplished organist, pianist, singer, and conductor; as well as being an amateur poet, photographer, and art historian. He brings all of his artistic sensibilities to bear in this work from 2005. September 16: Oh, Love, How Deep by Thomas Keesecker You can find the words of this great hymn at 448 in the hymnal. The text is a summation of Christ’s incarnation, life, death, resurrection, and exaltation. It is attributed to the German monk, theologian, and religious author Thomas á Kempis (1380-1471). Our English translation was made by a 19th-century Anglican priest and scholar, Benjamin Webb. During this period, there was an interest in reincorporating ancient texts into the hymns and liturgy of the church. Composer Thomas Keesecker (b. 1956) pairs these ancient words with new music. Keesecker is the Minister of Music at a Catholic parish in Maryland. He was born in Germany, before moving to America to study at the Berklee Conservatory in Boston and Catholic University in Washington, D.C. This anthem was composed in 2011. September 22: Celebration of a New Ministry, Installation Service for Fr. Zac! The Choir will sing three pieces during the installation service for Fr. Zac. Our introit, I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me, was composed by John Erickson (b. 1938). He studied in Chicago at the American Conservatory and at Northwestern University. He served as organist at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas and at Christ United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh. I was John’s successor at the Pittsburgh church and found him to be a gracious and caring friend. He currently spends his retirement in McKinney, Texas. John composed this introit for the Pittsburgh choir in 1991. Our offertory anthem will be With a Voice of Singing by Martin Shaw (1875-1958). He was part of a revitalization of English musical life that began with 19th-century luminaries such as Stanford and Parry, and continued through the works of 20th-century composers like Vaughan Williams, Holst, and Britten. Vaughan Williams had such high regard for Martin Shaw that he once (somewhat dramatically) said “cursed be the congregations, choirmasters, and organists who do not listen to Martin.” This anthem, composed in 1923, is a thrilling piece for choir and organ. During communion we will sing Come to the Water by Jesuit priest John Foley (b. 1939). Foley is a prolific composer and spent many years as a professor of Catholic liturgy. This 1975 anthem is in a folk/gospel style. The words are an invitation to all people to receive the Lord’s life. “All who thirst,” “all who seek,” “all who toil,” and “all the poor,” are welcomed to the Water of Life. September 23: We Come, O Christ by Russell Schulz-Widmar and Alfred V. Fedak This anthem represents a collaboration between three luminaries of American sacred music and has an Austin connection. The words are by Episcopal priest Carl Daw (b. 1944). Daw is the
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September 2018 greatest living authority on hymns. He wrote the text in 1992. Daw and American composer Alfred Fedak (b. 1953) were both Visiting Fellows at Seminary of the Southwest in 1995. Daw introduced Fedak to his poem, and Fedak composed a tune for it. This arrangement of Fedak’s tune was prepared in 2006 by Russell Schulz-Widmar (b. 1944), who spent most of his career as a professor at Seminary of the Southwest and organist at The Church of the Good Shepherd. September 30: Hear Me, Redeemer by Henry Mollicone Henry Mollicone (b. 1946) lives in California and has written for television, film, orchestras, chamber ensembles, and choir. He is most famous for his operas. This anthem is a stylistic departure for Mollicone. It is written in a gospel style. Composed in 1979, it has since become Mollicone’s most-performed work. Garrett Gerard will sing the tenor solo, and the choir will be joined by Reed Shaw on drum set. You are always welcome to sing with one of our choirs! We have groups for all ages. Email Mark Reed mark@stmarksaustin.org or call the church office (512-444-1449) for more information.
Adult Formation Opportunity: EfM at St. Mark’s Have you ever found yourself listening to a sermon and wanting to know more, to go deeper, to explore with others what the words of Scripture and the teachings of the church mean in your daily life? Have you ever struggled with a way to talk about your faith, or experienced a situation in which you had difficulty discerning how to follow Jesus? Have you ever longed for a safe place within a Christian community to talk about your doubts as well as your faith? If so, our EfM group at St. Mark’s may be for you. What is EfM?
EfM stands for Education for Ministry, but not the “ordained” variety. Ministry is what we are all called to do when we’re baptized, and what we pray to do at the end of the Eucharist: “Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart.” EfM provides us the opportunity to be formed as ministers within our families, our church, and our wider community.
EfM is a four-year program of study and reflection developed by the University of the South and used throughout the Episcopal Church. Participants only commit to one year at a time. A small seminar group of 6-12 people meets weekly to learn about the Bible, Christian history, and theology through readings, discussion, and reflection.
EfM is about so more than learning new information, though. It’s about integrating what we learn with our lives, the relationships we form within our group, and the community we build. It’s what folks in our EfM group call “Education for Life.”
If you’re interested and would like more information, please contact Wes Raney: Wld6786@gmail.com. A new session will begin after Labor Day. The group meets every Tuesday, 6-9 p.m. at St. Mark's, during the academic year.
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Family Ministry September 2018 Newsletter By the time you read this, school will have started, and families will be breaking in new or interrupted routines of bedtimes, bus schedules and homework. Our families will be meeting new teachers & making new friends while reconnecting with those we have perhaps not seen all summer. There will have been some groans that summer didn’t last long enough (or great relief that it’s over) along with the anticipation (and sometimes anxiety) of starting something new. Even as an adult, I have continued to feel that Labor Day marks the true end and beginning of my year’s cycle. With summer over, I feel like I should put away my suitcases from vacation, stop idling away the long days; I need to get back to business, hit my projects with renewed vigor, seize the day. This year, that energized feeling is amplified here at St. Mark’s. As we begin a new program year and move into our schedule of three services on Sundays, on September 9, I find that I feel much like a kid starting a new grade at school. We have a new rector; we have considered new ideas; there are new routines to manage. And while I am excited at our prospects, like that young kid I used to be, I also feel a bit of uncertainty. This apprehension is, I think, normal. The staff have been in enthusiastic discussion regarding plans for the coming year. However, writing as I am weeks before Rally Day, I don’t have the details for proposals that are still being fleshed out; I’d rather not speculate. It’s that hesitancy, that not-quite-knowing, that is causing me to feel a little antsy, but I know, just like my Mama reassured me before I started a new grade, it’s all going to be just fine. What I can say is this: we are going to try new things; our parish is going to grow and flex, and if I know us (and I think I do!), we will support each other. A sneak peek: Godly Play will be incorporated into Children's Chapel during both the 9 & 11 a.m. services, with a Family Breakfast hour at 10 a.m., on the patio between the church and day school buildings, weather permitting. I want to support you with family-friendly activities and environment. To do that, though, I will need your help: I need to hear from you. As we embark on this new church year together, please give me your honest feedback:
What do you think we need more (or less) of? What’s working? What’s not? What programs/activities for children & youth – and parents – do you want? When – days and times – would work best to schedule church activities?
If you didn’t have a chance to visit with me at Rally Day & sign up for a volunteer post (or two!), it’s never too late! I will be posting opportunities throughout the fall in the Sunday bulletins, future newsletters, and sign-up sheets in the Parish Hall. Remember, our programs at St. Mark’s are fueled by volunteers like you! Speaking of volunteering, if you’ve never taken Safeguarding God’s Children training, or if it’s been a while, please let me know if you are interested in taking the course. We are putting together new training classes this fall. I would love to see every parent become certified! I’m looking forward to the start of a new year of programs at St. Mark’s, and I hope you are, too! Let’s reconnect and have some fun! Cindy Cabler
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Parishioner Highlights It was indeed my pleasure to come back from Colorado after spending a month in cool chilly weather and read this heartwarming story that Marjie had written about her family, how they discovered St. Mark’s and their involvement in the church. We hear about the warm welcome so characteristic of St. Mark’s, our fantastic choir, church related educational opportunities, and daughters Wenlan and Sophie’s active roles in the church. St. Mark’s thanks you and your family Marjie for your participation and involvement that has helped make us the fantastic church that we are. Your closing paragraph speaks eloquently to your gratitude! ~ Beth Chenoweth
Marjie Lawrence and Family I was raised a “cradle Episcopalian” at Grace Church in Alvin, Texas, where my mother had also been confirmed. One of the greatest blessings of my life was growing up in a church that, almost miraculously for a small congregation, had a couple of wonderful music directors (sound familiar??), leading me to a lifelong love of the music of the church. This love led to a brief but unsuccessful career as an organist in the Houston area. I had better luck in the library field, starting first at the University of Houston Music Library, where I met my partner Mary after she moved down from Minnesota for graduate school in music. She too eventually decided to change careers, and we moved to Austin in the mid 1980s, where I finished library school and she got her doctorate in psychology. I’ve been a music and media cataloger at the UT libraries for over thirty years now and Mary is in private practice as a clinical psychologist. When we first came to Austin we knew absolutely nothing about where we should live, and stumbled upon the Barton Hills neighborhood by virtue of the fact that it held the only place we could find that would allow us to have three dogs and a cat! We loved living in this area, and eventually bought a house here. Coming from Houston, we marveled at the time
that S. Lamar at Ben White seemed to mark the end of the city! How times have changed. After we adopted our daughters in the late 1990s we began looking for a church home. Our search was a short one indeed, ending a mere three blocks away at St. Mark’s. I had felt very uncertain about returning to church, not knowing how my family would be received. But on my very first visit in Advent 1999, I spoke with Elizabeth+ and the warm and openhearted response I received from her and later from others put my fears at ease. We have only ever felt welcome here. Mary and I both taught Sunday School when our girls were young. Wenlan and Sophie sang in choristers, were acolytes, and volunteered at VBS and in the music library, and Mary led a Girl Scout troop that met here. I joined the choir in 2003. Having the music of the church be a part of my life once again has been a source of great joy and meaning for me, and I treasure my choir “family.” Over the years, the relationships I’ve formed in other groups, especially contemplative prayer group and Education for Ministry, have also become a vital part of my journey as a Christian. I am currently on my second term on the vestry, and recently served on the search committee for a new rector. Mary and I have been empty nesters the past few years, but just welcomed Wenlan back after she graduated this May. Both our daughters have been in college in Massachusetts, and so that’s where most of our travel has been the past few years, along with trips to visit Mary’s family in Minnesota. During the past year, we also became the proud and often
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September 2018 exhausted owners of two lively young dogs. When the weather cools off, you’ll find us down on the greenbelt below the church with them most evenings. We both like to dabble in different arts and crafts, and Mary is a master tender of our large collection of potted plants. I love books, as you might expect, and I am a huge fan of audiobooks (which, by the way, you can download for free from Austin Public Library -have to put in a plug for libraries!) We recently saw the documentary about Mr. Rogers, and it closed with the interviewees being asked to
stop for a minute and think of someone who had helped them along the way. I’d like to close in that same vein, with an expression of gratitude toward those who have paved the way for me and for others, especially: the musicians who have blessed both my early and later years with music that has formed and sustained me; and the founders of St. Mark’s, who embarked on the risk and adventure of starting a brand new church, forming a caring community that continues to be an expression of God’s love in our lives.
September Caffeine Ministry Vestry Contact:
Dru Cabler
2
Jana Kay & Tim Green
9
Sam & Marcy Greer
16
Kristen Grulke & Cynthia Harris
23
Sandy Harwood & Amy Newman
30
Alana & Patrick Hatton
September Celebrations Anniversaries Diana & Gregg Stangl
Sep 3
Caitlin & Joshua Van Cott
Sep 6
Kendra & Walter Roloson
Sep 7
Liz Badger & Lansing Pugh
Sep 9
Jana Kay & Tim Green
Sep 12
Penny & Christopher Considine
Sep 14
Beth & John Chenoweth
Sep 19
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September Celebrations Birthdays Miles
Barker
Sep 2
Ted
Uwague
Sep 20
Cindy
Bogard
Sep 2
Ben
Joyce
Sep 21
Kelly
Vande Streek
Sep 2
Marsha
Topham
Sep 21
Christine
Kempff
Sep 3
Timothy
Glover
Sep 22
Alison
Lee
Sep 3
Adam
Stockstill
Sep 22
Andrea
Michael
Sep 3
Rick
Tennant
Sep 22
Bradley
Strahan
Sep 3
Gary
Voudouris
Sep 23
Katherine
Boudreau
Sep 4
Trent
Weems
Sep 23
Frank
Severn
Sep 4
Joaquin
Yard
Sep 23
Max
Reshetnikov
Sep 5
Josephine
Baumgart
Sep 24
Dillon
Johns
Sep 6
Bryn
Delfausse
Sep 24
Emily
Lehrach
Sep 6
Stella
Kloninger
Sep 24
Jacob
Sondgeroth
Sep 6
Emily
Mazac
Sep 24
Anna
Mazac
Sep 7
Claire
Cabler
Sep 25
Rosemary
Nolan
Sep 7
Estella
Minne
Sep 25
Harper
Sanders
Sep 7
Lansing
Pugh
Sep 25
Dayna
Blazey
Sep 9
Suzann
Dvorken
Sep 26
Anna
Bryan-Borja
Sep 9
Jim
Nolan
Sep 26
Alexandra
Geraci
Sep 10
Kathy
Overstreet
Sep 26
Jennifer
Payne
Sep 10
Pam
Johns
Sep 27
Jackie
Whalen
Sep 11
Daniel
Lawson
Sep 27
Barbara
Dody
Sep 12
John
Ross
Sep 27
Al
McKinney
Sep 13
Benton
Tso
Sep 27
Betty
Lee
Sep 14
Rex
White
Sep 27
Zephyr
Gates
Sep 15
Eric
Boudreau
Sep 28
Dan
Bogard
Sep 16
Owen
Chandler
Sep 28
Sydney
Doidge
Sep 16
Christopher
Elliott
Sep 28
Logan
Pugh
Sep 16
Benjamin
Forrest
Sep 28
Sonnie
Barham
Sep 17
Samuel
Forrest
Sep 28
Kim
Buckner
Sep 17
Mehron
Azarmehr
Sep 29
Olivia
Rush
Sep 17
Aaron
Barker
Sep 29
Lorraine
Bowman
Sep 18
Joey
Genet
Sep 29
Clay
Buckner
Sep 18
Laura
Merritt
Sep 29
Jill
Collins
Sep 18
Diana
Stangl
Sep 29
Emily
Rogers
Sep 18
Roberta
Bondy
Sep 30
Carolyn
Wier
Sep 18
Henry
Janes
Sep 30
Carol
Oppel
Sep 20
Michelle
Lehrach
Sep 30
Kyle
Rush
Sep 20
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Seen Around St. Mark’s
Day School Teachers welcome students.
St. Mark's students receive blessings for the new school year.
Fr. Zac meets the Day School students.
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September Rota
7:30 SERVICE
TIME
MINISTRY
September 2 (Last Sunday of 2 services)
September 9 (Return to 3 services)
September 16
September 23 Youth Sunday
September 30
LECTOR
8:00 a.m. Wes Raney
7:30 a.m. Amelia Sondgeroth
Jill Collins
Margarita Moreno
Nancy Middlebrook
LEM / ACOLYTE
Jill Collins
Margarita Moreno
Nancy Middlebrook
Pattie Rose
Jonea Raney
USHERS
Beth Chenoweth Mary Smith
Ed Shipsey Al McKinney
Jonea Raney Jill Collins
Danielle Adkins Stephen White
Ed Shipsey Al McKinney
10:00 a.m. Mike Thomasson (1) Jennifer Payne (2) Brenda White Rex White Ben Forrest Carol Oppel Emma Kloninger Nick Forrest Carol
Becky Janes (1) Cindy Bogard (2) Becky Janes TBD Claudia Janes Henry Janes Mairin Bachschmid TBD Kim K.
LECTORS
9:00 a.m. SERVICE
LEMS
ACOLYTES
9:00 a.m. Dodie Wells (1) YOUTH Phil Aboussie (2) Christine Brunson Carol Oppel TBD Bill Kibler Claudia Janes Luke Thiessen Henry Hanes Hunter Rogers Mairin Bachschmid Mairin Bachschmid TBD TBD Carol Carol
Ken Whalen (1) Mary-Alis Kelly (2) TBD Will Kelly Nora Kelly Mairin Bachschmid TBD Kim K.
USHERS
Mark Breen Dodie Wells Amalia de la Rosa
Mike Brode Phil Aboussie Ross Ramsey Stephanie Young
Ken Whalen Stephen Wilson Barbara Wilson Henry Olivas
John Cooper Wade Buckner Dan Bogard Lindy & Lee Siegismund
Mark Breen Mike Brode Ken Whalen Dan Bogard
GREETERS
Shelly Botkin Ryan Marquess
Barbara Dody
Laura Merritt Ellie Reshetnikov
Diana Stangl
Shelly Botkin
Barbara Dody (1) Rex White (2)
Christie Stockstill (1) Ginny Acker (2)
Liz Davis (1) Melissa Blanding (2)
Dodie Wells (1) Bill Willis (2)
Jay Brown Roger Seyler Conner Hanley Jay Brown Josie Baumgart Clara Baumgart Jay
Barbara Dody Liz Davis Ryan Dempsey Meredith Shaw Beatrice Reshetnikov Morgan Dew Jay
Ann Seyler Roger Seyler Josef Genet Matthew Awitan Emma Kloninger Beatrice Reshetnikov TBD
Jay Brown Dru Cabler Sam Forrest Meredith Shaw Ben Forrest Emma Kloninger Jay
USHERS
Charles Brewer Bob Peterek Manuel de la Rosa Jim Nolan Ryan Marquess
Yvonne Chavez Darlene Goodnight Debbie Thornal
Jodi Doran Jay Doran Pam Johns David Johns
Carolyn Wier Charles Brewer Yvonne Chavez David Johns
GREETERS
Steve Niemeyer
Yvette Webb
Jean & Frank Severn
Barbara Dody
Jonea Raney-T.C. Jill Collins Carolyn Wier
Tina Stonebarger-TC Evelyn McMillen Dodie Wells
Diana Stangl-TC Emma Kloninger Pat Bullock
Judy Elkins-TC Darlene Goodnight Laurel Kelly
Dee Ann ThomassonTC Debbie Thornal Henry Olivas
Depositor
Amalia de la Rosa Shelly Botkin
Ed Mickler Bo Overstreet
Bo Overstreet Joe Moldenhauer
Jim Nolan Jennifer Shaw
Shelly Botkin Cindy Bogard
WED. 6 p.m.
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
Lector
Pattie Rose
Jay Brown
Jonea Raney
Rex White
Dodie Wells
11:00 a.m. LECTORS
ALTAR GUILD
11:00 a.m. SERVICE
LEMS
ACOLYTES
Sat. 9:00
10 a.m. service See above
*Saturday, September 22: Installation service for Father Zac, 6 p.m.
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Vestry Melissa Blanding, Sr. Warden Scott Forrest, Jr. Warden Vestry members: Phil Aboussie, Dan Aja, Mike Brode, Dru Cabler, Meredith Childs, Kathy Genet, Marjie Lawrence, Ryan Marquess, Laura Merritt, Jennifer Payne, Becky Poynot, Susan Randle, and Pattie Rose.
To view the monthly calendar of events at St. Mark’s, visit our website: www.stmarksaustin.org.
Committees Acolytes: Jay Brown, Carol Oppel, Cindy Cabler, Kim Kiplin, Kim Buckner, and Nancy Bachschmid
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 2128 Barton Hills Drive Austin, TX 78704 512.444.1449 www.stmarksaustin.org stmarksaustin@gmail.com
Rector The Rev. Zac Koons
Altar Guild: Karen Milton
Associate Rector The Rev. Dr. David W. Peters
Building Committee: Amelia Sondgeroth Family Ministries: Cindy Cabler
Family Ministry, Interim Cindy Cabler
Communications: Pattie Rose
Organist/Director of Music Mark Reed
Daughters of the King: Judy Elkins Women of St. Mark’s: Lisa Martin
Parish Administrator Joanne Foote
Facilities: Scott Forrest Finance: Diana Stangl
Head of Day School Karon Hammond
Outreach: Laurie Mayor Deadline for the October 2018 St. Mark’s News is Monday, September 17, 2018. Please submit your article by email as an attachment to: stmarksaustin@gmail.com.
Staff
Parish Life: Brenda White Pastoral Care/Health Ministry: Jonea C. S. Raney & Diana Stangl
Newsletter Editor Becky Janes
Stewardship: Amelia Sondgeroth, Dru Cabler Ushers: Ryan Marquess
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
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