April 2018
St. Mark’s News Volume 22/Issue 4
Thoughts About Bombs on the Morning the Bomber Died by David W. Peters I touched my first bomb when I was 19-years-old. I had recently been assigned to a combat engineer unit, and, although I had not attended the official Marine Corps combat engineer school, since I was a member of the unit I was expected to participate in a training event called, “Demo Day.” I was a Private First Class, a very low rank, on my first Demo Day. This was a good thing, from my perspective, since the Sergeants were responsible for dealing with UXO’s. UXO’s were unexploded ordinance, basically bombs that didn’t go off when expected. After a certain amount of time, the Sergeants would approach the UXO and try to figure out what went wrong. The safest thing to do was to put another charge in there and blow it all up together. The charges we worked with were mostly C4, an explosive substance used frequently in the military since the Vietnam War. C4 was safe to handle, carry around, and even drop. It needed an explosion to explode—usually in the form of a small blasting cap the size of a bullet that would be inserted into the soft putty-like C4. The blasting cap was connected a long string of detonation cord, (det-cord), which was attached to a small ignition device called a “Hell box.” Everything had a nickname, perhaps to shield us from the reality of the danger we were constantly in. I had two close calls with C4 during my days with the combat engineers. The first was at a Demo Day. It was raining and we were at the demo range, a “blasted heath” without the three witches of Macbeth. The ground was muddy, and there were craters everywhere. We had been practicing our blasting all morning. I hated being there, the danger was just too much for me. My job in the Marine Corps was NBC Specialist. I went to school to teach Marines how to survive In this Issue chemical and biological attacks. To do this we use CS gas (Tear Gas) and sometimes live nerve agents like VX. For nuclear war, From the Associate Rector ......... 1 there wasn’t much anyone could do. These explosives were Search Committee Update ......... 2 Caffeine Ministry ........................ 2 literally not what I signed up for. And yet, like all the others, I Golf Tournament ........................ 3 stayed calm on the outside, trying to pretend it was fun. Parish Life .................................. 5 Music Notes ............................... 6 Christian Formation .................... 7 Parishioner Highlights ................ 9 Celebrations ............................. 11 ROTA ....................................... 12
A gunnery sergeant named Gunny Hopp was showing the lower ranking folks like me how to use a Claymore Mine. The claymore is a rectangular anti-personnel mine that fires hundreds of round steel balls when detonated. It is named after a Scottish two-handed sword and it has an inscription on the surface that says, “Front toward enemy.” The military likes to keep things simple.
The claymore mine has C4 in it, along with the steel balls, and is connected to the Hell Box with det cord. Det cord is C4 laced wire that works as an instant fuse. Gunny Hopp had us all in a “school circle” which
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April 2018 was USMC lingo for a circle. We were standing shoulder to shoulder, about eight of us there. The Gunny had one of us hold the Claymore, another held the det cord with blasting cap, and another the Hell Box. After explaining how the system worked, he told one of us to squeeze the Hell Box to demonstrate how it worked. The young marine squeezed the Hell Box on the Gunny’s command and we all heard a Boom. We spun around, on instinct. I remember looking down at my feet and wondering why my legs were still there. In about three seconds it was clear only the blasting cap had detonated, not the Claymore Mine. We all laughed, and joked about how we thought we were dead there for a second. We kept on blasting until the demo day was done. Our ears rang, in spite of the earplugs we wore, and my ears still ring and whine on occasion today. I was thinking on these days this week as our city experienced our own experience of Demo Day. I know I found my heart beating wildly at times, that same fear from my days on the demo range, and a few more from Iraq, surprising me like a ghost. I prayed a lot. I prayed for this city, for my son at his school, for my wife getting a package on our porch. I prayed as I ran through East Austin, hoping I might see something, say something. I prayed for our kids at our school playground as I checked for booby traps in the morning on Monday. I blessed our school children at the end of Chapel on Monday with a blessing for safety. I prayed a tiny bit for the bomber. It’s hard to pray for someone I can’t picture in my mind. Every time I would see an image of him, I would accuse myself of stereotyping and assuming too much. I prayed for his parents mostly. I still pray for them today. Explosions are, in essence, a rapid release of energy. After these weeks of terror, I feel depleted of energy. I feel those symptoms of PTSD coming back, the foreshortened future, the sense of doom and gloom hanging over everything, sweating when I walk by a McDonald’s bag on the sidewalk. But I also feel joy the bomber is dead, and I am not sure if that is how I should feel. I feel a lot of things and that is good. I think we need to feel things deeply, Jesus certainly did. I didn’t expect to have a Lent with bombs this year, but that is what we have had. We have not needed to think abstractly about terror and anxiety, it has been right in our faces. As Barbara Johnson said, “We live in a Good Friday world.” But, when I think about that first Lent and Holy Week in Jerusalem, I am reminded that the second half of her quote is, “But we are an Easter people.” I want to be an Easter Person, even during bomb threats. You have been Easter People to me, reminding me the power of death and despair was broken on the Cross and that our best days are still ahead.
Search Committee Update by Michael Miegs Members of the Rector Search Committee have spent several hours interviewing each of the five highly qualified candidates approved by Bishop Doyle, sharing meals and participating in worship with them. Travel was required for some of these extended encounters. Committee members have selected certain candidates to be interviewed by the full committee, a process expected to extend well into April. The search has been intense but rewarding, involving all twelve committee members. They continue their work in prayerful expectation of a fully successful outcome
Caffeine Ministry Vestry Contact: Jennifer Payne April 1, Easter: Sarah Chacko & Marthas April 8: Kathy & David Genet April 15: TBD April 22: Amalia & Maunel de la Rosa April 29: Jill Collins and Jonea Raney
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2018 Scholarship Golf Tournament Presented by the Men’s Group of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to endow scholarships for graduating High School students When: Saturday, April 14th, 8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start (Check-in begins at 7:15 a.m.) Where: Jimmy Clay Golf Course Format: Four Man Scramble – Enter your own team or we will match you up. Registration: $85/player! Includes green fees, cart, practice balls, great prizes and refreshments, and awards luncheon. Not a Golfer? Be a Sponsor! Tournament Level Sponsors: Gold/$1,000; Silver/$500; or Bronze/$250. Sponsor Levels: Hole Sponsor: $125; Patron Sponsor: $75; or Supporting Sponsor: $50. Benefits: Tournament level sponsors will have their business names on signs on the course and in the newsletter, etc. How to Register: Complete the registration form, posted in the Parish Hall. Please make checks payable to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, and write GOLF in memo area. Checks can be left in the church office or mailed to Andrew Poynot: 8017 Doe Meadow Dr., Austin, TX, 78749. Fees can also be paid via our PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-click&hosted_button_id=PXKTMRYW35JPC
The View from College: St. Mark’s Freshman Max Genet I am currently in my first year at Trinity University in San Antonio. Receiving the Men’s Group Scholarship from St. Mark's last year has given me the opportunity to seek higher education as well as shape my understanding of my future. The St. Mark's community that I grew up in taught me aspects of kindness and friendship that I couldn't have learned anywhere else. I am extremely grateful that I received this scholarship and I am confident that St. Mark's will continue to support future generations of students. I am so thankful for the generosity of the St. Mark's community. Bonnie Brode I am a freshman at Western State Colorado University, in Gunnison, Colorado. I am majoring in Clinical Psychology and am on the Women's Volleyball Team. In my time here at Western I have met and made many friends with varying backgrounds and beliefs, not all that I necessarily identify with, but all that I respect and have an appreciation for. It has been my experience growing up in such a faith-filled and supportive community like St. Mark's that has helped me to better understand others and grow in my relationships. The foundation laid through my time at St. Mark's has enabled me to not just be a better member of the community, but a better teammate. On the court it is important to have your priorities in check, and although winning isn't everything, after my first tough season
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April 2018 last fall, and the transition of getting a new coach, it has been crucial to keep a positive attitude and support my teammates through our hardest times. My faith has taught me a lot about the endurance of the mind and heart, and I have no doubt that this has assisted me through my journey as a student athlete. Gunnison, Colorado, is everything I dreamed it would be and more: the community is closely knit and incredibly supportive of the school, and the school is the perfect size for me. I am extremely blessed with the opportunities that have been presented to me, as well as the experiences I have had at St. Mark's, which have developed me into the young woman I am today. Go Mountaineers, God Bless!
Ariston Awitan IV The transition from high school to college wasn’t terribly hard for me, but moving to Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado, away from my family, forced me out of my comfort zone. I was open to talking with everybody, trying to find my niche, my new friend group. After Wilderness Based Orientation, (pre-freshmen orientation spent mountaineering with other new students), I was introduced to College Young Life, which has become a large part of my college experience. It’s where I found the friends I now hang out with, not to mention that it’s helping me learn and grow in my relationship with Jesus/God. St. Mark’s did a great job introducing me to Jesus and Christianity, as well as setting the foundation for me to really take off in my faith and grow as a person. Currently, I work as a Sustainability Coordinator for the LEAD Sustainability office on campus, where we promote and coordinate sustainable efforts on campus, such as encouraging people to use fewer plastic items like straws (they kill sea turtles). I also play trumpet in the jazz band. I am majoring in Recreation and Outdoor Education (ROE) combined with a Masters in Environmental Management. Receiving a scholarship from the Men’s Group at St. Mark’s helped me begin my college journey, and I am grateful for their generosity and for their faith in, and support of, the youth at St. Mark’s.
Gratitude Many grateful thanks to parishioners who work behind the scenes to keep our church beautiful and maintained: Bill Kibler refinished the lovely narthex table in the entry that serves as a place to put our orders of service. He did this in time for the bishop's visit and also made an emergency repair to our baptismal font. Amalia de la Rosa repaired and renewed our green banners used in the church. Her lovely handiwork will be visible later in the year when we enter the green season. Lisa Martin came with hair dryer in hand and spent a day purging, de-icing and defrosting the deep freeze! Not a job for the faint of heart! Scott Forrest repaired the “Welcome to the Episcopal Church’ sign that had been backed into by a vehicle. (Located in the grove of trees as you enter the parking lot.) Brenda White, Mark Reed, and the Marthas for setting up the Lenten Soup Suppers each week! Al McKinney & David Johns for leading the Meditation Trail Spruce up day!
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Parish Life
Monthly Men’s Group Meeting
Youth Group in April April 1: No Youth (Easter) April 8: Day at Zilker Park April 15: Movie day in the Parish Hall (Coco) April 22: Cooking at the Church April 29: Trinity Center
The Men's Group meets the second Monday of each month @ 6:30 p.m. for dinner and fellowship. Dinner is prepared by cooking groups that rotate each month. Men's Group is open to all men of St. Mark's. To get on the email list, contact Bob Peterek: rpeterek@austin.rr.com. rpeterek6468@att.net
St. Mark’s 61st Annual Chicken BBQ Saturday, May 12, 2018 Wonder what that row of cinderblock cubes are off our back parking lot near the lovely sheds? Wonder no more! Maybe St. Mark’s started the BBQ wars in Austin. For half a century, our pits have been fired up each May so our crew can grill hundreds of delicious chicken halves & sausage! So mark your calendars for May 12, and have dinner at St. Mark’s, enjoying our version of "smoked" chicken halves and grilled sausage links. The Men of St. Mark’s will fire up the grills, volunteers will be needed to help the pit crew, serve food, and clean up. Parishioners are asked to bring a side dish to share. Stay tuned to weekly announcements on Sundays and in the eNews for signup sheets and more details!
News from the Women of St. Mark’s Spring is in the air and the women of St. Mark’s are on the go! Join us for any or all of our upcoming events. Spring Fundraiser, March 25 & April 8. We will be taking orders for Fredericksburg Farm items. Please bring your checkbook and place your orders for delicious jams, jellies, spices, lotions and much more! ECW Spiritual Growth Workshop, April 7, at St. Mark’s. We are hosting a spiritual growth workshop for the Diocese of Texas ECW, Austin Convocation, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the Parish Hall. The featured speaker is Rev. Cynthia Caruso from All Saints Episcopal Church. Snacks, coffee and juices will be provided. Shopping in Salado, April 14. We will meet in the church parking lot at 9:00 a.m. to carpool to Salado for a day of shopping. Our first stop will be St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church for a quick tour. The church is simply darling. You won’t want to miss it. Then we’ll move on to the newly reopened Stage Coach Inn for lunch. The afternoon will be devoted to shopping. We expect to be back at St. Mark’s by 5:00 p.m. Potluck & Bunco, April 23. Join us for potluck and bunco in the Parish Hall at 6:30 p.m.
Save the date: Fishing Trip to Port Aransas June 17 - 19. Stay tuned for details in the weekly announcements, or for more information, contact Father David: dpeters@stmarksaustin.org or Mike Brode: mbrode@swbell.net. (Pictured: Father David, Brad Crowell & a portion of their catch last year!)
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Volunteers Needed for Outreach Opportunities! Sat. April 21st from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.: Volunteer @ Central Texas Food Bank at the main warehouse off Metropolis Dr. Each person volunteering needs to create their own account to sign up: http://stmarks.cafb.volunteerhub.com/. Sign up is online only. Ages 8 and older are welcome. Sat. May 19th, 9 a.m. - noon, volunteer@ Community First! Village Gardens. This opportunity will allow you to harvest the gardens, tend the chicken coop, landscape yards for the micro-homes, build garden beds and lay pathways around the village while working alongside the Genesis Garden masters! To sing up use this link: https://mlf.secure.force.com/volunteers/GW_Volunteers__VolunteersJobListingFS?jobId=a0d1Y00000DF 60g&nMonthstoShow=12. All ages welcome.
Music Notes The St. Mark’s Choir invites you to attend a service of Evensong on Sunday, April 29th, at 5:00 p.m., with a reception following in the Parish Hall. What is Evensong? It is another name for the service of Evening Prayer found in the Prayer Book. Together with Morning Prayer and Holy Communion, it is one of three services that have been the principal liturgies of the Anglican tradition. Both Morning and Evening Prayer were taken from the monastic offices of the Medieval English Church. These monastic offices in turn were developed over many centuries, from around the years 500 to 1500. The service is centered around the singing of psalms and the reading of scripture, punctuated by two canticles, Magnificat and Nunc dimittis. These canticles are prayersongs from Saint Luke’s Gospel. They have been associated with evening services for nearly two thousand years. The use of these canticles over the centuries has produced an amazing repertoire of choral music to accompany them, some of the greatest pieces of sacred music in existence. These choral canticles make Evensong the crown jewel of the Anglican choral tradition. The St. Mark’s Choir will sing settings by the great English composer John Stainer (1840-1901). The liturgy also includes an ancient Christian hymn known as the Phos hilaron. This “lamp-lighting” hymn stretches back to at least the 3rd century, and is possibly even older. Our choir will sing a setting by Larry King (1932-1990), the former organist of Trinity Church in Manhattan. In addition to beautiful hymns and organ music, the choir will sing two lovely anthems: the quiet evening piece Stay With Us by Norwegian composer Egil Hovland (1924-2013); and Hear My Prayer, an original spiritual by American composer Moses Hogan (1958-2003). We will conclude the service with a spectacular setting of the canticle of praise Te deum laudamus. This ancient 4th-century text is especially appropriate for Eastertide. We will sing a setting that British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote for the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
We look forward to seeing you on April 29th for this service of beautiful music, scripture, and prayer!
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Christian Formation for Children Sundays in April: April 1: Easter April 8, 15, 22, & 29
No classes; Flowering of the cross, 9 & 11 a.m. services Easter egg hunt, 10 a.m. in various locations, see information below. Classes meet at 10 a.m.
Urgent Needs: Expert bunny helpers – Youth volunteers needed for egg hunt Easter Sunday. At 9:00 a.m. we need volunteers to help hide eggs, and at 10 a.m. we need guides to lead children to the hunt areas. Vacation Bible School, June 4 – 8 – Volunteer rotation leaders & assistants and also Youth assistants (rising 6th through 12th graders). Other Needs: Nursery – Volunteer assistants, substitutes; Sundays, 8:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (shorter shifts available) Godly Play – Volunteer assistants; 10 a.m. Elementary Class – Volunteer assistants, 10 a.m. Children’s Chapel – Volunteer assistants; 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. On Easter morning, please join us for a glorious Easter worship. As is our tradition, we will be flowering the cross during both the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services. Children (and adults) are invited to come forward and decorate the cross with flowers. This charming practice never fails to move me, and every year I could swear the cross looks prettier than the time before! Select one of the church-provided flowers or bring your own blossoms from your garden. Of course, we will continue the St. Mark’s Easter egg hunt tradition. Children will gather in the Parish hall at 10 a.m. Look for St. Mark’s youth holding signs in different parts of the Parish hall for your children’s age groups; when everyone has gathered, the youth leaders will lead their young charges to the hunt. Each age group will hunt a different area of the church grounds. Pray for good weather, but this event will be held rain or shine! In the event of rain, we will get creative & hunt the interior spaces of the church.
Vacation Bible School Registration & Volunteer Opportunities! Looking ahead, it is almost time for Vacation Bible School! Well, okay, it is still two months away, but now is the time for registration, planning and preparation! VBS will be held June 4 – 8, 9 a.m. to noon. This year we will “Dare to Be Different!” This program is “a magical journey into the book A Wrinkle in Time by beloved Episcopal author Madeleine L’Engle.” Characters from the book will guide us on this journey, and through our activities and adventures we will “learn about our spiritual gifts, how our differences make us special, and… affirm the power of love, courage, and self-sacrifice.” Registration is now open for children who are 3-years-old (potty trained) through 5th grade, and forms can be found on the St. Mark’s website: stmarksaustin.org/christian-formations/vacation-bible-school/ VBS is entirely volunteer-driven! I need your help to make the program a success:
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April 2018 Are you a courageous, caring and in possession of a special power? Then you are just the superhero needed to lead a group of energetic & enthusiastic kiddos through a class in Storytelling, Games, Cooking, Religion & Science, or Art! Volunteer for one of our Workshop Adult Leader positions. Cape & tights optional! Is Batman’s Robin more your style? Then you are the sidekick we are looking for! Sign up to assist one of the workshops as an Adult Assistant. No sidekick catch phrase necessary! Have you ever wanted to be a thespian? Do you like to play dress up? You could play an important “role” in our VBS! There are positions for both youth & adults to bring characters from A Wrinkle in Time to life. St. Mark’s audiences are the best ever! Can you herd cats? Then you are purrfect for shepherding our VBS campers! Youth (rising 6th through 12th graders) are invited to sign up as “shepherds” for VBS classes. No catnip needed! Do you have 1 day, or heck, even just 1 hour to spare? If you’ve got that kind of time on your hands – or more – sign on up & we’ll put you to work! Be the glue that holds us together! Do you still need more convincing? o Nursery care is provided at no charge for those volunteers with children under 3. o Youth shepherds can be paid or earn service hours. o It’s fun! Sign up for adult & youth volunteer positions using the VBS registration form, found on the St. Mark’s website. All volunteers are required to complete Safeguarding God’s Children training prior to the start of VBS; please indicate on the form if you are in need of this training. Need more info? Contact me: ccabler@stmarksaustin.org “Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve…. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Parishioner Highlights This article was indeed a delight to read. I had originally met Beth Maupin in the late 70s when I came to St. Mark’s, but really never got to know her. So I discovered in this article that indeed she is a woman of many talents! We thank her for her involvement with children and music not only at St. Mark’s but also in multiple communities, and also for her personal involvement in our music program! ~Beth Chenoweth
Beth Maupin and family Bob and the kids and I came to St. Mark’s in forever ago, sometime in the early 70s. We had previously attended Emmanuel Church in Lockhart, where I grew up, and Holy Trinity in Austin. When we came to St. Mark’s, what is now the Parish Hall was the church, and Father Raisch was the priest. We enjoyed the camaraderie of many of the events at church. Some of the earlier memories besides the services include Sunday school, Whist (precursor to Bridge) nights with Mr. Mead, and chicken barbecues. When the kids got older I sang in the choir and even played the organ. Later we became the notorious Christmas/Easter Christians as we drifted away for various reasons. Bob still did the wiring for the chicken barbecue and was called upon for wiring repairs. Eventually, attending church services became mostly good intentions. After Bob died, I began to think more and more about returning. During the spring of 2014, I decided I needed to sing in the choir. When I first came that June, choir was off for the summer, but Clarence Bonnen introduced me to Mark, our music director. I began participating when choir started back in the fall, and the quality of the music--organ and choir--has been amazing to me. Mark and the choir members also know how to make a person feel welcome and important. It’s been a real privilege to sing with the group. ECW has also been a warm and welcoming group. St. Mark’s seems to have grown in every way during the time we didn’t attend. The inviting attitude, the music, the outreach, and even little things like the recycling all please me. I’m about as provincial as anyone can be. I was born in my grandparents’ house in Lockhart, and grew up in the farming community of Niederwald, which is outside of Buda. And yes, a lot of German was spoken there, despite WWII. The first seven grades were in a three-room schoolhouse on the corner of the farm. After graduating high school I went to Denton and earned my degree from North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas). My first teaching job was in San Antonio, and I
married and had two kids during that time. That marriage ended, and the kids and I moved back to Niederwald. On the next New Year’s Eve, I met Bob. We were married the following November, moved to Austin, and had two more children. I was “just” a housewife for several years, worked seasonally at the IRS. Teaching looked more fulfilling, so when an opportunity arose in Del Valle I took it. I taught HS choir for three years before I got the job I actually applied for, teaching elementary music. After 20 years in the Del Valle district I taught four more in AISD before retiring, but I continued teaching a small group of home-school kids for a few years. I have lived only in Texas, and, as a child, I had only gone to Oklahoma a few times. After I married Bob, my travel circle expanded, beginning with a trip to Florida, when I went for medical treatment. Following the treatment, Bob picked me up and we toured Florida, including the circus museum, Christmas Eve service in Naples, and Christmas dinner out of a vending machine on a tour boat in the Everglades. After that, we traveled around the West during summers, and went to Mexico. My daughter-in-law Janet is from England, and when we visited her parents I had to pinch myself to prove I was really there. Later we visited family in Canada, and we also traveled to Germany several times while my daughter lived there. My husband Bob died in 2013, and is interred in Elizabeth’s Garden at St. Mark’s. Gardening is just one of my passions. When Bob and I first got married I planted vegetables, and after reading the book Silent Spring I got involved in organic gardening. I really like playing in the dirt. Ornamentals have begun to draw my interest in the past 3 or 4 years. I also enjoy oil painting, and, after not playing for several years, I’m re-learning the piano. I have three sons and one daughter, all of whom now live in Texas, including my grandchildren! With all the children so near, family activities are a big interest, and many are continuing my love of music, expressing it in their own ways.
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April Celebrations Birthdays Evelyn McMillen
Apr 1
Cindy Cabler
Apr 8
Christa Tumlinson
Apr 18
Clarence Bonnen
Apr 3
Karen Milton
Apr 8
Brian Parkison
Apr 19
Kristen Grulke
Apr 3
Vivian Reshetnikov
Apr 8
Adelaide Harwood
Apr 21
Christina Papalexandrou
Apr 3
Julie Lambert
Apr 9
Arthur Portman
Apr 21
Beth Brode
Apr 4
Shannon Schulz
Apr 10
Mike Gonzalez
Apr 22
Mia Denniston
Apr 4
Asher Poynot
Apr 11
Alison NIchols
Apr 22
Christopher Mitchell
Apr 4
Amber Ramsey
Apr 11
Adam Poynot
Apr 22
George Pazdral
Apr 4
Alma Sullivan
Apr 11
Dee Ann Thomasson
Apr 22
Jaylon Loyd
Apr 5
Jack Sullivan
Apr 11
Ellie Reshetnikov
Apr 23
Stephen Wilson
Apr 5
Mairin Bachschmid
Apr 12
Sally Russell
Apr 23
Chuck Bryant
Apr 6
Samantha Harwood
Apr 12
Kenneth HIcks
Apr 26
Kevin Farley
Apr 6
Francesca Reyna
Apr 12
Henry Lambert
Apr 26
Sylvia Fitz
Apr 6
Jodi Doran
Apr 14
Erin Portman
Apr 26
Nancy Santos
Apr 6
Apr 14
Jack Whalen
Apr 26
Michael Stangl
Apr 6
Michael Alder
Apr 27
Kevin Sullivan
Apr 6
Amber FeatherstoneUwague Patricia Rogers
Apr 7
Apr 15
Apr 27
Carlisle Farley
Caroline Blanding
Vanessa Joyce
Apr 15
Apr 28
Apr 7
James Keahey
Emmaline Baxter-Harwell
Vincenzo Moreno
Apr 7
Apr 15
Apr 28
Jennifer Pollard
Andrew Poynot
Shirley Schwartz
Apr 29
Apr 7
Apr 16
Irma Glover
Jesse Poynot
Adalyn Shepard
Apr 17
Apr 29
Apr 7
Molly Lynd
Sara Thiessen
Bruce Rudy
Robert Hicks
Apr 18
Bonnie Nolan
Apr 30
Apr 14
Anniversaries Carol & Rich Oppel
Apr 1
Nicole Flores & Dan Aja
Apr 19
Jennifer & Reed Shaw
Apr 4
Stacey & Mike Gonzalez
Apr 19
Amanda & David Lindeman
Apr 5
Danielle & Bill Adkins
Apr 21
Clara & Paul Berndt
Apr 6
Leigh Ann & Tim Hendricks
Apr 25
Kelly & Philip Dixon
Apr 6
Erin & Michael Portman
Apr 26
Vanessa Gonzalez & David Orr
Apr 7
Kathleen & Thomas Allen
Apr 26
Sarah & Philip Tso
Apr 10
Shelly Botkin & Ryan Marquess
Apr 27
Shannon & Matt Schulz
Apr 10
Megan Ching & Thomas Hudak
Apr 27
Sally & Robert Russell
Apr 10
Virginia & Stuart Sullivan
Apr 28
George & John De Marines
Apr 11
Danielle & Bill Adkins
Apr 28
Cindy & Dan Bogard
Apr 12
Millie & Jim Casparis
Apr 29
Alana & Patrick Hatton
Apr 12
Mai & John Rogers
Apr 29
Jodi & Jay Doran
Apr 16
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April ROTA
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TIME
MINISTRY
April 1 Easter
April 8 Youth Sunday
April 15
April 22 Youth Sunday
April 29 Youth Ensemble
LECTOR
Amelia Sondgeroth
Nancy Middlebrook
Jonea Raney
Jon Dullnig
Margarita Moreno
LEM / ACOLYTE
Jill Collins
Nancy Middlebrook
Margarita Moreno
Nancy Middlebrook
Pattie Rose
USHERS
Danielle Adkins Stephen White
Jon & Judith Dullnig
Jonea Raney Jill Collins
Ed Shipsey Al McKinney
Beth Chenoweth Mary Smith
LECTORS
Brian Kelly (1) Mary-Alis Kelly (2)
YOUTH
Ken Whalen (1) Karen Milton (2)
YOUTH
Becky Janes (1) Ariston Awitan III (2)
LEM
Carol Oppel Bill Kibler
Christine Brunson Brian Prall
Becky Janes Christine Brunson
Carol Oppel Bill Kibler
Kim Buckner Brian Prall
Matthew Awitan Lucas Breen Michael Meigs Karen Milton Kim B.
Hunter Rogers Henry Janes Mairin Bachschmid TBD Nancy B.
Clay Buckner Carol Oppel
ACOLYTES
Will Kelly Nora Kelly Henry Janes Mairin Bachschmid Carol
Claudia Janes Nora Kelly Mairin Bachschmid Henry Janes Carol
USHERS
Mark Breen Dee Ann Thomasson Dodie Wells Amalia de la Rosa
Mike Brode Phil Aboussie Ross Ramsey Stephanie Young
Ken Whalen Stephen Wilson Barbara Wilson
GREETERS
Barbara Dody
Diana Stangl
Laura Merritt Ellie Reshetnikov
Michael Meigs
Yvette Webb
LECTORS
Andrew Poynot (1) Ginny Acker (2)
Phil Aboussie (1) Andrea Michael (2)
Barbara Dody (1) Dave Elkins (2)
Ed Mickler (1) Liz Davis (2)
Melissa Blanding (1) Chris Blanding (2)
LEM
Rex White Brenda White
Liz Davis Jay Brown
Brian Prall Brenda White
Roger Seyler Ann Seyler
Dru Cabler Barbara Dody
ACOLYTES
Claire Cabler Josef Genet Clara Baumgart Josie Baumgart Jay, Cindy
Ryan Dempsey Jay Brown Nick Forrest Asher Poynot Cindy
Luke Thiessen Josef Genet TBD TBD Jay, Cindy
Matt Forrest Sam Forrest Ben Forrest Nick Forrest Jay
Carolyn & James Wier
USHERS
Bo Overstreet Rick Tennant JP Kloninger
Emmaline BaxterHarwell
Meredith Shaw Beatrice Reshetnikov Morgan Dew Jay
Beatrice Reshetnikov
Emma Kloninger Kim B. John Cooper Dan Bogard Wade Buckner Lindy Siegismund Lee Siegismund
Mark Breen Mike Brode Ken Whalen Dan Bogard
Charles Brewer Bob Peterek Manuel de la Rosa Jim Nolan Ryan Marquess
Henry Olivas Yvonne Chavez Darlene Goodnight Debbie Thornal
Jodi Doran Jay Doran Pam Johns David Johns
Carolyn Wier Charles Brewer Henry Olivas David Johns
Jean & Frank Severn
Barbara Dody
Yvette Webb
Steve Niemeyer
Shelly Botkin Ryan Marquess
Sat./Sun. 9:00
Jonea Raney-TC Jill Collins Carolyn Wier Pat Bullock
Dee Ann ThomassonTC Karen Milton Dodie Wells
Diana Stangl-TC Henry Olivas Evelyn McMillen
Depositor
Megan Ching
Ed Mickler
TBD
Bo Overstreet
Jim Nolan
WED. 6 p.m.
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
May 2
Lector
Jay Brown
Jill Collins
Rex White
Dodie Wells
Pattie Rose
ALTAR GUILD
GREETERS
Judy Elkins-TC Karen Milton-TC Darlene Goodnight Susie Baxter-Harwell Debbie Thornal Tina Stonebarger Clara Bogard
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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 Altar Guild: Karen Milton Building Committee: Amelia Sondgeroth
Director of Religious Education Cindy Cabler
Christian Formation: Cindy Cabler Communications: Pattie Rose
Organist/Director of Music/Church Treasurer Mark Reed
Daughters of the King: Judy Elkins Women of St. Mark’s: Diana Stangl
Parish Administrator Joanne Foote
Facilities: TBA Finance: Diana Stangl
Seminarian Brian Prall
Parish Life: Brenda White Pastoral Care/Health Ministry: Jonea C.S. Raney & Diana Stangl Stewardship: Amelia Sondgeroth, Dru Cabler Ushers: Ryan Marquess
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 2128 Barton Hills Drive Austin, TX 78704 512.444.1449 www.stmarksaustin.org stmarksaustin@gmail.com
Interim Rector The Rev. William Fowler Associate Rector The Rev. Dr. David W. Peters
Outreach: Laurie Mayor Deadline for the May 2018 St. Mark’s News is Monday, April 16, 2018. Please submit your article by email as an attachment to: stmarksaustin@gmail.com.
Staff
Head of Day School Anne Wingler Newsletter Editor Becky Janes
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
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