June and July 2015
St. Mark’s News Volume 19/Issue 6
From the Assistant Rector I’m not one who typically tries to read the tea leaves. It’s not that I don’t take God to be alive and active in the mundane things. I very much do––my life, in fact, depends on it. It’s just that I don’t think I can always trust myself to be an authoritative interpreter of where God’s action is present. And so, for me to come to the point of saying with any kind of certainty that one thing or another is “God’s will” . . . well, it takes a lot. The first week of January, I got a rather strange phone call from the head of the search committee at All Saints Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The parish name was one that I recognized, as I had several previous connections to it. The In this Issue Dean/President of my seminary, The Very Rev. Dr. Paul F.M. Zahl, for From the Assistant .................... 1 instance, had served as one of their previous Rectors. A classmate of mine Vestry Highlights ....................... 3 in seminary was a second connection, as he had served at All Saints as Outreach ................................... 4 Assistant Rector shortly after graduation. All Saints also has developed a Parish Life ................................. 6 shared ministry with Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, Parishioner Highlights ............... 8 where I took my first ministry job out of college almost ten years ago. Christian Formation ................... 9 Celebrations ............................ 10 I was not looking for a job at the time. I had, after all, just come to St. Caffeine Ministry ...................... 11 Mark’s three months prior, and have loved my time here. Moreover, I had ROTA ...................................... 12 only become engaged to Janna. This meant, among other things, that we were in the initial stages of talking “future,” and the early stages of our planning was leading us toward taking a “transition year” in Waco. In this scenario, I would press forward and finish (most of) my dissertation by the summer of 2016, while continuing to commute to St. Mark’s part-time during the week. We thought of this as a good chance to get settled into our marriage.
I relented to an interview for essentially two reasons. The first is that it was just an interview, and for a young professional (in any field), an interview is a good thing. The second reason I agreed to interview was that I was already in Washington D.C. that week for a family visit. Months passed. Looking back, one of the funny things that happened during these months is that I bought a fridge for my home in Waco. It’s a funny remembrance because I had been holding off for months on buying a new fridge (after my freezer broke the previous summer) because I didn’t want to make a big purchase until I proposed to Janna, and we knew where we were going to live the following year. By February, we had become “sure” enough that we would be going forward with our “transition year” plan, and put a new fridge in my home in Waco. However, as time passed, a few things started to change for us, mostly as a result of our time in pre-marital counseling. The first is that we became increasingly wary of starting our married life split between two cities. Having spent most of our dating life “long-distance,” we wanted marriage to represent a move toward presence and stability. The reasons are a bit more complex, but, in essence, we began to feel that the best thing we could do for our marriage was to start out on a new adventure, in a place that would be new to both of us.
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June and July 2015 The irony of this is that this actually led us, around the middle of March, to ask Elizabeth+ about the possibilities of my coming on full-time at St. Mark’s. We began to wonder, “Could Austin be that new adventure and new place?” It was at the same time (literally, within days) that All Saints in Maryland called back to see if I would be interested in a second interview––more than two months from when I first met with them in January. To make the timing even more serendipitous, their call came a week before I was already scheduled to be passing through the Washington D.C. area, on my way to give a paper at the University of Virginia. It was two Thursdays later – which was Maundy Thursday, April 2nd – that I received a call from the Rector at All Saints offering me the position of Associate Rector at their church. It would be wrong to say that I was surprised. However, it was still very much the case that I was nowhere near prepared to make a decision like this, not least because I was still sure my bride wouldn’t go for it. So, I told them that before we could make our decision, Janna and I would need to spend some time getting to know their parish on a more personal level. In response to this, they invited us to come be with them for a few days in late April. When we left for the trip, I felt the odds were 60/40 against our taking the job. But remember what I said about the tea leaves? Something happened to Janna on that trip. I’ll admit, this scared me a little. Up until that point, I’d had the freedom to imagine the possibility without the pressure or responsibility of having to make the decision––Janna was going to do that for me, and the decision was going to be “no.” I started to pray. It would be difficult to describe what happened next. Part of this was that every door that we thought would be closed turned out to be wide open. After Janna, for example, I thought the next “no” I would receive would be from my dissertation supervisor at Baylor. To the contrary, he told me that All Saints had already contacted him in their search process, and assured him that they would not only create the space in my schedule for me to complete my dissertation, but would also personally support that work in whatever way they could. In view of this, my advisor said he hoped I would go with his blessing. Another part of this was the way certain happenstances seemed to align such that, it was hard not to see the Holy Spirit at work. A fun and surprising example came one evening when I was confessing to Janna that I thought there might be some ego involved in my attraction to All Saints. All Saints has nearly 2,000 members in one of the wealthiest parts of Washington D.C. ––which is to say, it’s one of the most influential parishes in one of the most influential cities. When I said this to Janna, almost as if on cue, she asked me if I had ever read The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo. But apparently, she had for some reason picked up the novel and skimmed through it that day. The Alchemist is the story of a young shepherd boy who goes out on a journey in search for glory, but finds his soul purified instead. I was speechless. At the end of the day, in fact, there was really only one thing hard about the decision for me, that made us drag our feet until the very end––and that was, we did not want to leave St. Mark’s. We feel as if we have just arrived. It feels strange to be leaving so soon. This is especially the case because we have come to love being here more and more each day that has passed. More than this––we have come to love you. There is nothing I can say that will adequately express my sorrow that our time here is coming so (read: too) quickly to an end. But I hope you will accept, at the very least, my most sincere and hearty “thank you.” You deserve this “thank you” for many reasons, but for one, perhaps, above all others. It would be no exaggeration to say that being here with you this past year has restored my sense of vocation. I have spent most of my years in ministry in places that were experiencing a great deal of brokenness and transition. These experiences have been marked by a great deal of anxiety and frustration. They have been hard years. They have made me wonder: can I really give my life to this?
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June and July 2015 The greatest compliment I can pay to you as a people is that I would not have been able to leave St. Mark’s were it not for St. Mark’s. And please believe me when I say: I leave here in the full knowledge that I have received more from you than I ever could have given to you. So, at the end of all this, let me say again: thank you. You have my heart. And you will remain, ever, in ours. NJL+
Mark Your Calendars for July 12 At 11:00 a.m. to Say Farewell to Nate+ and Janna as They Begin Their Adventure of Married Life in a New Place! We will have a salad potluck wedding shower/farewell for both of them, the Sunday before their wedding on the 18th.
Vestry Highlights The St. Mark’s Vestry met in the Bennett Wing Classroom at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19. The meeting opened with the collect for St. Dunstan, whose feast day it was. The agenda and minutes from the April meeting were approved, with two date corrections). The Rector’s report included:
Google Fiber will not pay the Wilson plumbing bill because the main waste water line that was ruptured was not on the map provided by City of Austin. We have filed a claim with the City of Austin legal department, and if they won’t pay we will submit a claim to the Church Insurance Group. On April 24 Elizabeth+ and Michele Bonner met with the Commission for bi-vocational priesthood, and she was approved. Since then she has met with Bishop Harrison and her next step is registering for the Iona School. A $20,000 check was written this week to Mobile Loaves and Fishes for the purchase of a micro-home for the Community First! Village. We took $5500 from the Habitat for Humanity budget, $3000 from the Outreach Designated Fund, and $11,500 out of the Special Projects 2015 line item. There was discussion about hiring a new Assistant since Nate+ and Janna will be moving to Chevy Chase, MD in August. After discussion, the Vestry approved a resolution to search for, and to hire a full-time Assistant to the Rector, paying up to $72,000 for a salary/benefit package (and moving expenses if necessary with a cap of $80,000) In 2009 the General Convention of the Episcopal Church passed a resolution mandating Churches to provide pension benefits to lay employees as of Jan, 2013. St. Mark’s has been remiss in meeting this obligation so as of September we will begin providing the 5% mandated amount to our lay employees – paid to the Church Pension Fund. The deck will be painted some time this summer.
The Assistant Rector’s report included:
An update on the MeetUp effort. A new series of topics will be discussed, and meetings will be every other week. The email list has grown, though not the attendance. Nate+ and Meredith Childs are pursuing two new initiatives: an expansion of the Newcomers Committee and the possibility of a class for Newcomers Nate+ also shared a bit about his call to All Saints in Chevy Chase (see his article in this newsletter)
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June and July 2015 The Senior Warden JP Kloninger spoke about opportunities for supporting the Costa Rica mission and suggested we might offer financial help in the amount of $2,500. We decided to wait on a decision until the August meeting, after JP will have visited the site. He then presented the financial report for the previous month. Pledge payments were down in April, but overall we are still above the year-to-date budgeted amount. Every member of the vestry received a copy of the Agreed-Upon Procedures Report from the firm of Montemayor Hill Britton & Bender PC. The only finding of note was one that we anticipated, and that was that a best practice would be to have two people involved with our weekly deposit rather than one as it currently stands. Nancy Kibler gave the Day School Report. Seven Board members needed to be replaced, and the vestry voted to approve the seven: Lindsey Gehrig (parishioner), Dan Aja (parishioner), Lora Ferguson, Rose Jennings (parishioner), Ashley Phillips (parishioner), Chas Semple, and Meredith Young. The three continuing Board members are Carrie Semple, Abby Raines (parishioner), and John Minne (parishioner). There are still openings for the 2015-2016 school year. Other reports included Education, Outreach, and Parish Life.
Outreach Family Eldercare Fan Drive: June & July We are collecting monetary donations for the Family Eldercare Summer Fan drive. If you prefer, donations of fans may also be made. Requested fan sizes: NEW 20" box or NEW 12" oscillating fans. Please make checks out to "Family Eldercare." Each fan costs $15.00. For more information or to make an online donation: www.summerfandrive.org Family Eldercare’s Summer Fan Drive meets a critical basic need: relief from the heat for those who don’t have or cannot afford a fan or air-conditioning. For 25 years, the Fan Drive has served low-income seniors, adults with disabilities and families with children. Funds raised go to purchase fans for individuals and families who need help, and to connect vulnerable people with resources, and to support Family Eldercare's core services.
El Buen Samaritano: Food Pantry Donations & Volunteers Needed! Food Pantry Donations
June El Buen Samaritano Food Pantry Collection - Baby Formula July El Buen Samaritano Food Pantry Collection – Canned fruits & vegetables
Summer Volunteers Needed As their regular volunteers take breaks this summer, El Buen Samaritano is in great need of additional support. Opportunities include: ESL instructors or teaching assistants. Youth program volunteers, ages 16 and older. There are morning and evening options, and most positions only require a commitment for a few hours once a week. See detailed information in the parish hall or contact El Buen’s volunteer coordinator, Leslie Reynaga at (512) 439-8907 with any questions you may have, or visit www.elbuen.org.
Manna Bags & Ice Cream Social: July 5 @ 11 a.m. July 5, 11:00 a.m. FWYC Manna Bags at the Ice Cream Social. Join us to assemble bags of water, hand sanitzer, health food bars, socks, and other items to keep in your car for those on the streets who are in need. Watch for signup sheets with items to contribute.
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June and July 2015 Shower Ministry Needs Volunteers We are in need of more volunteers—please consider being a part of the shower ministry and call or email Pat Bullock at 512-369-3525 or pnjbull1965@aol.com. Volunteers work one Tuesday a month from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
Visiting Youth Choir Needs Host Families Sunday Night, July 19 Would you be willing to host two or more visiting youth choir members overnight on July 19? The Chapel Choir from Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, is performing at St. Mark’s as part of their summer tour. See Music Notes later in this newsletter for more information!
Community First! Village Discussion with Donna Emery on August 29th at 11 a.m. St. Mark’s has purchased a micro-home for the Village, but we are also eager to explore opportunities for hands-on involvement with this community. Donna Emery will return to St. Mark’s to guide our discussion of continued ministry with this new venture. Linda Crannell has volunteered to chair a Community First! Village committee. If you are interested in serving on this committee, contact Linda at lmcrannell@austin.rr.com.
Tom Schneider to Be Ordained June 13
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Parish Life First Friday Book Group Promotes Happiness Pope Francis said his secret to happiness is:
Slow down Take time off Live and let live Don’t proselytize Work for peace
Work at a job that offers basic human dignity Don’t hold on to negative feelings Move calmly through life Enjoy art, books, and playfulness
Sounds like wise and timely advice, and summer is the perfect time to slow down, to take some time off, to move calmly, and to enjoy! One way to enjoy books is to join us for the First Friday Book Group! (11:00 a.m. in the Bennett Wing Classroom). Here is the list of books we will be reading and discussing for the remainder of 2015: June 5 July August 7 September 4 October 2 November 6 December 4
Still Life with Bread Crumbs No Meeting All the Light We Cannot See The Boys in the Boat Beautiful Ruins The Good Lord Bird Girl Meets God
Anna Quindlen Anthony Doerr Daniel James Brown Jess Walter James McBride Lauren Winner
Women's Group Events for June and July Monday, June 22 @ 6:30 p.m.: Potluck & Bunco. All women of the parish are invited - bring a dish or drink to share and $3 for bunco. Festivities get underway at 6:30 p.m. There will be a sign-up sheet at the meeting—an opportunity to fill positions needed for the Nominating Committee, Social Events Committee and Diocesan Committee so be thinking about which committee you will join! Shower Ministry 5th Anniversary Celebration June 23 @ The Trinity Center. The shower ministry has been in operation 5 years as of the first of June! On June 23, volunteers are invited to come to the Trinity Center and join our neighbors for lunch and a special cake marking this milestone. This ministry was started to fill the need of homeless women in need of a place to shower in safety, without the fear of having their possessions stolen. We have accomplished that goal and continue to provide a warm, welcoming environment for them. In 2010, Susan Willis was president of the Women's Group, and Suzann Dvorken was the driving force that got this ministry started. Thank you to all present and past volunteers and supporters of this amazing ministry! Shower Ministry Volunteers needed: We are in need of more volunteers - please consider being a part of the shower ministry and call or email Pat Bullock at 512-369-3525 or pnjbull1965@aol.com Monday, July 27, join us for Chick Flick Night. Stay tuned to the weekly announcements for information on this as the date approaches.
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Music Notes An exciting Youth Choir Concert is coming in July--HOST HOMES ARE NEEDED! On Sunday, July 19, the Chapel Choir of Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, will perform at St. Mark’s as part of their annual summer choir tour. Located in suburban Pittsburgh, the 3,200 member Christ United Methodist Church is one of the largest Methodist congregations in the Northeast. Nearly 250 musicians participate in the church’s eleven choral and instrumental ensembles. Before moving to Austin, Mark Reed served as Organist and Associate Director of Music at Christ Church for seven years. The Chapel choir is composed of 45 youth and 11 adult chaperones. They sing weekly at the early worship service during the school year, and they make an annual summer tour. They sing many styles of music from classical to spirituals and from gospel to contemporary Christian. Their concerts are always lots of fun, including instrumental soloists, drums, percussion, and piano. The tour is the culmination of their season and is an opportunity for the youth to travel and share their faith as they sing, meet new people, and bond as a group of young Christians. Plan now to attend this exciting concert, and consider whether you might be willing to host two or more of the choir members (or chaperones) at your home for the night. Host families will stay after the concert to be introduced to their houseguests. Host families should provide breakfast (something simple is fine!) and then bring their guests back to the church the following morning. The students are accustomed to various accommodations such as couches, air mattresses, host family sleeping bags, etc., in addition to regular beds. If you are interested in helping out by serving as a host home on Sunday night, July 19, SIGN UP ON THE SHEET IN THE PARISH HALL For more information please contact Mark Reed by email or phone: mreed1685@gmail.com 512-203-1780
Summer Schedule of Worship Begins June 7! During the months of June, July, and August our Sunday services will be at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. The Wednesday night service is at 6:00 p.m. in Grace Chapel.
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Parishioner Highlights Here’s another couple, Bill & Susan Willis, who visited various parishes and chose to stay at St. Mark’s because they were made to feel welcome! That definitely is a recurring theme, and it holds true today. These native Texans have indeed made a difference by what they have accomplished in their chosen professions and for St. Mark’s. Bill served as Executive Assistant to the Texas Supreme Court, and special kudos to Susan for writing the grant application that served as a grand start for the Shower Ministry! I for one would love to see their home after Susan’s museum-like description and just may take her up on her offer to stop by. Beth Chenoweth
Bill and Susan Willis We have been members of the St. Mark’s family for many years. We chose St. Mark’s, after visiting several Episcopal churches in the area, because people greeted made us feel welcome. Now we try to “pay it forward” when encountering a new face at church. Both of us are, or have been, lay readers. Until my parents started requiring so much assistance (they are 93 and 91) I enjoyed being on the Vestry and serving as president of the Women’s Group. I consider the highlight of that being asked by Suzann Dvorkan to write the grant application for money to start the Shower Ministry at the Trinity Center. Our ladies have done an outstanding job of expanding that mission and making it a model program. Also, with the help of Becky Nolan, Liz Davis, Susan Erwin, Jack Minor and the generous support of our parishioners, we collected furniture and supplies to furnish several apartments for refugee families sent to Austin by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas through Refugee Services of Texas. I am looking forward to the day I can again be active and accept some more responsibilities, but right now I am content meeting with the exceptionally talented group of St. Mark’s ladies who meet once a month to exhibit a variety of sewing, quilting, knitting, crochet, and purse making talents and skills. Come be crafty with us! Bill is from a rural Texas county seat that he left as soon as he could. After graduating from UT Law School, he spent seven years in the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corp. Three of those years were in Frankfurt, Germany. After a few years in private
practice, Bill worked for the Houston/Galveston Area Council of Governments organizing and funding administrative support for state and county courts. He continued that work in the Governor’s Office Criminal Justice Division in Austin, and that’s where we met. I left to work for the Texas Historical Commission and Bill moved on to be the Executive Assistant to the Texas Supreme Court for 27 years. Then I taught in the Austin public schools for 15 years before I retired. Bill and I have been married for 38 years. I am a native Austinite and a UT graduate. My oldest son, Bradley Blackstone, lives in a community home run by the Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows in Alexandria, Louisiana. Our son, Marcus, recently married at age 36. He and Nicole live in Austin. Marcus has been a chef and a butcher, and Nicole has worked in the restaurant business most of her adult life. They are excellent cooks and often prepare delicious family meals. We love having them so close. Our other children are two miniature schnauzers that Bill loves more than he loves me! They are the fourth and fifth schnauzers we have had since we have been married, and they are spoiled rotten. Bill was a history major and has been fascinated by ancient Romans since the age of twelve. He enjoys attending archaeological lectures at UT. Our house is lined with history and art books from floor to ceiling in every room. Along the walls are plaster busts of ancient Romans that have been cast from pieces from European museums. Before we married people would say, “Aren’t you going to have fun decorating Bill’s house?” to which I would reply, “Can’t touch it!” Except for my sewing room, our house is like living in a library/museum. We live in an older 1950s neighborhood bordered by Barton Springs Road, South Lamar, Treadwell and Kinney Avenue. Bill landscapes the back yard (very Roman garden-ish) and I am in charge of the front.
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June and July 2015 We enjoy the bird and lizard habitats we have created. Our neighbors and are like family to us. There are still a few old-timers left “in the hood” and also several couples who have young children that
they love to share with us. We have a front patio and a cabinet of toys and children’s books, so our place is the “go to” house for visiting in the evenings. We would love to have you stop by sometime!
Christian Formation for Youth by Cathy Nelson, DRE Families came together for the Church School Mission Sunday in May to make animal crackers and bird feeders to sell during the Heifer Living Gift Market. The Rev. Cecilia Smith organized the event and led a service for the families. The proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Austin Zoo to help support two brother foxes, Mik and Nik. Thank you all for your efforts! Visit www.austinzoo.org to see photos of the foxes. The Heifer Living Gift Market, on May 31 at noon, will be occurring around the time this newsletter goes out. Thanks to our supportive St. Mark’s parishioners, there will be food, decorations Thanks VBS and tables to visit to learn more about the mission of Heifer International. The tables, a Volunteers and petting zoo, food and fellowship make this a wonderful family-oriented event and an Leaders! easy way to highlight Heifer and its mission in the world. Thank you all for taking part in it! Mark your calendars and plan to attend! For more information about Heifer, Danielle Adkins Mayra Alvarez please go to www.heifer.org. As with the Heifer event, we count on parishioners to come together to run St. Mark’s Vacation Bible School. Every year, our program has grown, while the number of stayat-home parents has shrunk. And each year, after much prayer and planning what seems like an old-fashioned model becomes a moment of celebration of community. The VBS community includes many young children from the Day School and the nearby neighborhoods, along with some of St. Mark’s members; St. Mark’s teens and returning college students; and many, many volunteers and caregivers. Together we play, sing, listen and learn in a multi-generational event. And we come away blessed! As Emily Given, Director of Children and Family Ministry at Saint Michael and All Angels Church in Dallas, wrote after their 2014 VBS, “VBS, camp and mission trips can be so much more if we focus on community and not about (on) product. Together we can write a faith story that is filled with love, connection and grace. It is the place where faith can take root like no other place if we just notice the power of the moment and the gifts of the people gathered.” This year’s VBS, Psalms and Songs, will be held on June 15 to 19. We will learn about God through Games, Science, Storytelling, Cooking, Art and Music Workshops. The volunteers, teens and other leaders work very hard as they prepare for the program and lead the workshops, and I would like to thank them all! You are much appreciated!
Cynthia Archer Melissa Browning Cindy Cabler Meredith Childs Jessie Dunn Resa Dunn Nicole Flores Shawna Gallardo Becky Janes Michelle Lehrach Laurie Mayor Erin Portman Abby Raines Susan Randle Amelia Sondgeroth Aimee Tennant DeeAnn Thomasson Sarah Tso Veronica Wade Sybi Ward Brenda White
Warm thanks to Bill Kibler for the beautiful new bookshelf in the Parish Hall. The new addition will make it easier to create an adult library for St. Mark’s community. Please feel free to borrow and/or add books to the library!
Summer is a great time to browse through the library; visit with other parishioners in the Parish Hall after church while children play on the playground; or join in one of the great Families with Young Children events! We will continue to have Chapel at 10:00 a.m. for children ages 4 to 6, every Sunday through the summer. Church School classes will begin in September.
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June Birthdays Bryant Johnson Bradley Johnson Brad Crowell Abbe Kelly Elizabeth Maupin Robert Russell Philip Turner Ben Bonnen Ian Considine Katherine Holmes Nathan Yeager Mina Kumar Elijah Gallardo Laurel Ann Kelly Sophie Lawrence Ellery Mufich Sloane Shaw Dru Cabler Travis Phillips Joseph Peers Cathy Nelson Jennifer Shaw Leah Berndt Tim Green Gene Main Bill Pugsley Wade Buckner
06/01 06/01 06/02 06/02 06/02 06/02 06/03 06/04 06/04 06/04 06/04 06/05 06/06 06/06 06/07 06/07 06/07 06/08 06/08 06/09 06/10 06/10 06/11 06/11 06/11 06/11 06/12
David Pugh Dick Wells Oliver Portman Emmett Brady Kimberly Horne Lee Wagner Flo Weiershausen Helen Anderson Charles Brewer Darlene Goodnight Joanne Moldenhauer Calla Pitt Deborah Portman Abigail Lehrach Andrew Borel Ron Kelly Valerie Walker Will Schulz Anne Wood Becky Brownlee Elijah Rudy Aidan Brady Judith Dullnig Quinn Lipp Nick Ruiz Jack Stephenson
06/12 06/12 06/13 06/14 06/14 06/14 06/14 06/17 06/17 06/17 06/17 06/18 06/18 06/19 06/20 06/20 06/21 06/22 06/22 06/23 06/24 06/28 06/28 06/28 06/28 06/28
June Anniversaries Sarah & Jaylon Loyd Dolores & Jack Minor Lori & Keith Kreitner Dorothy & Jim Ramsey Ellie & Max Reshetnikov Cheryl & Roy Smithers Becky & Andrew Poynot Ashley & Travis Phillips Judith & Jon Dullnig Karen Milton & Michael Meigs Anna Bryan-Borja & Robert Borja Betty & Ronnie Lee
06/01 06/01 06/03 06/04 06/05 06/06 06/07 06/09 06/10 06/11 06/14 06/15
Melissa Markman & Michael Brown Susan & Clarence Bonnen Kate & Jon Nogarede Shannon & Joe Eaton Elizabeth & John Minne Joanne & Joseph Moldenhauer Susan Slattery & Ted Smouse Christianne & Bradley Castleberry Marissa & Aaron Bates Nancy & Bill Kibler Kimberly Horne & John Works
06/16 06/18 06/18 06/19 06/19 06/22 06/22 06/23 06/24 06/29 06/30
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July Birthdays Coan Grayson James Sondgeroth Michele C. Bonner Chris Blanding Jeff Crozier Dennis Millirons Daniel Scarborough Bridget Black Henry Ripoll Quinn Loyd Jesse Martin Arlo Stockstill Philip Tso Paxton Delfausse Margaret Frederick Valerie Olivas
07/01 07/01 07/03 07/04 07/04 07/04 07/04 07/07 07/07 07/08 07/08 07/08 07/09 07/10 07/11 07/12
James Wier Hilaire Thornal William Willis Luke Thiessen Blake Cooper Sam Greer Ann Huston Mary Cromack Lindsey Gehrig Graham Grulke Dorothy Ramsey Margarita Moreno Rick Stonebarger Julian Sullivan Miranda Sullivan Easton Bates
07/12 07/13 07/13 07/14 07/15 07/15 07/15 07/16 07/16 07/16 07/16 07/18 07/18 07/18 07/18 07/20
Ryan Marquess Susie Bain Daniel Zuniga Tommy Bryant Mary-Alis Kelly Audrey Doidge Michael Loyd Colt Aja David Genet Sofia Mickler Jordan Sondgeroth Philippa Dixon Ariel Smith John Cooper Allison Joyce J.P. Kloninger
07/20 07/21 07/22 07/23 07/25 07/27 07/28 07/29 07/29 07/29 07/29 07/30 07/30 07/31 07/31 07/31
July Anniversaries Diane & Charles Brewer Belinda & Robert Romero Becky & Rich Janes Maria & Scott Lubeck Darlene & Kevin Sullivan
07/03 07/03 07/09 07/09 07/13
Pam & David Johns Kim & Wade Buckner Ann & L.A. Williams Audrey & Evan Randall Kate & Tom Hourin
07/14 07/16 07/16 07/17 07/27
Caffeine Ministry June Vestry Contact: Michele Bonner 7 Jackie and Ken Whalen 14 Ann and Roger Seyler 21 Lee and Lindy Siegismund 28 Susan Slattery and Ted Smouse July Vestry Contact: John Cooper 5 Diana Stangl and Margaret Schlankey 12 Marthas (Nate and Janna Farewell) 19 Marsha Topham and Terry Dempsey 26 Mary Tonsager and Marjie Lawrence
Arrive 15 minutes before 10 a.m. service make lemonade, set out cookies, etc. After service, clean-up coffee urns, etc. If you are unable to make your time, contact someone on the list above to arrange a trade or contact the designated Vestry Member.
August Vestry Contact: Shelly Botkin 2 Sallie and Bill Yeager 9 Cynthia and Mark Zuniga 16 Barbara and Stephen Wilson 23 Dan Aja and Nicole Flores 30 Marthas (Rally Day)
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June ROTA
ALTAR GUILD
10:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
TIME
MINISTRY
June 7 Begin Summer Schedule
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
LECTOR
Pattie Rose
Margarita Moreno
Amelia Sondgeroth
Nancy Middlebrook
Jill Collins
LEM / ACOLYTE
Jill Collins
Jonea Raney
Pattie Rose
Wes Raney
Jonea Raney
USHERS
Beth Chenoweth Mary Smith
Danielle Adkins Stephen White
Ed Shipsey Al McKinney
Jonea Raney Jill Collins
Beth Chenoweth Mary Smith
LECTORS
Lynn Edgerton (1) Mike Thomasson (2)
Gary Taylor (1) Becky Janes (2)
Karen Milton (1) Michael Meigs (2)
Kevin Childs (1) Meredith Childs (2)
Rex White (1) Beth Holmes (2)
LEM
Ann Seyler Roger Seyler
Rex White Brenda White
Pam Castles Jim Casparis
Becky Janes Jay Brown
Dru Cabler Michele Bonner
ACOLYTES
Claudia Janes Ethan Fuhrman Henry Janes Hunter Rogers Carol
Matt Forrest Jay Brown Ben Forrest Sam Forrest Jay, Kim K.
Bonnie Brode Clay Buckner Emma Kloninger Meredith Shaw Jay, Kim B.
Max Genet Luke Thiessen Josef Genet Elijah Gallardo Kim B., Kim K.
Aidan Brady Will Kelly Nora Kelly Hunter Rogers Carol, Kim K.
USHERS
Carolyn Wier James Wier John Works 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 & Jean Severn Jay & Jodi Doran Pam Johns David Johns Sue Borel
Mark Breen Dee Ann Thomasson Dodie Wells Glen Baumgart
GREETERS
Kim Buckner
Meredith Childs Kevin Cromack
Kim Buckner Diana Stangl
Michael Meigs Laura Merritt
Jean & Frank Severn
Sat. 9:00
Jonea Raney-TC Jill Collins Carolyn Wier Pat Bullock Henry Olivas
Diana Stangl-TC Helen Anderson Cynthia Archer Elijah Gallardo Tina Stonebarger
Meredith Childs-TC Susan Baxter-Harwell Darlene Goodnight Debbie Thornal Judy Elkins Karen Milton
Jonea Raney-TC Carolyn Wier Jill Collins Pat Bullock Barbara Dody
Dee Ann Thomasson-TC
Dodie Wells Lynn Edgerton Millie Casparis Barbara Dody Liz Davis
Depositor
Shelly Botkin
Al McKinney
Frank Severn
Diane Brewer
Jim Casparis
WED. 6 p.m.
June 3
June 10
June 17
June 24
July 1
Lector
Pattie Rose
Eric Panter
Dodie Wells
Jill Collins
Michele Bonner
The July ROTA will be finalized in late June, to minimize scheduling changes. Look for the July ROTA, which will be sent via email, included with the weekly email news closer to July, and posted on the church's website under the Communications heading, (www.stmarksaustin.org). If you know that you will be unavailable to serve in July (or on a specific date in July), please email the church office (stmarksaustin@gmail.com) and let us know by June 20!
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June and July 2015
Vestry J.P. Kloninger, Sr. Warden Diana Stangl, Jr. Warden
Vestry members: Clarence Bonnen, Michele Bonner, Shelly Botkin, Mark Breen, Jill Collins, John Cooper, Karen Dulaney Smith, Suzann Dvorken, David Johns, Nancy Kibler, Karen Milton, Jim Nolan, 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: Lisa Martin Women of St. Mark’s: Pat Bullock Facilities: Ray Smith
Staff Rector The Rev. Elizabeth Zarelli Turner Assistant Rector The Rev. Nathaniel Jung-Chul Lee Director of Religious Education Cathy Nelson Organist/Director of Music Mark Reed Seminarians Tom Schneider Thom Temperli
Finance: John Edgerton Deadline for the August 2015 St. Mark’s News is Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Please submit your article by email as an attachment to: office@stmarksaustin.org.
Outreach: Becky Poynot and Laurie Mayor Parish Life: Brenda White Pastoral Care/Health Ministry: Jonea C.S. Raney Stewardship: Amelia Sondgeroth Ushers: Henry Olivas
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 2128 Barton Hills Drive Austin, TX 78704 512.444.1449 www.stmarksaustin.org office@stmarksaustin.org
Head of Day School Anne Wingler Parish Administrator Joanne Foote Newsletter Editor Becky Janes
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
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