November 2018
St. Mark’s News Volume 22/Issue 10
100 Day Report Dear St. Mark’s family, I’ve just passed the 100 day mark as your Rector, and I must make a candid confession: I have never had more fun in my life. It seems to me that all of you who told me that St. Mark’s is a very special place were correct—well, it’s either that, or you are a people of remarkable endurance, for certainly normal people couldn’t fake such love and hospitality for over 100 days! I’ve said it before, but let me say it again: Thank you for welcoming Anna and me into your family. I’m happy to report that I’ve experienced my first leak in the roof! It is a peculiar rite of initiation, I’ll admit, but I felt like I have emerged out onto the other side more settled into this place, more officially your Rector—until, that is, I experienced the second and third leak in the roof. . . As the weather has cooled, I’ve also started exploring our property a bit more. Just yesterday I was walking the meditation trail and ran into two Day School classes on a mini-field trip over by the labyrinth. “Hi, Father Zac” they all screamed—another sign I’m settling in. They remember my name now! In this Issue I am somewhat embarrassed to share that I also got extremely lost in our woods recently. As my South Austin restaurant lunch tour continues (see September newsletter), I realized that there was a Taco Deli—my current favorite taco place in Austin—was just across Barton Creek. I wondered if I could walk there through the woods. Forty-five minutes later, I re-emerged at our Meditation Trail sign, scratched, sweaty, and grateful to be alive—and ravenously hungry. My second attempt, I’m happy to report, was much more successful. Taco Deli is a 9 minute walk through the woods! DO YOU KNOW HOW HAPPY THAT MAKES ME?? How this very important feature was left out of the parish profile is a mystery of all mysteries to me.
100 Day Report ......................... 1 Family Ministry .......................... 2 ECW .......................................... 4 Men’s Group .............................. 5 Altar Guild.................................. 5 Day School ................................ 5 Outreach.................................... 6 Caffeine Ministry ........................ 6 Celebrations .............................. 7 ROTA ................................. Insert
Love y’all. Z+
New Formation Class with Fr. Zac: November 11 at 10 a.m. in Grace Chapel According to a new study, 78% of parents believe raising kids today is more complicated than it was when they were young. Why? For the majority (65%), technology tops the list. How do we, as families and as individuals, faithfully navigate the world of screens and perpetual distraction? Join Fr. Zac for a safe-space, no-judging-allowed discussion about this principal conundrum of contemporary life.
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