St. Mark's News

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October 2016

St. Mark’s News Volume 20/Issue 9

Your Money Will Not Go By David W. Peters A Poem to be Read Aloud Before Filling Out A Pledge Card Your money will not go to our electric bill It will go to something more holy Than keeping the lights on So I can see the face of the Man who is telling me about his wife's death Four years, seven months, and three days ago Your money will not go To buy the cookies for coffee hour It will go to something more holy Than these small sugary crumblies that just might be In the top three reasons A five year old boy Is excited to come to church today Your money will not go to fix that leaky spot on the roof It will go to something more holy Than that heavy set of timbers above our heads, oft unnoticed The only thing marking the division between God and the people of God And even that division is one we have made Your money will not go to God It will go to something more holy Than my mental image of the One on the golden throne Bedecked with diamonds and strobe lights It will go to the community his son died for Who gather here to tell and live the story

In this Issue From the Assistant Rector ......... 1 Vestry Highlights ....................... 2 Mission and Ministry Meals ....... 3 Outreach.................................... 4 Parish Life ................................. 4 Christian Formation ................... 7 Caffeine Ministry ........................ 9 Parishioner Highlights ............. 10 Celebrations ............................ 11 ROTA ...................................... 12

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